WhatsApp
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for WhatsApp skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WhatsApp over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 627 866 1018
Rank change year-on-year +239 +152 -113
Permanent jobs citing WhatsApp 273 86 223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.27% 0.087% 0.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.77% 0.20% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 220 65 10
10th Percentile £30,575 £30,350 £29,250
25th Percentile £35,688 £37,500 £35,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,804 £56,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -11.06% +4.19% +53.57%
75th Percentile £63,750 £76,250 £98,125
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,250 £106,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year -10.00% +60.00% -6.02%

All Cloud Skills
UK

WhatsApp is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 35,563 42,373 79,478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.24% 43.02% 48.52%
Number of salaries quoted 26,731 27,774 41,270
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,750 £33,980
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £96,250 £102,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

WhatsApp
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing WhatsApp as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WhatsApp.

Salary trend for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing WhatsApp over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WhatsApp within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +263 256 £47,500 -15.18% 22
UK excluding London +124 159 £45,000 -10.00% 13
Work from Home +148 127 £47,500 -17.39% 11
London +184 109 £60,000 -7.69% 15
South East +59 58 £37,500 -6.25% 7
Midlands +18 38 £46,000 +12.20%
South West 0 27 £49,500 -12.78% 2
East Midlands +16 23 £43,000 +32.31%
West Midlands +13 15 £52,500 +12.30%
North of England +41 10 £45,000 - 2
East of England +14 9 £34,750 -36.82%
Scotland - 9 £62,500 - 1
North West - 9 £43,750 - 2
Wales +16 8 £52,101 +22.59%
Yorkshire - 1 £80,000 -

WhatsApp
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (9.16%) SharePoint
2 24 (8.79%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.83%) Confluence
4 4 (1.47%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.73%) Drupal
5 2 (0.73%) WordPress
6 1 (0.37%) CMS
6 1 (0.37%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.37%) Hyperledger
6 1 (0.37%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.37%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 22 (8.06%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.66%) Photoshop
4 8 (2.93%) Trello
5 7 (2.56%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (2.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (1.47%) Adobe XD
7 4 (1.47%) InDesign
7 4 (1.47%) Sketch
8 3 (1.10%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.73%) FileZilla
10 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.93%) Misys Midas
2 6 (2.20%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.47%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.73%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.37%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.37%) Sage 300 ERP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.37%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.37%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.37%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 78 (28.57%) Azure
2 74 (27.11%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (13.55%) AWS
4 28 (10.26%) Entra ID
5 27 (9.89%) Power Platform
5 27 (9.89%) SaaS
6 15 (5.49%) OneDrive
7 11 (4.03%) Slack
8 10 (3.66%) PaaS
9 9 (3.30%) PowerApps
10 8 (2.93%) Figma
10 8 (2.93%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (2.20%) IaaS
13 5 (1.83%) GCP
13 5 (1.83%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.47%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 4 (1.47%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.47%) Amazon SQS
14 4 (1.47%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 23 (8.42%) DNS
2 18 (6.59%) TCP/IP
3 14 (5.13%) DHCP
3 14 (5.13%) Firewall
4 12 (4.40%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (4.03%) LAN
6 10 (3.66%) VPN
7 9 (3.30%) VLAN
7 9 (3.30%) VoIP
7 9 (3.30%) WAN
8 6 (2.20%) NetScaler
9 5 (1.83%) FTP
10 4 (1.47%) Intrusion Detection
10 4 (1.47%) Skype
10 4 (1.47%) WebEx
10 4 (1.47%) Wireless
11 3 (1.10%) Internet
11 3 (1.10%) NAS
11 3 (1.10%) SAN
11 3 (1.10%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (10.26%) SQL Server
2 19 (6.96%) Power BI
3 10 (3.66%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.30%) MySQL
5 8 (2.93%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.83%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (1.83%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (1.83%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.47%) RDBMS
8 3 (1.10%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.10%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.10%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.73%) MS Access
9 2 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 1 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.30%) JIRA
2 8 (2.93%) GitLab
3 5 (1.83%) Git
3 5 (1.83%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.37%) MSI
General
1 117 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 88 (32.23%) Finance
3 70 (25.64%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.82%) Retail
5 21 (7.69%) Marketing
6 18 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (4.03%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.93%) Welsh Language
10 7 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.20%) French Language
12 5 (1.83%) Automotive
12 5 (1.83%) Front Office
12 5 (1.83%) Games
12 5 (1.83%) Legal
12 5 (1.83%) Publishing
13 3 (1.10%) Advertising
13 3 (1.10%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.10%) Aviation
13 3 (1.10%) German Language
Job Titles
1 39 (14.29%) Analyst
2 33 (12.09%) Developer
3 26 (9.52%) Senior
4 24 (8.79%) IT Support
5 22 (8.06%) Support Engineer
6 20 (7.33%) Lead
7 19 (6.96%) IT Analyst
8 17 (6.23%) Administrator
9 16 (5.86%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 15 (5.49%) IT Manager
11 14 (5.13%) Support Analyst
12 11 (4.03%) Systems Analyst
13 10 (3.66%) Applications Support
13 10 (3.66%) IT Support Analyst
13 10 (3.66%) IT Technician
13 10 (3.66%) Support Technician
14 9 (3.30%) .NET Developer
14 9 (3.30%) Senior Developer
15 8 (2.93%) IT Support Technician
15 8 (2.93%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (5.86%) .NET
2 15 (5.49%) React
3 13 (4.76%) HTML
4 11 (4.03%) FastAPI
5 8 (2.93%) XML
6 6 (2.20%) CSS
6 6 (2.20%) Node.js
7 5 (1.83%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.83%) EDI
7 5 (1.83%) HTML5 Canvas
7 5 (1.83%) NumPy
7 5 (1.83%) Pandas
7 5 (1.83%) REST
8 4 (1.47%) Express.js
8 4 (1.47%) Svelte
8 4 (1.47%) Vue
8 4 (1.47%) WinForms
9 3 (1.10%) .NET Framework
9 3 (1.10%) FIX Protocol
9 3 (1.10%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.16%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (4.76%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.66%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.66%) Greenfield Project
4 8 (2.93%) Cloud Native
4 8 (2.93%) Housing Association
5 7 (2.56%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.56%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.20%) Blackberry
6 6 (2.20%) BYOD
6 6 (2.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (2.20%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.83%) Hedge funds
7 5 (1.83%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.47%) Product Ownership
8 4 (1.47%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.47%) Virtual Team
9 3 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (1.10%) Low-Code
9 3 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 71 (26.01%) Windows
2 30 (10.99%) Windows Server
3 16 (5.86%) Android
4 15 (5.49%) Linux
5 13 (4.76%) Apple iOS
5 13 (4.76%) Windows 10
6 7 (2.56%) Mac OS
7 6 (2.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.83%) Mac OS X
9 4 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.10%) Windows Embedded Compact
10 3 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.37%) CentOS
11 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (34.80%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 36 (13.19%) ITIL
4 28 (10.26%) Agile
4 28 (10.26%) Project Management
5 27 (9.89%) Computer Science
5 27 (9.89%) Migration
6 22 (8.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 20 (7.33%) Analytics
7 20 (7.33%) ERP
8 19 (6.96%) Artificial Intelligence
8 19 (6.96%) Cybersecurity
8 19 (6.96%) Software Engineering
9 18 (6.59%) Business Intelligence
9 18 (6.59%) CRM
9 18 (6.59%) Data Analysis
9 18 (6.59%) ITSM
9 18 (6.59%) Mentoring
9 18 (6.59%) Time Management
10 17 (6.23%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (19.05%) SQL
2 38 (13.92%) Python
3 29 (10.62%) C#
4 17 (6.23%) PowerShell
5 15 (5.49%) JavaScript
6 13 (4.76%) Java
6 13 (4.76%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.30%) C++
8 5 (1.83%) C
9 3 (1.10%) Clojure
9 3 (1.10%) Groovy
9 3 (1.10%) Scala
10 2 (0.73%) Bash
10 2 (0.73%) PHP
11 1 (0.37%) Go
11 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.37%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 87 (31.87%) Degree
2 19 (6.96%) Computer Science Degree
2 19 (6.96%) Master's Degree
3 17 (6.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (4.40%) Azure Certification
5 10 (3.66%) MCSE
6 7 (2.56%) AWS Certification
7 6 (2.20%) CCNA
7 6 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (2.20%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (2.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 4 (1.47%) CISSP
9 3 (1.10%) A+ Certification
9 3 (1.10%) CISA
9 3 (1.10%) CISM
9 3 (1.10%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.73%) PhD
10 2 (0.73%) PMP
11 1 (0.37%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 11 (4.03%) QA
2 9 (3.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 6 (2.20%) GDPR
3 6 (2.20%) PCI DSS
4 5 (1.83%) NIST
5 4 (1.47%) SLA
6 3 (1.10%) COBIT
6 3 (1.10%) FISMA
6 3 (1.10%) GLBA
6 3 (1.10%) GRC
6 3 (1.10%) HIPAA
6 3 (1.10%) MiFID
6 3 (1.10%) SOC 2
7 2 (0.73%) ITGC
8 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (16.48%) Active Directory
2 17 (6.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.20%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (2.20%) XenDesktop
4 4 (1.47%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.10%) Docker
6 2 (0.73%) vSphere
7 1 (0.37%) pfSense
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 25 (9.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.30%) SCCM
2 9 (3.30%) Terraform
3 8 (2.93%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.20%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.83%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.10%) CASB
6 3 (1.10%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.73%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.37%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.37%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.37%) WMI
Vendors
1 75 (27.47%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.23%) VMware
3 13 (4.76%) Apple
3 13 (4.76%) SAP
4 11 (4.03%) Google
5 10 (3.66%) Adobe
5 10 (3.66%) Cisco
6 8 (2.93%) Citrix
7 6 (2.20%) Databricks
7 6 (2.20%) Nimble Storage
7 6 (2.20%) Veeam
8 5 (1.83%) Sage
8 5 (1.83%) SYSPRO
8 5 (1.83%) Xamarin
8 5 (1.83%) Xerox
9 4 (1.47%) Canon
9 4 (1.47%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.47%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.10%) Palo Alto
10 3 (1.10%) Samsung