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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 651 861 1007
Rank change year-on-year +210 +146 -113
Permanent jobs citing WhatsApp 270 91 232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.093% 0.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.75% 0.22% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 217 70 11
10th Percentile £30,200 £31,100 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £39,375 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £55,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.71% +11.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,313 £93,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £83,125 £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 35,821 42,083 81,137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.91% 43.23% 48.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,874 27,585 41,557
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,723 £34,000
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% +7.76%
75th Percentile £76,250 £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 28 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 28 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 +229 253 £47,500 -14.41% 14
UK excluding London +88 156 £45,000 -10.00% 6
Work from Home +150 127 £48,250 -12.27% 7
London +209 109 £60,000 -7.69% 8
South East +49 56 £37,500 -6.25% 3
Midlands +21 38 £44,250 -5.35%
South West -13 26 £50,000 -10.71% 2
East Midlands +8 24 £43,000 +32.31%
West Midlands +13 14 £47,500 -9.52%
North of England +49 10 £45,000 -
North West +14 9 £43,750 -2.78%
East of England +2 9 £34,750 -36.82%
Scotland - 9 £62,500 - 1
Wales +10 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 24 (8.89%) Microsoft Exchange
1 24 (8.89%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.85%) Confluence
3 4 (1.48%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.74%) Drupal
4 2 (0.74%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.74%) WebSphere Application Server
5 1 (0.37%) Ethereum
5 1 (0.37%) Hyperledger
5 1 (0.37%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (8.15%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.33%) Photoshop
4 8 (2.96%) Trello
5 7 (2.59%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (1.48%) Adobe XD
7 4 (1.48%) InDesign
7 4 (1.48%) Sketch
8 3 (1.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.74%) FileZilla
10 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.96%) Misys Midas
2 5 (1.85%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (1.48%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.74%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.74%) 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 77 (28.52%) Azure
2 74 (27.41%) Microsoft 365
3 37 (13.70%) AWS
4 28 (10.37%) Entra ID
4 28 (10.37%) SaaS
5 26 (9.63%) Power Platform
6 15 (5.56%) OneDrive
7 12 (4.44%) Slack
8 10 (3.70%) PaaS
9 9 (3.33%) PowerApps
10 8 (2.96%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (2.59%) Figma
12 6 (2.22%) IaaS
13 5 (1.85%) GCP
13 5 (1.85%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 4 (1.48%) Amazon S3
14 4 (1.48%) Google Workspace
14 4 (1.48%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (8.15%) DNS
2 18 (6.67%) TCP/IP
3 14 (5.19%) DHCP
4 13 (4.81%) Firewall
5 12 (4.44%) Wi-Fi
6 11 (4.07%) LAN
7 10 (3.70%) VPN
8 9 (3.33%) VLAN
8 9 (3.33%) WAN
9 8 (2.96%) VoIP
10 6 (2.22%) NetScaler
11 5 (1.85%) FTP
12 4 (1.48%) Intrusion Detection
12 4 (1.48%) Skype
12 4 (1.48%) WebEx
12 4 (1.48%) Wireless
13 3 (1.11%) Internet
13 3 (1.11%) NAS
13 3 (1.11%) SAN
13 3 (1.11%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 18 (6.67%) Power BI
3 10 (3.70%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (3.33%) MySQL
5 8 (2.96%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.85%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (1.85%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.48%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (1.48%) RDBMS
8 3 (1.11%) Data Lake
8 3 (1.11%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.11%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.74%) MS Access
9 2 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.37%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.37%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.37%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.37%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 9 (3.33%) JIRA
2 8 (2.96%) GitLab
3 5 (1.85%) Git
4 4 (1.48%) Visual Studio
5 3 (1.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.37%) MSI
General
1 116 (42.96%) Social Skills
2 88 (32.59%) Finance
3 70 (25.93%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.96%) Retail
5 22 (8.15%) Marketing
6 18 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (4.07%) Manufacturing
8 9 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.96%) Welsh Language
10 7 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.22%) French Language
12 5 (1.85%) Automotive
12 5 (1.85%) Front Office
12 5 (1.85%) Games
12 5 (1.85%) Legal
12 5 (1.85%) Publishing
13 3 (1.11%) Advertising
13 3 (1.11%) Aerospace
13 3 (1.11%) Aviation
13 3 (1.11%) German Language
Job Titles
1 40 (14.81%) Analyst
2 31 (11.48%) Developer
3 27 (10.00%) Senior
4 23 (8.52%) IT Support
5 22 (8.15%) Support Engineer
6 19 (7.04%) IT Analyst
6 19 (7.04%) Lead
7 17 (6.30%) Administrator
8 16 (5.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 15 (5.56%) IT Manager
10 14 (5.19%) Support Analyst
11 11 (4.07%) Systems Analyst
12 10 (3.70%) Applications Support
12 10 (3.70%) IT Support Analyst
12 10 (3.70%) IT Technician
12 10 (3.70%) Support Technician
13 9 (3.33%) Senior Developer
14 8 (2.96%) Applications Support Engineer
14 8 (2.96%) Desktop Support
14 8 (2.96%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.56%) React
2 14 (5.19%) .NET
3 12 (4.44%) HTML
4 11 (4.07%) FastAPI
5 7 (2.59%) XML
6 6 (2.22%) Node.js
7 5 (1.85%) CSS
7 5 (1.85%) HTML5 Canvas
7 5 (1.85%) NumPy
7 5 (1.85%) Pandas
7 5 (1.85%) REST
8 4 (1.48%) ASP.NET
8 4 (1.48%) EDI
8 4 (1.48%) Express.js
8 4 (1.48%) Svelte
8 4 (1.48%) Vue
9 3 (1.11%) AngularJS
9 3 (1.11%) Kafka
9 3 (1.11%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (1.11%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 25 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
2 13 (4.81%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (3.33%) Greenfield Project
5 8 (2.96%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.96%) Housing Association
6 7 (2.59%) Data Centre
6 7 (2.59%) Management Information System
7 6 (2.22%) Blackberry
7 6 (2.22%) BYOD
7 6 (2.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (2.22%) Public Cloud
8 5 (1.85%) Hedge funds
9 4 (1.48%) Mobile App
9 4 (1.48%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.48%) Virtual Team
10 3 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.11%) Low-Code
10 3 (1.11%) Product Ownership
10 3 (1.11%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 70 (25.93%) Windows
2 29 (10.74%) Windows Server
3 16 (5.93%) Android
3 16 (5.93%) Linux
4 13 (4.81%) Apple iOS
4 13 (4.81%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.59%) Mac OS
6 6 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.85%) Mac OS X
8 4 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.11%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 3 (1.11%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.37%) CentOS
10 1 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.37%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (35.19%) Problem-Solving
2 38 (14.07%) Customer Service
3 35 (12.96%) ITIL
4 27 (10.00%) Agile
4 27 (10.00%) Computer Science
4 27 (10.00%) Migration
4 27 (10.00%) Project Management
5 22 (8.15%) Continuous Improvement
6 19 (7.04%) Analytics
6 19 (7.04%) Artificial Intelligence
6 19 (7.04%) Cybersecurity
6 19 (7.04%) ERP
6 19 (7.04%) Software Engineering
6 19 (7.04%) Time Management
7 18 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
7 18 (6.67%) CRM
7 18 (6.67%) Data Analysis
7 18 (6.67%) Mentoring
8 17 (6.30%) ITSM
8 17 (6.30%) Line Management
Programming Languages
1 50 (18.52%) SQL
2 38 (14.07%) Python
3 27 (10.00%) C#
4 16 (5.93%) PowerShell
5 14 (5.19%) JavaScript
6 13 (4.81%) Java
6 13 (4.81%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.33%) C++
8 5 (1.85%) C
9 3 (1.11%) Clojure
9 3 (1.11%) Groovy
9 3 (1.11%) Scala
10 2 (0.74%) Bash
11 1 (0.37%) Go
11 1 (0.37%) Kotlin
11 1 (0.37%) PHP
11 1 (0.37%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 85 (31.48%) Degree
2 19 (7.04%) Computer Science Degree
2 19 (7.04%) Master's Degree
3 17 (6.30%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (4.44%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.33%) MCSE
6 7 (2.59%) AWS Certification
7 6 (2.22%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 5 (1.85%) CCNA
8 5 (1.85%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.85%) Network+ Certification
9 4 (1.48%) CISSP
10 3 (1.11%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.11%) CISA
10 3 (1.11%) CISM
10 3 (1.11%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.74%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.74%) MCSA
11 2 (0.74%) PhD
11 2 (0.74%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (3.70%) QA
3 9 (3.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (2.22%) GDPR
4 6 (2.22%) PCI DSS
5 5 (1.85%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.85%) NIST
6 4 (1.48%) SLA
7 3 (1.11%) COBIT
7 3 (1.11%) FISMA
7 3 (1.11%) GLBA
7 3 (1.11%) GRC
7 3 (1.11%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.11%) MiFID
7 3 (1.11%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.74%) ITGC
9 1 (0.37%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 45 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.93%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.22%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (2.22%) XenDesktop
4 3 (1.11%) Docker
4 3 (1.11%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.74%) vSphere
6 1 (0.37%) pfSense
6 1 (0.37%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.37%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.37%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 24 (8.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.33%) SCCM
2 9 (3.33%) Terraform
3 8 (2.96%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (2.22%) vCenter Server
5 5 (1.85%) Kubernetes
6 3 (1.11%) CASB
6 3 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.37%) Dell DRAC
8 1 (0.37%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.37%) WMI
Vendors
1 75 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.93%) VMware
3 13 (4.81%) Apple
4 12 (4.44%) SAP
5 11 (4.07%) Google
6 10 (3.70%) Adobe
6 10 (3.70%) Cisco
7 8 (2.96%) Citrix
8 6 (2.22%) Databricks
8 6 (2.22%) Nimble Storage
8 6 (2.22%) Veeam
9 5 (1.85%) Sage
9 5 (1.85%) Xerox
10 4 (1.48%) Canon
10 4 (1.48%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.48%) ServiceNow
10 4 (1.48%) SYSPRO
10 4 (1.48%) Xamarin
11 3 (1.11%) Palo Alto
11 3 (1.11%) Samsung