Prototyping
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Prototyping skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Prototyping over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 369 331 219
Rank change year-on-year -38 -112 +92
Permanent jobs citing Prototyping 709 1,086 2,963
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.72% 1.04% 1.92%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.84% 1.08% 2.01%
Number of salaries quoted 401 590 904
10th Percentile £37,500 £43,638 £42,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £53,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,300 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £53,112
% change year-on-year -8.33% +12.97% +6.22%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Prototyping is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Prototyping over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Prototyping within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 -65 556 £57,500 -11.54% 292
UK excluding London +5 554 £55,000 -8.33% 215
Work from Home -86 178 £55,000 -15.38% 105
North of England +135 156 £55,000 -15.38% 25
London -89 117 £70,000 +3.70% 88
South East -24 106 £53,000 -11.67% 52
Scotland +9 100 £52,500 -19.23% 15
North West +59 93 £57,732 -17.53% 19
Midlands -57 63 £42,500 -33.59% 47
South West 0 60 £57,500 - 30
East of England -62 48 £65,000 - 49
West Midlands -47 44 £42,500 -33.59% 30
Yorkshire +115 43 £42,500 -21.66% 4
North East +16 20 £53,982 - 4
East Midlands -5 19 £49,000 -12.89% 17
Northern Ireland +41 12 £58,800 - 2
Wales +11 9 £58,800 +51.77% 7

Prototyping
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 34 (4.80%) IIS
2 7 (0.99%) Confluence
3 6 (0.85%) SharePoint
4 5 (0.71%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.56%) CMS
5 4 (0.56%) IBM Domino
6 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
6 2 (0.28%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) Drupal
7 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.14%) Kentico
7 1 (0.14%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 90 (12.69%) Sketch
2 52 (7.33%) Simulink
3 35 (4.94%) Stateflow
4 23 (3.24%) InVision
5 18 (2.54%) Adobe XD
6 16 (2.26%) Photoshop
7 15 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
8 14 (1.97%) Adobe Illustrator
9 8 (1.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 4 (0.56%) Blender
10 4 (0.56%) InDesign
10 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Excel
10 4 (0.56%) OrCAD
11 3 (0.42%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.42%) CINEMA 4D
11 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
11 3 (0.42%) UserZoom
12 2 (0.28%) MS Visio
12 2 (0.28%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 4 (0.56%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.28%) Shopify
3 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.14%) WebTrends
3 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 99 (13.96%) Azure
1 99 (13.96%) Figma
2 58 (8.18%) AWS
3 55 (7.76%) Miro
4 53 (7.48%) Heroku
5 31 (4.37%) SaaS
6 30 (4.23%) Cloud Computing
7 26 (3.67%) Power Platform
8 14 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.55%) GCP
10 10 (1.41%) PaaS
11 7 (0.99%) dbt
11 7 (0.99%) GitHub
11 7 (0.99%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.99%) PowerApps
11 7 (0.99%) Serverless
12 6 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
13 5 (0.71%) Collibra
13 5 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (0.71%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 34 (4.80%) WAN
2 18 (2.54%) Wireless
3 17 (2.40%) Bluetooth
4 10 (1.41%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.13%) BGP
5 8 (1.13%) DMVPN
5 8 (1.13%) EIGRP
5 8 (1.13%) OSPF
6 6 (0.85%) 3G
6 6 (0.85%) 4G
6 6 (0.85%) Modbus
7 5 (0.71%) Ethernet
8 4 (0.56%) GPRS
9 3 (0.42%) ZigBee
10 2 (0.28%) 2G
10 2 (0.28%) Internet
10 2 (0.28%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.14%) IPsec
11 1 (0.14%) RFID
11 1 (0.14%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (7.05%) SQL Server
2 35 (4.94%) NoSQL
3 30 (4.23%) Metadata
4 26 (3.67%) Power BI
5 19 (2.68%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (2.54%) MySQL
7 13 (1.83%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.55%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (1.27%) MongoDB
10 7 (0.99%) Tableau
11 6 (0.85%) Geospatial Data
11 6 (0.85%) GIS
12 5 (0.71%) Big Data
12 5 (0.71%) Redis
13 4 (0.56%) Hadoop
14 3 (0.42%) Power Query
15 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
15 2 (0.28%) Looker
15 2 (0.28%) RDBMS
16 1 (0.14%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 23 (3.24%) Git
2 18 (2.54%) JIRA
3 9 (1.27%) Cypress.io
3 9 (1.27%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.13%) Subversion
5 6 (0.85%) Postman
5 6 (0.85%) Selenium
5 6 (0.85%) SoapUI
5 6 (0.85%) Spinnaker
5 6 (0.85%) Visual Studio
6 5 (0.71%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.56%) Appium
7 4 (0.56%) Eclipse
7 4 (0.56%) MSI
7 4 (0.56%) Robot Framework
7 4 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.42%) Axure RP
9 2 (0.28%) CANoe
9 2 (0.28%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.28%) Maven
General
1 132 (18.62%) Social Skills
2 105 (14.81%) Finance
3 77 (10.86%) Marketing
4 64 (9.03%) Public Sector
5 58 (8.18%) Electronics
6 42 (5.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 35 (4.94%) Analytical Skills
8 31 (4.37%) Telecoms
9 25 (3.53%) Manufacturing
10 23 (3.24%) Retail
11 21 (2.96%) Brand Awareness
11 21 (2.96%) Publishing
12 20 (2.82%) Banking
12 20 (2.82%) Law
13 19 (2.68%) Presentation Skills
14 18 (2.54%) Aerospace
15 16 (2.26%) Legal
16 14 (1.97%) Automotive
17 12 (1.69%) Advertising
18 6 (0.85%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 225 (31.73%) Designer
2 182 (25.67%) Senior
3 120 (16.93%) UX Designer
4 94 (13.26%) UI Designer
5 92 (12.98%) Lead
6 87 (12.27%) UI/UX Designer
7 80 (11.28%) Systems Engineer
8 78 (11.00%) Senior Designer
9 70 (9.87%) Developer
10 61 (8.60%) Software Engineer
11 56 (7.90%) Senior UX Designer
12 51 (7.19%) Architect
13 50 (7.05%) Interaction Designer
13 50 (7.05%) Senior UI Designer
14 49 (6.91%) Senior UI/UX Designer
15 31 (4.37%) Embedded Engineer
15 31 (4.37%) Senior Developer
16 29 (4.09%) Control Systems Engineer
17 25 (3.53%) Data Architect
18 23 (3.24%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (14.53%) HTML
2 48 (6.77%) React
3 44 (6.21%) CSS
4 35 (4.94%) .NET
5 20 (2.82%) AngularJS
5 20 (2.82%) RESTful
6 17 (2.40%) JSON
6 17 (2.40%) NumPy
6 17 (2.40%) TensorFlow
7 16 (2.26%) ASP.NET
7 16 (2.26%) Keras
7 16 (2.26%) Node.js
8 15 (2.12%) HTML5
9 13 (1.83%) XML
10 12 (1.69%) .NET Core
10 12 (1.69%) Web Services
11 10 (1.41%) REST
11 10 (1.41%) SOAP
12 9 (1.27%) .NET Framework
12 9 (1.27%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 96 (13.54%) Algorithms
2 52 (7.33%) Renewable Energy
3 47 (6.63%) Management Information System
4 44 (6.21%) Product Ownership
5 34 (4.80%) Clustering
6 30 (4.23%) IoT
7 28 (3.95%) Public Cloud
8 27 (3.81%) Distributed Systems
9 16 (2.26%) Data Structures
10 15 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
11 13 (1.83%) Embedded Systems
11 13 (1.83%) Operational Technology
12 12 (1.69%) Cyber Threat
13 11 (1.55%) CUDA
13 11 (1.55%) Cyber Defence
14 10 (1.41%) Blockchain
15 8 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (1.13%) Mobile App
16 7 (0.99%) Cloud Native
16 7 (0.99%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 59 (8.32%) Linux
2 48 (6.77%) Windows
3 9 (1.27%) Unix
3 9 (1.27%) Windows Server
4 7 (0.99%) Android
5 5 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.56%) Debian
6 4 (0.56%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.28%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.14%) CentOS
8 1 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (31.17%) Agile
2 198 (27.93%) User Experience
3 187 (26.38%) Problem-Solving
4 176 (24.82%) UX Design
5 157 (22.14%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 119 (16.78%) Actionable Insight
7 111 (15.66%) Customer Experience
8 104 (14.67%) Software Engineering
9 100 (14.10%) Coaching
10 99 (13.96%) Wireframes
11 97 (13.68%) User Research
12 96 (13.54%) Design Patterns
12 96 (13.54%) Rapid Prototyping
13 94 (13.26%) Workshop Facilitation
14 93 (13.12%) Analytics
15 83 (11.71%) Service Design
16 79 (11.14%) Validation
17 77 (10.86%) Stakeholder Management
18 76 (10.72%) Mentoring
19 75 (10.58%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 129 (18.19%) Python
2 83 (11.71%) C
3 73 (10.30%) JavaScript
4 71 (10.01%) SQL
5 67 (9.45%) MATLAB
6 61 (8.60%) C#
7 54 (7.62%) Java
8 36 (5.08%) C++
9 24 (3.39%) TypeScript
10 20 (2.82%) Embedded C
11 14 (1.97%) Bash
11 14 (1.97%) Fortran
11 14 (1.97%) PHP
12 9 (1.27%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.27%) XAML
13 7 (0.99%) Haskell
13 7 (0.99%) Kotlin
13 7 (0.99%) Rust
14 5 (0.71%) Assembly Language
14 5 (0.71%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 198 (27.93%) Security Cleared
2 159 (22.43%) Degree
3 115 (16.22%) SC Cleared
4 52 (7.33%) Master's Degree
5 32 (4.51%) PhD
6 27 (3.81%) DV Cleared
7 22 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (0.99%) HNC
10 2 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.28%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.28%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.14%) APMP
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.14%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.14%) HND
11 1 (0.14%) ISEB
11 1 (0.14%) MCSA
11 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 153 (21.58%) Accessibility
2 100 (14.10%) WCAG
3 36 (5.08%) Data Quality
4 23 (3.24%) GDPR
5 21 (2.96%) QA
6 17 (2.40%) ISO 13485
7 10 (1.41%) IEC 62304
8 9 (1.27%) ITGC
9 4 (0.56%) IEC 61131
9 4 (0.56%) JTAG
10 2 (0.28%) AUTOSAR
10 2 (0.28%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 26262
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.14%) COSHH
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.14%) PMO
11 1 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 34 (4.80%) VMware NSX
2 14 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.69%) Active Directory
4 9 (1.27%) Firmware
5 3 (0.42%) Docker
5 3 (0.42%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.14%) RACF
6 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.27%) Ansible
2 8 (1.13%) FortiGate
3 7 (0.99%) Terraform
4 5 (0.71%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.56%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.56%) WMI
6 1 (0.14%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.14%) Nessus
6 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.14%) Puppet
6 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) VxRail
Vendors
1 84 (11.85%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.78%) VMware
3 24 (3.39%) Oracle
4 23 (3.24%) Adobe
5 13 (1.83%) Google
6 10 (1.41%) EMC
7 9 (1.27%) SAP
8 8 (1.13%) Cisco
8 8 (1.13%) Fortinet
8 8 (1.13%) Juniper
9 7 (0.99%) Salesforce
10 6 (0.85%) Databricks
11 5 (0.71%) ESRI
12 4 (0.56%) Mercator
12 4 (0.56%) Workday
13 3 (0.42%) Apple
13 3 (0.42%) Hotjar
13 3 (0.42%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.42%) Qualtrics
14 2 (0.28%) Siemens