Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for SFIA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SFIA over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 876 250 1217
Rank change year-on-year -626 +967 -331
Permanent jobs citing SFIA 38 1,496 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 1.45% 0.011%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.045% 1.51% 0.012%
Number of salaries quoted 34 36 14
10th Percentile £51,997 £45,000 £18,000
25th Percentile £62,588 £50,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,000 £75,000 £73,750
Median % change year-on-year -2.67% +1.69% +9.26%
75th Percentile £76,500 £88,572 £100,980
90th Percentile - £102,500 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,499 £45,000 £79,400
% change year-on-year +18.89% -43.32% +55.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

SFIA 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 84,624 98,922 149,770
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.89% 95.62% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 59,744 58,119 83,346
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,500 £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%

SFIA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SFIA in the UK

SFIA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for SFIA in the UK

SFIA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SFIA over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SFIA in the UK

SFIA
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SFIA within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 -570 34 £73,000 -2.67% 7
London -89 28 £73,000 -2.67% 3
UK excluding London -581 10 £53,499 +18.89% 4
Work from Home +70 8 £51,997 -42.23% 7
South West -61 4 £57,500 +4.55% 2
Wales - 3 £51,997 -
South East -26 2 £55,000 +22.22% 2
Scotland -147 1 £64,100 -

SFIA
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:

Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (5.26%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 11 (28.95%) Azure
2 2 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (18.42%) Firewall
1 7 (18.42%) WAN
2 3 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (5.26%) Internet
3 2 (5.26%) LAN
3 2 (5.26%) MPLS
3 2 (5.26%) Unified Communications
4 1 (2.63%) Bluetooth
4 1 (2.63%) OFDM
4 1 (2.63%) Software-Defined Radio
4 1 (2.63%) ZigBee
Development Applications
1 2 (5.26%) Git
1 2 (5.26%) NUnit
1 2 (5.26%) Visual Studio
General
1 26 (68.42%) Social Skills
2 20 (52.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 19 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
4 7 (18.42%) Legal
5 4 (10.53%) Finance
6 2 (5.26%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (5.26%) Banking
6 2 (5.26%) Financial Institution
6 2 (5.26%) Law
6 2 (5.26%) Retail
7 1 (2.63%) Military
7 1 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (44.74%) Lead
2 7 (18.42%) Analyst
2 7 (18.42%) Network Analyst
3 5 (13.16%) Network Engineer
3 5 (13.16%) Project Manager
4 3 (7.89%) Consultant
4 3 (7.89%) Cybersecurity Consultant
4 3 (7.89%) Security Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Full Stack Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Governance Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) IT Analyst
5 2 (5.26%) Management Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Microsoft Developer
5 2 (5.26%) Risk Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Risk Management Consultant
5 2 (5.26%) Security Management Consultant
6 1 (2.63%) Principal Consultant
6 1 (2.63%) Senior Project Manager
6 1 (2.63%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.26%) .NET
1 2 (5.26%) AngularJS
1 2 (5.26%) ASP.NET
1 2 (5.26%) ASP.NET Core
1 2 (5.26%) ASP.NET Web API
1 2 (5.26%) React
2 1 (2.63%) Flutter
2 1 (2.63%) PyTorch
2 1 (2.63%) Qt
2 1 (2.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.16%) Management Information System
2 3 (7.89%) Product Ownership
3 2 (5.26%) e-Learning
3 2 (5.26%) PMI
4 1 (2.63%) CESG
4 1 (2.63%) Cyberattack
4 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.63%) Embedded Linux
1 1 (2.63%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (60.53%) Project Delivery
2 22 (57.89%) Continuous Improvement
2 22 (57.89%) Problem-Solving
3 20 (52.63%) Coaching
3 20 (52.63%) Mentoring
4 19 (50.00%) Time Management
5 17 (44.74%) Thought Leadership
6 12 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
7 8 (21.05%) Project Management
8 7 (18.42%) Agile
8 7 (18.42%) ITIL
9 6 (15.79%) Risk Management
10 5 (13.16%) Information Security
10 5 (13.16%) PRINCE2
10 5 (13.16%) Scrum
10 5 (13.16%) Service Delivery
11 3 (7.89%) Matrix Management
11 3 (7.89%) Migration
11 3 (7.89%) Process Improvement
11 3 (7.89%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.26%) C#
1 2 (5.26%) JavaScript
1 2 (5.26%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) C
2 1 (2.63%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (18.42%) CCNA
1 7 (18.42%) CCNP
1 7 (18.42%) Cisco Certification
2 6 (15.79%) Degree
3 5 (13.16%) Security Cleared
4 4 (10.53%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (10.53%) PMI Certification
5 3 (7.89%) APMP
5 3 (7.89%) CESG Certified Professional
5 3 (7.89%) CISSP
6 2 (5.26%) Azure Certification
6 2 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (5.26%) PMP
6 2 (5.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 1 (2.63%) CISM
7 1 (2.63%) CSPO
7 1 (2.63%) DV Cleared
7 1 (2.63%) MAPM
7 1 (2.63%) Master's Degree
7 1 (2.63%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (21.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (7.89%) NIST
3 2 (5.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (5.26%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27005
4 1 (2.63%) NCSC
System Software
1 2 (5.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (44.74%) Functional Safety
2 7 (18.42%) FortiGate
3 2 (5.26%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 11 (28.95%) Microsoft
2 7 (18.42%) CheckPoint
2 7 (18.42%) Cisco
2 7 (18.42%) Palo Alto
3 2 (5.26%) Cadence
3 2 (5.26%) VMware