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

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 612 941 1039
Rank change year-on-year +329 +98 -155
Permanent jobs citing WhatsApp 287 54 197
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.29% 0.053% 0.13%
As % of the Cloud Services category 0.81% 0.12% 0.26%
Number of salaries quoted 227 38 7
10th Percentile £30,900 £29,525 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £40,500 £30,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,608 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.73% - +64.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £71,563 £93,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £104,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £31,250
% change year-on-year -15.00% +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 35,426 43,437 76,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.72% 42.77% 48.33%
Number of salaries quoted 26,744 28,539 41,573
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £33,750
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 £100,000
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 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Top 14 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 8 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 +291 268 £47,500 -17.39% 17
UK excluding London +127 160 £42,500 -15.00% 9
Work from Home +173 131 £44,750 -22.17% 9
London +213 118 £60,000 -7.69% 8
South East +71 59 £37,500 +19.05% 2
Midlands +37 39 £44,250 +7.93% 1
South West -5 25 £42,500 -26.09% 5
East Midlands +10 24 £40,000 +23.08% 1
West Midlands +22 15 £52,500 +28.05%
North of England +44 11 £43,750 -
North West - 11 £43,750 -
Scotland - 10 £62,500 -
Wales - 9 £52,101 -
East of England +18 7 £32,000 -44.35%

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 27 (9.41%) SharePoint
2 25 (8.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.44%) Confluence
4 4 (1.39%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.70%) Drupal
5 2 (0.70%) WordPress
6 1 (0.35%) CMS
6 1 (0.35%) Ethereum
6 1 (0.35%) Hyperledger
6 1 (0.35%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.35%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 21 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (3.48%) Photoshop
4 9 (3.14%) Trello
5 7 (2.44%) Adobe Illustrator
6 6 (2.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 4 (1.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (1.39%) Adobe XD
7 4 (1.39%) InDesign
7 4 (1.39%) Sketch
8 3 (1.05%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.70%) FileZilla
10 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.79%) Misys Midas
2 7 (2.44%) SAP ERP
3 4 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (1.05%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.70%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.70%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.35%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.35%) iTrent
6 1 (0.35%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.35%) Sage 300 ERP
6 1 (0.35%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.35%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.35%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.35%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 82 (28.57%) Azure
2 81 (28.22%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (12.20%) AWS
4 31 (10.80%) Entra ID
5 26 (9.06%) Power Platform
6 25 (8.71%) SaaS
7 16 (5.57%) OneDrive
8 13 (4.53%) Slack
9 10 (3.48%) PaaS
10 9 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
10 9 (3.14%) PowerApps
11 8 (2.79%) Figma
11 8 (2.79%) Power Automate
12 6 (2.09%) IaaS
13 5 (1.74%) GCP
13 5 (1.74%) Mimecast
14 4 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
14 4 (1.39%) iPaaS
15 3 (1.05%) Amazon S3
15 3 (1.05%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (9.41%) DNS
2 19 (6.62%) TCP/IP
3 15 (5.23%) DHCP
3 15 (5.23%) Firewall
4 14 (4.88%) Wi-Fi
5 10 (3.48%) VLAN
5 10 (3.48%) VoIP
6 9 (3.14%) LAN
6 9 (3.14%) VPN
7 7 (2.44%) WAN
8 6 (2.09%) NetScaler
9 4 (1.39%) FTP
9 4 (1.39%) Intrusion Detection
9 4 (1.39%) SAN
9 4 (1.39%) Skype
9 4 (1.39%) WebEx
10 3 (1.05%) Internet
10 3 (1.05%) NAS
10 3 (1.05%) Unified Communications
10 3 (1.05%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (10.45%) SQL Server
2 19 (6.62%) Power BI
3 9 (3.14%) MySQL
3 9 (3.14%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.79%) Data Mining
5 5 (1.74%) Crystal Reports
5 5 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
6 4 (1.39%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.05%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.70%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.70%) MS Access
8 2 (0.70%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.35%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 1 (0.35%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 11 (3.83%) JIRA
2 8 (2.79%) GitLab
3 5 (1.74%) Git
3 5 (1.74%) Visual Studio
4 3 (1.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.35%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.35%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.35%) MSI
General
1 122 (42.51%) Social Skills
2 94 (32.75%) Finance
3 71 (24.74%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (12.20%) Legal
5 34 (11.85%) Retail
6 23 (8.01%) Marketing
7 19 (6.62%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.48%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.79%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.79%) Welsh Language
10 7 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.09%) French Language
12 5 (1.74%) Publishing
13 4 (1.39%) Automotive
13 4 (1.39%) Front Office
13 4 (1.39%) Games
14 3 (1.05%) German Language
15 2 (0.70%) Aviation
15 2 (0.70%) Banking
15 2 (0.70%) Billing
Job Titles
1 45 (15.68%) Analyst
2 36 (12.54%) Developer
3 28 (9.76%) IT Support
4 25 (8.71%) Senior
5 24 (8.36%) Support Engineer
6 23 (8.01%) IT Analyst
7 19 (6.62%) Lead
8 18 (6.27%) Administrator
8 18 (6.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 16 (5.57%) Support Analyst
10 15 (5.23%) IT Manager
11 12 (4.18%) Applications Support
11 12 (4.18%) Systems Analyst
12 11 (3.83%) IT Support Analyst
12 11 (3.83%) IT Technician
13 10 (3.48%) .NET Developer
13 10 (3.48%) Support Technician
14 9 (3.14%) IT Support Technician
14 9 (3.14%) Senior Developer
14 9 (3.14%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.92%) .NET
2 14 (4.88%) React
3 13 (4.53%) HTML
4 10 (3.48%) FastAPI
5 8 (2.79%) XML
6 6 (2.09%) ASP.NET
7 5 (1.74%) CSS
7 5 (1.74%) EDI
7 5 (1.74%) HTML5 Canvas
7 5 (1.74%) Node.js
7 5 (1.74%) WinForms
8 4 (1.39%) Express.js
8 4 (1.39%) NumPy
8 4 (1.39%) Pandas
8 4 (1.39%) Svelte
8 4 (1.39%) Vue
9 3 (1.05%) .NET Framework
9 3 (1.05%) REST
10 2 (0.70%) FIX Protocol
10 2 (0.70%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 24 (8.36%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (4.88%) Greenfield Project
2 14 (4.88%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (2.79%) Cloud Native
4 8 (2.79%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.79%) Housing Association
5 6 (2.09%) Blackberry
5 6 (2.09%) BYOD
5 6 (2.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (2.09%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.09%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.74%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.39%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.39%) iPhone
7 4 (1.39%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.39%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.39%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.05%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 80 (27.87%) Windows
2 35 (12.20%) Windows Server
3 19 (6.62%) Android
4 15 (5.23%) Apple iOS
5 13 (4.53%) Linux
5 13 (4.53%) Windows 10
6 8 (2.79%) Mac OS
7 7 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
8 5 (1.74%) Mac OS X
8 5 (1.74%) Windows Server 2012
9 3 (1.05%) Windows Server 2019
10 2 (0.70%) Windows Embedded Compact
11 1 (0.35%) CentOS
11 1 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.35%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (33.45%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (14.29%) Customer Service
3 39 (13.59%) ITIL
4 29 (10.10%) Project Management
5 28 (9.76%) Migration
6 27 (9.41%) Agile
6 27 (9.41%) Computer Science
7 23 (8.01%) Cybersecurity
7 23 (8.01%) Roadmaps
8 22 (7.67%) ERP
9 21 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
10 20 (6.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (6.97%) ITSM
10 20 (6.97%) Service Delivery
11 19 (6.62%) Analytics
11 19 (6.62%) Artificial Intelligence
11 19 (6.62%) CRM
11 19 (6.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
11 19 (6.62%) Line Management
12 18 (6.27%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 53 (18.47%) SQL
2 36 (12.54%) Python
3 29 (10.10%) C#
4 18 (6.27%) PowerShell
5 16 (5.57%) JavaScript
6 12 (4.18%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.83%) Java
8 8 (2.79%) C++
9 4 (1.39%) C
10 2 (0.70%) Bash
10 2 (0.70%) Clojure
10 2 (0.70%) Groovy
10 2 (0.70%) PHP
10 2 (0.70%) Scala
11 1 (0.35%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 92 (32.06%) Degree
2 21 (7.32%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (6.62%) Master's Degree
4 18 (6.27%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.53%) MCSE
6 12 (4.18%) Azure Certification
7 7 (2.44%) AWS Certification
7 7 (2.44%) CCNA
7 7 (2.44%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (2.44%) Network+ Certification
8 6 (2.09%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.39%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.05%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.70%) CISA
11 2 (0.70%) CISM
11 2 (0.70%) CISSP
11 2 (0.70%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.70%) MCSA
11 2 (0.70%) PhD
11 2 (0.70%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.18%) QA
2 8 (2.79%) Cyber Essentials
3 7 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (2.09%) GDPR
5 5 (1.74%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.39%) NIST
7 3 (1.05%) GRC
7 3 (1.05%) SLA
7 3 (1.05%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.70%) COBIT
8 2 (0.70%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.70%) FISMA
8 2 (0.70%) GLBA
8 2 (0.70%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.70%) ITGC
8 2 (0.70%) MiFID
8 2 (0.70%) PMO
9 1 (0.35%) Accessibility
System Software
1 52 (18.12%) Active Directory
2 21 (7.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (2.09%) VMware ESXi
3 6 (2.09%) XenDesktop
4 5 (1.74%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.70%) Docker
5 2 (0.70%) vSphere
6 1 (0.35%) pfSense
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.35%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.35%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 27 (9.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (3.14%) Jamf Pro
2 9 (3.14%) SCCM
2 9 (3.14%) Terraform
3 6 (2.09%) vCenter Server
4 4 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.05%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 2 (0.70%) CASB
6 2 (0.70%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.35%) Dell DRAC
7 1 (0.35%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.35%) WMI
Vendors
1 80 (27.87%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.32%) VMware
3 16 (5.57%) Apple
4 15 (5.23%) SAP
5 12 (4.18%) Cisco
5 12 (4.18%) Google
6 10 (3.48%) Adobe
7 9 (3.14%) Citrix
8 7 (2.44%) Sage
9 6 (2.09%) Databricks
9 6 (2.09%) Nimble Storage
9 6 (2.09%) Veeam
10 5 (1.74%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.74%) SYSPRO
10 5 (1.74%) Xamarin
10 5 (1.74%) Xerox
11 4 (1.39%) Canon
11 4 (1.39%) Meraki
11 4 (1.39%) Palo Alto
11 4 (1.39%) ServiceNow