Real-Time IT Job Market Trends & Actionable Insights

Real-Time IT Job Market Trends & Actionable Insights

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Permanent Job Market Index
DescriptionSort by demand rank 6 months to 8 May 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change
Median
Salary
Median Salary
YoY Change
Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies
Live
Jobs
Social Skills1No change0£52,500-3.66%19,626 21.66%6,094
Azure2Up 5 places+5£65,000+4.00%11,985 13.22%3,181
Finance3Down -1 place-1£67,500-6.23%11,707 12.92%5,002
Microsoft4Up 2 places+2£47,500-5.00%11,646 12.85%3,488
Senior5Up 3 places+3£70,000+3.70%11,159 12.31%3,098
AI6Up 18 places+18£70,000-10,585 11.68%3,575
Cybersecurity7Up 31 places+31£57,500-4.16%10,038 11.08%1,602
Degree8Down -5 places-5£55,000-9,157 10.10%3,011
Analyst9Up 5 places+5£45,000-5.26%8,263 9.12%1,767
Business Development10Up 51 places+51£50,000+17.64%7,815 8.62%1,967
Problem-Solving11Down -7 places-7£47,500-9.52%7,110 7.85%3,450
Developer12Up 1 place+1£60,000-6,917 7.63%1,693
Python13Down -3 places-3£69,000-8.00%6,708 7.40%2,971
Agile14Down -9 places-9£65,000-7.14%6,576 7.26%2,750
Inclusion and Diversity15Up 7 places+7£55,000-6,407 7.07%889
Lead16Up 9 places+9£75,000-6,124 6.76%1,691
Software Engineering17No change0£72,500-5,958 6.57%2,054
Continuous Improvement18No change0£60,000-5,771 6.37%2,395
SQL19Down -8 places-8£60,000-5,730 6.32%2,339
User Experience20Up 46 places+46£57,500-5,523 6.09%879
Banking21Up 10 places+10£87,500+6.06%5,506 6.08%659
AWS22Down -10 places-10£72,500-5,462 6.03%2,352
Mentoring23Down -7 places-7£60,000-11.11%5,431 5.99%1,914
Machine Learning24Up 51 places+51£78,000+1.29%5,355 5.91%1,234
Development Manager25Up 107 places+107£53,127+29.57%5,327 5.88%822
Business Manager26Up 110 places+110£52,500+9.32%5,258 5.80%852
Business Development Manager27Up 148 places+148£50,000+31.57%4,957 5.47%781
Security Cleared28Down -2 places-2£65,000+6.55%4,775 5.27%2,090
Analytical Skills29Down -20 places-20£54,150-1.54%4,720 5.21%2,478
Analytics30Down -11 places-11£65,000-4,606 5.08%2,182
Azure Certification31Up 266 places+266£42,500-29.16%4,376 4.83%524
Master's Degree32Up 44 places+44£73,000+4.28%4,347 4.80%394
Internet33Up 282 places+282£30,500-32.22%4,315 4.76%336
Architect33Up 22 places+22£85,000+6.25%4,315 4.76%1,191
Web Development34Up 228 places+228£50,000-9.09%4,225 4.66%284
IoT35Up 369 places+369£62,500-4,102 4.53%250
DevOps36Down -17 places-17£70,000-4,066 4.49%1,597
Postgraduate37Up 582 places+582£48,505-8.62%4,007 4.42%52
Cloud Computing38Up 305 places+305£52,500-27.58%3,976 4.39%122
PhD39Up 194 places+194£62,500-10.71%3,937 4.34%166
Marketing39Down -11 places-11£45,000-18.18%3,937 4.34%2,140
SaaS40Up 33 places+33£65,000-3,880 4.28%1,937
Software Engineer41Up 7 places+7£70,000-3.44%3,853 4.25%1,121
CI/CD42Down -13 places-13£72,500-3,715 4.10%1,857
Microsoft 36543Down -13 places-13£40,000-1.23%3,691 4.07%1,013
Decision-Making44Down -10 places-10£60,100-7.53%3,667 4.05%2,466
Business Intelligence45Down -1 place-1£57,500-4.16%3,619 3.99%1,178
Windows46Down -31 places-31£39,000-2.50%3,583 3.95%1,098
Roadmaps47Down -15 places-15£80,000-3,553 3.92%1,716
Power Platform48Down -2 places-2£60,000-3,547 3.91%1,118
The figures above represent demand-side skills and capabilities across the digital and IT labour market.
The statistics are not representative of specific organisations.