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 7 May 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change
Median
Salary
Median Salary
YoY Change
Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies
Live
Jobs
Social Skills1No change0£52,500-4.54%19,950 21.82%6,763
Azure2Up 5 places+5£65,000+4.00%12,043 13.17%3,516
Finance3Down -1 place-1£67,500-4.92%11,771 12.88%5,680
Microsoft4Up 2 places+2£46,500-7.00%11,709 12.81%3,736
Senior5Up 3 places+3£70,000+3.70%11,202 12.25%3,443
AI6Up 20 places+20£70,000-10,872 11.89%4,150
Cybersecurity7Up 32 places+32£57,239-4.60%10,361 11.33%1,677
Degree8Down -5 places-5£55,000-1.78%9,469 10.36%3,191
Analyst9Up 5 places+5£45,000-5.26%8,312 9.09%2,016
Business Development10Up 54 places+54£50,000+17.64%7,889 8.63%2,049
Problem-Solving11Down -7 places-7£47,500-9.52%7,140 7.81%3,896
Developer12Up 1 place+1£60,000-6,945 7.60%1,811
Python13Down -3 places-3£67,500-10.00%6,737 7.37%3,297
Inclusion and Diversity14Up 8 places+8£55,000-6,702 7.33%1,033
Agile15Down -10 places-10£65,000-7.14%6,602 7.22%3,128
Lead16Up 9 places+9£75,000-6,167 6.75%1,947
Software Engineering17No change0£72,500-6,005 6.57%2,250
User Experience18Up 50 places+50£57,500-5,812 6.36%971
Banking19Up 13 places+13£87,500+5.42%5,806 6.35%688
Continuous Improvement20Down -2 places-2£60,000-5,776 6.32%2,615
SQL21Down -10 places-10£60,000-5,737 6.28%2,622
Machine Learning22Up 67 places+67£79,500+3.24%5,640 6.17%1,401
Mentoring23Down -7 places-7£60,000-11.11%5,495 6.01%2,157
AWS23Down -11 places-11£72,500-5,495 6.01%2,590
Development Manager24Up 104 places+104£52,500+28.04%5,394 5.90%826
Business Manager25Up 107 places+107£52,500+7.58%5,313 5.81%869
Business Development Manager26Up 145 places+145£50,000+31.57%5,012 5.48%792
Security Cleared27No change0£65,000+6.27%4,801 5.25%2,555
Analytical Skills28Down -19 places-19£54,000-1.81%4,736 5.18%2,740
Master's Degree29Up 48 places+48£72,750+3.92%4,645 5.08%409
Analytics30Down -9 places-9£65,000-4,639 5.07%2,569
Internet31Up 284 places+284£30,500-32.22%4,615 5.05%342
Web Development32Up 231 places+231£50,000-9.09%4,520 4.94%283
IoT33Up 369 places+369£62,500-4,407 4.82%295
Azure Certification34Up 269 places+269£40,000-33.33%4,391 4.80%544
Architect35Up 21 places+21£85,000+6.25%4,354 4.76%1,449
Postgraduate36Up 575 places+575£48,760-8.14%4,299 4.70%52
Cloud Computing37Up 307 places+307£55,000-24.13%4,270 4.67%135
PhD38Up 193 places+193£62,500-10.71%4,227 4.62%159
DevOps39Down -19 places-19£70,000-4,096 4.48%1,807
Marketing40Down -10 places-10£45,000-18.18%3,940 4.31%2,298
SaaS41Up 33 places+33£65,000-3,887 4.25%2,052
Software Engineer42Up 7 places+7£70,000-3.44%3,881 4.25%1,203
CI/CD43Down -14 places-14£72,500-3,722 4.07%2,178
Microsoft 36544Down -13 places-13£39,000-5.81%3,707 4.05%1,062
Decision-Making45Down -10 places-10£60,500-6.92%3,657 4.00%2,707
Business Intelligence46Down -1 place-1£57,500-4.16%3,624 3.96%1,392
Windows47Down -32 places-32£39,000-2.50%3,601 3.94%1,215
Roadmaps48Down -15 places-15£80,000+0.21%3,563 3.90%2,045
Power Platform49Down -2 places-2£60,000-3,561 3.90%1,310
The figures above represent demand-side skills and capabilities across the digital and IT labour market.
The statistics are not representative of specific organisations.