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 1 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%20,012 22.25%6,076
Azure2Up 5 places+5£65,000+4.00%11,897 13.23%3,124
Finance3Down -1 place-1£67,500-6.23%11,698 13.01%4,770
Microsoft4Up 2 places+2£45,000-10.00%11,640 12.94%3,354
Senior5Up 3 places+3£70,000+3.70%10,963 12.19%2,927
AI6Up 21 places+21£70,000-10,746 11.95%3,571
Cybersecurity7Up 29 places+29£55,000-8.33%10,336 11.49%1,592
Degree8Down -5 places-5£55,000-3.29%9,513 10.58%2,786
Analyst9Up 5 places+5£45,000-5.26%8,250 9.17%1,774
Business Development10Up 73 places+73£50,000+17.64%7,707 8.57%1,773
Problem-Solving11Down -7 places-7£47,500-9.52%7,153 7.95%3,273
Developer12Up 1 place+1£60,000-6,756 7.51%1,402
Inclusion and Diversity13Up 10 places+10£55,000-6,676 7.42%947
Python14Down -4 places-4£67,500-10.00%6,669 7.41%2,822
Agile15Down -10 places-10£65,000-7.14%6,508 7.24%2,609
Lead16Up 8 places+8£75,000-6,116 6.80%1,713
Software Engineering17Up 1 place+1£70,000-3.44%5,899 6.56%1,851
Banking18Up 19 places+19£90,000+9.09%5,820 6.47%561
User Experience19Up 58 places+58£57,500-5,815 6.46%781
Continuous Improvement20Up 2 places+2£60,000-5,738 6.38%2,300
SQL21Down -10 places-10£60,000-5,671 6.30%2,192
Machine Learning22Up 81 places+81£80,000+3.89%5,618 6.25%1,163
Mentoring23Down -7 places-7£60,000-11.11%5,523 6.14%1,896
AWS24Down -12 places-12£72,500-5,392 5.99%2,179
Development Manager25Up 149 places+149£55,000+37.50%5,257 5.84%709
Business Manager26Up 154 places+154£52,500+5.00%5,161 5.74%748
Business Development Manager27Up 215 places+215£50,000+31.57%4,860 5.40%679
Analytical Skills28Down -19 places-19£53,171-3.32%4,762 5.29%2,488
Security Cleared29Down -3 places-3£65,000+6.55%4,692 5.22%1,817
Master's Degree30Up 36 places+36£75,000+8.20%4,662 5.18%370
Internet31Up 272 places+272£30,500-32.22%4,615 5.13%294
Analytics32Down -12 places-12£65,000-4,573 5.08%2,095
Web Development33Up 216 places+216£50,000-9.09%4,507 5.01%216
IoT34Up 359 places+359£60,000-4.00%4,401 4.89%212
Azure Certification35Up 258 places+258£39,500-34.16%4,388 4.88%688
Postgraduate36Up 571 places+571£48,250-1.53%4,298 4.78%52
Cloud Computing37Up 300 places+300£52,500-27.58%4,274 4.75%133
Architect38Up 12 places+12£85,000+6.25%4,229 4.70%1,020
PhD39Up 182 places+182£63,750-3.13%4,227 4.70%143
DevOps40Down -21 places-21£70,000-3,996 4.44%1,465
Marketing41Down -6 places-6£45,000-18.18%3,903 4.34%2,153
SaaS42Up 21 places+21£65,000-3,839 4.27%1,744
Software Engineer43Up 14 places+14£70,000-3.44%3,793 4.22%920
Microsoft 36544Down -16 places-16£38,500-7.22%3,675 4.09%957
CI/CD45Down -14 places-14£72,500-0.34%3,634 4.04%1,682
Business Intelligence46Down -1 place-1£57,500-4.16%3,615 4.02%1,182
Windows47Down -32 places-32£39,000-2.50%3,607 4.01%1,003
Decision-Making48Down -16 places-16£61,125-5.96%3,582 3.98%2,401
Power Platform49Down -3 places-3£60,000-3,549 3.95%1,105
Roadmaps50Down -20 places-20£80,000-3,534 3.93%1,762
The figures above represent demand-side skills and capabilities across the digital and IT labour market.
The statistics are not representative of specific organisations.