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 9 May 2026Rank
6 Months to
Rank
YoY Change
Median
Salary
Median Salary
YoY Change
Historical
Absolute & Relative
Jobs Vacancies
Live
Jobs
Social Skills1No change0£52,500-2.85%19,149 21.12%6,125
Azure2Up 4 places+4£65,000+4.00%12,071 13.32%3,087
Finance3Down -1 place-1£67,500-3.57%11,780 13.00%4,855
Microsoft4Up 3 places+3£47,500-5.00%11,726 12.94%3,454
Senior5Up 3 places+3£70,000+3.70%11,235 12.39%2,924
AI6Up 18 places+18£70,000-10,120 11.16%3,527
Cybersecurity7Up 29 places+29£57,500-4.16%9,569 10.56%1,595
Degree8Down -5 places-5£55,000-1.01%8,655 9.55%3,008
Analyst9Up 4 places+4£45,000-5.26%8,286 9.14%1,680
Business Development10Up 52 places+52£50,000+17.64%7,830 8.64%1,788
Problem-Solving11Down -7 places-7£47,500-9.52%7,089 7.82%3,419
Developer12No change0£60,000-6,994 7.72%1,537
Python13Down -3 places-3£68,679-8.42%6,747 7.44%2,917
Agile14Down -9 places-9£65,000-7.14%6,624 7.31%2,707
Lead15Up 10 places+10£75,000-6,172 6.81%1,547
Software Engineering16No change0£70,000-3.44%5,991 6.61%1,902
Inclusion and Diversity17Up 3 places+3£55,000-5,930 6.54%907
Continuous Improvement18Down -1 place-1£60,000-5,793 6.39%2,392
SQL19Down -8 places-8£60,000-5,789 6.39%2,275
AWS20Down -9 places-9£72,500-5,504 6.07%2,261
Mentoring21Down -7 places-7£60,000-11.11%5,473 6.04%1,902
Development Manager22Up 108 places+108£52,500+31.25%5,362 5.92%711
Business Manager23Up 110 places+110£52,500+10.52%5,294 5.84%743
User Experience24Up 41 places+41£57,500-1.70%5,046 5.57%853
Banking25Up 6 places+6£87,500+9.37%5,019 5.54%641
Business Development Manager26Up 139 places+139£50,000+31.57%4,988 5.50%672
Machine Learning27Up 45 places+45£77,500+0.64%4,873 5.38%1,204
Security Cleared28Down -2 places-2£65,000+6.12%4,789 5.28%1,984
Analytical Skills29Down -20 places-20£54,150-1.54%4,710 5.20%2,473
Analytics30Down -12 places-12£65,000-4,592 5.07%2,171
Azure Certification31Up 254 places+254£45,000-25.00%4,378 4.83%524
Architect32Up 23 places+23£85,000+6.25%4,325 4.77%1,100
DevOps33Down -14 places-14£70,000-4,105 4.53%1,541
Marketing34Down -6 places-6£45,000-18.18%3,944 4.35%2,111
SaaS35Up 39 places+39£65,000-3,893 4.29%1,878
Software Engineer36Up 13 places+13£70,000-3.44%3,867 4.27%996
Master's Degree37Up 40 places+40£72,750+3.92%3,854 4.25%394
Internet38Up 319 places+319£30,500-32.22%3,827 4.22%332
CI/CD39Down -10 places-10£72,500-3,767 4.16%1,798
Web Development40Up 217 places+217£50,000-9.09%3,739 4.12%288
Microsoft 36541Down -11 places-11£40,000-0.49%3,701 4.08%1,011
Decision-Making42Down -8 places-8£60,000-7.69%3,679 4.06%2,454
Business Intelligence43Up 1 place+1£57,500-4.16%3,627 4.00%1,155
IoT44Up 354 places+354£62,500-3,613 3.99%242
Windows45Down -30 places-30£39,152-2.12%3,582 3.95%1,099
Roadmaps46Down -13 places-13£80,000-3,581 3.95%1,758
Power Platform47No change0£60,000-3,561 3.93%1,105
Consultant48Up 50 places+50£60,000-7.69%3,523 3.89%1,542
Postgraduate49Up 559 places+559£48,250-9.10%3,518 3.88%52
Cloud Computing50Up 287 places+287£52,500-27.58%3,486 3.85%121
The figures above represent demand-side skills and capabilities across the digital and IT labour market.
The statistics are not representative of specific organisations.