Programming Language Statistics in Staffordshire

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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 23 Oct 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
SQL	20	Up 16 places+16	£55,000	+29.41%	55 4.74%	26
Python	47	Up 3 places+3	£55,000	+6.79%	23 1.98%	24
PowerShell	47	Up 19 places+19	£53,688	+4.24%	23 1.98%	4
JavaScript	53	Down 8 places-8	£55,000	+6.79%	17 1.47%	2
Java	54	Down 5 places-5	£50,000	-6.86%	16 1.38%	5
MATLAB	56	Up 11 places+11	-	-	14 1.21%	20
Ladder Logic	57	Up 14 places+14	£55,000	-	13 1.12%	1
C	57	Up 8 places+8	£70,000	-17.64%	13 1.12%	1
C#	57	No change0	£55,000	-4.34%	13 1.12%	9
Data Analysis Expressions	59	Up 13 places+13	£55,000	+10.00%	11 0.95%	1
Embedded C	60	New entry-	£47,500	-	10 0.86%
Go	65	New entry-	£67,500	-	5 0.43%	14
Perl	65	New entry-	-	-	5 0.43%	2
TypeScript	66	Down 10 places-10	£67,500	-12.90%	4 0.34%	8
Bash	66	Up 2 places+2	£58,750	+14.07%	4 0.34%	1
VB.NET	68	New entry-	-	-	2 0.17%
Bicep	69	No change0	£54,000	+4.85%	1 0.086%	3
C++	69	Down 4 places-4	-	-	1 0.086%	1
PHP	69	Down 5 places-5	£33,500	-	1 0.086%	1