The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fat Client over the 6 months leading up to 19 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
139
170
201
Rank change year-on-year
+31
+31
+101
Permanent jobs citing Fat Client
1
2
6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
Fat Client falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
788
1,112
1,515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
42.73%
37.66%
37.71%
Number of salaries quoted
600
741
1,260
10th Percentile
£40,000
£45,250
£43,162
25th Percentile
£56,250
£52,500
£57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£75,000
£75,000
£77,500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-3.23%
+3.33%
75th Percentile
£100,000
£94,500
£103,750
90th Percentile
£135,000
£115,000
£120,250
Central London median annual salary
£75,000
£72,500
£77,500
% change year-on-year
+3.45%
-6.45%
+3.33%
Fat Client Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Fat Client as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Fat Client Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fat Client in the City of London.
Fat Client Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 19 August 2025, job vacancies citing Fat Client also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Fat Client.
Fat Client Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
