The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Perl skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Perl over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
135
173
190
Rank change year-on-year
+38
+17
+40
Permanent jobs citing Perl
2
10
39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the City of London.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
898
1,541
2,324
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
46.31%
46.12%
51.64%
Number of salaries quoted
749
1,232
2,085
10th Percentile
£52,500
£47,500
£50,000
25th Percentile
£61,250
£60,750
£60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£80,000
£80,000
£78,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
+2.56%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£105,000
£97,500
£103,750
90th Percentile
£126,250
£115,000
£117,500
Central London median annual salary
£80,000
£77,500
£77,500
% change year-on-year
+3.23%
-
+3.33%
Perl Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Perl Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Perl in the City of London.
Perl Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, job vacancies citing Perl 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 Perl.
Perl 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:
