The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 11 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
145
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Permanent jobs citing Shadow IT
3
0
0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
Shadow IT 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
852
1,129
1,900
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London
41.20%
33.62%
41.05%
Number of salaries quoted
639
878
1,591
10th Percentile
£41,250
£40,547
£43,162
25th Percentile
£52,250
£51,250
£57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£72,500
£74,500
£77,500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.68%
-3.87%
-
75th Percentile
£101,125
£97,500
£103,750
90th Percentile
£135,500
£117,500
£120,000
Central London median annual salary
£72,500
£72,500
£77,500
% change year-on-year
-
-6.45%
+3.33%
Shadow IT Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Shadow IT Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, job vacancies citing Shadow IT 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 Shadow IT.
Shadow IT 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:
