Technical Debt
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Technical Debt skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | 144 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | +15 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs citing Technical Debt | 2 | 21 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London | 0.087% | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.10% | 0.83% | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £76,875 | £58,759 | £47,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,813 | £68,750 | £49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,250 | £80,000 | £51,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +56.10% | -37.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,313 | £85,000 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,625 | - | £71,250 |
| Central London median annual salary | £81,250 | £80,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +52.38% | -36.36% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London
Technical Debt falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,992 | 2,540 | 2,654 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | 86.35% | 95.67% | 94.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,457 | 1,620 | 2,368 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £47,000 | £40,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,750 | £117,500 | £115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary | £77,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | - | - |
Technical Debt
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Technical Debt relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Technical Debt
Salary Trend in the City of London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Technical Debt.
Technical Debt
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: