Data Structures Job Trends in England
Data Structures
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 427 | 348 | 333 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -79 | -15 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Structures | 386 | 310 | 469 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in England | 0.36% | 0.72% | 0.76% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.35% | 1.78% | 2.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 132 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,375 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | +3.57% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £87,500 | £108,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,625 | £116,375 | £132,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | - | +7.69% |
All Generic Skills
England
Data Structures 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 citing generic IT skills in England.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing generic IT skills | 28,643 | 17,380 | 20,399 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 26.96% | 40.57% | 32.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,350 | 9,246 | 9,977 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £33,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £36,250 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £112,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -10.00% | -4.00% |
Data Structures Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.
Data Structures Salary Trend in England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Data Structures.
Data Structures Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Structures in England over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Data Structures Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Structures within the England region over the 6 months to 23 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -92 | 165 | £80,000 | - | 334 |
| North of England | -26 | 75 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 68 |
| South East | -34 | 59 | £70,000 | -9.68% | 49 |
| Midlands | -54 | 42 | £52,500 | - | 39 |
| North West | -13 | 40 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 43 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 24 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 27 |
| South West | -81 | 20 | £56,000 | +6.13% | 22 |
| North East | -45 | 19 | £55,000 | - | 15 |
| East Midlands | -40 | 18 | £47,500 | -7.32% | 12 |
| East of England | -34 | 17 | £37,500 | -16.67% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -26 | 16 | £47,500 | -39.68% | 10 |
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Data Structures Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algorithms | 17.1% | 66 |
| 2 | Management Information System | 9.6% | 37 |
| 3 | Onboarding | 4.7% | 18 |
| 4 | Product Ownership | 3.9% | 15 |
| 5 | Cloud Native | 3.6% | 14 |
| 5 | Distributed Systems | 3.6% | 14 |
| 7 | Legacy Systems | 3.4% | 13 |
| 8 | Hedge funds | 2.1% | 8 |
| 9 | FMCG | 1.8% | 7 |
| 10 | AI Agents | 1.6% | 6 |
| 10 | Credit Risk | 1.6% | 6 |
| 10 | Educational Technology | 1.6% | 6 |
| 10 | Equities | 1.6% | 6 |
| 14 | Clustering | 1.3% | 5 |
| 14 | Hackathon | 1.3% | 5 |
| 14 | Robotics | 1.3% | 5 |
| 17 | Client/Server | 1.0% | 4 |
| 17 | Public Cloud | 1.0% | 4 |
| 17 | Reference Data | 1.0% | 4 |
| 17 | Self-Motivation | 1.0% | 4 |