Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native SaaS and Headless (MACH)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring MACH skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited MACH over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 648 | 823 | 860 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +175 | +37 | +258 |
| Permanent jobs citing MACH | 15 | 11 | 48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.031% | 0.013% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.18% | 0.063% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £60,000 | £65,000 | £75,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £73,750 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £97,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.82% | +8.33% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £101,250 | £121,250 | £103,125 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £127,500 | £118,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £85,000 | £97,500 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.82% | +8.33% | +12.50% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England
MACH falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 8,418 | 17,460 | 26,397 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 17.42% | 20.15% | 30.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,206 | 14,143 | 16,345 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,625 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £45,250 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £66,350 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.58% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £88,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £100,064 | £108,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £66,230 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.38% | -11.11% | +5.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing MACH as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing MACH in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing MACH in England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
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Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MACH within the England region over the 6 months to 23 May 2025. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +111 | 7 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 11 |
| Midlands | - | 6 | £93,750 | - | 5 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 3 | £97,500 | - | 3 |
| North of England | +41 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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: