Technical Debt
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring Technical Debt skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Technical Debt over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 569 | 635 | 604 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +66 | -31 | -76 |
| Permanent jobs citing Technical Debt | 102 | 197 | 356 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.39% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.23% | 0.27% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66 | 163 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,125 | £50,000 | £49,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,168 | £57,155 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -6.67% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | £82,500 | £94,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £99,500 | £138,073 |
| UK median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £77,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -9.09% | +2.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
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 England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 45,091 | 73,310 | 86,322 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 94.02% | 85.47% | 95.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,996 | 53,944 | 51,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £34,308 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £46,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -12.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £73,332 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £101,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,180 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -10.10% | +1.97% |
Technical Debt
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Technical Debt 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 Technical Debt in England.
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Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Debt in England over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
Technical Debt
Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Debt within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| London | +88 | 43 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 107 |
| North of England | +22 | 31 | £72,500 | +12.84% | 30 |
| North West | -7 | 19 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 19 |
| South East | +85 | 17 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 47 |
| Yorkshire | +54 | 11 | £62,779 | +2.57% | 10 |
| Midlands | +42 | 5 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +37 | 4 | £68,889 | -1.59% | 6 |
| South West | +105 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| East of England | +33 | 2 | £86,000 | +56.36% | 11 |
| North East | +49 | 1 | £62,779 | -14.94% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £75,708 | - | 4 |
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Technical Debt
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:
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