Internet Job Trends in Lancashire

Internet
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Internet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 74 -
Rank change year-on-year +66 - -
Permanent jobs citing Internet 582 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 51.14% 0.13% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 87.78% 1.03% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% - -
75th Percentile £43,000 - -
90th Percentile £47,200 - -
North West median annual salary £30,500 £43,750 £47,000
% change year-on-year -30.29% -6.91% -21.67%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Lancashire

Internet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 663 97 60
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 58.26% 12.17% 12.47%
Number of salaries quoted 83 67 53
10th Percentile £13,380 £32,850 £27,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £41,250 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -45.00% +5.26% +18.75%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile - £65,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £30,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -32.22% -5.26% +5.56%

Internet
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Internet relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Internet job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Internet
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Internet.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Internet

Internet
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internet in Lancashire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Internet in Lancashire

Internet
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Internet within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chorley - 14 - -
Darwen - 13 - -
Rossendale - 13 - -
Accrington - 13 - -
Bacup - 13 - -
Preston +9 2 £46,500 +3.33% 1
Blackpool - 2 £30,000 - 1
Burnley - 1 £30,000 -
Internet
North West

Internet
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (0.52%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 577 (99.14%) Cloud Computing
2 3 (0.52%) AWS
2 3 (0.52%) Azure
2 3 (0.52%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.34%) Firewall
2 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (0.52%) Git
General
1 577 (99.14%) Banking
1 577 (99.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 577 (99.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (0.52%) Multimedia
3 2 (0.34%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 434 (74.57%) Lecturer
2 3 (0.52%) Administrator
2 3 (0.52%) Trainee
2 3 (0.52%) Trainee Administrator
2 3 (0.52%) Web Administrator
3 2 (0.34%) Analyst
4 1 (0.17%) Senior
4 1 (0.17%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.52%) CSS
1 3 (0.52%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 577 (99.14%) IoT
2 2 (0.34%) Cyberattack
2 2 (0.34%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.34%) Linux
1 2 (0.34%) Windows
1 2 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 580 (99.66%) Web Development
2 579 (99.48%) Cybersecurity
3 577 (99.14%) AI
3 577 (99.14%) Machine Learning
3 577 (99.14%) User Experience
4 2 (0.34%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 2 (0.34%) Incident Response
4 2 (0.34%) Protective Monitoring
4 2 (0.34%) SIEM
4 2 (0.34%) Threat Detection
4 2 (0.34%) Threat Intelligence
4 2 (0.34%) Vulnerability Management
5 1 (0.17%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.52%) JavaScript
1 3 (0.52%) Python
1 3 (0.52%) R
Qualifications
1 577 (99.14%) Degree
1 577 (99.14%) Master's Degree
1 577 (99.14%) PhD
1 577 (99.14%) Postgraduate
2 3 (0.52%) AWS Certification
2 3 (0.52%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 3 (0.52%) Azure Certification
2 3 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.17%) CEH
4 1 (0.17%) CISSP
4 1 (0.17%) GCIA
4 1 (0.17%) GCIH
4 1 (0.17%) SSCP
System Software
1 2 (0.34%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (0.52%) Microsoft