Apache Kafka
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Kafka skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 72 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +19 | +18 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kafka | 16 | 15 | 18 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds | 1.20% | 1.48% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 6.32% | 6.76% | 4.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 14 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,025 | £50,000 | £70,665 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,250 | £57,188 | £75,208 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,500 | £67,500 | £79,632 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -15.24% | +27.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,625 | £83,438 | £84,056 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £129,974 | - |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £70,500 | £67,500 | £79,632 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.44% | -15.24% | +27.41% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Leeds
Kafka 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 Leeds.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 253 | 222 | 411 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds | 19.01% | 21.87% | 29.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 195 | 162 | 309 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £31,250 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,125 | £42,125 | £46,306 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,438 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £87,500 | £86,250 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +8.33% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kafka relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leeds.
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Salary Trend in Leeds
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Kafka.
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Salary Histogram in Leeds
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kafka in Leeds over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:
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