Apache Kafka
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Kafka skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 147 | 97 | 151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | +54 | +6 |
| Permanent jobs citing Kafka | 17 | 49 | 62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | 0.32% | 2.34% | 1.26% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 3.71% | 9.68% | 5.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 37 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,750 | £58,500 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £63,750 | £61,297 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £71,991 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.71% | +15.19% | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £91,250 | £95,000 | £74,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £112,500 | £81,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £95,000 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.71% | +12.00% | -5.66% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Manchester
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 Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 458 | 506 | 1,153 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 8.71% | 24.12% | 23.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 381 | 415 | 938 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,924 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £77,500 | £72,483 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,778 | £82,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £60,000 | £62,500 | £57,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | +9.65% | -0.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Kafka relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Kafka.
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Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Kafka in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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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