Contactless Job Trends in the North of England

Contactless
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contactless in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Contactless over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 259 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Contactless 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.010% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.030% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £28,000 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -60.00% +3.70% +22.73%

All Generic Skills
North of England

Contactless falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,307 3,384 2,833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 34.37% 27.72% 37.66%
Number of salaries quoted 1,686 1,403 2,043
10th Percentile £26,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £52,000 £55,440
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -6.20% +0.80%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -1.57%

Contactless
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Contactless relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Contactless job vacancy trend in the North of England

Contactless
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Contactless.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Contactless

Contactless
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contactless within the North of England region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
North West - 1 £52,500 - 1
Contactless
England

Contactless
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Payments Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Payments Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) EMV
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS