Customer Requirements Job Trends in the North of England

Customer Requirements
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Customer Requirements skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 210 131 169
Rank change year-on-year -79 +38 +70
Permanent jobs citing Customer Requirements 52 164 102
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.49% 1.74% 1.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.60% 1.94% 1.49%
Number of salaries quoted 36 90 84
10th Percentile £31,750 - £27,200
25th Percentile £47,500 £31,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £63,749 £53,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £60,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -8.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Customer Requirements 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,628 8,452 6,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 81.74% 89.90% 90.60%
Number of salaries quoted 4,559 3,828 5,350
10th Percentile £27,975 £31,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -1.17%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Customer Requirements
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Customer Requirements job vacancy trend in the North of England

Customer Requirements
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Customer Requirements

Customer Requirements
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Requirements in the North of England over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Customer Requirements in the North of England

Customer Requirements
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 Customer Requirements within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 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
North West -56 26 £54,793 +9.47% 21
Yorkshire -23 16 £65,000 +30.00% 9
North East +5 10 £33,500 -33.00% 5
Customer Requirements
England

Customer Requirements
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (13.46%) CMS
2 4 (7.69%) Headless CMS
3 1 (1.92%) Site Server
Applications
1 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (5.77%) MS Visio
3 2 (3.85%) Adobe After Effects
3 2 (3.85%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (3.85%) Adobe Premiere
3 2 (3.85%) Photoshop
3 2 (3.85%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (7.69%) Azure
2 3 (5.77%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.85%) Power Platform
4 1 (1.92%) AWS
4 1 (1.92%) ChatGPT
4 1 (1.92%) Google Gemini
4 1 (1.92%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.92%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.92%) SaaS
4 1 (1.92%) Serverless
4 1 (1.92%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 7 (13.46%) Firewall
2 6 (11.54%) Asterisk PBX
2 6 (11.54%) PSTN
2 6 (11.54%) VoIP
3 2 (3.85%) WAN
4 1 (1.92%) BGP
4 1 (1.92%) Internet
4 1 (1.92%) IPv4
4 1 (1.92%) IPv6
4 1 (1.92%) LAN
4 1 (1.92%) Network Security
4 1 (1.92%) OSPF
4 1 (1.92%) SD-WAN
4 1 (1.92%) TCP/IP
4 1 (1.92%) VPN
4 1 (1.92%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Power BI
2 1 (1.92%) NoSQL
2 1 (1.92%) Qlik Sense
2 1 (1.92%) Tableau
General
1 24 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 12 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (21.15%) Avionics
4 10 (19.23%) Telecoms
5 9 (17.31%) Finance
5 9 (17.31%) Influencing Skills
6 8 (15.38%) Retail
7 6 (11.54%) Marketing
8 3 (5.77%) Advertising
8 3 (5.77%) Automotive
8 3 (5.77%) Electronics
8 3 (5.77%) Manufacturing
9 2 (3.85%) Legal
9 2 (3.85%) Military
9 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
9 2 (3.85%) Publishing
10 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 16 (30.77%) Senior
2 14 (26.92%) Systems Engineer
3 9 (17.31%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 6 (11.54%) Analyst
4 6 (11.54%) Support Specialist
5 4 (7.69%) Development Engineer
5 4 (7.69%) PLC Programmer
5 4 (7.69%) Programmer
5 4 (7.69%) Software Programmer
5 4 (7.69%) Systems Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Business Systems Analyst
6 3 (5.77%) Developer
6 3 (5.77%) E-Commerce Developer
6 3 (5.77%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 3 (5.77%) Sales Executive
6 3 (5.77%) Senior Developer
6 3 (5.77%) Senior E-Commerce Developer
6 3 (5.77%) Senior Front-End Developer
7 2 (3.85%) Business Analyst
8 1 (1.92%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (15.38%) REST
2 7 (13.46%) GraphQL
2 7 (13.46%) Next.js
2 7 (13.46%) React
3 6 (11.54%) FreeSWITCH
4 3 (5.77%) CSS
5 1 (1.92%) .NET
5 1 (1.92%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 8 (15.38%) Enterprise Software
2 5 (9.62%) Product Ownership
3 2 (3.85%) Graphic Design
3 2 (3.85%) Verilog
3 2 (3.85%) VHDL
4 1 (1.92%) CCTV
4 1 (1.92%) Driving Licence
4 1 (1.92%) e-Learning
4 1 (1.92%) IoT
4 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.92%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (34.62%) Agile
2 12 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
3 10 (19.23%) Coaching
3 10 (19.23%) Cryptography
3 10 (19.23%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 10 (19.23%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (19.23%) Systems Engineering
4 9 (17.31%) Mentoring
4 9 (17.31%) Validation
5 7 (13.46%) API Integration
5 7 (13.46%) CI/CD
5 7 (13.46%) Customer Engagement
5 7 (13.46%) E-Commerce
5 7 (13.46%) Presales
6 6 (11.54%) B2B
6 6 (11.54%) Computer Science
6 6 (11.54%) Task Automation
6 6 (11.54%) Translating Business Requirements
7 5 (9.62%) Business Analysis
7 5 (9.62%) Quality Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.38%) JavaScript
2 7 (13.46%) TypeScript
3 6 (11.54%) Bash
3 6 (11.54%) Python
4 3 (5.77%) SQL
5 1 (1.92%) VBA
Qualifications
1 25 (48.08%) Degree
2 15 (28.85%) BPSS Clearance
3 14 (26.92%) HNC
3 14 (26.92%) HND
4 7 (13.46%) CCNP
4 7 (13.46%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (11.54%) CompTIA Security+
5 6 (11.54%) Network+ Certification
6 2 (3.85%) DV Cleared
6 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
7 1 (1.92%) CEH
7 1 (1.92%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (1.92%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 8 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 7 (13.46%) Cisco
3 2 (3.85%) Adobe
3 2 (3.85%) SAP
4 1 (1.92%) Fortinet
4 1 (1.92%) Meraki
4 1 (1.92%) Salesforce