Internet Job Trends in the North of England

Internet
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Internet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 175 170
Rank change year-on-year +167 -5 +124
Permanent jobs citing Internet 1,827 104 137
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 16.49% 1.15% 1.45%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 69.65% 10.74% 11.12%
Number of salaries quoted 156 49 117
10th Percentile - £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% -4.26% -14.55%
75th Percentile £32,750 £73,886 £67,070
90th Percentile £35,375 £87,000 £81,622
England median annual salary £30,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -41.90% -4.55% -8.33%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 2,623 968 1,232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 23.68% 10.72% 13.01%
Number of salaries quoted 767 542 1,027
10th Percentile £25,087 £29,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £34,813 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £45,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.22% +3.45% -3.33%
75th Percentile £45,000 £61,250 £61,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -4.76%

Internet
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Internet job vacancy trend in the North of England

Internet
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Internet
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Internet in the North of England over the 6 months to 20 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Internet in the North of England

Internet
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 Internet within the North of England region over the 6 months to 20 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 +132 1,545 £30,500 -30.29% 47
Yorkshire +105 257 £30,500 -18.67% 50
North East +23 25 £30,500 -55.99% 26
Internet
England

Internet
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 11 (0.60%) WordPress
2 3 (0.16%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.11%) IIS
4 1 (0.055%) Site Server
Applications
1 3 (0.16%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.055%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 1,615 (88.40%) Cloud Computing
2 137 (7.50%) AWS
3 131 (7.17%) Azure
4 130 (7.12%) GitHub
5 4 (0.22%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (0.055%) Azure Sentinel
6 1 (0.055%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.055%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 48 (2.63%) Broadband
2 12 (0.66%) WPA
3 8 (0.44%) WAN
4 7 (0.38%) LAN
4 7 (0.38%) TCP/IP
5 5 (0.27%) Network Security
5 5 (0.27%) VoIP
6 4 (0.22%) NGN
6 4 (0.22%) Unified Communications
6 4 (0.22%) WLAN
7 3 (0.16%) Firewall
8 2 (0.11%) SAN
8 2 (0.11%) SSL
9 1 (0.055%) BGP
9 1 (0.055%) Junos
9 1 (0.055%) MPLS
9 1 (0.055%) OSPF
9 1 (0.055%) Software-Defined Networking
9 1 (0.055%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.055%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (0.38%) MongoDB
1 7 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
2 5 (0.27%) MySQL
3 2 (0.11%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.055%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 137 (7.50%) Git
General
1 1,638 (89.66%) Social Skills
2 1,619 (88.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1,615 (88.40%) Banking
4 130 (7.12%) Multimedia
5 33 (1.81%) Finance
6 10 (0.55%) Marketing
7 8 (0.44%) Telecoms
8 6 (0.33%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (0.22%) Retail
10 3 (0.16%) Advertising
10 3 (0.16%) Law
10 3 (0.16%) Legal
10 3 (0.16%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.11%) Military
12 1 (0.055%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1,224 (67.00%) Lecturer
2 130 (7.12%) Trainee
3 64 (3.50%) Developer
3 64 (3.50%) Software Developer
4 63 (3.45%) Trainee Developer
4 63 (3.45%) Trainee Software Developer
5 13 (0.71%) Administrator
6 11 (0.60%) Trainee Administrator
6 11 (0.60%) Web Administrator
7 9 (0.49%) Procurement Director
8 7 (0.38%) Analyst
8 7 (0.38%) Senior
9 6 (0.33%) Account Manager
9 6 (0.33%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (0.27%) Head of Operations
10 5 (0.27%) Marketing Director
10 5 (0.27%) Network Engineer
10 5 (0.27%) Salesforce Support
10 5 (0.27%) Senior Support Analyst
10 5 (0.27%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 131 (7.17%) CSS
2 130 (7.12%) HTML
3 11 (0.60%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (0.16%) .NET
5 1 (0.055%) .NET Framework
5 1 (0.055%) Bootstrap
5 1 (0.055%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 1,619 (88.62%) IoT
2 12 (0.66%) NHS
3 6 (0.33%) Driving Licence
4 4 (0.22%) Machine to Machine
4 4 (0.22%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (0.16%) Cyberattack
6 2 (0.11%) Clustering
6 2 (0.11%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.11%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.055%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.055%) Renewable Energy
7 1 (0.055%) Replication
7 1 (0.055%) Social Media
7 1 (0.055%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 10 (0.55%) Linux
2 5 (0.27%) Windows
3 4 (0.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,738 (95.13%) Cybersecurity
2 1,626 (89.00%) Web Development
3 1,615 (88.40%) AI
3 1,615 (88.40%) Machine Learning
3 1,615 (88.40%) User Experience
4 127 (6.95%) Mentoring
5 8 (0.44%) Cost Control
6 7 (0.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (0.38%) CRM
6 7 (0.38%) Infrastructure as Code
7 6 (0.33%) Culture Change
7 6 (0.33%) Customer Service
8 5 (0.27%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (0.27%) Roadmaps
9 4 (0.22%) Budgeting and Forecasting
9 4 (0.22%) Commercial Awareness
9 4 (0.22%) Network Design
10 3 (0.16%) Business Development
10 3 (0.16%) Customer Engagement
10 3 (0.16%) Digital Marketing
Programming Languages
1 137 (7.50%) Python
2 131 (7.17%) JavaScript
3 67 (3.67%) R
4 7 (0.38%) C
4 7 (0.38%) Go
4 7 (0.38%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.055%) C#
5 1 (0.055%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1,616 (88.45%) Degree
2 1,615 (88.40%) Master's Degree
2 1,615 (88.40%) PhD
2 1,615 (88.40%) Postgraduate
3 131 (7.17%) Microsoft Certification
4 130 (7.12%) AWS Certification
4 130 (7.12%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 130 (7.12%) Azure Certification
5 4 (0.22%) ACCA
5 4 (0.22%) CIMA
6 2 (0.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.055%) CCNP
7 1 (0.055%) CEH
7 1 (0.055%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.055%) CISSP
7 1 (0.055%) City & Guilds
7 1 (0.055%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.055%) GCIA
7 1 (0.055%) GCIH
7 1 (0.055%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.055%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (0.055%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (0.055%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
1 1 (0.055%) GDPR
1 1 (0.055%) NIST
System Software
1 5 (0.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (0.38%) Ansible
1 7 (0.38%) Kubernetes
1 7 (0.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 133 (7.28%) Microsoft
2 11 (0.60%) Salesforce
3 5 (0.27%) MuleSoft
4 4 (0.22%) Avaya
4 4 (0.22%) Mitel
5 2 (0.11%) Xero
6 1 (0.055%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (0.055%) Anaplan
6 1 (0.055%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.055%) Cisco
6 1 (0.055%) CrowdStrike
6 1 (0.055%) Juniper