Puppet Job Trends in the North of England
Puppet
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England citing Puppet skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 331 | 279 | 262 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | -17 | -35 |
| Permanent jobs citing Puppet | 32 | 6 | 43 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 0.13% | 0.065% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 3.33% | 0.67% | 5.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24 | 3 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,125 | £63,400 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £69,625 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £80,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.75% | +33.33% | -7.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | - | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | - | £73,125 |
| England median annual salary | £76,829 | £57,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.61% | -20.69% | +7.41% |
All Systems Management Skills
North of England
Puppet falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing systems management skills in the North of England.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing systems management skills | 961 | 893 | 831 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 3.98% | 9.74% | 6.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 712 | 413 | 439 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £26,250 | £32,450 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £31,250 | £43,710 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,130 | £48,720 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -2.56% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £70,250 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,690 | £83,500 | £77,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.11% | +3.85% |
Puppet Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Puppet relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
Puppet Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Puppet.
Puppet Salary Histogram in the North of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Puppet in the North of England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Puppet 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 Puppet within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | -33 | 16 | £71,250 | -10.94% | 3 |
| North East | - | 13 | £82,500 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £52,500 | - | 6 |
| Puppet England |
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Puppet Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 90.6% | 29 |
| 2 | Kubernetes | 81.3% | 26 |
| 3 | Progress Chef | 37.5% | 12 |
| 4 | vCenter Server | 15.6% | 5 |
| 5 | Grafana | 9.4% | 3 |
| 5 | Istio | 9.4% | 3 |
| 5 | linkerd | 9.4% | 3 |
| 5 | Microsoft Intune | 9.4% | 3 |
| 5 | Prometheus | 9.4% | 3 |
| 10 | Podman | 6.3% | 2 |