RTP Job Trends in the North of England

Real-Time Transport Protocol (RTP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring RTP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 316 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Permanent jobs citing RTP 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.014% 0.011% -
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.24% 0.054% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £80,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 - -
75th Percentile £90,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £55,000 £30,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +83.33% -47.83% -11.54%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North of England

RTP 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 1,259 1,841 1,997
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 6.05% 19.56% 10.93%
Number of salaries quoted 886 839 1,558
10th Percentile £27,161 £25,000 £25,875
25th Percentile £30,000 £25,087 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £32,500 £43,481
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% -25.25% -8.46%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,625 £60,352
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%

RTP
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

RTP job vacancy trend in the North of England

RTP
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

RTP
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 RTP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 12 July 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 -10 3 £85,000 - 4
RTP
England

RTP
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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Games
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematical Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management