Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) England> North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring SFIA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
304
323
-
Rank change year-on-year
+19
-
-
Permanent jobs citing SFIA
1
5
0
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England
SFIA 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
8,453
10,821
8,097
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England
88.09%
79.83%
95.24%
Number of salaries quoted
4,072
5,484
6,139
10th Percentile
£26,250
£30,000
£30,750
25th Percentile
£32,500
£39,980
£41,239
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£48,720
£50,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
-2.56%
-9.09%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£65,000
£65,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£80,000
£79,488
£82,500
England median annual salary
£55,000
£60,000
£61,000
% change year-on-year
-8.33%
-1.64%
+1.67%
SFIA Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SFIA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
SFIA Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SFIA.
SFIA Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England
For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, job vacancies citing SFIA also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region with a requirement for SFIA.
SFIA 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:
