Shadow IT
England > North of England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 289 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Shadow IT | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | - | 0.010% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.034% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £65,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £72,500 | £56,252 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.88% | +3.21% | +6.34% |
All Generic Skills
North of England
Shadow IT falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North of England.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 4,107 | 2,943 | 2,498 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 39.39% | 30.22% | 37.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,593 | 1,369 | 1,915 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £31,250 | £31,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £41,250 | £41,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,500 | £50,000 | £55,440 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.00% | -9.81% | +0.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,603 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £78,750 | £87,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -4.00% | -3.85% |
Shadow IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Shadow IT relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
