SWIFT Messaging Network Job Trends in the North of England

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT Messaging Network)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SWIFT Messaging Network in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SWIFT Messaging Network over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 253 279 268
Rank change year-on-year +26 -11 +156
Permanent jobs citing SWIFT Messaging Network 8 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.076% 0.074% 0.040%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.19% 0.24% 0.11%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £73,223 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,935 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +38.06% +29.41%
75th Percentile - £78,648 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £57,500 £75,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.33% +36.36% -21.43%

All Generic Skills
North of England

SWIFT Messaging Network 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 4,112 2,875 2,643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.15% 30.41% 35.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,594 1,315 2,026
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,622
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,835 £71,020
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

SWIFT Messaging Network
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

SWIFT Messaging Network job vacancy trend in the North of England

SWIFT Messaging Network
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SWIFT Messaging Network.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing SWIFT Messaging Network

SWIFT Messaging Network
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 SWIFT Messaging Network within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 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 +28 8 - - 2
SWIFT Messaging Network
England

SWIFT Messaging Network
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 8 (100.00%) Banking
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Billing
2 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Financial Institution
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Architect
1 4 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 4 (50.00%) Payments Architect
1 4 (50.00%) Payments Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Agile
1 8 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 4 (50.00%) Cash Management
2 4 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
2 4 (50.00%) Epics
2 4 (50.00%) GAP Analysis
2 4 (50.00%) Migration
2 4 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 4 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 4 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (50.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 4 (50.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 4 (50.00%) Scrum
2 4 (50.00%) Technical Leadership
2 4 (50.00%) Use Case
2 4 (50.00%) Validation
2 4 (50.00%) Workflow
2 4 (50.00%) Workflow Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) SEPA
1 8 (100.00%) TARGET2
2 4 (50.00%) ISO 20022