Data Structures Job Trends in the North West

Data Structures
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 183 164
Rank change year-on-year +22 -19 +81
Permanent jobs citing Data Structures 17 20 29
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.27% 0.39% 0.68%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.61% 1.27% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8 14 23
10th Percentile £44,332 £49,250 -
25th Percentile £62,119 £56,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £62,250 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year +16.47% +3.32% +0.42%
75th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile - £110,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £72,500 £70,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +3.57% +3.70% -9.24%

All Generic Skills
North West

Data Structures 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,799 1,576 1,431
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 44.37% 30.88% 33.68%
Number of salaries quoted 926 790 1,063
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £31,750
25th Percentile £34,182 £40,125 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -6.82% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Data Structures
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Data Structures job vacancy trend in the North West

Data Structures
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Structures.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Data Structures

Data Structures
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Structures in the North West over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Structures in the North West

Data Structures
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Structures within the North West region over the 6 months to 8 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
Manchester +22 9 £70,000 -36.36% 5
Merseyside +2 6 £75,000 +30.43% 3
Cheshire -13 2 £45,974 -42.53% 5
Data Structures
England

Data Structures
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (23.53%) CMS
2 1 (5.88%) Apache
2 1 (5.88%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (29.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (23.53%) NetSuite
2 1 (5.88%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 9 (52.94%) Power Platform
2 4 (23.53%) Azure
2 4 (23.53%) Slack
2 4 (23.53%) Zapier
3 2 (11.76%) Snowflake
4 1 (5.88%) AWS
4 1 (5.88%) dbt
4 1 (5.88%) Firebase
4 1 (5.88%) GCP
4 1 (5.88%) Google App Engine
4 1 (5.88%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (52.94%) Power BI
2 4 (23.53%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (23.53%) Data Mining
3 2 (11.76%) SQL Server
4 1 (5.88%) BigQuery
4 1 (5.88%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (5.88%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (5.88%) DB2
4 1 (5.88%) MongoDB
4 1 (5.88%) NoSQL
4 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
4 1 (5.88%) SAP HANA
4 1 (5.88%) Snowflake Schema
4 1 (5.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (5.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Postman
General
1 7 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (29.41%) Marketing
3 4 (23.53%) Retail
3 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
4 3 (17.65%) Finance
5 2 (11.76%) Law
6 1 (5.88%) Banking
6 1 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (5.88%) Investment Banking
6 1 (5.88%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 8 (47.06%) Analyst
2 5 (29.41%) Business Intelligence Analyst
3 4 (23.53%) Lead
3 4 (23.53%) Technical Leader
4 2 (11.76%) Senior
5 1 (5.88%) Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Data Architect
5 1 (5.88%) Data Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) iOS Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Performance Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Python Data Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Python Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) SAP Business Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) SAP Business One Consultant
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Senior iOS Developer
5 1 (5.88%) Senior Performance Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Snowflake Architect
5 1 (5.88%) Snowflake Data Engineer
5 1 (5.88%) Snowflake Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (23.53%) JSON
1 4 (23.53%) Middleware
2 1 (5.88%) .NET
2 1 (5.88%) Django
2 1 (5.88%) Kafka
2 1 (5.88%) Node.js
2 1 (5.88%) React
2 1 (5.88%) Redux
2 1 (5.88%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Algorithms
1 1 (5.88%) Distributed Systems
1 1 (5.88%) iPad
1 1 (5.88%) iPhone
1 1 (5.88%) Legacy Code
1 1 (5.88%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.88%) Multi-touch
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (29.41%) Data Architecture
3 4 (23.53%) API Integration
3 4 (23.53%) Coaching
3 4 (23.53%) Commercial Awareness
3 4 (23.53%) CRM
3 4 (23.53%) Customer Experience
3 4 (23.53%) Data Analysis
3 4 (23.53%) Data Management
3 4 (23.53%) Performance Management
3 4 (23.53%) Sales Enablement
3 4 (23.53%) Service Delivery
3 4 (23.53%) WFM
4 3 (17.65%) Decision-Making
4 3 (17.65%) Mathematics
5 2 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (11.76%) Computer Science
5 2 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (11.76%) Project Management
5 2 (11.76%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 10 (58.82%) SQL
2 9 (52.94%) Python
3 4 (23.53%) JavaScript
3 4 (23.53%) VBA
4 2 (11.76%) Java
5 1 (5.88%) Go
5 1 (5.88%) Swift
5 1 (5.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (23.53%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.88%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.88%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (23.53%) Facebook
2 4 (23.53%) HubSpot
2 4 (23.53%) Salesforce
3 2 (11.76%) Databricks
4 1 (5.88%) Alteryx
4 1 (5.88%) Civica
4 1 (5.88%) Northgate
4 1 (5.88%) Oracle
4 1 (5.88%) Orchard
4 1 (5.88%) SAP