Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring LINQ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 208 | 190 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -18 | +93 |
| Permanent jobs citing LINQ | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | - | 0.019% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.11% | 1.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £35,313 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £51,250 | £39,531 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.53% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £53,750 | £64,063 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £75,125 |
| England median annual salary | £77,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.91% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North West
LINQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 507 | 885 | 1,026 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 8.19% | 17.25% | 25.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 434 | 554 | 820 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,250 | £32,500 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £44,844 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £73,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,375 | £83,675 | £86,250 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LINQ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing LINQ.
