Shadow IT
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Shadow IT over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 386 | 385 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -1 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Shadow IT | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | - | 0.024% | 0.069% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.069% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,250 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £55,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -38.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £95,750 |
| England median annual salary | £100,000 | £55,500 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.18% | -30.63% | +3.23% |
All Generic Skills
South East
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 South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,360 | 5,774 | 6,207 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 35.76% | 34.33% | 42.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,800 | 3,744 | 3,202 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,475 | £26,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,875 | £34,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £49,320 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.59% | -12.32% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,000 | £63,750 | £73,963 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,000 | £75,000 | £88,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
Shadow IT
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Shadow IT
Salary Trend in the South East
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Shadow IT in the South East.