Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring LINQ skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | - | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing LINQ | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Wales | 0.12% | - | 0.48% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.89% | - | 2.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | - | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | £50,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | - | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | £50,000 | - | £50,000 |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 53 | 93 | 230 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 6.10% | 23.48% | 22.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 70 | 187 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,850 | - | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,500 | £31,250 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,000 | £52,186 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -6.11% | +2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,790 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £71,250 | £75,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LINQ relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Salary Trend in South Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing LINQ.
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Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LINQ within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 15 March 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 |
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| Cardiff | - | 1 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| LINQ Wales |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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:
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