SIMD Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term SIMD in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited SIMD over the 6 months leading up to 30 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 649 546 -
Rank change year-on-year -103 - -
Permanent jobs citing SIMD 3 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% 0.006% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.016% 0.015% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
UK median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

SIMD 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,740 13,636 17,299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.31% 39.07% 29.76%
Number of salaries quoted 12,167 6,407 9,043
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £36,900 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -6.86% -7.27%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £66,650
90th Percentile £87,500 £77,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -8.00%

SIMD
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SIMD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

SIMD job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

SIMD
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SIMD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing SIMD

SIMD
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SIMD within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 August 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
East of England - 3 £100,000 - 1
SIMD
UK