Apache Spark
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Apache Spark skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 448 | 478 | 367 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | -111 | -90 |
| Permanent jobs citing Apache Spark | 213 | 286 | 394 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.38% | 0.45% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 5.72% | 5.11% | 6.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 102 | 200 | 251 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,725 | £47,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £56,250 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,000 | £77,500 | £79,632 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.52% | -2.68% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £116,875 | £105,625 | £97,290 |
| 90th Percentile | £140,000 | £138,750 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -23.33% | +15.38% |
All Application Platform Skills
UK
Apache Spark falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring application platform skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,727 | 5,594 | 5,725 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 6.70% | 8.84% | 11.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,540 | 3,437 | 4,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,325 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,188 | £39,750 | £38,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £55,875 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.83% | +1.59% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £82,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,375 | £115,000 | £91,934 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.53% | - | - |
Apache Spark
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Apache Spark relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
Apache Spark
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Apache Spark.
Apache Spark
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Apache Spark over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.
Apache Spark
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Apache Spark within the UK over the 6 months to 5 December 2025. 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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| England | +43 | 200 | £81,000 | +4.52% | 343 |
| London | +41 | 137 | £95,000 | - | 61 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 69 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 341 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 43 | £80,000 | +9.97% | 467 |
| North of England | +44 | 34 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 74 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 22 | £60,000 | +21.77% | 32 |
| Midlands | +49 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 50 |
| Scotland | +20 | 9 | £90,000 | - | 23 |
| North West | +27 | 7 | £54,250 | +3.33% | 35 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 7 | - | - | 22 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 5 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 24 |
| South East | +20 | 5 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 98 |
| North East | +12 | 5 | £47,500 | -3.60% | 7 |
| East of England | +27 | 4 | - | - | 43 |
| South West | -3 | 4 | £55,000 | -29.03% | 38 |
| Wales | +8 | 2 | £50,124 | -24.28% | 13 |
Apache Spark
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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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