Apache Spark Job Trends
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 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 556 | 449 | 492 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -107 | +43 | -109 |
| Permanent jobs citing Apache Spark | 272 | 237 | 283 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.23% | 0.49% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 5.56% | 5.91% | 4.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 103 | 190 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,400 | £47,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,688 | £61,250 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £74,000 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.30% | +3.13% | +0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £94,375 | £100,625 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £120,000 | £140,000 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £61,002 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | - | -20.00% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 4,889 | 4,010 | 5,802 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.08% | 8.21% | 8.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,249 | 2,637 | 3,547 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £29,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £102,500 | £122,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £44,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.27% | -7.37% | - |
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 17 October 2026.
Apache Spark Top 15 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 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -91 | 254 | £73,000 | -12.84% | 357 |
| London | -61 | 142 | £87,500 | -5.41% | 248 |
| UK excluding London | -129 | 111 | £61,002 | +1.67% | 130 |
| Work from Home | -45 | 61 | £66,805 | -10.93% | 164 |
| North of England | -34 | 60 | £60,000 | - | 48 |
| South West | -45 | 31 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 20 |
| North East | -43 | 27 | £55,000 | +15.79% | 9 |
| North West | -23 | 21 | £62,500 | -7.41% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 12 | £80,000 | +33.33% | 14 |
| South East | -66 | 10 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 17 |
| Scotland | -13 | 4 | - | - | 11 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 4 | £60,653 | +13.37% | 10 |
| Midlands | -70 | 4 | £60,653 | +13.37% | 13 |
| Wales | -72 | 2 | £80,000 | +59.60% | 2 |
| East of England | -33 | 1 | £80,000 | +11.89% | 9 |
Apache Spark Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Application Platforms
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache | 46.0% | 125 |
| 2 | Apache Airflow | 18.0% | 49 |
| 3 | Jupyter | 9.2% | 25 |
| 4 | Apache Pig | 1.8% | 5 |
| 5 | Palantir Foundry | 1.5% | 4 |
| 6 | SAS | 1.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Apache Solr | 0.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Luigi | 0.7% | 2 |
| 7 | Tornado | 0.7% | 2 |
| 10 | ArcGIS | 0.4% | 1 |
| 10 | Confluence | 0.4% | 1 |