Chip and PIN
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Chip and PIN in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Chip and PIN over the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 831 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Chip and PIN | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.012% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.036% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £70,000 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | £70,000 | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Chip and PIN 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 22,807 | 30,145 | 33,440 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 37.58% | 33.30% | 41.68% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,877 | 18,109 | 20,850 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £30,000 | £35,424 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,750 | £40,315 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £55,000 | £63,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -13.39% | +1.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £77,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £103,750 | £100,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Chip and PIN
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Chip and PIN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Chip and PIN
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chip and PIN.