The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contactless in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Contactless over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Contactless 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
20,461
35,235
43,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK
36.65%
35.35%
43.46%
Number of salaries quoted
9,893
23,039
23,149
10th Percentile
£31,250
£28,000
£35,395
25th Percentile
£42,500
£38,000
£46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£55,000
£65,000
Median % change year-on-year
+9.09%
-15.38%
+4.00%
75th Percentile
£78,750
£75,000
£86,250
90th Percentile
£110,000
£97,500
£108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary
£55,000
£50,000
£55,000
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
-9.09%
+4.76%
Contactless Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Contactless as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Contactless Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contactless.
Contactless Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, job vacancies citing Contactless also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Contactless.
Contactless Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
