Design Patterns Job Trends

Design Patterns
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Design Patterns skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 377 239 180
Rank change year-on-year -138 -59 -31
Permanent jobs citing Design Patterns 352 588 1,406
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.47% 1.35% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.61% 1.44% 1.91%
Number of salaries quoted 196 385 1,074
10th Percentile £51,875 £45,000 £38,975
25th Percentile £60,000 £56,250 £50,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £68,525 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.45% +9.64% -16.67%
75th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £111,250 £97,500 £96,985
UK excluding London median annual salary £72,500 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +16.00% +4.17% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Design Patterns falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57,853 40,823 73,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.06% 93.60% 87.34%
Number of salaries quoted 35,092 22,156 55,922
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,366 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,911 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.86%
75th Percentile £76,674 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Design Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Design Patterns relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Design Patterns job vacancy trend in the UK

Design Patterns
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Design Patterns.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Design Patterns

Design Patterns
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Design Patterns over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Design Patterns within the UK over the 6 months to 14 March 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 -148 274 £75,000 +7.14% 222
UK excluding London -115 196 £72,500 +16.00% 170
Work from Home -51 168 £73,750 +13.46% 144
London -66 109 £80,000 +6.67% 80
North of England -42 79 £75,000 +25.00% 53
Scotland +11 44 £85,700 +22.43% 6
Yorkshire -21 39 £75,000 +7.14% 9
North West -23 35 £70,466 +19.43% 36
South West -44 23 £63,750 -8.93% 23
South East -110 22 £60,000 -11.11% 53
Midlands -37 16 £69,750 +15.09% 13
East of England 0 10 £77,500 - 16
West Midlands -9 9 £64,000 +4.56% 8
East Midlands -35 7 £105,000 +90.91% 5
North East -23 5 £38,936 -32.29% 8
Wales -39 1 - - 9
Channel Islands - 1 £90,000 -

Design Patterns
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.13%) Confluence
2 8 (2.27%) Palantir Foundry
3 5 (1.42%) Ethereum
4 3 (0.85%) GeoServer
4 3 (0.85%) JBoss
5 2 (0.57%) CMS
5 2 (0.57%) IIS
6 1 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.28%) Kentico
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.28%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 8 (2.27%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (0.28%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.28%) Siemens NX
2 1 (0.28%) Sketch
2 1 (0.28%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.28%) Endur
2 1 (0.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 125 (35.51%) Azure
2 120 (34.09%) AWS
3 57 (16.19%) Serverless
4 47 (13.35%) SaaS
5 44 (12.50%) GitHub
6 31 (8.81%) GCP
7 30 (8.52%) PaaS
8 28 (7.95%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (3.98%) Amazon S3
9 14 (3.98%) GitHub Actions
9 14 (3.98%) IaaS
10 13 (3.69%) AWS Lambda
11 12 (3.41%) Power Platform
12 10 (2.84%) Azure App Service
12 10 (2.84%) Entra ID
13 8 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
14 7 (1.99%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 7 (1.99%) Amazon EC2
14 7 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (1.70%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 58 (16.48%) Broadband
2 10 (2.84%) Network Security
3 4 (1.14%) Firewall
4 3 (0.85%) LAN
4 3 (0.85%) Unified Communications
4 3 (0.85%) WAN
4 3 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.85%) Wireless
4 3 (0.85%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (13.07%) SQL Server
2 35 (9.94%) NoSQL
3 21 (5.97%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (3.69%) Data Warehouse
4 13 (3.69%) DB2
5 12 (3.41%) Relational Database
6 8 (2.27%) Amazon RDS
6 8 (2.27%) MySQL
7 6 (1.70%) DynamoDB
8 5 (1.42%) Geospatial Data
9 4 (1.14%) Data Lake
9 4 (1.14%) GIS
9 4 (1.14%) Metadata
9 4 (1.14%) MongoDB
9 4 (1.14%) Power BI
10 3 (0.85%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
10 3 (0.85%) QGIS
11 2 (0.57%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.57%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 64 (18.18%) Jenkins
2 46 (13.07%) GitLab
3 42 (11.93%) SonarQube
4 37 (10.51%) Git
5 17 (4.83%) Cucumber
6 16 (4.55%) Selenium
7 15 (4.26%) JIRA
8 12 (3.41%) TeamCity
9 11 (3.13%) Bitbucket
10 5 (1.42%) Storybook
11 4 (1.14%) Android Studio
11 4 (1.14%) Balsamiq
11 4 (1.14%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.85%) JUnit
13 2 (0.57%) Gradle
13 2 (0.57%) Maven
13 2 (0.57%) webpack
13 2 (0.57%) Xcode
14 1 (0.28%) CA Release Automation
14 1 (0.28%) XCUITest
General
1 91 (25.85%) Social Skills
2 85 (24.15%) Finance
3 70 (19.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 56 (15.91%) Games
5 43 (12.22%) Marketing
6 30 (8.52%) Banking
7 29 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
8 20 (5.68%) Legal
9 19 (5.40%) Public Sector
10 16 (4.55%) Retail
11 11 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.27%) Law
13 4 (1.14%) Advertising
13 4 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.85%) Aviation
14 3 (0.85%) Back Office
14 3 (0.85%) Manufacturing
15 2 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 122 (34.66%) Developer
2 99 (28.13%) Architect
3 71 (20.17%) Lead
4 58 (16.48%) Senior
5 43 (12.22%) Software Engineer
6 39 (11.08%) Salesforce Architect
7 36 (10.23%) Technical Architect
8 35 (9.94%) Lead Developer
9 26 (7.39%) Solutions Architect
10 24 (6.82%) Java Developer
11 23 (6.53%) Senior Developer
12 21 (5.97%) C# Developer
13 20 (5.68%) Salesforce Technical Architect
14 19 (5.40%) .NET Developer
14 19 (5.40%) Full-Stack Developer
14 19 (5.40%) Python Developer
15 17 (4.83%) Consultant
16 16 (4.55%) Designer
16 16 (4.55%) Principal Engineer
17 14 (3.98%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 86 (24.43%) React
2 70 (19.89%) .NET
3 69 (19.60%) REST
4 55 (15.63%) HTML
5 54 (15.34%) CSS
6 42 (11.93%) Lightning Web Components
6 42 (11.93%) RESTful
6 42 (11.93%) SOAP
6 42 (11.93%) Visualforce
7 31 (8.81%) Node.js
8 24 (6.82%) AngularJS
9 23 (6.53%) Flask
9 23 (6.53%) Vue
10 22 (6.25%) .NET Framework
10 22 (6.25%) Spring
10 22 (6.25%) Spring Boot
11 20 (5.68%) Django
12 19 (5.40%) GraphQL
12 19 (5.40%) Middleware
13 16 (4.55%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 69 (19.60%) Product Ownership
2 36 (10.23%) Cloud Native
3 28 (7.95%) Distributed Systems
4 27 (7.67%) Mobile App
5 26 (7.39%) Data Structures
5 26 (7.39%) Greenfield Project
6 24 (6.82%) Enterprise Software
6 24 (6.82%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (3.69%) Social Media
8 10 (2.84%) Onboarding
9 9 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (2.56%) Public Cloud
10 8 (2.27%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.99%) Blog
11 7 (1.99%) Data Protection Act
11 7 (1.99%) Hedge funds
12 6 (1.70%) Blockchain
12 6 (1.70%) Legacy Applications
13 5 (1.42%) Distributed Computing
13 5 (1.42%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 29 (8.24%) Android
2 11 (3.13%) Apple iOS
3 6 (1.70%) Windows
4 1 (0.28%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 229 (65.06%) Agile
2 173 (49.15%) CI/CD
3 132 (37.50%) Mentoring
4 129 (36.65%) Continuous Improvement
5 125 (35.51%) DevOps
6 100 (28.41%) Problem-Solving
7 98 (27.84%) Software Engineering
8 97 (27.56%) Microservices
9 77 (21.88%) Scrum
10 75 (21.31%) Architectural Patterns
11 69 (19.60%) Event-Driven
12 68 (19.32%) Roadmaps
13 65 (18.47%) Full-Stack Development
14 63 (17.90%) AI
14 63 (17.90%) Test Automation
15 62 (17.61%) Continuous Integration
15 62 (17.61%) OO
16 55 (15.63%) TOGAF
17 53 (15.06%) Coaching
18 52 (14.77%) Static Code Analysis
Programming Languages
1 89 (25.28%) JavaScript
2 79 (22.44%) Java
3 70 (19.89%) Python
4 68 (19.32%) SQL
5 61 (17.33%) C#
6 50 (14.20%) TypeScript
7 42 (11.93%) Apex Code
8 40 (11.36%) SOQL
8 40 (11.36%) SOSL
9 33 (9.38%) Kotlin
10 8 (2.27%) Swift
11 6 (1.70%) C++
11 6 (1.70%) Go
12 5 (1.42%) Rust
13 3 (0.85%) PHP
13 3 (0.85%) RPG
14 2 (0.57%) Bash
14 2 (0.57%) Groovy
14 2 (0.57%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.57%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 65 (18.47%) Degree
2 38 (10.80%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (6.25%) Master's Degree
4 16 (4.55%) Security Cleared
5 15 (4.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (3.69%) Chartered Engineer
7 12 (3.41%) SC Cleared
8 11 (3.13%) CISM
8 11 (3.13%) CISSP
9 5 (1.42%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 4 (1.14%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.85%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.85%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.85%) CCNA
11 3 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.85%) CWNA
11 3 (0.85%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.85%) RIBA
11 3 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
12 2 (0.57%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.11%) QA
2 16 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 11 (3.13%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.56%) NIST
5 9 (2.56%) SLA
6 8 (2.27%) NIST 800
7 4 (1.14%) GDPR
8 3 (0.85%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.57%) GRC
9 2 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.57%) WCAG
10 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.28%) IFRS
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
System Software
1 60 (17.05%) Docker
2 10 (2.84%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 37 (10.51%) Kubernetes
2 35 (9.94%) Terraform
3 8 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.14%) Ansible
5 3 (0.85%) Grafana
6 2 (0.57%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.57%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.28%) Kibana
Vendors
1 42 (11.93%) Salesforce
2 40 (11.36%) Splunk
3 35 (9.94%) Microsoft
4 12 (3.41%) Foundry
5 11 (3.13%) Oracle
6 9 (2.56%) Atlassian
6 9 (2.56%) Google
7 8 (2.27%) Palantir
8 7 (1.99%) Databricks
9 6 (1.70%) BiZZdesign
10 4 (1.14%) IBM
10 4 (1.14%) OpenAI
10 4 (1.14%) Xamarin
11 3 (0.85%) Meraki
12 2 (0.57%) CA Agile Central
12 2 (0.57%) PayPal
12 2 (0.57%) SendGrid
12 2 (0.57%) Syncfusion
12 2 (0.57%) Telerik
13 1 (0.28%) Pega