ICT Specialist
UK
The median ICT Specialist salary in the UK is £35,579 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 857 | 978 | 1228 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | +250 | -319 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an ICT Specialist | 53 | 1 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.054% | 0.001% | 0.006% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.057% | 0.001% | 0.006% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,579 | - | £35,025 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,579 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.84% | +17.65% | -32.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,356 | £52,500 | £44,073 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £47,129 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,579 | - | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -32.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
ICT Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured ICT Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
ICT Specialist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing ICT Specialist.
ICT Specialist
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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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| UK excluding London | - | 53 | £35,579 | - | 3 |
| England | +151 | 49 | £35,579 | -28.84% | 3 |
| North of England | - | 49 | £35,579 | - | 2 |
| North East | - | 38 | - | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | - | 12 | - | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 11 | £35,579 | - | |
| Wales | - | 4 | £46,604 | - | 1 |
ICT Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, ICT Specialist job roles required 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 featuring ICT Specialist in the job title.
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ICT Specialist Skill Set
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: