Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Informatics skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Informatics over the 6 months to 8 August 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Informatics
UK
6 months to
8 Aug 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 693 842 730
Rank change year-on-year +149 -112 +288
Permanent jobs citing Informatics 627 169 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.37% 0.15% 0.097%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.38% 0.16% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 94 57 62
10th Percentile £27,125 £33,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,400 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,250
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.83% +13.51%
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,095 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,322 £83,750 £72,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,223 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.18% -2.50% +9.67%

Informatics is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 163,611 107,228 60,576
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK 95.79% 94.06% 93.05%
Number of salaries quoted 84,033 72,697 49,132
10th Percentile £34,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £96,250 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% +5.56%

Informatics
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Informatics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Informatics in the UK

Informatics
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Informatics.

Salary trend for Informatics in the UK

Informatics
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Informatics over the 6 months to 8 August 2022.

Salary histogram for Informatics in the UK

Informatics
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Informatics within the UK over the 6 months to 8 August 2022. 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 +143 567 £47,500 -13.64% 16
London +103 360 £50,000 -4.76% 7
UK excluding London -6 214 £46,223 -5.18% 12
Work from Home -149 108 £47,327 -5.35% 7
East of England -64 73 £50,000 - 1
South East -21 56 £40,074 -46.57%
North of England -33 37 £30,095 -14.02% 4
Yorkshire -2 23 £32,547 -7.01% 1
South West - 23 - -
Midlands -45 13 £47,500 - 4
North West -49 12 £35,500 -7.19% 3
West Midlands -43 10 £42,500 - 4
Wales - 8 £46,865 - 2
Scotland -37 4 £47,500 - 1
East Midlands -17 3 £100,905 -
North East - 2 £22,000 -

For the 6 months to 8 August 2022, IT jobs citing Informatics also mentioned the following skills 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 Informatics.

1 316 (50.40%) Degree
2 251 (40.03%) Machine Learning
3 250 (39.87%) Biology
3 250 (39.87%) Artificial Intelligence
4 249 (39.71%) Finance
5 223 (35.57%) Chemistry
6 213 (33.97%) Data Science
7 211 (33.65%) Python
8 186 (29.67%) Social Skills
9 181 (28.87%) Twitter
10 169 (26.95%) Computer Science
11 167 (26.63%) Java
12 165 (26.32%) Analytical Skills
13 163 (26.00%) Decision-Making
14 162 (25.84%) Information Security
15 150 (23.92%) Kubernetes
16 147 (23.44%) Software Engineering
17 146 (23.29%) SAP
18 135 (21.53%) JavaScript
19 134 (21.37%) Migration
20 133 (21.21%) Microservices
21 130 (20.73%) Algorithms
21 130 (20.73%) e-Learning
22 121 (19.30%) Data Structures
23 120 (19.14%) TDD
24 119 (18.98%) Big Data
25 118 (18.82%) Pair Programming
26 108 (17.22%) Marketing
27 107 (17.07%) Enterprise Software
28 105 (16.75%) Computer Science Degree

Informatics
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 22 (3.51%) Apache Spark
2 18 (2.87%) Apache
3 14 (2.23%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.12%) SAS
5 5 (0.80%) IIS
5 5 (0.80%) MS Exchange
5 5 (0.80%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.32%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) TYPO3
7 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (1.75%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.48%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.48%) Sketch
4 2 (0.32%) Stata
5 1 (0.16%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 39 (6.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 30 (4.78%) SAP R/3
3 21 (3.35%) Magento
4 7 (1.12%) ResourceLink
4 7 (1.12%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 89 (14.19%) AWS
2 31 (4.94%) Cloud Computing
3 23 (3.67%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.51%) GCP
5 16 (2.55%) Azure
6 13 (2.07%) dbt
6 13 (2.07%) Fivetran
7 11 (1.75%) SaaS
8 7 (1.12%) Amazon S3
8 7 (1.12%) Google Analytics
8 7 (1.12%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.12%) SuccessFactors
9 6 (0.96%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (0.64%) Amazon EMR
10 4 (0.64%) Amazon SageMaker
10 4 (0.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.64%) Azure Machine Learning
10 4 (0.64%) Azure Service Bus
10 4 (0.64%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.96%) HTTP
1 6 (0.96%) Intranet
2 5 (0.80%) LAN
3 4 (0.64%) SAN
3 4 (0.64%) WAN
4 2 (0.32%) DHCP
4 2 (0.32%) DNS
4 2 (0.32%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (18.98%) Big Data
2 34 (5.42%) MySQL
2 34 (5.42%) Relational Database
3 30 (4.78%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (3.67%) Data Warehouse
5 21 (3.35%) Electronic Patient Records
6 19 (3.03%) Elasticsearch
6 19 (3.03%) SQL Server
7 18 (2.87%) ClickHouse
7 18 (2.87%) Looker
8 10 (1.59%) RDBMS
9 9 (1.44%) Tableau
10 7 (1.12%) Power BI
10 7 (1.12%) Spotfire
11 5 (0.80%) NoSQL
11 5 (0.80%) Oracle Database
12 4 (0.64%) Amazon Athena
12 4 (0.64%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.64%) Hadoop
12 4 (0.64%) Riak
Development Applications
1 9 (1.44%) Snakemake
2 7 (1.12%) JIRA
3 5 (0.80%) Git (software)
4 4 (0.64%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.32%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.32%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.32%) Storybook
6 1 (0.16%) tSQLt
General
1 249 (39.71%) Finance
2 186 (29.67%) Social Skills
3 165 (26.32%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (17.22%) Marketing
5 59 (9.41%) Pharmaceutical
6 40 (6.38%) Manufacturing
7 33 (5.26%) Electronics
8 19 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (2.23%) Public Sector
10 10 (1.59%) Social Science
11 7 (1.12%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (0.80%) German Language
13 4 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.48%) Law
14 3 (0.48%) Local Government
14 3 (0.48%) Tech for Good
15 2 (0.32%) Publishing
16 1 (0.16%) Esports
Job Titles
1 125 (19.94%) Software Engineer
2 108 (17.22%) Senior Software Engineer
3 77 (12.28%) Security Manager
4 76 (12.12%) Architect
5 66 (10.53%) Cloud Architect
6 56 (8.93%) Analyst
7 45 (7.18%) Solutions Architect
8 42 (6.70%) IT Architect
9 38 (6.06%) Developer
10 37 (5.90%) Consultant
11 36 (5.74%) Cloud Solutions Architect
12 32 (5.10%) Cloud Consultant
13 22 (3.51%) Software Developer
14 21 (3.35%) Business Consultant
14 21 (3.35%) Cloud Specialist
14 21 (3.35%) IT Consultant
15 19 (3.03%) SAP Manager
16 18 (2.87%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
16 18 (2.87%) Infrastructure Solutions Architect
17 17 (2.71%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (4.63%) GraphQL
2 28 (4.47%) Vue.js
3 24 (3.83%) React
4 19 (3.03%) SAP Fiori
5 18 (2.87%) Play Framework
6 16 (2.55%) .NET
7 13 (2.07%) HTML
7 13 (2.07%) Jest
8 12 (1.91%) CSS
8 12 (1.91%) Node.js
9 11 (1.75%) Middleware
10 10 (1.59%) Web Services
11 9 (1.44%) Matplotlib
11 9 (1.44%) NumPy
11 9 (1.44%) Pandas
12 8 (1.28%) Shiny
13 5 (0.80%) ASP.NET
13 5 (0.80%) LAMP
13 5 (0.80%) XML
14 4 (0.64%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 130 (20.73%) Algorithms
1 130 (20.73%) e-Learning
2 121 (19.30%) Data Structures
3 107 (17.07%) Enterprise Software
4 98 (15.63%) Cloud Native
5 53 (8.45%) NHS
6 51 (8.13%) User Experience
7 41 (6.54%) Management Information System
8 33 (5.26%) Life Science
9 32 (5.10%) Self-Motivation
10 30 (4.78%) FMCG
11 28 (4.47%) LIMS
12 22 (3.51%) Blog
13 18 (2.87%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 12 (1.91%) e-Health
14 12 (1.91%) PACS
15 11 (1.75%) Biotechnology
15 11 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
16 9 (1.44%) Private Cloud
17 8 (1.28%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.50%) Windows
2 29 (4.63%) Linux
3 12 (1.91%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.64%) Ubuntu
4 4 (0.64%) Unix
5 2 (0.32%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 251 (40.03%) Machine Learning
2 250 (39.87%) Artificial Intelligence
2 250 (39.87%) Biology
3 223 (35.57%) Chemistry
4 213 (33.97%) Data Science
5 169 (26.95%) Computer Science
6 163 (26.00%) Decision-Making
7 162 (25.84%) Information Security
8 147 (23.44%) Software Engineering
9 134 (21.37%) Migration
10 133 (21.21%) Microservices
11 120 (19.14%) TDD
12 118 (18.82%) Pair Programming
13 101 (16.11%) Process Management
14 99 (15.79%) Agile
15 98 (15.63%) Architecture Roadmap
16 89 (14.19%) Stakeholder Management
17 78 (12.44%) Cybersecurity
18 68 (10.85%) Risk Management
19 67 (10.69%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 211 (33.65%) Python
2 167 (26.63%) Java
3 135 (21.53%) JavaScript
4 64 (10.21%) SQL
5 28 (4.47%) R
6 24 (3.83%) Scala
7 17 (2.71%) C
8 16 (2.55%) TypeScript
9 13 (2.07%) C#
10 11 (1.75%) Bash
11 9 (1.44%) PL/SQL
12 6 (0.96%) VBA
13 5 (0.80%) PHP
13 5 (0.80%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.64%) C++
15 3 (0.48%) MATLAB
15 3 (0.48%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.32%) Perl
17 1 (0.16%) ABAP
17 1 (0.16%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 316 (50.40%) Degree
2 105 (16.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 70 (11.16%) Master's Degree
4 62 (9.89%) CISM
4 62 (9.89%) CISSP
4 62 (9.89%) CRISC
5 40 (6.38%) PhD
6 15 (2.39%) PMI Certification
6 15 (2.39%) PMP
7 14 (2.23%) DBS Check
8 12 (1.91%) Postgraduate
9 9 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
9 9 (1.44%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.44%) Security Cleared
10 4 (0.64%) ISEB
10 4 (0.64%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.48%) A+ Certification
11 3 (0.48%) ECDL
11 3 (0.48%) MCSA
11 3 (0.48%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (10.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 62 (9.89%) GRC
2 62 (9.89%) NIST
3 19 (3.03%) Data Quality
4 16 (2.55%) HL7
5 12 (1.91%) QA
6 6 (0.96%) SLA
7 4 (0.64%) CDISC
7 4 (0.64%) Good Clinical Practice
7 4 (0.64%) ISO 9000
8 3 (0.48%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.32%) GxP
9 2 (0.32%) PMO
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.16%) GDPR
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 23 (3.67%) Docker
2 11 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (1.44%) Hyper-V
4 6 (0.96%) Active Directory
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 150 (23.92%) Kubernetes
2 18 (2.87%) Terraform
3 1 (0.16%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
3 1 (0.16%) SCCM
Vendors
1 181 (28.87%) Twitter
2 146 (23.29%) SAP
3 51 (8.13%) Microsoft
4 23 (3.67%) Apple
5 22 (3.51%) Google
6 21 (3.35%) Salesforce.com
7 18 (2.87%) Oracle
8 11 (1.75%) VMware
9 5 (0.80%) Facebook
9 5 (0.80%) Sybase
10 3 (0.48%) Minitab
10 3 (0.48%) Talend
11 1 (0.16%) HP
11 1 (0.16%) LabVantage
11 1 (0.16%) MicroStrategy
11 1 (0.16%) OpenText
11 1 (0.16%) Progress