JSON
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring JSON skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 379 306
Rank change year-on-year -92 -73 -75
Permanent jobs citing JSON 364 326 657
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.31% 0.67% 0.86%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 3.04% 3.85% 4.01%
Number of salaries quoted 241 240 415
10th Percentile £35,500 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £60,375 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.52% -7.12% -
75th Percentile £79,336 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

JSON falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 11,983 8,463 16,367
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.31% 17.29% 21.49%
Number of salaries quoted 8,544 5,410 10,431
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £39,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £52,000 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £68,513 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +5.40% -3.70%
75th Percentile £86,250 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £111,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

JSON
Job Vacancy Trend

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

JSON job vacancy trend in the UK

JSON
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JSON.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing JSON

JSON
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing JSON over the 6 months to 22 September 2026.

Salary histogram for JSON in the UK

JSON
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing JSON within the UK over the 6 months to 22 September 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 -77 340 £62,500 +4.17% 381
UK excluding London -125 212 £55,000 - 219
Work from Home -43 132 £55,000 -12.00% 192
London -33 131 £75,000 +9.09% 199
South East -45 77 £55,000 -15.38% 60
North of England -49 55 £61,250 +11.36% 42
North West -37 31 £62,500 +13.64% 27
Midlands -35 30 £55,000 +15.79% 27
East of England -47 26 £90,000 +63.64% 24
West Midlands -44 21 £62,500 +31.58% 21
Yorkshire -28 20 £44,000 -11.56% 11
South West -68 18 £52,500 -6.67% 27
East Midlands -23 9 £54,000 -10.00% 6
Wales - 6 £55,000 - 5
North East -62 4 £38,000 -15.56% 5
Scotland -9 2 - - 26
Northern Ireland -82 1 - - 17

JSON
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 32 (8.79%) SharePoint
2 19 (5.22%) Confluence
3 16 (4.40%) Apache
3 16 (4.40%) IIS
4 10 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.92%) CMS
6 6 (1.65%) WordPress
7 5 (1.37%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.37%) Drupal
8 3 (0.82%) Tomcat
9 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
10 1 (0.27%) Cloud Foundry
10 1 (0.27%) JBoss
10 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
10 1 (0.27%) Umbraco
Applications
1 22 (6.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.10%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.82%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.55%) Lightworks
7 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.55%) SAP Business One
3 1 (0.27%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.27%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle SCM
3 1 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.27%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 159 (43.68%) Azure
2 91 (25.00%) AWS
3 64 (17.58%) Power Platform
4 58 (15.93%) Azure DevOps
5 52 (14.29%) Azure Logic Apps
6 46 (12.64%) Serverless
7 35 (9.62%) Power Automate
8 34 (9.34%) Microsoft 365
9 28 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
9 28 (7.69%) PowerApps
10 27 (7.42%) AWS Lambda
11 26 (7.14%) Azure Data Factory
11 26 (7.14%) GitHub
12 19 (5.22%) Azure Functions
13 17 (4.67%) SaaS
14 16 (4.40%) Amazon S3
14 16 (4.40%) Boomi
14 16 (4.40%) GCP
15 15 (4.12%) AWS CloudFormation
16 14 (3.85%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.30%) TCP/IP
2 8 (2.20%) HTTP
2 8 (2.20%) Wireshark
3 7 (1.92%) DNS
3 7 (1.92%) Firewall
4 5 (1.37%) Intranet
5 3 (0.82%) HTTPS
5 3 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
5 3 (0.82%) VPN
5 3 (0.82%) Wireless
6 2 (0.55%) MQTT
7 1 (0.27%) Diameter Protocol
7 1 (0.27%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) RTP
7 1 (0.27%) RTSP
7 1 (0.27%) SCTP
7 1 (0.27%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.27%) SS7
7 1 (0.27%) SSL
7 1 (0.27%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (12.64%) PostgreSQL
2 45 (12.36%) SQL Server
3 43 (11.81%) Power BI
4 26 (7.14%) MySQL
5 25 (6.87%) Relational Database
6 22 (6.04%) Redis
7 21 (5.77%) Data Warehouse
8 18 (4.95%) Azure SQL Database
9 17 (4.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 12 (3.30%) Data Lake
11 9 (2.47%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (2.47%) Parquet
12 8 (2.20%) Metadata
13 7 (1.92%) Amazon Redshift
13 7 (1.92%) Electronic Patient Records
13 7 (1.92%) NoSQL
13 7 (1.92%) RDBMS
14 5 (1.37%) GIS
15 4 (1.10%) DynamoDB
15 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 76 (20.88%) Git
2 44 (12.09%) JIRA
3 31 (8.52%) Jenkins
4 17 (4.67%) Postman
4 17 (4.67%) Selenium
5 16 (4.40%) GitLab
6 13 (3.57%) Cucumber
6 13 (3.57%) JMeter
7 8 (2.20%) JUnit
8 7 (1.92%) Maven
9 6 (1.65%) Mockito
9 6 (1.65%) SoapUI
9 6 (1.65%) Visual Studio
10 5 (1.37%) Gatling
10 5 (1.37%) Gradle
10 5 (1.37%) Jasmine
10 5 (1.37%) Mocha
10 5 (1.37%) NUnit
10 5 (1.37%) SonarQube
10 5 (1.37%) Zephyr
General
1 154 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 91 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 66 (18.13%) Finance
4 33 (9.07%) Organisational Skills
5 27 (7.42%) Public Sector
6 17 (4.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 16 (4.40%) Retail
8 15 (4.12%) Health Technology
9 13 (3.57%) Marketing
10 12 (3.30%) Legal
11 11 (3.02%) Advertising
11 11 (3.02%) Banking
11 11 (3.02%) Law
12 7 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.65%) Aviation
13 6 (1.65%) Back Office
13 6 (1.65%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.37%) Publishing
15 4 (1.10%) Investment Banking
15 4 (1.10%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 144 (39.56%) Developer
2 90 (24.73%) Senior
3 45 (12.36%) Senior Developer
4 29 (7.97%) .NET Developer
5 28 (7.69%) Analyst
6 24 (6.59%) Architect
7 23 (6.32%) Lead
7 23 (6.32%) Web Developer
8 22 (6.04%) Software Engineer
9 18 (4.95%) Data Engineer
9 18 (4.95%) Software Developer
10 17 (4.67%) Consultant
10 17 (4.67%) Integration Engineer
11 16 (4.40%) DevOps Engineer
11 16 (4.40%) Full-Stack Developer
11 16 (4.40%) Ruby Developer
11 16 (4.40%) Support Engineer
12 14 (3.85%) .NET Web Developer
13 13 (3.57%) Integration Architect
13 13 (3.57%) Senior Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (41.48%) XML
2 118 (32.42%) REST
3 92 (25.27%) HTML
4 84 (23.08%) .NET
5 80 (21.98%) CSS
6 52 (14.29%) RESTful
7 48 (13.19%) SOAP
8 47 (12.91%) .NET Core
9 42 (11.54%) ASP.NET
10 31 (8.52%) Middleware
11 30 (8.24%) Terraform
12 29 (7.97%) JWT
12 29 (7.97%) React
13 28 (7.69%) .NET Framework
14 24 (6.59%) YAML
15 21 (5.77%) AngularJS
15 21 (5.77%) Blazor
16 19 (5.22%) HTML5
16 19 (5.22%) jQuery
17 18 (4.95%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.42%) Cloud Native
2 21 (5.77%) Distributed Systems
2 21 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.49%) Enterprise Software
4 19 (5.22%) Management Information System
5 17 (4.67%) Analytical Mindset
6 15 (4.12%) Product Ownership
6 15 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
7 12 (3.30%) Taxonomies
8 11 (3.02%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (3.02%) Robotics
9 9 (2.47%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.47%) Enterprise Cloud
9 9 (2.47%) NHS
10 8 (2.20%) Data Structures
11 7 (1.92%) Linux Command Line
11 7 (1.92%) Public Cloud
12 6 (1.65%) Low-Code
12 6 (1.65%) Mobile App
12 6 (1.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 57 (15.66%) Linux
2 52 (14.29%) Windows
3 20 (5.49%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 2 (0.55%) Android
6 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (40.11%) Agile
2 119 (32.69%) DevOps
3 113 (31.04%) CI/CD
4 109 (29.95%) Problem-Solving
5 63 (17.31%) Test Automation
6 58 (15.93%) AI
7 55 (15.11%) Microservices
8 52 (14.29%) Mentoring
8 52 (14.29%) Software Engineering
9 51 (14.01%) User Experience
10 48 (13.19%) Roadmaps
11 46 (12.64%) Data Modelling
11 46 (12.64%) Scrum
12 42 (11.54%) Business Intelligence
13 36 (9.89%) Analytics
13 36 (9.89%) Validation
14 35 (9.62%) Clean Code
14 35 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
15 34 (9.34%) Containerisation
15 34 (9.34%) Performance Tuning
Programming Languages
1 157 (43.13%) SQL
2 133 (36.54%) JavaScript
3 97 (26.65%) Python
4 95 (26.10%) C#
5 47 (12.91%) Java
6 29 (7.97%) PowerShell
7 21 (5.77%) C++
7 21 (5.77%) TypeScript
8 17 (4.67%) Ruby
9 16 (4.40%) PHP
10 12 (3.30%) Shell Script
11 11 (3.02%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (1.65%) Perl
13 6 (1.65%) VBA
14 5 (1.37%) Groovy
14 5 (1.37%) VB
15 4 (1.10%) Bash
15 4 (1.10%) XPath
16 3 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 48 (13.19%) Degree
2 42 (11.54%) Security Cleared
3 31 (8.52%) SC Cleared
4 13 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (3.02%) Azure Certification
5 11 (3.02%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (2.75%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (1.65%) ISTQB
8 5 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.37%) ISEB
9 4 (1.10%) CISSP
9 4 (1.10%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.82%) CCNP
10 3 (0.82%) CCSP
11 2 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.55%) CASP
11 2 (0.55%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (0.55%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (12.91%) Accessibility
2 45 (12.36%) QA
3 25 (6.87%) Data Quality
4 18 (4.95%) WCAG
5 14 (3.85%) GDPR
6 12 (3.30%) TickIT
7 9 (2.47%) SLA
8 7 (1.92%) HL7
9 4 (1.10%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.82%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.82%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.55%) Basel III
11 2 (0.55%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.55%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.27%) Dublin Core
12 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
12 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.27%) PERC
12 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 53 (14.56%) Docker
2 6 (1.65%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.65%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.10%) vSphere
4 3 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) NFS
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (7.14%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.57%) Ansible
3 8 (2.20%) Kibana
4 6 (1.65%) Grafana
5 4 (1.10%) Packer
6 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.27%) CloudHub
7 1 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
7 1 (0.27%) logstash
7 1 (0.27%) QRadar
Vendors
1 118 (32.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.22%) Adobe
2 19 (5.22%) Google
3 14 (3.85%) Splunk
4 11 (3.02%) Oracle
5 10 (2.75%) SAP
6 9 (2.47%) Dynatrace
6 9 (2.47%) IBM
7 7 (1.92%) VMware
8 6 (1.65%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.37%) Databricks
9 5 (1.37%) Pega
10 4 (1.10%) AppDynamics
10 4 (1.10%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.82%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.82%) Cisco
11 3 (0.82%) F5
11 3 (0.82%) McAfee
11 3 (0.82%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.82%) ServiceNow