Google Protocol Buffers (protobuf)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Protocol Buffers skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
710 |
536 |
620 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-174 |
+84 |
+205 |
| Permanent jobs citing Protocol Buffers |
4 |
100 |
268 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK |
0.005% |
0.24% |
0.28% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
0.046% |
1.16% |
1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
100 |
268 |
| 10th Percentile |
£75,750 |
£80,000 |
£85,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£85,000 |
£102,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£87,500 |
£107,500 |
£126,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.60% |
-14.85% |
+17.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,625 |
£135,000 |
£143,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£106,250 |
£147,500 |
£165,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£77,500 |
£77,500 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+14.81% |
-3.57% |
Protocol Buffers 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 |
8,678 |
8,613 |
20,265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
10.01% |
20.70% |
21.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6,324 |
6,523 |
15,742 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£38,750 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£51,250 |
£45,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£66,200 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.81% |
+10.33% |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£87,500 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£111,250 |
£100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
-4.35% |
Protocol Buffers
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Protocol Buffers relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Protocol Buffers.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Protocol Buffers over the 6 months to 18 April 2026.
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Top 5 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Protocol Buffers within the UK over the 6 months to 18 April 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 |
| Work from Home |
-94 |
3 |
£88,750 |
-17.44% |
2 |
| England |
-162 |
3 |
£87,500 |
-18.60% |
6 |
| UK excluding London |
-70 |
1 |
£77,500 |
- |
3 |
| London |
-91 |
1 |
£87,500 |
-18.60% |
3 |
| South West |
- |
1 |
£77,500 |
- |
2 |
Protocol Buffers
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:
