Prototyping
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Prototyping skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 362 305 418
Rank change year-on-year -57 +113 -112
Permanent jobs citing Prototyping 542 465 466
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.51% 0.93% 0.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.69% 1.04% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 306 191 256
10th Percentile £42,750 £37,500 £43,500
25th Percentile £48,188 £48,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £83,125 £74,144
90th Percentile £85,000 £113,750 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £56,000 £61,625 £58,465
% change year-on-year -9.13% +5.41% -6.46%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Prototyping 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 78,311 44,508 67,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.48% 89.25% 80.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53,938 25,218 43,343
10th Percentile £30,775 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% -9.09%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Prototyping job vacancy trend in the UK

Prototyping
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Prototyping.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Prototyping

Prototyping
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Prototyping over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Prototyping within the UK over the 6 months to 15 August 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 +10 454 £60,000 -7.69% 887
UK excluding London -53 345 £56,000 -9.13% 423
Work from Home -1 258 £65,000 +18.18% 394
London -42 149 £75,000 +7.14% 548
South East 0 90 £56,500 -10.14% 102
North of England -5 83 £51,250 -21.15% 90
East of England +31 72 £61,250 +36.11% 69
North West +2 38 £48,750 -29.74% 60
South West -57 30 £60,000 -5.88% 60
Yorkshire -17 24 £65,000 +20.37% 10
Midlands -34 23 £60,000 - 32
Wales -41 21 £53,171 -21.88% 13
North East -44 21 £57,500 -11.54% 20
West Midlands -22 18 £61,250 +2.08% 21
Scotland -77 16 £52,250 -16.82% 51
Northern Ireland -61 10 £80,000 - 17
East Midlands -31 5 £50,000 +51.52% 11

Prototyping
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 (2.03%) Confluence
2 8 (1.48%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.29%) Apache
4 5 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.74%) CMS
5 4 (0.74%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.55%) WordPress
7 2 (0.37%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.37%) Jupyter
Applications
1 19 (3.51%) Adobe XD
2 14 (2.58%) SOLIDWORKS
3 13 (2.40%) InDesign
4 11 (2.03%) Adobe Illustrator
4 11 (2.03%) Photoshop
4 11 (2.03%) Sketch
5 8 (1.48%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (1.48%) Solid Edge
6 6 (1.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (1.11%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.92%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.74%) Microsoft Office
9 3 (0.55%) EPLAN
9 3 (0.55%) Productboard
9 3 (0.55%) Zeplin
10 2 (0.37%) InVision
10 2 (0.37%) Trello
10 2 (0.37%) UserZoom
10 2 (0.37%) Windchill
11 1 (0.18%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 6 (1.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.55%) SAP SD
3 2 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.37%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.18%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.18%) Maximo
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 116 (21.40%) Figma
2 88 (16.24%) AWS
3 72 (13.28%) Azure
4 70 (12.92%) Adobe Analytics
5 43 (7.93%) GCP
6 21 (3.87%) Amazon S3
6 21 (3.87%) Serverless
7 20 (3.69%) GitHub
7 20 (3.69%) SaaS
8 19 (3.51%) AWS Lambda
9 16 (2.95%) Power Platform
10 13 (2.40%) Anthropic Claude
10 13 (2.40%) dbt
11 12 (2.21%) Amazon ECS
11 12 (2.21%) AWS CloudFormation
11 12 (2.21%) Azure Machine Learning
11 12 (2.21%) Microsoft Copilot
12 11 (2.03%) AWS Step Functions
12 11 (2.03%) Google Analytics
12 11 (2.03%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 82 (15.13%) Broadband
2 8 (1.48%) WPA
3 5 (0.92%) Intranet
4 4 (0.74%) Wireless
5 3 (0.55%) Software-Defined Radio
5 3 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.37%) Bluetooth
6 2 (0.37%) RS-485
6 2 (0.37%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.18%) AMQP
7 1 (0.18%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) LTE
7 1 (0.18%) Modbus
7 1 (0.18%) MQTT
7 1 (0.18%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.32%) DynamoDB
2 10 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (1.66%) Power BI
4 8 (1.48%) Redis
5 7 (1.29%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.11%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.92%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.74%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.74%) Hadoop
8 4 (0.74%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.55%) ClickHouse
9 3 (0.55%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.55%) Db2
9 3 (0.55%) DB2 UDB
9 3 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.55%) QlikView
9 3 (0.55%) Tableau
10 2 (0.37%) Big Data
10 2 (0.37%) Delta Lake
10 2 (0.37%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 24 (4.43%) Git
2 18 (3.32%) JIRA
3 13 (2.40%) GitLab
4 11 (2.03%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.85%) Axure RP
5 10 (1.85%) Cypress.io
6 9 (1.66%) Maven
6 9 (1.66%) SonarQube
7 8 (1.48%) Balsamiq
7 8 (1.48%) LabVIEW
8 6 (1.11%) Postman
9 4 (0.74%) Claude Code
10 3 (0.55%) Eclipse
10 3 (0.55%) Eclipse RCP
11 2 (0.37%) Bitbucket
11 2 (0.37%) Bower
11 2 (0.37%) Rational DOORS
12 1 (0.18%) ER Studio
12 1 (0.18%) MLflow
12 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 171 (31.55%) Social Skills
2 102 (18.82%) Finance
3 90 (16.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 82 (15.13%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (13.84%) Public Sector
6 73 (13.47%) Games
7 71 (13.10%) Electronics
8 53 (9.78%) Manufacturing
9 48 (8.86%) Law
10 31 (5.72%) Marketing
11 27 (4.98%) Aerospace
12 25 (4.61%) Presentation Skills
13 17 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (2.95%) Legal
15 12 (2.21%) Retail
16 9 (1.66%) Automotive
16 9 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.48%) Influencing Skills
18 7 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
19 6 (1.11%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 113 (20.85%) Designer
2 111 (20.48%) Senior
3 68 (12.55%) Developer
4 67 (12.36%) Lead
5 48 (8.86%) UX Designer
6 38 (7.01%) Architect
7 34 (6.27%) Software Engineer
8 33 (6.09%) Lead Designer
9 31 (5.72%) Systems Engineer
10 28 (5.17%) Interaction Designer
11 25 (4.61%) Senior Designer
12 23 (4.24%) Consultant
13 20 (3.69%) Agile Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.69%) Delivery Manager
13 20 (3.69%) Product Manager
14 19 (3.51%) Full-Stack Developer
14 19 (3.51%) UI Designer
14 19 (3.51%) UI/UX Designer
15 17 (3.14%) Analyst
15 17 (3.14%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (7.38%) HTML
2 37 (6.83%) CSS
3 30 (5.54%) React
4 21 (3.87%) LangChain
5 18 (3.32%) .NET
6 17 (3.14%) AngularJS
7 13 (2.40%) Spring Boot
8 12 (2.21%) REST
9 10 (1.85%) Jest
9 10 (1.85%) Web Services
10 9 (1.66%) AWS CDK
10 9 (1.66%) Gherkin
10 9 (1.66%) Node.js
10 9 (1.66%) RESTful
11 8 (1.48%) Framer.js
11 8 (1.48%) JSON
11 8 (1.48%) Next.js
12 7 (1.29%) Material Design
12 7 (1.29%) PyTorch
12 7 (1.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 70 (12.92%) Social Media
2 46 (8.49%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.98%) Embedded Systems
4 26 (4.80%) Product Ownership
5 21 (3.87%) AI Agents
6 19 (3.51%) FPGA
6 19 (3.51%) Public Cloud
6 19 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (2.95%) Robotics
8 14 (2.58%) IoT
9 13 (2.40%) Algorithms
10 12 (2.21%) Distributed Systems
11 11 (2.03%) Life Science
11 11 (2.03%) Management Information System
11 11 (2.03%) Onboarding
12 10 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.66%) Analogue Electronics
13 9 (1.66%) Data Structures
13 9 (1.66%) Low-Code
13 9 (1.66%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.66%) Linux
2 3 (0.55%) Unix
3 2 (0.37%) Android
4 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
4 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
4 1 (0.18%) ThreadX
4 1 (0.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (46.68%) Agile
2 244 (45.02%) AI
3 161 (29.70%) User Research
4 138 (25.46%) Analytics
5 134 (24.72%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
6 123 (22.69%) Roadmaps
7 113 (20.85%) User Experience
8 111 (20.48%) Rapid Prototyping
9 98 (18.08%) Customer Experience
9 98 (18.08%) Mentoring
10 94 (17.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 94 (17.34%) Problem-Solving
11 88 (16.24%) Product Roadmap
12 83 (15.31%) UX Design
13 78 (14.39%) Software Engineering
14 77 (14.21%) Storytelling
15 75 (13.84%) Validation
16 70 (12.92%) Digital Customer Experience
17 65 (11.99%) LLM
18 61 (11.25%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 94 (17.34%) Python
2 41 (7.56%) Java
3 40 (7.38%) JavaScript
4 36 (6.64%) TypeScript
5 31 (5.72%) SQL
6 29 (5.35%) C
7 27 (4.98%) C#
8 25 (4.61%) C++
9 11 (2.03%) Bash
9 11 (2.03%) MATLAB
10 10 (1.85%) Groovy
11 7 (1.29%) Go
12 6 (1.11%) Embedded C
13 5 (0.92%) PHP
14 3 (0.55%) Pascal
14 3 (0.55%) PowerShell
14 3 (0.55%) Rust
15 2 (0.37%) Ruby
16 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
16 1 (0.18%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 157 (28.97%) Degree
2 99 (18.27%) Security Cleared
3 70 (12.92%) SC Cleared
4 26 (4.80%) Master's Degree
5 18 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (3.14%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (2.40%) AWS Certification
7 13 (2.40%) PhD
8 9 (1.66%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
8 9 (1.66%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.66%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.48%) HND
10 5 (0.92%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.55%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (0.55%) HNC
11 3 (0.55%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 3 (0.55%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.18%) OCP
12 1 (0.18%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.18%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 142 (26.20%) Accessibility
2 72 (13.28%) WCAG
3 14 (2.58%) QA
4 9 (1.66%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.92%) GDPR
6 4 (0.74%) DO-254
7 2 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.37%) JTAG
8 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.18%) DO-178B
8 1 (0.18%) GRC
8 1 (0.18%) GxP
8 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
System Software
1 28 (5.17%) Docker
2 22 (4.06%) Firmware
3 7 (1.29%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (2.77%) Terraform
2 14 (2.58%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.66%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 102 (18.82%) Adobe
2 49 (9.04%) Microsoft
3 31 (5.72%) Google
4 29 (5.35%) OpenAI
5 17 (3.14%) EMC
6 10 (1.85%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.66%) Databricks
7 9 (1.66%) Foundry
7 9 (1.66%) SAP
8 4 (0.74%) Oracle
8 4 (0.74%) Xilinx
9 3 (0.55%) Autodesk
9 3 (0.55%) Cognizant
9 3 (0.55%) JD Edwards
9 3 (0.55%) Motorola
9 3 (0.55%) Siemens
10 2 (0.37%) Altera
10 2 (0.37%) Intel
10 2 (0.37%) Revolut
10 2 (0.37%) ServiceNow