Series 60 Job Trends

Series 60 (S60)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Series 60 skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 670 680 792
Rank change year-on-year +10 +112 -
Permanent jobs citing Series 60 2 1 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.002% 0.008%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.026% 0.009% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £75,000 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £90,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +33.33% -
75th Percentile - £105,000 £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £80,000 £90,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% +33.33% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

Series 60 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 7,643 10,954 17,398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 11.26% 22.27% 23.31%
Number of salaries quoted 5,627 6,600 14,247
10th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,209 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.83% +7.66% -8.89%
75th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

Series 60
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Series 60 relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Series 60 job vacancy trend in the UK

Series 60
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Series 60.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Series 60

Series 60
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Series 60 within the UK over the 6 months to 18 February 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 +38 2 £80,000 -11.11% 3
UK excluding London +9 2 £80,000 -11.11% 3
North of England - 2 £80,000 - 3
Yorkshire - 2 £80,000 - 3