Technologist
UK
The median Technologist salary in the UK is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 651 | 672 | 881 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +209 | +279 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technologist | 51 | 238 | 87 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.091% | 0.23% | 0.091% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.24% | 0.099% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 145 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,313 | £24,400 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27,656 | £28,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £30,000 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -52.94% | +112.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £40,000 | £85,313 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £50,000 | £115,375 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £30,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -45.45% | +110.42% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Technologist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technologist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technologist
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technologist.
Technologist
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technologist over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Technologist
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technologist within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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 |
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| Work from Home | +126 | 35 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 35 | £35,000 | +16.67% | 37 |
| England | -7 | 33 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 50 |
| London | +104 | 11 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 19 |
| North of England | -17 | 9 | £25,625 | -14.58% | 11 |
| Scotland | +126 | 6 | £25,625 | -28.82% | 2 |
| South West | +82 | 6 | £40,000 | +33.33% | 6 |
| Wales | +38 | 6 | £35,000 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +38 | 6 | £25,625 | -14.58% | 5 |
| South East | +60 | 5 | £40,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| North West | -35 | 3 | £40,000 | +42.86% | 6 |
| East of England | +27 | 1 | £37,500 | +25.00% | 5 |
| Midlands | +14 | 1 | £40,000 | +25.00% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 1 | £40,000 | +25.00% | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £40,000 | - |
Technologist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Technologist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technologist in the job title.
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Technologist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: