WhatsApp
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for WhatsApp skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited WhatsApp over the 6 months to 29 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 483 1031 1037
Rank change year-on-year +548 +6 -286
Permanent jobs citing WhatsApp 258 59 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.48% 0.047% 0.048%
As % of the Cloud Services category 1.12% 0.11% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 223 10 9
10th Percentile £30,650 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £24,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +21.88% -1.84%
75th Percentile £67,500 £50,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £83,500 £51,500 £55,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year -5.26% +46.15% -20.25%

All Cloud Skills
UK

WhatsApp is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 23,124 54,234 60,343
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 42.74% 43.10% 46.75%
Number of salaries quoted 18,249 36,158 42,211
10th Percentile £32,750 £34,500 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £63,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +5.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,351 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.00% +4.76% +5.00%

WhatsApp
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing WhatsApp as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing WhatsApp.

Salary trend for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing WhatsApp over the 6 months to 29 November 2023.

Salary histogram for WhatsApp in the UK

WhatsApp
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing WhatsApp within the UK over the 6 months to 29 November 2023. 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 +523 254 £50,000 +2.56% 66
Work from Home +392 149 £52,500 +5.00% 24
UK excluding London +365 136 £45,000 -5.26% 48
London +345 115 £55,000 +10.00% 22
South West - 48 £45,000 - 17
South East - 40 £50,000 - 14
Midlands - 23 £43,750 - 8
North of England +148 15 £45,000 -5.26% 6
West Midlands - 14 £43,750 - 7
East Midlands - 9 £39,250 - 1
North West +118 8 £57,500 +21.05% 2
Yorkshire - 7 £30,000 - 4
East of England +123 6 £31,475 - 4
Scotland - 2 £38,750 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £45,000 -
Wales - 1 £52,500 - 3

WhatsApp
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:

Application Platforms
1 48 (18.60%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.71%) Confluence
3 3 (1.16%) CMS
3 3 (1.16%) WordPress
4 2 (0.78%) Apache
4 2 (0.78%) Apache Solr
4 2 (0.78%) MS Exchange
4 2 (0.78%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.39%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.39%) IIS
5 1 (0.39%) Kentico
5 1 (0.39%) MQSeries
5 1 (0.39%) Mule
5 1 (0.39%) SAS
5 1 (0.39%) Site Server
5 1 (0.39%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.39%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.39%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 21 (8.14%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.33%) Trello
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.78%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.39%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.39%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 7 (2.71%) SAP ERP
2 6 (2.33%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.39%) Fidessa
4 1 (0.39%) iTrent
4 1 (0.39%) Loan IQ
4 1 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.39%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 90 (34.88%) Microsoft 365
2 84 (32.56%) Azure
3 29 (11.24%) Entra ID
4 26 (10.08%) Power Platform
5 25 (9.69%) AWS
6 14 (5.43%) Power Automate
6 14 (5.43%) SaaS
7 11 (4.26%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (4.26%) PowerApps
8 7 (2.71%) OneDrive
8 7 (2.71%) Serverless
8 7 (2.71%) Slack
9 6 (2.33%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (2.33%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (1.55%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.55%) GitHub
10 4 (1.55%) Snowflake
11 3 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 3 (1.16%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 41 (15.89%) Firewall
2 31 (12.02%) DNS
3 28 (10.85%) TCP/IP
4 25 (9.69%) LAN
5 24 (9.30%) DHCP
6 17 (6.59%) WAN
7 16 (6.20%) VPN
8 14 (5.43%) Wi-Fi
9 12 (4.65%) VLAN
9 12 (4.65%) VoIP
10 10 (3.88%) Internet
11 9 (3.49%) Wireless
12 8 (3.10%) Network Security
12 8 (3.10%) Remote Desktop
12 8 (3.10%) SAN
13 5 (1.94%) NAS
14 4 (1.55%) BGP
14 4 (1.55%) Intrusion Detection
14 4 (1.55%) WebEx
14 4 (1.55%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (13.18%) SQL Server
2 21 (8.14%) Power BI
3 9 (3.49%) Relational Database
4 8 (3.10%) MySQL
4 8 (3.10%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (1.94%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.55%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.16%) Azure SQL Database
8 3 (1.16%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.78%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.78%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.78%) OLAP
9 2 (0.78%) OLAP Cube
9 2 (0.78%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.39%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (3.49%) Git
2 7 (2.71%) JIRA
3 4 (1.55%) Cypress.io
3 4 (1.55%) Selenium
4 3 (1.16%) Bitbucket
4 3 (1.16%) Subversion
5 2 (0.78%) GitLab
5 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.78%) Postman
6 1 (0.39%) Appium
6 1 (0.39%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.39%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.39%) Browser DevTools
6 1 (0.39%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.39%) JUnit
6 1 (0.39%) Mocha
6 1 (0.39%) MSI
6 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.39%) TestNG
6 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 248 (96.12%) Legal
2 105 (40.70%) Social Skills
3 61 (23.64%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (18.99%) Finance
5 17 (6.59%) Organisational Skills
6 12 (4.65%) Retail
7 11 (4.26%) Banking
8 10 (3.88%) Manufacturing
9 9 (3.49%) Marketing
10 5 (1.94%) Front Office
10 5 (1.94%) Games
10 5 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.55%) Back Office
11 4 (1.55%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.55%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.16%) Advertising
12 3 (1.16%) Automotive
12 3 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.78%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 55 (21.32%) Developer
2 50 (19.38%) Analyst
3 28 (10.85%) Support Engineer
4 22 (8.53%) IT Support
4 22 (8.53%) Senior
5 20 (7.75%) IT Engineer
6 16 (6.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 14 (5.43%) .NET Developer
8 13 (5.04%) Head of IT
8 13 (5.04%) IT Analyst
9 11 (4.26%) Lead
9 11 (4.26%) Support Analyst
10 10 (3.88%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.88%) IT Manager
10 10 (3.88%) IT Support Engineer
11 9 (3.49%) Desktop Engineer
11 9 (3.49%) Desktop Support
12 8 (3.10%) Business Intelligence Developer
12 8 (3.10%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 8 (3.10%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.53%) .NET
2 14 (5.43%) React
3 10 (3.88%) Node.js
4 8 (3.10%) Laravel
4 8 (3.10%) XML
5 7 (2.71%) ASP.NET
5 7 (2.71%) HTML
6 5 (1.94%) .NET Core
6 5 (1.94%) Alpine.js
6 5 (1.94%) CSS
6 5 (1.94%) REST
6 5 (1.94%) Tailwind CSS
7 4 (1.55%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.55%) Express.js
7 4 (1.55%) OAuth
7 4 (1.55%) React Native
7 4 (1.55%) SOAP
7 4 (1.55%) Vue
8 3 (1.16%) EDI
8 3 (1.16%) XML Schema
Miscellaneous
1 29 (11.24%) Greenfield Project
2 14 (5.43%) Management Information System
3 9 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (2.33%) Mobile App
4 6 (2.33%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.94%) iPhone
5 5 (1.94%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (1.55%) Cloud Native
6 4 (1.55%) Reinsurance
6 4 (1.55%) Security Posture
7 3 (1.16%) CCTV
7 3 (1.16%) Data Centre
7 3 (1.16%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.16%) Digital Signage
7 3 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.78%) Derivative
8 2 (0.78%) EPoS
8 2 (0.78%) Equities
8 2 (0.78%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 85 (32.95%) Windows
2 36 (13.95%) Windows Server
3 27 (10.47%) Windows 10
4 16 (6.20%) Android
4 16 (6.20%) Linux
5 12 (4.65%) Apple iOS
6 9 (3.49%) Windows Server 2012
7 8 (3.10%) Mac OS
8 6 (2.33%) Windows Server 2016
9 4 (1.55%) Mac OS X
9 4 (1.55%) Windows Server 2019
10 3 (1.16%) CentOS
11 2 (0.78%) OpenBSD
11 2 (0.78%) Unix
11 2 (0.78%) VMS
11 2 (0.78%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.78%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.39%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (30.62%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (14.34%) Customer Service
3 35 (13.57%) ITIL
4 32 (12.40%) Cybersecurity
5 29 (11.24%) Agile
6 23 (8.91%) Business Intelligence
6 23 (8.91%) ERP
6 23 (8.91%) Roadmaps
7 22 (8.53%) Project Management
8 21 (8.14%) Stakeholder Management
9 19 (7.36%) IT Strategy
10 18 (6.98%) Analytics
10 18 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
10 18 (6.98%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 18 (6.98%) Service Delivery
11 17 (6.59%) CRM
11 17 (6.59%) Migration
12 16 (6.20%) Computer Science
13 15 (5.81%) Line Management
13 15 (5.81%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 47 (18.22%) SQL
2 27 (10.47%) C#
3 25 (9.69%) PowerShell
4 24 (9.30%) JavaScript
5 18 (6.98%) Python
6 12 (4.65%) PHP
7 11 (4.26%) Java
8 10 (3.88%) TypeScript
9 7 (2.71%) T-SQL
10 3 (1.16%) Bash
10 3 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.78%) C
11 2 (0.78%) C++
11 2 (0.78%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.78%) VBA
12 1 (0.39%) ABAP
12 1 (0.39%) R
12 1 (0.39%) Swift
12 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 101 (39.15%) Degree
2 23 (8.91%) Microsoft Certification
3 9 (3.49%) MCSE
4 7 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (2.71%) MCP
5 6 (2.33%) A+ Certification
5 6 (2.33%) CCNA
6 4 (1.55%) CISSP
6 4 (1.55%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.55%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (1.55%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.55%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (1.16%) CEH
7 3 (1.16%) CISM
7 3 (1.16%) PMP
8 2 (0.78%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.78%) GSEC
8 2 (0.78%) HP APS
8 2 (0.78%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.81%) QA
2 11 (4.26%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (3.49%) GDPR
4 7 (2.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.94%) SLA
6 4 (1.55%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.16%) PCI DSS
7 3 (1.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.78%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.78%) NIST
9 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.39%) COBIT
9 1 (0.39%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.39%) FISMA
9 1 (0.39%) GLBA
9 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.39%) ITGC
9 1 (0.39%) MiFID
9 1 (0.39%) PMO
System Software
1 69 (26.74%) Active Directory
2 22 (8.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (6.98%) Hyper-V
4 9 (3.49%) Virtual Desktop
5 8 (3.10%) vSphere
6 3 (1.16%) BitLocker
6 3 (1.16%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.78%) Docker
7 2 (0.78%) pfSense
7 2 (0.78%) Postfix
7 2 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.39%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 24 (9.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.71%) SCCM
3 6 (2.33%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.55%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.16%) Ansible
5 3 (1.16%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.78%) Dell DRAC
6 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.78%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.78%) Proxmox
6 2 (0.78%) Terraform
7 1 (0.39%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.39%) CASB
7 1 (0.39%) Control-M
7 1 (0.39%) Grafana
7 1 (0.39%) Network Intrusion Detection System
7 1 (0.39%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.39%) WSUS
Vendors
1 86 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.30%) Cisco
3 23 (8.91%) Apple
4 22 (8.53%) VMware
5 14 (5.43%) Google
6 12 (4.65%) SAP
7 11 (4.26%) Meraki
8 8 (3.10%) Adobe
9 7 (2.71%) Oracle
9 7 (2.71%) ServiceNow
10 6 (2.33%) Citrix
10 6 (2.33%) Dell
10 6 (2.33%) HP
11 5 (1.94%) Palo Alto
12 3 (1.16%) Datto
12 3 (1.16%) IBM
12 3 (1.16%) Juniper
12 3 (1.16%) Mitel
12 3 (1.16%) QNAP
12 3 (1.16%) WatchGuard