You aren't gonna need it (YAGNI)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for YAGNI skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited YAGNI over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 1153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -281 |
| Permanent jobs citing YAGNI | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.038% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.040% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | - | - | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -16.98% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
YAGNI is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 84,460 | 100,219 | 147,325 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 86.03% | 95.64% | 95.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59,759 | 58,822 | 83,132 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,000 | £33,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £62,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +3.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +9.38% |
YAGNI
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing YAGNI as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
YAGNI
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing YAGNI.