Linked Data Job Trends in the West Midlands

Linked Data
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Linked Data in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Linked Data over the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 175 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Linked Data 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.019% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.050% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - -
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £75,000 £61,250 £87,500
% change year-on-year +22.45% -30.00% -

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Linked Data falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,985 1,559 1,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 37.38% 36.81% 35.74%
Number of salaries quoted 691 629 1,060
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,025
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Linked Data
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Linked Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Linked Data job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Linked Data
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Linked Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Linked Data

Linked Data
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Linked Data within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 January 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
Wolverhampton - 1 £75,000 - 1
Linked Data
England

Linked Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Risk Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CISA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR