Web3
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Web3 in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Web3 over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 844 936 972
Rank change year-on-year +92 +36 -43
Permanent jobs citing Web3 52 39 266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.053% 0.039% 0.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.15% 0.091% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 41 24 43
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £56,250
25th Percentile £64,000 £42,500 £63,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £61,250 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £94,375 £140,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,375 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £45,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +55.56% -43.75% -

All Generic Skills
UK

Web3 is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 34,986 42,866 76,290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.33% 42.72% 47.73%
Number of salaries quoted 22,999 23,359 34,161
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,367 £34,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £45,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £108,750 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Web3
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Web3 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Web3 in the UK

Web3
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Web3.

Salary trend for Web3 in the UK

Web3
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Web3 over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Web3 in the UK

Web3
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Web3 within the UK over the 6 months to 14 May 2024. 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 +91 47 £73,500 +22.50% 32
London +126 32 £100,000 +60.00% 24
UK excluding London -2 15 £70,000 +55.56% 1
North of England +39 9 £70,000 +55.56%
North West +7 7 £70,000 +55.56%
Work from Home +50 3 £100,000 +95.12% 20
Yorkshire - 2 £70,000 -
Midlands - 1 £70,000 -
Scotland - 1 £70,000 -
South East - 1 £70,000 - 1
South West - 1 £70,000 -
Wales - 1 £70,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £70,000 -
Northern Ireland - 1 £70,000 -

Web3
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 10 (19.23%) Ethereum
2 4 (7.69%) OpenZeppelin
Applications
1 3 (5.77%) Adobe After Effects
1 3 (5.77%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (5.77%) Blender
1 3 (5.77%) Photoshop
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (17.31%) WeChat
2 8 (15.38%) AWS
3 6 (11.54%) GCP
4 4 (7.69%) Figma
5 1 (1.92%) GitHub
5 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (9.62%) HTTP
2 4 (7.69%) IPFS
2 4 (7.69%) Network Security
3 3 (5.77%) Firewall
3 3 (5.77%) VPN
Development Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Hardhat
General
1 14 (26.92%) Games
2 11 (21.15%) Finance
2 11 (21.15%) Mandarin Language
3 9 (17.31%) Social Skills
4 7 (13.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (11.54%) Marketing
6 5 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (5.77%) Legal
8 2 (3.85%) Banking
8 2 (3.85%) Investment Banking
8 2 (3.85%) Law
9 1 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 25 (48.08%) Developer
2 15 (28.85%) Blockchain Developer
3 13 (25.00%) Senior
4 7 (13.46%) Security Engineer
5 6 (11.54%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 5 (9.62%) Cybersecurity Engineer
7 4 (7.69%) Cloud Engineer
8 3 (5.77%) Erlang Developer
8 3 (5.77%) Senior Developer
9 2 (3.85%) Business Development Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Business Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Development Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Lead Software Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Business Development Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Business Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Development Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Senior Security Engineer
9 2 (3.85%) Technical Development Manager
9 2 (3.85%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (86.54%) web3js
2 11 (21.15%) React
2 11 (21.15%) Smart Contracts
3 10 (19.23%) Node.js
4 6 (11.54%) GraphQL
5 5 (9.62%) Compass CSS Framework
5 5 (9.62%) RESTful
6 4 (7.69%) ERC20
6 4 (7.69%) Truffle
7 1 (1.92%) AdonisJS
Miscellaneous
1 49 (94.23%) Blockchain
2 12 (23.08%) IoT
3 10 (19.23%) NFT
4 9 (17.31%) Onboarding
5 7 (13.46%) PKI
6 3 (5.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (5.77%) Management Information System
7 2 (3.85%) Blog
7 2 (3.85%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.92%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (34.62%) Artificial Intelligence
1 18 (34.62%) User Experience
2 11 (21.15%) Cryptography
3 9 (17.31%) UX Design
4 7 (13.46%) Application Security
4 7 (13.46%) Cloud Security
4 7 (13.46%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (13.46%) Data Protection
4 7 (13.46%) Security Monitoring
4 7 (13.46%) Software Engineering
5 6 (11.54%) Front End Development
5 6 (11.54%) Open Source
6 5 (9.62%) CI/CD
6 5 (9.62%) E-Commerce
6 5 (9.62%) Infrastructure Automation
6 5 (9.62%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 5 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (7.69%) Agile
7 4 (7.69%) Non-Functional Testing
8 3 (5.77%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.15%) TypeScript
2 5 (9.62%) JavaScript
2 5 (9.62%) Python
3 4 (7.69%) Rust
3 4 (7.69%) Solidity
4 3 (5.77%) Bash
4 3 (5.77%) Erlang
4 3 (5.77%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (13.46%) CEH
1 7 (13.46%) CISM
1 7 (13.46%) CISSP
1 7 (13.46%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (17.31%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (9.62%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (9.62%) Kubernetes
1 5 (9.62%) Terraform
2 3 (5.77%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (11.54%) Google
2 4 (7.69%) Foundry
3 2 (3.85%) Cadence
4 1 (1.92%) Microsoft