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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 843 915 962
Rank change year-on-year +72 +47 -37
Permanent jobs citing Web3 64 32 301
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.061% 0.034% 0.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.078% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 52 21 46
10th Percentile £42,500 £31,250 £55,625
25th Percentile - £42,500 £62,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -14.29% -
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £110,000
90th Percentile £119,500 £110,000 £140,000
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 35,820 40,772 81,789
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.13% 43.08% 48.47%
Number of salaries quoted 23,199 22,412 34,284
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,084 £46,350 £45,500
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 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £110,000 £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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +61 55 £75,000 +30.43% 35
London +125 37 £81,250 +35.42% 33
UK excluding London -20 16 £70,000 +55.56% 1
North of England +39 10 £70,000 +55.56%
North West 0 8 £70,000 +55.56%
Work from Home +21 4 £105,000 +82.61% 26
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 (15.63%) Ethereum
2 4 (6.25%) OpenZeppelin
3 1 (1.56%) Hedera
3 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Adobe After Effects
1 3 (4.69%) Adobe Illustrator
1 3 (4.69%) Blender
1 3 (4.69%) Photoshop
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 9 (14.06%) AWS
1 9 (14.06%) WeChat
2 7 (10.94%) GCP
3 4 (6.25%) Figma
4 1 (1.56%) Azure
4 1 (1.56%) Azure Key Vault
4 1 (1.56%) GitHub
4 1 (1.56%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.38%) HTTP
2 4 (6.25%) IPFS
3 3 (4.69%) Firewall
3 3 (4.69%) Network Security
3 3 (4.69%) VPN
Development Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Hardhat
General
1 20 (31.25%) Games
2 11 (17.19%) Finance
2 11 (17.19%) Mandarin Language
3 9 (14.06%) Social Skills
4 7 (10.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (9.38%) Marketing
6 5 (7.81%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (4.69%) Legal
8 2 (3.13%) Banking
8 2 (3.13%) Investment Banking
8 2 (3.13%) Law
9 1 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (56.25%) Developer
2 21 (32.81%) Blockchain Developer
3 13 (20.31%) Senior
4 7 (10.94%) Security Engineer
5 6 (9.38%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 5 (7.81%) Erlang Developer
7 4 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
8 3 (4.69%) Cloud Engineer
8 3 (4.69%) Lead
8 3 (4.69%) Senior Developer
9 2 (3.13%) Business Development Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Business Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Development Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Project Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Senior Business Development Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Senior Business Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Senior Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Senior Technical Manager
9 2 (3.13%) Software Engineer
9 2 (3.13%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (87.50%) web3js
2 15 (23.44%) React
3 14 (21.88%) Node.js
3 14 (21.88%) Smart Contracts
4 6 (9.38%) Compass CSS Framework
4 6 (9.38%) GraphQL
4 6 (9.38%) RESTful
5 4 (6.25%) ERC20
5 4 (6.25%) Truffle
6 2 (3.13%) Next.js
7 1 (1.56%) AdonisJS
7 1 (1.56%) ethers.js
Miscellaneous
1 58 (90.63%) Blockchain
2 18 (28.13%) IoT
3 11 (17.19%) NFT
4 10 (15.63%) Onboarding
5 6 (9.38%) PKI
6 3 (4.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (4.69%) Management Information System
7 2 (3.13%) Blog
7 2 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (1.56%) Security Posture
8 1 (1.56%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (42.19%) Artificial Intelligence
2 19 (29.69%) User Experience
3 10 (15.63%) Cryptography
3 10 (15.63%) UX Design
4 7 (10.94%) Cloud Security
4 7 (10.94%) Software Engineering
5 6 (9.38%) Application Security
5 6 (9.38%) CI/CD
5 6 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
5 6 (9.38%) Data Protection
5 6 (9.38%) E-Commerce
5 6 (9.38%) Front End Development
5 6 (9.38%) Infrastructure Automation
5 6 (9.38%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 6 (9.38%) Open Source
5 6 (9.38%) Security Monitoring
6 5 (7.81%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (6.25%) Agile
7 4 (6.25%) Non-Functional Testing
7 4 (6.25%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 11 (17.19%) TypeScript
2 7 (10.94%) JavaScript
2 7 (10.94%) Python
2 7 (10.94%) Solidity
3 6 (9.38%) Rust
4 5 (7.81%) Erlang
5 3 (4.69%) Bash
5 3 (4.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 7 (10.94%) Degree
2 6 (9.38%) CEH
2 6 (9.38%) CISM
2 6 (9.38%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (15.63%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.56%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (9.38%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (9.38%) Kubernetes
1 6 (9.38%) Terraform
2 3 (4.69%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (10.94%) Google
2 5 (7.81%) Foundry
3 2 (3.13%) Cadence
4 1 (1.56%) CrowdStrike
4 1 (1.56%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.56%) Qualys
4 1 (1.56%) Zscaler