Customer Requirements Jobs

Customer Requirements
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Customer Requirements skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Requirements over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 171 319
Rank change year-on-year -61 +148 -9
Permanent jobs citing Customer Requirements 1,298 2,001 2,162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.24% 2.11% 1.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 2.21% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 676 605 942
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,262 £32,800
25th Percentile £35,888 £37,500 £43,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £79,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £91,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,250 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.10% +5.00% -2.91%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Customer Requirements 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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £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%

Customer Requirements
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Requirements in the UK

Customer Requirements
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Customer Requirements.

Salary trend for Customer Requirements in the UK

Customer Requirements
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Customer Requirements over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Customer Requirements in the UK

Customer Requirements
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Customer Requirements 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 -34 1,218 £50,000 -13.04% 591
UK excluding London -44 1,115 £48,250 -8.10% 518
South East -49 365 £46,250 -7.50% 122
Midlands +80 357 £50,000 - 125
Work from Home -39 352 £55,000 -15.38% 174
West Midlands +77 250 £57,500 +9.52% 74
North of England +3 155 £50,000 -9.09% 108
London -42 136 £70,000 -6.67% 106
South West -68 122 £44,000 -12.00% 62
East Midlands +31 107 £30,000 -26.83% 51
North West +5 99 £50,000 -11.11% 59
East of England -80 87 £55,000 -4.35% 62
Yorkshire +18 51 £55,000 - 37
Scotland -188 16 £42,500 -13.27% 43
Wales -57 15 £32,500 -17.05% 5
Northern Ireland +20 12 - - 17
North East -1 11 £40,250 -25.12% 14

Customer Requirements
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 34 (2.62%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (1.23%) SharePoint
3 9 (0.69%) Confluence
4 6 (0.46%) Apache
4 6 (0.46%) IIS
4 6 (0.46%) Tomcat
5 5 (0.39%) JBoss
5 5 (0.39%) Kinematics
5 5 (0.39%) SharePoint 2010
5 5 (0.39%) SharePoint 2013
5 5 (0.39%) WebLogic
5 5 (0.39%) WebSphere
5 5 (0.39%) WildFly
6 4 (0.31%) CMS
7 3 (0.23%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.15%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 2 (0.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.077%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 322 (24.81%) Microsoft Office
2 244 (18.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.31%) Simulink
5 16 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
6 14 (1.08%) SOLIDWORKS
7 13 (1.00%) MS Visio
8 12 (0.92%) Spreadsheet
9 10 (0.77%) OrCAD
10 9 (0.69%) Solid Edge
11 8 (0.62%) Stateflow
12 6 (0.46%) InVision
12 6 (0.46%) Sketch
13 5 (0.39%) AutoCAD
13 5 (0.39%) Trello
14 4 (0.31%) CANalyzer
15 1 (0.077%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 9 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.54%) Teamcenter
3 5 (0.39%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.31%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.15%) Primavera
5 2 (0.15%) Workfront
6 1 (0.077%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.077%) HiPortfolio
6 1 (0.077%) Maximo
6 1 (0.077%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 105 (8.09%) Azure
2 70 (5.39%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (5.01%) SaaS
4 62 (4.78%) AWS
5 42 (3.24%) Power Platform
6 26 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
7 25 (1.93%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.39%) Entra ID
9 17 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (0.85%) GCP
10 11 (0.85%) Power Automate
11 8 (0.62%) PaaS
12 7 (0.54%) Google Sheets
12 7 (0.54%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.39%) IaaS
13 5 (0.39%) WhatsApp
14 4 (0.31%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.31%) Snowflake
15 3 (0.23%) Google Data Studio
15 3 (0.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 51 (3.93%) WAN
2 33 (2.54%) Firewall
3 30 (2.31%) TCP/IP
4 27 (2.08%) VPN
4 27 (2.08%) Wireless
5 26 (2.00%) Internet
5 26 (2.00%) LAN
6 25 (1.93%) SD-WAN
7 21 (1.62%) DNS
8 20 (1.54%) 5G
9 17 (1.31%) BGP
9 17 (1.31%) MPLS
10 16 (1.23%) HTTP
10 16 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
11 15 (1.16%) Ethernet
11 15 (1.16%) RS-232
11 15 (1.16%) SAN
11 15 (1.16%) Unified Communications
12 14 (1.08%) DHCP
13 12 (0.92%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (3.62%) SQL Server
2 30 (2.31%) Power BI
3 24 (1.85%) NoSQL
4 14 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 10 (0.77%) GIS
6 9 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
8 7 (0.54%) MySQL
9 6 (0.46%) Relational Database
9 6 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 5 (0.39%) Big Data
10 5 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.31%) DTS
11 4 (0.31%) PowerPivot
11 4 (0.31%) Redis
12 3 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.23%) Looker
12 3 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
13 2 (0.15%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 47 (3.62%) JIRA
2 34 (2.62%) Git
3 25 (1.93%) Subversion
4 20 (1.54%) Rational DOORS
4 20 (1.54%) Visual Studio
5 16 (1.23%) GitLab
6 9 (0.69%) Rational Rhapsody
7 7 (0.54%) Eclipse
8 5 (0.39%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.39%) LabVIEW
8 5 (0.39%) NUnit
9 4 (0.31%) CANoe
10 3 (0.23%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.23%) SonarQube
11 2 (0.15%) Balsamiq
11 2 (0.15%) Burp Suite
11 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.15%) Hudson
11 2 (0.15%) SoapUI
11 2 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 563 (43.37%) Social Skills
2 406 (31.28%) Analytical Skills
3 302 (23.27%) Finance
4 215 (16.56%) Marketing
5 194 (14.95%) Organisational Skills
6 168 (12.94%) Retail
7 155 (11.94%) Influencing Skills
8 83 (6.39%) Electronics
8 83 (6.39%) Presentation Skills
9 79 (6.09%) Manufacturing
10 49 (3.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 43 (3.31%) Telecoms
12 36 (2.77%) Aerospace
13 35 (2.70%) Legal
14 33 (2.54%) Automotive
15 29 (2.23%) Games
16 27 (2.08%) Public Sector
17 23 (1.77%) Law
18 22 (1.69%) Military
19 13 (1.00%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 174 (13.41%) Analyst
2 143 (11.02%) Senior
3 120 (9.24%) Product Analyst
3 120 (9.24%) Sales Analyst
4 109 (8.40%) Architect
5 104 (8.01%) Project Manager
6 84 (6.47%) Support Engineer
7 82 (6.32%) Consultant
8 80 (6.16%) Development Manager
9 79 (6.09%) Systems Engineer
10 78 (6.01%) Developer
11 76 (5.86%) Lead
12 67 (5.16%) Solutions Architect
13 47 (3.62%) Applications Engineer
14 45 (3.47%) Software Engineer
15 31 (2.39%) Network Engineer
16 28 (2.16%) Product Manager
17 27 (2.08%) Business Architect
17 27 (2.08%) Business Solution Architect
18 25 (1.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (5.01%) .NET
2 44 (3.39%) HTML
3 40 (3.08%) SOAP
4 39 (3.00%) Web Services
5 38 (2.93%) CSS
6 31 (2.39%) XML
7 30 (2.31%) .NET Framework
8 27 (2.08%) RESTful
9 24 (1.85%) REST
10 23 (1.77%) AngularJS
10 23 (1.77%) JSON
11 20 (1.54%) Node.js
12 19 (1.46%) React
13 16 (1.23%) Qt
13 16 (1.23%) RabbitMQ
14 11 (0.85%) ASP.NET
14 11 (0.85%) jQuery
14 11 (0.85%) Kafka
14 11 (0.85%) NETCONF
14 11 (0.85%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 135 (10.40%) Self-Motivation
2 126 (9.71%) Management Information System
3 56 (4.31%) Data Centre
4 50 (3.85%) IoT
5 43 (3.31%) Driving Licence
6 38 (2.93%) Product Ownership
7 36 (2.77%) Robotics
8 29 (2.23%) Algorithms
9 27 (2.08%) Clustering
9 27 (2.08%) Virtual Team
10 21 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
11 20 (1.54%) Public Cloud
12 19 (1.46%) Analogue Electronics
13 16 (1.23%) Data Structures
14 15 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
14 15 (1.16%) Hybrid Cloud
15 13 (1.00%) FPGA
15 13 (1.00%) PKI
15 13 (1.00%) Renewable Energy
16 12 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 125 (9.63%) Windows
2 88 (6.78%) Linux
3 35 (2.70%) Windows Server
4 26 (2.00%) Windows 10
5 18 (1.39%) Unix
6 16 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
7 15 (1.16%) Windows 7
8 14 (1.08%) AIX
9 13 (1.00%) CentOS
9 13 (1.00%) Ubuntu
10 5 (0.39%) Embedded Linux
11 4 (0.31%) Android
11 4 (0.31%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.23%) FreeBSD
12 3 (0.23%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.15%) Oracle Linux
13 2 (0.15%) OS/2
13 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.15%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (32.97%) Problem-Solving
2 314 (24.19%) Agile
3 248 (19.11%) Project Management
4 227 (17.49%) Business Development
5 221 (17.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 217 (16.72%) Customer Service
7 163 (12.56%) Mathematics
8 162 (12.48%) Data Management
9 158 (12.17%) Logistics
10 151 (11.63%) CAD
11 149 (11.48%) Commercial Awareness
12 143 (11.02%) Presales
13 142 (10.94%) Mentoring
14 130 (10.02%) Facilities Management
15 129 (9.94%) Financial Modelling
16 110 (8.47%) Collaborative Working
17 100 (7.70%) Software Engineering
18 97 (7.47%) Decision-Making
19 93 (7.16%) DevOps
20 89 (6.86%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 123 (9.48%) SQL
2 85 (6.55%) Python
3 71 (5.47%) JavaScript
4 67 (5.16%) C#
5 58 (4.47%) C
6 54 (4.16%) C++
7 32 (2.47%) Java
8 23 (1.77%) PowerShell
9 20 (1.54%) MATLAB
9 20 (1.54%) VB
10 13 (1.00%) ActionScript
11 8 (0.62%) TypeScript
12 7 (0.54%) Bash
12 7 (0.54%) Go
13 5 (0.39%) XAML
14 4 (0.31%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.31%) Embedded C
14 4 (0.31%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.23%) Perl
15 3 (0.23%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 469 (36.13%) Degree
2 185 (14.25%) Security Cleared
3 89 (6.86%) SC Cleared
4 38 (2.93%) Master's Degree
5 34 (2.62%) DV Cleared
6 24 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
7 23 (1.77%) HND
8 19 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 14 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 14 (1.08%) DBS Check
11 13 (1.00%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (0.92%) CCNP
12 12 (0.92%) HNC
12 12 (0.92%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 11 (0.85%) MBA
13 11 (0.85%) PhD
14 9 (0.69%) CCNA
14 9 (0.69%) Chartered Engineer
14 9 (0.69%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (6.16%) SLA
2 73 (5.62%) PMO
3 49 (3.78%) QA
4 29 (2.23%) ISO 9001
5 26 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.23%) GDPR
7 15 (1.16%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.16%) ISO 26262
8 11 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
8 11 (0.85%) Automotive SPICE
9 10 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.54%) ISO 9000
10 7 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 7 (0.54%) JTAG
11 5 (0.39%) NCSC
11 5 (0.39%) NIST
12 4 (0.31%) IEC 61131
12 4 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.23%) GRC
13 3 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 67 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 50 (3.85%) Firmware
3 39 (3.00%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (2.16%) Docker
5 14 (1.08%) vSphere
6 13 (1.00%) OpenSSH
6 13 (1.00%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (1.00%) XenApp
7 6 (0.46%) Hyper-V
8 5 (0.39%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.077%) FreeRADIUS
9 1 (0.077%) NFS
9 1 (0.077%) Shibboleth
9 1 (0.077%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 25 (1.93%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.77%) Ansible
3 19 (1.46%) Terraform
4 13 (1.00%) Functional Safety
4 13 (1.00%) IBM BigFix
4 13 (1.00%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (1.00%) PowerCLI
4 13 (1.00%) vCenter Server
5 12 (0.92%) Backup Exec
5 12 (0.92%) NetBackup
6 7 (0.54%) SCCM
7 6 (0.46%) Endace
8 4 (0.31%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.31%) HP UCMDB
9 3 (0.23%) Dell DRAC
9 3 (0.23%) Fluentd
9 3 (0.23%) Grafana
9 3 (0.23%) logstash
9 3 (0.23%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.15%) WSUS
Vendors
1 329 (25.35%) Microsoft
2 52 (4.01%) Oracle
3 50 (3.85%) VMware
4 46 (3.54%) Cisco
5 36 (2.77%) IBM
6 29 (2.23%) Google
7 26 (2.00%) Apple
8 24 (1.85%) Dell
9 23 (1.77%) Juniper
10 22 (1.69%) Citrix
10 22 (1.69%) IFS
11 20 (1.54%) Adobe
11 20 (1.54%) HP
12 18 (1.39%) Workday
13 17 (1.31%) ServiceNow
14 16 (1.23%) SAP
15 14 (1.08%) NetApp
16 12 (0.92%) Hitachi
16 12 (0.92%) Snow
16 12 (0.92%) Veritas