Business-to-Business (B2B)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for B2B skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited B2B over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 263 205
Rank change year-on-year +24 -58 +48
Permanent jobs citing B2B 1,166 1,434 3,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.17% 1.44% 2.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.37% 1.51% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 835 914 1,063
10th Percentile £25,850 £33,325 £35,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £46,570 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £38,070 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.86% -9.09% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

B2B 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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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% +10.53%

B2B
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing B2B as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for B2B in the UK

B2B
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing B2B.

Salary trend for B2B in the UK

B2B
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing B2B over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for B2B in the UK

B2B
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing B2B within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 +16 1,075 £45,000 -25.00% 929
UK excluding London +33 879 £38,070 -23.86% 543
Work from Home -42 400 £49,651 -9.73% 423
London -76 238 £71,183 +9.51% 460
South East -48 209 £37,500 -25.00% 198
South West +75 192 £37,500 -5.75% 46
North of England +68 180 £41,234 -25.03% 169
Midlands +73 177 £38,500 -23.00% 62
West Midlands +90 126 £35,000 -30.00% 41
North West +10 91 £41,234 -25.03% 102
Yorkshire +96 73 £41,500 -35.16% 56
East of England -13 69 £40,500 -29.57% 52
East Midlands 0 51 £62,500 +25.00% 21
Scotland -59 44 £33,750 -34.15% 17
North East +10 16 £37,500 -57.75% 14
Wales +4 6 £52,500 +31.25% 15
Northern Ireland +26 2 £95,000 +148.37% 3

B2B
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 39 (3.34%) CMS
2 32 (2.74%) SharePoint
3 26 (2.23%) Microsoft Exchange
4 22 (1.89%) WordPress
5 10 (0.86%) Confluence
6 8 (0.69%) Anypoint
6 8 (0.69%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 8 (0.69%) WebSphere
7 5 (0.43%) BizTalk Server
8 4 (0.34%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.34%) SAS
8 4 (0.34%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.26%) CloudStack
9 3 (0.26%) Drupal
9 3 (0.26%) IIS
10 2 (0.17%) Apache
10 2 (0.17%) Joomla!
10 2 (0.17%) Magnolia
10 2 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 93 (7.98%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (4.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.89%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 15 (1.29%) Photoshop
6 13 (1.11%) Adobe Illustrator
7 12 (1.03%) InDesign
8 8 (0.69%) Adobe After Effects
9 7 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
10 6 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
11 4 (0.34%) SPSS
12 3 (0.26%) Sketch
13 2 (0.17%) Adobe XD
13 2 (0.17%) Avid Media Composer
13 2 (0.17%) Final Cut Pro
13 2 (0.17%) Notion
14 1 (0.086%) Adobe Captivate
14 1 (0.086%) Chatbot
14 1 (0.086%) Trello
Business Applications
1 49 (4.20%) Salesforce CRM
2 29 (2.49%) Shopify
3 21 (1.80%) Magento
4 6 (0.51%) SAP GTS
5 5 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.34%) CA PPM
6 4 (0.34%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.26%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 3 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.26%) SAP CRM
7 3 (0.26%) SAP CX
8 2 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
9 1 (0.086%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 1 (0.086%) Sprinklr
9 1 (0.086%) Yoast SEO
Cloud Services
1 149 (12.78%) SaaS
2 103 (8.83%) Azure
3 73 (6.26%) AWS
4 48 (4.12%) Microsoft 365
5 35 (3.00%) Power Platform
6 23 (1.97%) Figma
7 20 (1.72%) Entra ID
8 19 (1.63%) GitHub
9 16 (1.37%) Google Analytics
10 15 (1.29%) OneDrive
11 13 (1.11%) Dynamics 365
12 10 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.86%) GCP
12 10 (0.86%) Google Ads
13 9 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
13 9 (0.77%) Serverless
14 8 (0.69%) Azure Monitor
14 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (0.69%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 51 (4.37%) WAN
2 47 (4.03%) 5G
3 41 (3.52%) SD-WAN
4 35 (3.00%) Firewall
5 30 (2.57%) VPN
6 22 (1.89%) Internet
7 20 (1.72%) Wireless
8 17 (1.46%) DNS
9 16 (1.37%) Extranet
10 15 (1.29%) Wi-Fi
11 13 (1.11%) Broadband
12 12 (1.03%) TCP/IP
13 11 (0.94%) HTTP
14 10 (0.86%) LAN
14 10 (0.86%) Structured Cabling
15 8 (0.69%) SMTP
16 7 (0.60%) Intranet
16 7 (0.60%) VLAN
17 6 (0.51%) DKIM
17 6 (0.51%) DMARC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (2.74%) Power BI
2 23 (1.97%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.29%) MySQL
3 15 (1.29%) NoSQL
3 15 (1.29%) PostgreSQL
4 13 (1.11%) Redis
5 10 (0.86%) Tableau
6 9 (0.77%) MS Access
7 6 (0.51%) Big Data
8 4 (0.34%) Amazon RDS
8 4 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.26%) GIS
9 3 (0.26%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.17%) DB2
10 2 (0.17%) DTS
10 2 (0.17%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.17%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 37 (3.17%) JIRA
2 29 (2.49%) Git
3 25 (2.14%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.86%) LabVIEW
5 9 (0.77%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.26%) eggPlant
6 3 (0.26%) webpack
7 2 (0.17%) Bower
7 2 (0.17%) gulp
7 2 (0.17%) Moq
8 1 (0.086%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.086%) Grunt
8 1 (0.086%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.086%) PHPUnit
8 1 (0.086%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.086%) TeamCity
General
1 444 (38.08%) Social Skills
2 339 (29.07%) Marketing
3 160 (13.72%) Finance
4 128 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
5 126 (10.81%) Retail
6 105 (9.01%) Telecoms
7 74 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
8 67 (5.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 57 (4.89%) Presentation Skills
10 45 (3.86%) Legal
11 35 (3.00%) Brand Awareness
12 31 (2.66%) Electronics
13 27 (2.32%) Law
14 23 (1.97%) Games
15 20 (1.72%) Publishing
16 19 (1.63%) Advertising
16 19 (1.63%) Banking
17 15 (1.29%) German Language
18 11 (0.94%) Manufacturing
19 9 (0.77%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 127 (10.89%) Developer
2 121 (10.38%) Senior
3 87 (7.46%) Development Manager
4 81 (6.95%) Lead
5 73 (6.26%) Business Development Manager
5 73 (6.26%) Business Manager
6 53 (4.55%) Analyst
7 49 (4.20%) Project Manager
8 44 (3.77%) Designer
9 38 (3.26%) Consultant
9 38 (3.26%) Product Manager
10 37 (3.17%) Junior
11 34 (2.92%) Software Engineer
12 33 (2.83%) Account Manager
12 33 (2.83%) Architect
13 30 (2.57%) Business Development Executive
14 29 (2.49%) Senior Manager
15 27 (2.32%) Project Consultant
15 27 (2.32%) Senior Developer
15 27 (2.32%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (4.72%) HTML
2 45 (3.86%) .NET
3 39 (3.34%) CSS
4 34 (2.92%) React
5 23 (1.97%) EDI
5 23 (1.97%) JSON
5 23 (1.97%) Web Services
5 23 (1.97%) XML
6 18 (1.54%) Laravel
7 15 (1.29%) ASP.NET
8 12 (1.03%) AngularJS
8 12 (1.03%) EDIFACT
8 12 (1.03%) Kafka
8 12 (1.03%) Node.js
8 12 (1.03%) REST
9 11 (0.94%) SOAP
10 10 (0.86%) Middleware
10 10 (0.86%) Sass
10 10 (0.86%) Spring Boot
11 9 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 112 (9.61%) Self-Motivation
2 67 (5.75%) Social Media
3 66 (5.66%) Driving Licence
4 48 (4.12%) Product Ownership
5 39 (3.34%) GNSS
6 30 (2.57%) Blog
7 21 (1.80%) Graphic Design
7 21 (1.80%) Onboarding
8 20 (1.72%) Credit Risk
9 19 (1.63%) Management Information System
10 15 (1.29%) Mobile App
11 14 (1.20%) Animation
11 14 (1.20%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
12 13 (1.11%) Tandem
13 12 (1.03%) Client/Server
13 12 (1.03%) EPoS
14 11 (0.94%) FPGA
15 9 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
16 8 (0.69%) MicroBlaze
Operating Systems
1 79 (6.78%) Windows
2 64 (5.49%) Linux
3 19 (1.63%) Unix
4 16 (1.37%) Android
5 15 (1.29%) Windows Server
6 12 (1.03%) Ubuntu
7 8 (0.69%) Apple iOS
7 8 (0.69%) Debian
8 3 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.26%) SUSE
8 3 (0.26%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
8 3 (0.26%) VMS
9 1 (0.086%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.086%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (16.21%) Agile
2 186 (15.95%) CRM
3 170 (14.58%) Project Management
4 169 (14.49%) Problem-Solving
5 163 (13.98%) Business Development
6 149 (12.78%) Customer Service
7 135 (11.58%) B2C
8 133 (11.41%) Decision-Making
9 111 (9.52%) B2B Sales
10 106 (9.09%) E-Commerce
11 91 (7.80%) Customer Experience
12 81 (6.95%) Computer Science
13 79 (6.78%) Roadmaps
14 77 (6.60%) Test Automation
15 75 (6.43%) Project Delivery
16 73 (6.26%) Software Engineering
17 67 (5.75%) Digital Marketing
18 66 (5.66%) Analytics
18 66 (5.66%) Value Proposition
19 63 (5.40%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 87 (7.46%) SQL
2 68 (5.83%) Python
3 66 (5.66%) JavaScript
4 47 (4.03%) C++
5 38 (3.26%) C
6 35 (3.00%) PHP
7 29 (2.49%) C#
8 26 (2.23%) Java
9 24 (2.06%) Perl
10 23 (1.97%) VB
11 21 (1.80%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.72%) Bash
13 19 (1.63%) TypeScript
14 17 (1.46%) Go
15 16 (1.37%) T-SQL
16 12 (1.03%) R
17 10 (0.86%) RPG
17 10 (0.86%) VB.NET
17 10 (0.86%) VBA
18 8 (0.69%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 278 (23.84%) Degree
2 36 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 25 (2.14%) HND
4 15 (1.29%) Master's Degree
5 10 (0.86%) MBA
6 6 (0.51%) CISSP
7 5 (0.43%) PMP
7 5 (0.43%) Security Cleared
8 4 (0.34%) A+ Certification
8 4 (0.34%) CEH
8 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.34%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.26%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.26%) ISEB
9 3 (0.26%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.26%) MCSA
10 1 (0.086%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.086%) CCNA
10 1 (0.086%) CCNP
10 1 (0.086%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (5.15%) SLA
2 39 (3.34%) PMO
3 33 (2.83%) QA
4 15 (1.29%) GDPR
5 13 (1.11%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.69%) IFRS
7 7 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (0.60%) Data Quality
7 7 (0.60%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.43%) HIPAA
9 3 (0.26%) JTAG
10 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.086%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.086%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.086%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (2.23%) Docker
2 25 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 16 (1.37%) Embedded Firmware
3 16 (1.37%) Firmware
4 13 (1.11%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
6 3 (0.26%) Ceph
6 3 (0.26%) Gluster
6 3 (0.26%) KVM
6 3 (0.26%) oVirt
6 3 (0.26%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
7 2 (0.17%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.086%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 22 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.34%) Ansible
4 3 (0.26%) Graylog
4 3 (0.26%) Observium
4 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.26%) Puppet
4 3 (0.26%) ZABBIX
5 2 (0.17%) Terraform
6 1 (0.086%) Autotask
6 1 (0.086%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.086%) Nagios
6 1 (0.086%) SQL Sentry
Vendors
1 171 (14.67%) Microsoft
2 117 (10.03%) Salesforce
3 68 (5.83%) SAP
4 45 (3.86%) Adobe
5 33 (2.83%) Google
6 19 (1.63%) Oracle
7 13 (1.11%) IBM
8 12 (1.03%) Cisco
9 11 (0.94%) Cadence
10 10 (0.86%) Apple
10 10 (0.86%) Computacenter
10 10 (0.86%) MuleSoft
11 9 (0.77%) HubSpot
12 8 (0.69%) Altera
12 8 (0.69%) Apttus
12 8 (0.69%) Green Hills
12 8 (0.69%) Motorola
12 8 (0.69%) Virgin Media
12 8 (0.69%) Xilinx
13 7 (0.60%) JD Edwards