Prototyping
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Prototyping skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Prototyping over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 332 197
Rank change year-on-year -40 -135 +117
Permanent jobs citing Prototyping 713 1,013 3,373
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.71% 1.03% 2.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.83% 1.08% 2.15%
Number of salaries quoted 368 567 924
10th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £53,750 £48,489
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £97,875 £95,000 £88,675
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Prototyping 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 85,549 94,155 156,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.76% 95.59% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60,063 55,401 82,663
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Prototyping over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Prototyping within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 -42 605 £57,500 -11.54% 276
UK excluding London +15 565 £55,000 -8.33% 191
North of England +135 163 £55,000 -15.38% 41
Work from Home -120 155 £55,000 -15.38% 92
South East -2 151 £53,000 -11.67% 57
London -102 106 £67,500 - 92
North West +55 94 £57,965 -20.05% 29
Midlands -61 64 £42,500 -33.59% 35
South West -17 62 £55,000 -8.33% 20
Scotland -28 52 £52,500 -25.00% 15
East of England -53 49 £65,000 - 31
Yorkshire +103 46 £42,500 -20.56% 7
West Midlands -55 40 £42,500 -33.59% 21
East Midlands +6 24 £49,000 -2.00% 14
North East +15 23 £53,982 - 5
Northern Ireland +39 14 £58,800 -
Wales +12 12 £58,800 +17.60% 2

Prototyping
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 24 (3.37%) IIS
2 8 (1.12%) Confluence
3 5 (0.70%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.70%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.42%) CMS
4 3 (0.42%) IBM Domino
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.14%) Apache
6 1 (0.14%) Drupal
6 1 (0.14%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.14%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 87 (12.20%) Sketch
2 20 (2.81%) InVision
3 18 (2.52%) Adobe XD
4 16 (2.24%) Photoshop
5 15 (2.10%) Microsoft Office
6 14 (1.96%) Adobe Illustrator
7 11 (1.54%) Simulink
8 8 (1.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 4 (0.56%) Blender
9 4 (0.56%) InDesign
9 4 (0.56%) OrCAD
10 3 (0.42%) Adobe After Effects
10 3 (0.42%) CINEMA 4D
10 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
10 3 (0.42%) UserZoom
11 2 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
11 2 (0.28%) Zeplin
12 1 (0.14%) MS Visio
12 1 (0.14%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 3 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.28%) Shopify
3 1 (0.14%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.14%) WebTrends
3 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 96 (13.46%) Figma
2 89 (12.48%) Azure
3 53 (7.43%) Miro
4 52 (7.29%) Heroku
5 48 (6.73%) AWS
6 26 (3.65%) Power Platform
6 26 (3.65%) SaaS
7 24 (3.37%) Cloud Computing
8 13 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.54%) GCP
10 7 (0.98%) dbt
10 7 (0.98%) PaaS
10 7 (0.98%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.98%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.84%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (0.70%) GitHub
12 5 (0.70%) Serverless
12 5 (0.70%) WhatsApp
13 4 (0.56%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.37%) WAN
2 18 (2.52%) Wireless
3 17 (2.38%) Bluetooth
4 10 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (1.12%) BGP
5 8 (1.12%) DMVPN
5 8 (1.12%) EIGRP
5 8 (1.12%) OSPF
6 6 (0.84%) Modbus
7 4 (0.56%) 3G
7 4 (0.56%) 4G
7 4 (0.56%) GPRS
8 3 (0.42%) ZigBee
9 2 (0.28%) DSL
9 2 (0.28%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.28%) HTTP
10 1 (0.14%) Internet
10 1 (0.14%) MQTT
10 1 (0.14%) RFID
10 1 (0.14%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (5.33%) SQL Server
2 35 (4.91%) Metadata
3 28 (3.93%) NoSQL
4 26 (3.65%) Power BI
5 25 (3.51%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (2.10%) Data Lake
7 13 (1.82%) MySQL
8 12 (1.68%) Relational Database
9 11 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
10 9 (1.26%) MongoDB
11 7 (0.98%) Tableau
12 6 (0.84%) Big Data
12 6 (0.84%) Geospatial Data
12 6 (0.84%) GIS
12 6 (0.84%) Redis
13 5 (0.70%) Hadoop
14 3 (0.42%) Power Query
15 2 (0.28%) BigQuery
15 2 (0.28%) DynamoDB
15 2 (0.28%) Looker
Development Applications
1 18 (2.52%) Git
1 18 (2.52%) JIRA
2 8 (1.12%) Subversion
3 7 (0.98%) Postman
4 6 (0.84%) Cypress.io
4 6 (0.84%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.70%) Cucumber
5 5 (0.70%) Selenium
5 5 (0.70%) SoapUI
5 5 (0.70%) Spinnaker
5 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.56%) Appium
6 4 (0.56%) Eclipse
6 4 (0.56%) MSI
6 4 (0.56%) Robot Framework
6 4 (0.56%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.28%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.28%) CANoe
8 1 (0.14%) GitLab
8 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 181 (25.39%) Social Skills
2 102 (14.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 93 (13.04%) Finance
4 75 (10.52%) Marketing
5 62 (8.70%) Public Sector
6 49 (6.87%) Electronics
7 34 (4.77%) Aerospace
7 34 (4.77%) Analytical Skills
8 27 (3.79%) Retail
9 23 (3.23%) Telecoms
10 22 (3.09%) Manufacturing
11 21 (2.95%) Banking
11 21 (2.95%) Brand Awareness
12 20 (2.81%) Publishing
13 19 (2.66%) Presentation Skills
14 17 (2.38%) Law
15 15 (2.10%) Legal
16 12 (1.68%) Advertising
17 11 (1.54%) Automotive
18 9 (1.26%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 212 (29.73%) Designer
2 179 (25.11%) Senior
3 135 (18.93%) Architect
4 113 (15.85%) UX Designer
5 89 (12.48%) UI Designer
6 85 (11.92%) UI/UX Designer
7 82 (11.50%) Lead
8 73 (10.24%) Senior Designer
9 64 (8.98%) Developer
10 60 (8.42%) Software Engineer
11 53 (7.43%) Senior UX Designer
12 49 (6.87%) Interaction Designer
13 47 (6.59%) Senior UI Designer
13 47 (6.59%) Senior UI/UX Designer
13 47 (6.59%) Solutions Architect
14 41 (5.75%) Senior Architect
14 41 (5.75%) Systems Engineer
15 31 (4.35%) Data Architect
16 30 (4.21%) Embedded Engineer
17 28 (3.93%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 100 (14.03%) HTML
2 45 (6.31%) React
3 41 (5.75%) CSS
4 34 (4.77%) .NET
5 19 (2.66%) NumPy
5 19 (2.66%) TensorFlow
6 18 (2.52%) Keras
6 18 (2.52%) RESTful
7 15 (2.10%) JSON
8 14 (1.96%) ASP.NET
8 14 (1.96%) Node.js
9 13 (1.82%) AngularJS
9 13 (1.82%) HTML5
10 11 (1.54%) XML
11 10 (1.40%) .NET Core
12 9 (1.26%) OpenACC
12 9 (1.26%) OpenMP
12 9 (1.26%) SOAP
12 9 (1.26%) Web Services
12 9 (1.26%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 62 (8.70%) Algorithms
2 48 (6.73%) Product Ownership
3 47 (6.59%) Management Information System
4 30 (4.21%) IoT
5 24 (3.37%) Clustering
6 23 (3.23%) Distributed Systems
7 22 (3.09%) Public Cloud
8 21 (2.95%) Cloud Native
9 15 (2.10%) Data Structures
9 15 (2.10%) Legacy Applications
10 13 (1.82%) Operational Technology
11 12 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
12 11 (1.54%) CUDA
12 11 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
12 11 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
12 11 (1.54%) Embedded Systems
12 11 (1.54%) Renewable Energy
13 10 (1.40%) Blockchain
14 8 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (1.12%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 75 (10.52%) Linux
2 48 (6.73%) Windows
3 9 (1.26%) Unix
4 8 (1.12%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.84%) Android
6 5 (0.70%) Debian
6 5 (0.70%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.28%) CentOS
8 2 (0.28%) FreeRTOS
8 2 (0.28%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.14%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (31.98%) Agile
2 227 (31.84%) Problem-Solving
3 181 (25.39%) User Experience
4 162 (22.72%) UX Design
5 160 (22.44%) Coaching
6 151 (21.18%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
7 134 (18.79%) Mentoring
8 109 (15.29%) Actionable Insight
8 109 (15.29%) Customer Experience
9 101 (14.17%) Software Engineering
10 95 (13.32%) Analytics
10 95 (13.32%) Workshop Facilitation
11 94 (13.18%) Wireframes
12 92 (12.90%) Design Patterns
13 88 (12.34%) Line Management
13 88 (12.34%) User Research
14 83 (11.64%) Service Design
15 80 (11.22%) DevOps
16 78 (10.94%) Stakeholder Management
17 71 (9.96%) High-Fidelity Prototypes
Programming Languages
1 124 (17.39%) Python
2 78 (10.94%) C
3 67 (9.40%) JavaScript
4 60 (8.42%) C#
5 56 (7.85%) SQL
6 48 (6.73%) Java
7 35 (4.91%) C++
8 28 (3.93%) MATLAB
9 25 (3.51%) TypeScript
10 20 (2.81%) Embedded C
11 14 (1.96%) Fortran
12 12 (1.68%) Bash
12 12 (1.68%) PHP
13 9 (1.26%) XAML
14 8 (1.12%) PowerShell
15 7 (0.98%) Kotlin
16 6 (0.84%) Haskell
16 6 (0.84%) Rust
17 5 (0.70%) Ruby
18 4 (0.56%) Assembly Language
Qualifications
1 209 (29.31%) Degree
2 182 (25.53%) Security Cleared
3 110 (15.43%) SC Cleared
4 44 (6.17%) Master's Degree
5 30 (4.21%) PhD
6 21 (2.95%) DV Cleared
7 20 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
8 11 (1.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (0.84%) HNC
10 2 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
10 2 (0.28%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.28%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
11 1 (0.14%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.14%) HND
11 1 (0.14%) MCSA
11 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 146 (20.48%) Accessibility
2 99 (13.88%) WCAG
3 41 (5.75%) Data Quality
4 22 (3.09%) QA
5 19 (2.66%) GDPR
6 17 (2.38%) ISO 13485
7 10 (1.40%) IEC 62304
8 5 (0.70%) ITGC
8 5 (0.70%) JTAG
9 4 (0.56%) IEC 61131
10 2 (0.28%) AUTOSAR
10 2 (0.28%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 26262
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.14%) COSHH
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (0.14%) TickIT
System Software
1 24 (3.37%) VMware NSX
2 11 (1.54%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.40%) Firmware
4 9 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.42%) Docker
5 3 (0.42%) Embedded Firmware
6 1 (0.14%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 9 (1.26%) Ansible
2 8 (1.12%) FortiGate
3 7 (0.98%) Terraform
4 6 (0.84%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.56%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.56%) WMI
6 2 (0.28%) Kustomize
7 1 (0.14%) Grafana
7 1 (0.14%) Nessus
7 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.14%) Puppet
7 1 (0.14%) VxRail
Vendors
1 71 (9.96%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.21%) VMware
3 24 (3.37%) Adobe
4 22 (3.09%) Oracle
5 12 (1.68%) Google
6 9 (1.26%) EMC
7 8 (1.12%) Cisco
7 8 (1.12%) Fortinet
7 8 (1.12%) Juniper
8 7 (0.98%) SAP
9 6 (0.84%) Databricks
10 5 (0.70%) ESRI
10 5 (0.70%) Salesforce
11 4 (0.56%) Mercator
11 4 (0.56%) Workday
12 3 (0.42%) Hotjar
12 3 (0.42%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.42%) Qualtrics
13 2 (0.28%) AVEVA
13 2 (0.28%) CA Agile Central