UK Tech Hiring Intelligence

Roles and skills in demand.

The independently maintained job families, seniority levels and technology signals found across UK IT hiring.

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Role families

Currently observed classified postings.

Software Engineering
2493
Data, AI & Machine Learning
600
IT Support & Service Desk
480
Enterprise Applications
317
Cybersecurity
296
UX, UI & Digital Design
292
Cloud & IT Infrastructure
271
DevOps, Platform & SRE
247
QA & Software Testing
214
IT Leadership & Management
170
Technology Architecture
141
Technology Product & Delivery
122
IT Analysis & Consulting
102
Networks & Telecommunications
89
Database Administration
35
Embedded Software & Firmware
31

Technology signals

Tool and language mentions attributable to structured or role-local advert context.

PHP
203
React
174
JavaScript
134
WordPress
113
Python
107
Machine Learning
105
AWS
99
Java
84
SQL
78
Azure
74
C#
72
Salesforce
66
TypeScript
59
CI/CD
59
Laravel
58
SAP
51
PostgreSQL
41
Node.js
40
C++
39
Figma
39
LLM
38
Shopify
38
Microsoft 365
38
Linux
34
Angular
34
Kubernetes
34
MySQL
33
Docker
33
Next.js
32
React Native
32
Flutter
31
ServiceNow
29
REST API
26
Observability
25
SRE
24
Databricks
21
Google Cloud
21
Power BI
20
Terraform
18
Microservices
17

Technology momentum

Share of newly observed postings mentioning each technology in the latest seven observed days versus the preceding seven days. Percentage-point change controls for different crawl volumes.

TechnologyLatest mentionsLatest share7-day change
C#15 of 7042.1%+1.3 pp
JavaScript9 of 7041.3%+1.1 pp
C++6 of 7040.9%+0.9 pp
React14 of 7042.0%+0.9 pp
AWS15 of 7042.1%-0.8 pp
Active Directory6 of 7040.9%+0.6 pp
Kafka2 of 7040.3%-0.6 pp
Kubernetes6 of 7040.9%-0.6 pp
Microsoft SQL Server4 of 7040.6%+0.6 pp
React Native4 of 7040.6%+0.6 pp
SAP5 of 7040.7%-0.6 pp
Serverless2 of 7040.3%-0.6 pp
Window ends 5 Sep 2026; 475 postings in the comparison window.

Job-family mix

Software Engineering · 2493Data Ai · 600Support Service Desk · 480Enterprise Apps · 317Cybersecurity · 296Ux Ui · 292Cloud Infrastructure · 271Devops Platform · 247Qa Testing · 214It Leadership · 170

Seniority mix

Mid · 3752Lead · 902Senior · 854Entry · 270Executive · 122