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Information technology professionals n.e.c.

SOC 2020 2139

Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of tasks not elsewhere classified in minor group 213: Information technology professionals.

Also calledWebmasterConsultantIT engineerIT account managerEducation online webmasterIT plannerand 39 more titles
Typical full-time pay£54,1002025 Provisional
People in the job140,000across the UK
New adverts a month2,000↑ 6.2%on last year · 92nd of 412

Pay

ONS · ASHE 2025

Half of full-time information technology professionals n.e.c. earn between £39,100 and £72,900 a year.

What full-time information technology professionals n.e.c. earn, 2025
£54,100 typical£29,700lowest 10%£39,10025%£79,100top 20%n/ptop 10%
Middle half (£39,100–£72,900)n/p: top 10% not published by ONS
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Lowest 10% earn less than£29,700
Lowest 20% earn less than£36,400
25%£39,100
Median£54,100
75%£72,900
Top 20% earn more than£79,100
Top 10% earn more thanNot published
Typical pay by regionUK median £54,100
London£59,600
East of England!£55,800
Scotland!£49,800
East Midlands!£45,400
North East!£45,200
Wales!£43,100
North WestNot published by ONS–
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS–
West MidlandsNot published by ONS–
South EastNot published by ONS–
South WestNot published by ONS–
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UK median, £54,100
London£59,600
East of England£55,800 (small sample)
Scotland£49,800 (small sample)
East Midlands£45,400 (small sample)
North East£45,200 (small sample)
Wales£43,100 (small sample)
North WestNot published by ONS
Yorkshire and The HumberNot published by ONS
West MidlandsNot published by ONS
South EastNot published by ONS
South WestNot published by ONS
Typical pay over 3 years
  • 2023 £44,900
  • 2024 £52,300
  • 2025 Provisional£54,100
↑ 20% since 2023Provisional figures are revised when ONS publishes the next year’s survey.

Jobs and demand

ONS · Textkernel adverts · DfE

About 2,000 jobs for information technology professionals n.e.c. are advertised each month.

New job adverts a month, Jan 2017 to Aug 2026
New advertsMonth not published by ONS (1 in all)
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Aug 20262,676
Jul 20262,078
Jun 20262,383
May 20261,880
Apr 20261,689
Mar 2026Not published
Feb 20261,489
Jan 20261,694
Dec 20251,048
Nov 20252,608
Oct 20252,011
Sept 20251,905
Aug 20251,734
Jul 20252,187
Jun 20252,762
May 20252,862
Apr 20251,776
Mar 20252,086
Feb 20252,083
Jan 20251,437
Dec 20241,039
Nov 20241,400
Oct 20241,461
Sept 20241,475
Aug 20241,496
Jul 20241,663
Jun 20241,554
May 20241,781
Apr 20241,680
Mar 20241,638
Feb 20241,704
Jan 20242,168
Dec 20231,884
Nov 20231,861
Oct 20231,996
Sept 20231,811
Aug 20232,294
Jul 20232,335
Jun 20233,272
May 20233,254
Apr 20232,742
Mar 20233,486
Feb 20234,000
Jan 20234,239
Dec 20224,174
Nov 20224,588
Oct 20224,745
Sept 20224,563
Aug 20224,897
Jul 20225,140
Jun 20224,928
May 20225,641
Apr 20224,399
Mar 20227,041
Feb 20225,457
Jan 20225,548
Dec 20214,736
Nov 20214,607
Oct 20214,700
Sept 20214,274
Aug 20214,472
Jul 20215,192
Jun 20214,792
May 20215,269
Apr 20215,010
Mar 20215,558
Feb 20213,642
Jan 20214,326
Dec 20203,337
Nov 20203,485
Oct 20203,949
Sept 20203,339
Aug 20202,895
Jul 20202,581
Jun 20202,714
May 20202,785
Apr 20203,455
Mar 20205,384
Feb 20205,602
Jan 20205,140
Dec 20193,599
Nov 20195,182
Oct 20194,912
Sept 20195,023
Aug 20195,622
Jul 20196,782
Jun 20197,055
May 20196,848
Apr 20194,469
Mar 20195,388
Feb 20194,757
Jan 20194,972
Dec 20183,125
Nov 20184,562
Oct 20184,544
Sept 20184,341
Aug 20184,242
Jul 20184,559
Jun 20184,701
May 20184,576
Apr 20184,403
Mar 20185,495
Feb 20185,411
Jan 20185,076
Dec 20173,867
Nov 20174,935
Oct 20174,799
Sept 20174,027
Aug 20174,227
Jul 20173,810
Jun 20174,259
May 20174,275
Apr 20174,147
Mar 20174,457
Feb 20174,039
Jan 20174,499
Vacancies hard to fill because of skills
7.2%against 27% for all jobs
Broader groupFigure for information technology professionals, which includes information technology professionals n.e.c.. DfE Employer Skills Survey 2024.
Where the most jobs are advertisedadverts a quarter
London1,665
Manchester312
Birmingham233
Leeds202
Bristol, City of197
Newcastle upon Tyne145
Glasgow City138
Sheffield123
Nottingham120
Liverpool99
London is published as one area. Averages leave out quarters ONS withheld.
Where information technology professionals n.e.c. are most concentratedShare of local job adverts, compared with the UK.

Recruitment from abroad. 451 sponsored work visas were granted for this job from July 2025 to June 2026, most to people from India, United States, China, ranking it 42nd of 313. Home Office

Who does it

ONS · Annual Population Survey · April 2025 to March 2026
Age of information technology professionals n.e.c.
6.5%!
24%
22%
23%
21%
3.9%!
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16–246.5% (small sample)
25–3424%
35–4422%
45–5423%
55–6421%
65+3.9% (small sample)
Highest qualification
Degree or equivalent72%
Higher education below degree!3.8%
A levels or equivalent15%
GCSEs or equivalent!5.4%
Other qualifications!1.6%
No qualifications!1.2%
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Degree or equivalent72%
Higher education below degree3.8% (small sample)
A levels or equivalent15%
GCSEs or equivalent5.4% (small sample)
Other qualifications1.6% (small sample)
No qualifications1.2% (small sample)

Main employers: computer consultancy activities (44%), computer programming activities (7.6%), business and other management consultancy activities (5.1%), engineering activities and related technical consultancy (2.1%).

How to get in

Hold a degree
72%
as their highest qualification
Apprenticeships
2
from level 4, including degree apprenticeships
Apprenticeships take
2 to 4 years
typically

Apprenticeships

2 for this job
Level 6About 4 yearsDegree

Digital and technology solutions professional

You gain
Digital and Technology Solutions Professional
Leads to
British Computer Society
Details on Skills England
Level 4About 2 years

DevOps engineer

Employers may ask for
Individual employers will set the selection criteria, but this is likely to include A levels; a level 3 apprenticeship or other relevant qualification…
Details on Skills England

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The work

ONS · ESCO · O*NET

Typical tasks

  • provides support to organisations in the operation of their IT software, hardware and networks
  • meets with clients to determine their requirements and designs, tests and installs new systems to meet client's needs
  • organises training for users and prepares documentation on IT systems
  • manages and develops the content and operation of websites, monitors traffic, and ensures the functionality of websites and web servers

Skills

  • define technical requirements
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations
  • provide ICT consulting advice
  • provide technical documentation

Knowledge

  • systems development life-cycle
  • computer programming
  • ICT project management methodologies
  • information extraction
  • resource description framework query language
  • visual presentation techniques
  • Agile project management
  • AJAX

Suits people who like

  • Working with ideas and solving problems
  • Organising and following procedures

Outlook

DfE · Skills Imperative 2035
Broader groupThese projections are for science, research, engineering and technology professionals, a group of 28 jobs that includes information technology professionals n.e.c..
Change in jobs, 2020 to 2035↑ 18%about 394,000 more jobs
Workers needed by 20351.3 millionincluding people replacing those who retire or leave

Sources

Pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
People in the job, who does it
ONS, Annual Population Survey, April 2025 to March 2026
Job adverts
ONS, online job adverts (Textkernel), to Aug 2026
Demand, skill shortages
Department for Education and Skills England, Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey
Outlook
The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE
Routes in
National Careers Service job profiles
Apprenticeships, qualifications
Skills England occupational maps
Skills, interests
ESCO classification of the European Commission; O*NET data, U.S. Department of Labor (CC BY 4.0, modified)
Visas
Home Office, immigration system statistics

Figures as of 10 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Occupations in demand and the Employer Skills Survey: Department for Education and Skills England. Immigration system statistics: Home Office. Contains public sector information from the National Careers Service licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

© Skills England 2025. This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Source: The Skills Imperative 2035 (2024), NFER/Nuffield/DfE/IER/CE.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

This service includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This service has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. CC BY 4.0 licence.

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