The UK's tech job market has seen a significant increase in hiring demand, with average technology salaries reaching £52,982 (approx 81,000 USD) in London. The top three most desired skills in big data are Hadoop, MongoDB, and Apache Flume, which can result in lucrative jobs, especially in cities like Glasgow. A recent survey found that enterprise CIOs plan to spend significant budgets on big data tools, including Docker, Hortonworks, Airwatch (VMware), MongoDB, and Cloudera. Developing big data skills can lead to a good salary and a better quality of life in the UK.