Marks & Spencer tech stack

Marks & Spencer builds mostly with Java, JavaScript, SQL, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Azure, Dynatrace, Spring Boot, React.js. Java is named in 35 of the 65 job postings Marks & Spencer published in the last 12 months (54%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Marks & Spencer, updated Sep 26, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Sep 26, 2026
Technologies in use
95
Postings analysed
65
Open now
35
Modernity
77 /100

What programming languages does Marks & Spencer use?

Java is named in 54% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by JavaScript (37%), SQL (35%), TypeScript (29%).

Java 35 54% required in 63% · 27 open now · since Jul 2026
JavaScript 24 37% required in 79% · 19 open now · since Aug 2026
SQL 23 35% required in 57% · 18 open now · since Jul 2026
TypeScript 19 29% required in 11% · 16 open now · since Aug 2026
Python 14 22% required in 43% · 10 open now · since Aug 2026
Kotlin 12 18% required in 50% · 6 open now · since Jul 2026
COBOL 8 12% required in 75% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
Node JS 7 11% required in 57% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
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C#4
Rust1
Swift1

What frameworks and libraries does Marks & Spencer use?

Spring Boot is named in 29% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by React.js (29%), Micronaut (25%), Next.js (23%).

Spring Boot 19 29% required in 26% · 19 open now · since Jul 2026
React.js 19 29% optional · 16 open now · since Aug 2026
Micronaut 16 25% required in 38% · 13 open now · since Jul 2026
Next.js 15 23% optional · 12 open now · since Aug 2026
Angular 12 18% optional · 12 open now · since Aug 2026
PyTorch 7 11% required in 57% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
Playwright 7 11% required in 14% · 5 open now · since Aug 2026
Ignite 7 11% optional · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
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OpenTelemetry4
JUnit2
Jest2
Jetpack Compose2
Rest-Assured1
Selenium1
Appium1
Espresso1
Hilt1
Mockito1
SwiftUI1
Testcontainers1
XCUITest1

What databases does Marks & Spencer use?

Redis is named in 22% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by Db2 (9%), PostgreSQL (5%), Azure SQL Database (3%).

Redis 14 22% required in 21% · 12 open now · since Jul 2026
Db2 6 9% required in 83% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
PostgreSQL 3 5% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Azure SQL Database 2 3% required in 50% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Azure Cosmos DB 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Oracle 1 2% optional · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Marks & Spencer use?

Azure is named in 54% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by Dynatrace (43%), Kubernetes (34%), Apache Kafka (32%).

Azure 35 54% required in 43% · 26 open now · since Jul 2026
Dynatrace 28 43% required in 29% · 22 open now · since Jul 2026
Kubernetes 22 34% required in 27% · 19 open now · since Jul 2026
Apache Kafka 21 32% required in 43% · 16 open now · since Jul 2026
Power BI 15 23% required in 67% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
GitHub Actions 14 22% required in 43% · 11 open now · since Jul 2026
GitHub 13 20% required in 54% · 10 open now · since Jul 2026
Snyk 9 14% required in 22% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
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PagerDuty8
Databricks6
Windows6
.NET4
Qualys Cloud Platform4
SonarQube4
Azure DevOps2
Spark2
Azure AKS2
Copilot Studio1
Microsoft Fabric1
New Relic1
OpenAI1
Postman1
AWS1
Figma1
GCP1
Wiz1

What developer tools does Marks & Spencer use?

Rest API is named in 17% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by Docker (15%), GraphQL (15%), Copilot (14%).

Rest API 11 17% required in 27% · 9 open now · since Jul 2026
Docker 10 15% required in 40% · 9 open now · since Jul 2026
GraphQL 10 15% required in 40% · 4 open now · since Aug 2026
Copilot 9 14% required in 89% · 7 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 9 14% required in 33% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
Semgrep 9 14% required in 22% · 6 open now · since Aug 2026
IBM MQ 8 12% required in 13% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
Microsoft Excel 6 9% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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Helm6
Git5
JMeter4
Prisma4
Adobe After Effects1
Adobe Photoshop1
pySpark1
Gradle1
gRPC1

What AI and ML technologies does Marks & Spencer use?

Claude is named in 2% of job postings at Marks & Spencer.

Claude 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026

Which engineering practices does Marks & Spencer ask for?

CI/CD is named in 43% of job postings at Marks & Spencer, followed by Incident Management (14%), Platform Engineering (8%), AI Agents (6%).

CI/CD 28 43% required in 86% · 21 open now · since Jul 2026
Incident Management 9 14% required in 100% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
Platform Engineering 5 8% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
AI Agents 4 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Clean Architecture 4 6% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Aug 2026
ETL/ELT 2 3% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
A/B Testing 1 2% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Dimensional Modeling1
FinOps1
Machine Learning1
MVVM1
SRE1

What does each Marks & Spencer team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

31 postings
Java21
JavaScript15
Azure10
SQL9
Apache Kafka8
Dynatrace7

Leadership

11 postings
JavaScript3
Azure2
Db22

Analytics

4 postings
Power BI3
Microsoft Excel2
SQL2

Management

4 postings
Microsoft Excel2
Power BI2

Finance

3 postings
Microsoft Excel2
Power BI2

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How modern is the Marks & Spencer stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 77/100

Marks & Spencer scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Marks & Spencer stack in its industry?

Share of the 204 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Azure30%
Java27%
Dynatrace1%
JavaScript55%
SQL56%
Kubernetes33%
Apache Kafka25%
React.js38%
Spring Boot11%
TypeScript38%

What sets Marks & Spencer apart

Dynatrace1%
Micronaut1%
Snyk1%
COBOL1%
PagerDuty1%
Ignite0%
Db21%
Qualys Cloud Platform1%
SonarQube3%

Questions about the Marks & Spencer tech stack

What programming languages does Marks & Spencer use?

The languages named in Marks & Spencer job postings are Java (54%), JavaScript (37%), SQL (35%), TypeScript (29%), Python (22%), as a share of the 65 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Marks & Spencer use Spring Boot?

Yes. Spring Boot is named in 19 of 65 job postings (29%) and required in 5 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Marks & Spencer use?

The cloud and platforms named in Marks & Spencer job postings are Azure (35), Dynatrace (28), Kubernetes (22) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Marks & Spencer?

Backend postings at Marks & Spencer most often require Java (21), JavaScript (15), Azure (10), SQL (9), out of 31 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Marks & Spencer tech stack changing?

No new technology has appeared in Marks & Spencer job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Marks & Spencer tech stack?

Marks & Spencer scores 77 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 1; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Marks & Spencer tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Marks & Spencer publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 65 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Sep 26, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Marks & Spencer tech stack: 95 technologies from 65 job postings", as of Sep 26, 2026. https://alion.io/company/marks-and-spencer/technologies

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