Degree Jobs in the Thames Valley

Academic Degree
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,417 1,568 1,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.16% 25.62% 21.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.66% 61.25% 66.93%
Number of salaries quoted 870 519 575
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,580 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,188 £33,801 £36,953
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,250 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £51,500 £51,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +0.98% +0.99% +1.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,546 2,560 2,262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 38.02% 41.82% 32.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,597 1,061 947
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,900
25th Percentile £38,000 £34,990 £36,638
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,850 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.47% -6.06% -5.02%
75th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,350 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.70% -4.76% +5.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 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
Berkshire -1 611 £60,000 +9.09% 238
Buckinghamshire 0 476 £43,750 -2.78% 128
Oxfordshire 0 330 £47,500 +5.56% 205
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 53 (3.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 46 (3.25%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.06%) Oracle Service Bus
3 15 (1.06%) WebLogic
4 14 (0.99%) Confluence
5 7 (0.49%) SAS
6 6 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.35%) CMS
7 5 (0.35%) Kinematics
8 4 (0.28%) Apache Spark
9 2 (0.14%) Alfresco
9 2 (0.14%) Apache
9 2 (0.14%) Documentum
9 2 (0.14%) FileNet
9 2 (0.14%) nginx
9 2 (0.14%) WordPress
10 1 (0.071%) IIS
10 1 (0.071%) JBoss
10 1 (0.071%) Moodle
10 1 (0.071%) Tomcat
Applications
1 146 (10.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 114 (8.05%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (3.11%) MS Visio
4 42 (2.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.56%) OrCAD
7 6 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.28%) Maya
8 4 (0.28%) MotionBuilder
8 4 (0.28%) Solid Edge
8 4 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
9 3 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.21%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.14%) Revit
10 2 (0.14%) Simulink
10 2 (0.14%) Stateflow
11 1 (0.071%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.071%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.071%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 31 (2.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.06%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.14%) Primavera
6 2 (0.14%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.071%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.071%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.071%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 132 (9.32%) Azure
2 131 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (5.15%) Power Platform
4 38 (2.68%) AWS
5 35 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
5 35 (2.47%) SaaS
6 32 (2.26%) Power Automate
7 27 (1.91%) PowerApps
8 25 (1.76%) Entra ID
9 16 (1.13%) Azure Monitor
10 15 (1.06%) Azure Storage
11 14 (0.99%) Cloud Computing
11 14 (0.99%) OneDrive
12 13 (0.92%) Azure Sentinel
13 12 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (0.85%) OCI
14 11 (0.78%) ShareGate
15 9 (0.64%) GitHub
16 8 (0.56%) GCP
17 7 (0.49%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 96 (6.77%) Firewall
2 38 (2.68%) DNS
3 33 (2.33%) DHCP
4 30 (2.12%) 5G
4 30 (2.12%) Wi-Fi
5 27 (1.91%) Wireless
6 24 (1.69%) Internet
7 23 (1.62%) Bluetooth
7 23 (1.62%) Intrusion Detection
7 23 (1.62%) Network Security
8 22 (1.55%) GSM
8 22 (1.55%) ISDN
8 22 (1.55%) LTE
8 22 (1.55%) PSTN
8 22 (1.55%) SAN
8 22 (1.55%) UMTS
9 21 (1.48%) VPN
10 20 (1.41%) WAN
11 13 (0.92%) Ethernet
11 13 (0.92%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 86 (6.07%) NoSQL
2 78 (5.50%) SQL Server
3 58 (4.09%) Power BI
4 27 (1.91%) Relational Database
5 16 (1.13%) Oracle Database
6 15 (1.06%) Oracle Database 10g
6 15 (1.06%) Oracle Database 11g
6 15 (1.06%) VLDB
7 14 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (0.71%) MongoDB
8 10 (0.71%) Tableau
9 9 (0.64%) Big Data
9 9 (0.64%) MySQL
10 8 (0.56%) GIS
11 7 (0.49%) MS Access
12 6 (0.42%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 5 (0.35%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 117 (8.26%) Git
2 60 (4.23%) Selenium
3 59 (4.16%) Cypress.io
4 24 (1.69%) SoapUI
5 22 (1.55%) LabVIEW
6 18 (1.27%) JIRA
7 13 (0.92%) GitLab
8 12 (0.85%) Visual Studio
9 11 (0.78%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.28%) AdminStudio
11 4 (0.28%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.28%) InstallShield
11 4 (0.28%) MSI
11 4 (0.28%) Subversion
12 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
13 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
13 2 (0.14%) ERwin
13 2 (0.14%) IntelliJ
General
1 399 (28.16%) Social Skills
2 304 (21.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 226 (15.95%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (9.95%) Manufacturing
5 138 (9.74%) Finance
6 124 (8.75%) Electronics
7 73 (5.15%) Legal
7 73 (5.15%) Telecoms
8 72 (5.08%) Marketing
9 64 (4.52%) Pharmaceutical
10 35 (2.47%) Law
10 35 (2.47%) Retail
11 32 (2.26%) Presentation Skills
12 26 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
13 23 (1.62%) Public Sector
14 19 (1.34%) Automotive
15 16 (1.13%) Military
16 14 (0.99%) Brand Awareness
17 13 (0.92%) French Language
18 11 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 223 (15.74%) Senior
2 160 (11.29%) Developer
3 138 (9.74%) Analyst
4 119 (8.40%) Data Scientist
5 104 (7.34%) Junior
6 96 (6.77%) Software Engineer
7 93 (6.56%) Graduate
8 78 (5.50%) Electronics Engineer
9 71 (5.01%) Software Developer
10 62 (4.38%) Development Engineer
11 61 (4.30%) Graduate Development Engineer
11 61 (4.30%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 61 (4.30%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 58 (4.09%) Systems Engineer
13 57 (4.02%) Lead
14 52 (3.67%) Hardware Engineer
15 51 (3.60%) Architect
15 51 (3.60%) Senior Developer
16 49 (3.46%) IT Support
17 46 (3.25%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 159 (11.22%) React
2 141 (9.95%) .NET
3 58 (4.09%) Jest
4 50 (3.53%) HTML
5 48 (3.39%) CSS
6 40 (2.82%) HTML5
7 37 (2.61%) CSS3
8 20 (1.41%) OpenMP
9 14 (0.99%) ARM Templates
9 14 (0.99%) OpenACC
10 12 (0.85%) EDI
10 12 (0.85%) React Native
10 12 (0.85%) XML
11 11 (0.78%) AngularJS
11 11 (0.78%) WPF
12 10 (0.71%) Node.js
13 9 (0.64%) Web Services
14 8 (0.56%) JSON
14 8 (0.56%) Spring
15 6 (0.42%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 208 (14.68%) Algorithms
2 113 (7.97%) Management Information System
3 76 (5.36%) Self-Motivation
4 54 (3.81%) Data Centre
5 40 (2.82%) Biopharmaceutical
6 34 (2.40%) Life Science
7 25 (1.76%) Data Structures
7 25 (1.76%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (1.55%) Acoustics
9 22 (1.55%) CUDA
9 22 (1.55%) Satnav
10 21 (1.48%) Driving Licence
11 20 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
12 19 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
13 17 (1.20%) Replication
13 17 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
14 16 (1.13%) IoT
14 16 (1.13%) PKI
15 15 (1.06%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 171 (12.07%) Windows
2 123 (8.68%) Linux
3 54 (3.81%) Unix
4 52 (3.67%) Windows 10
5 49 (3.46%) Windows Server
6 44 (3.11%) Windows Server 2019
7 43 (3.03%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.19%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (1.48%) Windows 7
10 15 (1.06%) Solaris
11 12 (0.85%) Windows XP
12 10 (0.71%) Mac OS
13 8 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 7 (0.49%) VMS
15 4 (0.28%) Kali Linux
16 3 (0.21%) Ubuntu
17 2 (0.14%) Embedded Linux
17 2 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
18 1 (0.071%) Android
18 1 (0.071%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (35.71%) Computer Science
2 402 (28.37%) Problem-Solving
3 342 (24.14%) Agile
4 251 (17.71%) Cybersecurity
5 233 (16.44%) Mathematics
6 200 (14.11%) Decision-Making
7 196 (13.83%) Artificial Intelligence
8 180 (12.70%) Mentoring
9 179 (12.63%) Coaching
10 173 (12.21%) Software Engineering
11 170 (12.00%) Data Analysis
12 169 (11.93%) Data Science
13 142 (10.02%) Red Team
14 138 (9.74%) Project Management
15 137 (9.67%) Propensity Modelling
16 124 (8.75%) Physics
17 122 (8.61%) ITIL
18 113 (7.97%) Machine Learning
19 106 (7.48%) Analytics
20 105 (7.41%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 235 (16.58%) C#
2 211 (14.89%) Python
3 172 (12.14%) JavaScript
4 144 (10.16%) TypeScript
5 137 (9.67%) SQL
6 103 (7.27%) C
7 102 (7.20%) C++
8 78 (5.50%) Fortran
9 67 (4.73%) PowerShell
10 42 (2.96%) Java
11 40 (2.82%) PHP
12 26 (1.83%) Bash
13 21 (1.48%) MATLAB
14 18 (1.27%) VB
15 17 (1.20%) R
16 15 (1.06%) PL/SQL
17 14 (0.99%) Bicep
17 14 (0.99%) VBScript
18 10 (0.71%) Perl
18 10 (0.71%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 196 (13.83%) Computer Science Degree
2 177 (12.49%) Security Cleared
3 160 (11.29%) Master's Degree
4 122 (8.61%) PhD
5 80 (5.65%) SC Cleared
6 47 (3.32%) Cisco Certification
7 41 (2.89%) CISSP
8 38 (2.68%) CCNA
9 37 (2.61%) DV Cleared
10 32 (2.26%) HNC
11 27 (1.91%) Microsoft Certification
12 25 (1.76%) CCNP
12 25 (1.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 20 (1.41%) MBA
14 19 (1.34%) CompTIA Security+
15 16 (1.13%) HND
15 16 (1.13%) MCP
16 15 (1.06%) DBS Check
17 11 (0.78%) CIMA
17 11 (0.78%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (4.94%) QA
2 56 (3.95%) Data Quality
3 39 (2.75%) SLA
4 36 (2.54%) WCAG
5 35 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 26 (1.83%) ISO 9001
7 25 (1.76%) GDPR
8 20 (1.41%) NIST
9 16 (1.13%) Accessibility
10 15 (1.06%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 13 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (0.78%) ISO 13485
13 11 (0.78%) ISO 22301
13 11 (0.78%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.71%) IEC 62304
15 9 (0.64%) ISO 14001
16 8 (0.56%) GRC
16 8 (0.56%) PMO
17 7 (0.49%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 158 (11.15%) Docker
2 98 (6.92%) Active Directory
3 93 (6.56%) Firmware
4 74 (5.22%) Embedded Firmware
5 70 (4.94%) VMware Infrastructure
6 25 (1.76%) Hyper-V
7 17 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
8 15 (1.06%) Oracle RAC
9 14 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (0.99%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.14%) HDFS
12 1 (0.071%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 159 (11.22%) Kubernetes
2 49 (3.46%) SCCM
3 35 (2.47%) WSUS
4 26 (1.83%) SCOM
5 25 (1.76%) Microsoft Intune
6 15 (1.06%) Data Guard
6 15 (1.06%) Oracle RMAN
7 14 (0.99%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 12 (0.85%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (0.85%) NetBackup
8 12 (0.85%) vCenter Server
9 8 (0.56%) Nessus
9 8 (0.56%) Terraform
10 7 (0.49%) Ansible
11 6 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 6 (0.42%) Stealthwatch
12 5 (0.35%) CASB
13 4 (0.28%) Suricata
14 2 (0.14%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.14%) Grafana
Vendors
1 304 (21.45%) Microsoft
2 106 (7.48%) EMC
3 76 (5.36%) VMware
4 46 (3.25%) Oracle
5 43 (3.03%) Cisco
6 37 (2.61%) Adobe
7 34 (2.40%) Apple
8 33 (2.33%) HP
9 32 (2.26%) Veeam
10 27 (1.91%) Dell
11 20 (1.41%) Salesforce
12 19 (1.34%) SAP
13 18 (1.27%) Juniper
13 18 (1.27%) Sun
14 17 (1.20%) Citrix
15 16 (1.13%) Palo Alto
15 16 (1.13%) ServiceNow
16 15 (1.06%) Remedy
17 12 (0.85%) 3PAR
17 12 (0.85%) Symantec