Cognitive Science
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Cognitive Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cognitive Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 841 - 1211
Rank change year-on-year - - -312
Permanent jobs citing Cognitive Science 55 0 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.056% - 0.014%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.065% - 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 4
10th Percentile - - £67,625
25th Percentile £26,250 - £77,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,500 - £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +70.00%
75th Percentile £45,028 - £88,750
90th Percentile - - £91,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £27,500 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cognitive Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,305 100,095 147,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.64% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 59,591 58,745 83,129
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.29% +3.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Cognitive Science
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Cognitive Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Cognitive Science in the UK

Cognitive Science
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cognitive Science.

Salary trend for Cognitive Science in the UK

Cognitive Science
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cognitive Science over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Cognitive Science in the UK

Cognitive Science
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cognitive Science within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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
UK excluding London - 55 £27,500 - 1
Scotland - 45 - -
England - 10 £27,500 - 1
South West - 6 £27,500 -
Work from Home - 5 £44,225 - 2
North of England - 2 £44,225 - 1
West Midlands - 2 - -
Midlands - 2 - -
North East - 2 £44,225 -

Cognitive Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 32 (58.18%) Figma
1 32 (58.18%) SurveyMonkey
General
1 50 (90.91%) Law
2 45 (81.82%) Finance
2 45 (81.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 45 (81.82%) Marketing
3 32 (58.18%) Social Science
4 13 (23.64%) Social Skills
5 2 (3.64%) Automotive
5 2 (3.64%) Banking
5 2 (3.64%) Financial Institution
5 2 (3.64%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 34 (61.82%) Lead
2 13 (23.64%) User Experience Researcher
3 7 (12.73%) User Researcher
4 2 (3.64%) Senior
4 2 (3.64%) Senior User Experience Researcher
4 2 (3.64%) Senior User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 27 (49.09%) Market Risk
2 11 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (100.00%) Psychology
2 48 (87.27%) Interaction Design
2 48 (87.27%) User Research
3 46 (83.64%) Actionable Insight
3 46 (83.64%) Qualitative Research
4 45 (81.82%) Anthropology
4 45 (81.82%) Fintech
4 45 (81.82%) User Experience
4 45 (81.82%) UX Research
5 43 (78.18%) Service Design
6 34 (61.82%) Product Management
7 32 (58.18%) Business Strategy
7 32 (58.18%) Information Architecture
7 32 (58.18%) Objectives and Key Results
7 32 (58.18%) Project Planning
7 32 (58.18%) Roadmaps
8 16 (29.09%) Data Analysis
8 16 (29.09%) Data Sharing
9 13 (23.64%) Collaborative Working
10 11 (20.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (61.82%) R
2 5 (9.09%) MATLAB
2 5 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 55 (100.00%) Degree
2 50 (90.91%) Master's Degree
3 45 (81.82%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.09%) Accessibility
2 3 (5.45%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 32 (58.18%) Qualtrics