Psychology
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Psychology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Psychology over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 757 809 916
Rank change year-on-year +52 +107 -126
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 148 164 308
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.15% 0.16% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.18% 0.16% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 39 47 82
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,405 £32,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £50,250 £46,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% - +13.04%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £76,875
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £84,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,000 £65,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -43.08% +30.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Psychology 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 84,360 99,485 147,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.99% 95.62% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 59,619 58,411 83,272
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.57% +2.50% +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%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Psychology in the UK

Psychology
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Psychology.

Salary trend for Psychology in the UK

Psychology
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Psychology over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Psychology in the UK

Psychology
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Psychology within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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 -10 118 £37,000 -43.08% 20
Scotland +16 77 - - 3
England +25 67 £51,999 -20.00% 33
Work from Home +93 38 £43,362 -38.05% 12
London +133 27 £62,500 -5.66% 18
North of England +34 17 £58,750 -16.07% 5
South East +21 15 £31,500 -51.54% 2
North West +12 12 £60,000 -14.29% 3
South West -14 6 £27,500 - 7
North East - 3 £44,225 - 1
Yorkshire +92 2 £42,500 -20.56% 1
West Midlands +17 2 - -
Midlands -10 2 - - 1
Wales - 1 - -

Psychology
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.68%) SAS
1 1 (0.68%) SharePoint
Applications
1 32 (21.62%) UserZoom
2 13 (8.78%) Sketch
3 8 (5.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (4.73%) InVision
4 7 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (4.05%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.68%) Acrobat
6 1 (0.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.68%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.68%) Exchequer
1 1 (0.68%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 78 (52.70%) Figma
2 64 (43.24%) SurveyMonkey
3 6 (4.05%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (4.05%) Power Automate
3 6 (4.05%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.05%) PowerApps
4 5 (3.38%) Azure
4 5 (3.38%) Heroku
5 3 (2.03%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.68%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.05%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.05%) Power BI
1 6 (4.05%) Tableau
2 2 (1.35%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.35%) NoSQL
2 2 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 32 (21.62%) Jenkins
General
1 102 (68.92%) Marketing
2 95 (64.19%) Finance
2 95 (64.19%) Law
3 86 (58.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 82 (55.41%) Social Skills
5 32 (21.62%) Social Science
6 15 (10.14%) Analytical Skills
7 11 (7.43%) Public Sector
8 8 (5.41%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (4.73%) Legal
9 7 (4.73%) Retail
10 6 (4.05%) French Language
11 4 (2.70%) Advertising
12 2 (1.35%) Automotive
12 2 (1.35%) Banking
12 2 (1.35%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.35%) Humanities
12 2 (1.35%) Investment Banking
12 2 (1.35%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.35%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 50 (33.78%) User Experience Researcher
2 41 (27.70%) Lead
3 23 (15.54%) Designer
4 16 (10.81%) Senior
5 15 (10.14%) UX Designer
6 13 (8.78%) User Researcher
7 7 (4.73%) Analyst
7 7 (4.73%) Data Analyst
8 6 (4.05%) Data Insight Analyst
8 6 (4.05%) Insight Analyst
8 6 (4.05%) Insight Data Analyst
9 5 (3.38%) Interaction Designer
9 5 (3.38%) Senior Designer
9 5 (3.38%) Senior User Experience Researcher
10 4 (2.70%) Developer
11 3 (2.03%) Senior UX Designer
12 2 (1.35%) Dashboard Developer
12 2 (1.35%) Data Scientist
12 2 (1.35%) Full Stack Developer
12 2 (1.35%) Senior User Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (10.81%) HTML
2 14 (9.46%) CSS
3 5 (3.38%) .NET
4 2 (1.35%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.68%) HTML5
5 1 (0.68%) SVG
5 1 (0.68%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (0.68%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 27 (18.24%) Market Risk
2 19 (12.84%) Product Ownership
3 8 (5.41%) Blockchain
3 8 (5.41%) NHS
4 7 (4.73%) Cyberattack
5 6 (4.05%) FMCG
6 5 (3.38%) Algorithms
6 5 (3.38%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.35%) Smartphone
7 2 (1.35%) Social Media
8 1 (0.68%) Graphic Design
8 1 (0.68%) Vector Graphics
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (77.03%) User Experience
2 113 (76.35%) User Research
3 99 (66.89%) Actionable Insight
4 89 (60.14%) UX Research
5 79 (53.38%) Service Design
6 77 (52.03%) Anthropology
7 68 (45.95%) Product Management
8 67 (45.27%) Roadmaps
9 62 (41.89%) Interaction Design
10 55 (37.16%) Cognitive Science
11 54 (36.49%) Agile
12 53 (35.81%) Fintech
13 52 (35.14%) Qualitative Research
14 43 (29.05%) DevOps
15 42 (28.38%) Analytics
15 42 (28.38%) Strategic Thinking
16 41 (27.70%) Information Architecture
16 41 (27.70%) Market Research
17 40 (27.03%) Data Analytics
18 38 (25.68%) Cognitive Psychology
Programming Languages
1 38 (25.68%) R
2 9 (6.08%) Python
3 7 (4.73%) JavaScript
4 5 (3.38%) C#
4 5 (3.38%) MATLAB
5 4 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 125 (84.46%) Degree
2 54 (36.49%) Master's Degree
3 45 (30.41%) PhD
4 8 (5.41%) Security Cleared
5 7 (4.73%) DV Cleared
6 2 (1.35%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.68%) APMG
7 1 (0.68%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.68%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.68%) PMP
7 1 (0.68%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (27.70%) Actionable Recommendations
2 23 (15.54%) Accessibility
3 6 (4.05%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.68%) GDPR
4 1 (0.68%) PMO
Vendors
1 64 (43.24%) Qualtrics
2 17 (11.49%) Adobe
3 16 (10.81%) Microsoft
4 7 (4.73%) Salesforce
5 6 (4.05%) Hotjar
6 2 (1.35%) Databricks
7 1 (0.68%) Apteco