Degree Jobs in Berkshire

Academic Degree
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +5
Permanent jobs citing Degree 360 638 733
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 21.83% 19.78% 24.20%
As % of the Qualifications category 42.15% 45.64% 51.55%
Number of salaries quoted 94 457 250
10th Percentile £38,250 £34,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,000 £37,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,655 £59,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year +12.97% +4.89% +7.14%
75th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £90,625
90th Percentile £121,750 £95,000 £97,500
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,350 £52,500
% change year-on-year +16.85% -2.19% +5.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 854 1,398 1,422
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 51.79% 43.34% 46.95%
Number of salaries quoted 244 929 582
10th Percentile £31,400 £31,000 £29,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £36,713
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £51,350
Median % change year-on-year - +7.11% -3.11%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £73,963
90th Percentile £92,500 £88,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £52,293 £51,350
% change year-on-year +14.74% +1.84% -0.29%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Berkshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Slough -5 91 £68,750 +71.88% 51
Reading +2 83 £75,000 +36.36% 106
Windsor +8 75 £83,337 +96.09% 9
Maidenhead 0 61 £54,500 -12.80% 25
Bracknell -10 21 £77,500 +3.33% 42
Wokingham +2 3 £53,750 +22.86% 8
Thatcham -3 1 £32,500 -35.00% 1
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 30 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.06%) Apache Spark
3 8 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.56%) Apache
4 2 (0.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 22 (6.11%) Chatbot
2 13 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.50%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.28%) Pipeline Pilot
Business Applications
1 5 (1.39%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.28%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 85 (23.61%) Azure
2 55 (15.28%) AWS
3 51 (14.17%) GCP
4 34 (9.44%) Power Platform
5 27 (7.50%) PowerApps
6 26 (7.22%) Power Automate
7 24 (6.67%) Snowflake
8 21 (5.83%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
9 13 (3.61%) Azure Monitor
10 8 (2.22%) SaaS
11 6 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.67%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (1.39%) Collibra
12 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (1.11%) GitHub
14 3 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
15 2 (0.56%) Entra ID
16 1 (0.28%) AWS Lambda
16 1 (0.28%) IaaS
16 1 (0.28%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.50%) Broadband
1 9 (2.50%) DNS
2 8 (2.22%) DHCP
3 7 (1.94%) Firewall
4 6 (1.67%) VPN
5 5 (1.39%) SMTP
6 4 (1.11%) Network Security
6 4 (1.11%) VLAN
6 4 (1.11%) VoIP
7 2 (0.56%) Internet
7 2 (0.56%) LAN
7 2 (0.56%) WAN
8 1 (0.28%) DMZ
8 1 (0.28%) DWDM
8 1 (0.28%) MPLS
8 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (16.39%) Data Lake
2 35 (9.72%) Big Data
3 34 (9.44%) Power BI
4 33 (9.17%) Data Warehouse
5 26 (7.22%) Metadata
5 26 (7.22%) Tableau
6 19 (5.28%) NoSQL
7 17 (4.72%) SQL Server
8 11 (3.06%) Hadoop
9 10 (2.78%) OLTP
10 3 (0.83%) Pinecone
10 3 (0.83%) Weaviate
11 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.56%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.56%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.28%) GIS
12 1 (0.28%) KNIME
Development Applications
1 14 (3.89%) Git
2 6 (1.67%) Cypress.io
2 6 (1.67%) Selenium
3 4 (1.11%) JIRA
3 4 (1.11%) SoapUI
4 3 (0.83%) MLflow
4 3 (0.83%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.28%) GitLab
5 1 (0.28%) Gradle
5 1 (0.28%) JUnit
General
1 181 (50.28%) Law
2 141 (39.17%) Social Skills
3 68 (18.89%) Finance
4 64 (17.78%) Marketing
5 52 (14.44%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (13.33%) Legal
7 18 (5.00%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (3.33%) Manufacturing
9 11 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.50%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.22%) Automotive
12 7 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.67%) German Language
14 4 (1.11%) Banking
15 3 (0.83%) Retail
16 2 (0.56%) Aerospace
16 2 (0.56%) Electronics
16 2 (0.56%) Multimedia
16 2 (0.56%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.28%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 122 (33.89%) Lead
2 109 (30.28%) Senior
3 26 (7.22%) Developer
4 25 (6.94%) Data Analytics Director
5 24 (6.67%) Architect
6 22 (6.11%) Trainer
7 21 (5.83%) Enterprise Architect
7 21 (5.83%) Salesforce Architect
7 21 (5.83%) Senior Developer
8 15 (4.17%) Software Engineer
9 14 (3.89%) Senior Manager
10 10 (2.78%) Analyst
10 10 (2.78%) Oracle Developer
10 10 (2.78%) PL/SQL Developer
10 10 (2.78%) Senior Oracle Developer
10 10 (2.78%) Senior PL/SQL Developer
10 10 (2.78%) Senior SQL Developer
10 10 (2.78%) SQL Developer
11 9 (2.50%) Project Manager
12 8 (2.22%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (8.61%) SOAP
2 24 (6.67%) Middleware
3 21 (5.83%) Lightning Web Components
3 21 (5.83%) REST
4 16 (4.44%) PyTorch
4 16 (4.44%) TensorFlow
5 14 (3.89%) .NET
5 14 (3.89%) Kafka
5 14 (3.89%) React
6 13 (3.61%) Hugging Face
6 13 (3.61%) LangChain
7 12 (3.33%) HTML
8 10 (2.78%) XML
9 6 (1.67%) Jest
9 6 (1.67%) Node.js
10 3 (0.83%) scikit-learn
11 2 (0.56%) ASP.NET MVC
11 2 (0.56%) CSS3
11 2 (0.56%) HTML5
11 2 (0.56%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.67%) Enterprise Software
2 17 (4.72%) FMCG
3 14 (3.89%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.61%) Algorithms
5 12 (3.33%) Cloud Native
6 11 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (2.78%) Data Centre
8 8 (2.22%) Driving Licence
8 8 (2.22%) Social Media
9 4 (1.11%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.83%) CMDB
10 3 (0.83%) Product Ownership
10 3 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
11 2 (0.56%) Acoustics
11 2 (0.56%) Cyber Threat
11 2 (0.56%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.56%) Distributed Systems
11 2 (0.56%) NHS
11 2 (0.56%) PMI
11 2 (0.56%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.00%) Linux
2 13 (3.61%) Unix
3 7 (1.94%) Windows
4 5 (1.39%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.11%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.11%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.83%) Android
6 3 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.28%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (50.28%) Computer Science
2 141 (39.17%) Analytics
3 111 (30.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 100 (27.78%) Data Management
5 96 (26.67%) Artificial Intelligence
6 91 (25.28%) Data Governance
7 76 (21.11%) Data Modelling
8 73 (20.28%) Business Strategy
9 66 (18.33%) Project Management
10 64 (17.78%) Decision-Making
11 63 (17.50%) Data Science
12 61 (16.94%) Data Engineering
13 58 (16.11%) Machine Learning
14 57 (15.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 57 (15.83%) Mentoring
15 55 (15.28%) Technical Leadership
16 53 (14.72%) Business Intelligence
17 52 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
18 51 (14.17%) Agile
19 49 (13.61%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 57 (15.83%) SQL
2 49 (13.61%) Python
3 24 (6.67%) C++
4 21 (5.83%) Apex Code
4 21 (5.83%) C#
5 14 (3.89%) JavaScript
6 13 (3.61%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.06%) Fortran
7 11 (3.06%) Java
8 10 (2.78%) Bash
8 10 (2.78%) C
8 10 (2.78%) PL/SQL
9 9 (2.50%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.39%) R
11 4 (1.11%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.56%) PHP
13 1 (0.28%) PL/1
13 1 (0.28%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 102 (28.33%) Master's Degree
2 79 (21.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 35 (9.72%) PhD
4 17 (4.72%) Security Cleared
5 14 (3.89%) SC Cleared
6 11 (3.06%) DV Cleared
7 10 (2.78%) AWS Certification
7 10 (2.78%) Azure Certification
8 8 (2.22%) HND
9 6 (1.67%) CISSP
9 6 (1.67%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.67%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.39%) MBA
10 5 (1.39%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (1.11%) CISM
12 3 (0.83%) Cisco Certification
12 3 (0.83%) MCP
12 3 (0.83%) MCSA
12 3 (0.83%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.83%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (21.39%) Data Quality
2 43 (11.94%) Accessibility
3 28 (7.78%) QA
4 13 (3.61%) GDPR
5 9 (2.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 5 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.11%) GMP
7 4 (1.11%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.11%) SOC 2
8 3 (0.83%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 2 (0.56%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.56%) ISO/IEC 15288
9 2 (0.56%) WCAG
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 20 (5.56%) Docker
2 11 (3.06%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.50%) Hyper-V
4 4 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.56%) Firmware
5 2 (0.56%) HDFS
6 1 (0.28%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (5.56%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.17%) Grafana
2 15 (4.17%) Prometheus
3 5 (1.39%) WSUS
4 4 (1.11%) Terraform
5 3 (0.83%) Ansible
5 3 (0.83%) Kubeflow
5 3 (0.83%) Puppet
6 2 (0.56%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.28%) Argo
Vendors
1 56 (15.56%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.22%) ServiceNow
3 22 (6.11%) PayPal
3 22 (6.11%) Salesforce
4 21 (5.83%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 13 (3.61%) OpenAI
6 11 (3.06%) VMware
7 10 (2.78%) Oracle
8 9 (2.50%) Google
9 5 (1.39%) Citrix
9 5 (1.39%) Informatica
10 4 (1.11%) Apple
11 3 (0.83%) SonicWALL
12 2 (0.56%) Arista
12 2 (0.56%) Extreme Networks
12 2 (0.56%) Palo Alto
13 1 (0.28%) Draytek
13 1 (0.28%) Meraki
13 1 (0.28%) NEC
13 1 (0.28%) Workday