Degree Jobs in Berkshire

Academic Degree
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 3 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 -2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 612 815 559
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 19.90% 25.56% 16.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 44.03% 55.75% 60.04%
Number of salaries quoted 467 274 199
10th Percentile £34,900 £30,375 £27,900
25th Percentile £43,395 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £63,125
90th Percentile £108,750 £97,500 £76,500
South East median annual salary £51,425 £51,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +0.83% +0.99% +1.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,390 1,462 931
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 45.19% 45.86% 27.28%
Number of salaries quoted 980 599 398
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,800 £29,925
25th Percentile £38,603 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% -5.12% -6.52%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,919 £72,188
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £80,000
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 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 3 May 2024.

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 3 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
Reading -4 270 £55,000 +10.00% 118
Bracknell +4 228 £75,000 -6.25% 24
Slough +12 33 £40,000 -33.33% 24
Maidenhead -2 24 £62,500 +123.21% 10
Newbury -9 11 £51,250 +6.77% 6
Windsor -3 8 £42,500 - 10
Wokingham -4 5 £45,000 -25.00% 14
Thatcham -3 1 £50,000 - 2
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 19 (3.10%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
3 15 (2.45%) Oracle Service Bus
3 15 (2.45%) WebLogic
4 5 (0.82%) Confluence
5 3 (0.49%) Alfresco
5 3 (0.49%) Documentum
5 3 (0.49%) FileNet
6 2 (0.33%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) CMS
7 1 (0.16%) IIS
7 1 (0.16%) Moodle
7 1 (0.16%) nginx
7 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.16%) Totara
7 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 65 (10.62%) Microsoft Office
2 59 (9.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (4.58%) MS Visio
4 27 (4.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (1.31%) OrCAD
7 4 (0.65%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.65%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (2.45%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) Primavera
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 64 (10.46%) Azure
2 49 (8.01%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (7.03%) Power Platform
4 23 (3.76%) SaaS
5 18 (2.94%) AWS
6 16 (2.61%) Azure Monitor
7 15 (2.45%) PowerApps
8 14 (2.29%) Azure Storage
8 14 (2.29%) Entra ID
8 14 (2.29%) OneDrive
9 13 (2.12%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.96%) OCI
11 11 (1.80%) ShareGate
12 8 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (0.82%) IaaS
14 5 (0.82%) Slack
15 4 (0.65%) GitHub
16 3 (0.49%) Dropbox
16 3 (0.49%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 50 (8.17%) Firewall
2 33 (5.39%) DNS
3 31 (5.07%) DHCP
4 21 (3.43%) Network Security
5 16 (2.61%) Internet
5 16 (2.61%) SAN
6 15 (2.45%) VPN
7 10 (1.63%) Intranet
7 10 (1.63%) SNMP
8 8 (1.31%) Ethernet
9 6 (0.98%) Intrusion Detection
10 5 (0.82%) 5G
10 5 (0.82%) Broadband
10 5 (0.82%) LAN
10 5 (0.82%) WAN
11 4 (0.65%) NAS
11 4 (0.65%) VoIP
11 4 (0.65%) Wireshark
12 3 (0.49%) RS-485
13 2 (0.33%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (13.40%) NoSQL
2 46 (7.52%) SQL Server
3 36 (5.88%) Power BI
4 15 (2.45%) Oracle Database
4 15 (2.45%) Oracle Database 10g
4 15 (2.45%) Oracle Database 11g
4 15 (2.45%) VLDB
5 12 (1.96%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.82%) GIS
7 4 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.49%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.33%) Oracle BI EE
9 2 (0.33%) Power Query
9 2 (0.33%) SSDT
9 2 (0.33%) Star Schema
9 2 (0.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 107 (17.48%) Git
2 59 (9.64%) Cypress.io
2 59 (9.64%) Selenium
3 24 (3.92%) SoapUI
4 10 (1.63%) Rational DOORS
4 10 (1.63%) Visual Studio
5 9 (1.47%) GitLab
5 9 (1.47%) JIRA
6 4 (0.65%) AdminStudio
6 4 (0.65%) InstallShield
6 4 (0.65%) MSI
6 4 (0.65%) Subversion
7 2 (0.33%) Burp Suite
7 2 (0.33%) IntelliJ
7 2 (0.33%) WebDriver
8 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.16%) Gradle
8 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 184 (30.07%) Social Skills
2 96 (15.69%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (9.48%) Finance
4 41 (6.70%) Marketing
5 39 (6.37%) Telecoms
6 33 (5.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (4.90%) Manufacturing
8 28 (4.58%) Legal
9 21 (3.43%) Retail
10 17 (2.78%) Pharmaceutical
11 15 (2.45%) Electronics
11 15 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.29%) Brand Awareness
13 13 (2.12%) Public Sector
14 7 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.14%) Publishing
15 6 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.82%) Automotive
16 5 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (0.82%) Law
Job Titles
1 119 (19.44%) Senior
2 115 (18.79%) Developer
3 59 (9.64%) Software Developer
4 49 (8.01%) Analyst
5 48 (7.84%) Lead
6 45 (7.35%) Senior Developer
7 40 (6.54%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 38 (6.21%) Software Engineer
9 34 (5.56%) Systems Engineer
10 29 (4.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 23 (3.76%) Senior Software Developer
11 23 (3.76%) Support Analyst
12 22 (3.59%) Senior Front-End Developer
13 21 (3.43%) Lead Developer
13 21 (3.43%) Lead Software Developer
14 20 (3.27%) Architect
14 20 (3.27%) Development Team Leader
14 20 (3.27%) Software Development Team Leader
14 20 (3.27%) Software Team Leader
14 20 (3.27%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 142 (23.20%) React
2 109 (17.81%) .NET
3 58 (9.48%) Jest
4 40 (6.54%) HTML
5 38 (6.21%) CSS
6 35 (5.72%) CSS3
6 35 (5.72%) HTML5
7 14 (2.29%) ARM Templates
8 12 (1.96%) React Native
9 7 (1.14%) Web Services
10 6 (0.98%) OpenMP
11 5 (0.82%) Node.js
12 4 (0.65%) AngularJS
12 4 (0.65%) Express.js
12 4 (0.65%) Middleware
12 4 (0.65%) Qt
13 3 (0.49%) Dask
13 3 (0.49%) Django
13 3 (0.49%) Flask
13 3 (0.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 64 (10.46%) Self-Motivation
2 46 (7.52%) Management Information System
3 36 (5.88%) Algorithms
4 23 (3.76%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.27%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.61%) PKI
7 11 (1.80%) FPGA
8 10 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (1.63%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.63%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.31%) PCIe
10 6 (0.98%) CUDA
10 6 (0.98%) FMCG
11 4 (0.65%) Educational Technology
11 4 (0.65%) Embedded Systems
11 4 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.65%) NHS
11 4 (0.65%) PMI
11 4 (0.65%) Shadow IT
11 4 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 93 (15.20%) Windows
2 82 (13.40%) Linux
3 42 (6.86%) Windows Server 2016
3 42 (6.86%) Windows Server 2019
4 34 (5.56%) Unix
5 33 (5.39%) Windows 10
6 30 (4.90%) Windows Server
6 30 (4.90%) Windows Server 2012
7 20 (3.27%) Windows 7
8 15 (2.45%) Solaris
9 12 (1.96%) Windows XP
10 6 (0.98%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (0.82%) Mac OS
12 4 (0.65%) Kali Linux
13 2 (0.33%) VMS
14 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (40.52%) Agile
2 239 (39.05%) Computer Science
3 171 (27.94%) Artificial Intelligence
4 137 (22.39%) Propensity Modelling
5 105 (17.16%) Problem-Solving
6 87 (14.22%) Software Engineering
7 85 (13.89%) Project Management
8 83 (13.56%) ITIL
9 61 (9.97%) Machine Learning
10 60 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
11 59 (9.64%) Mathematics
12 51 (8.33%) Physics
13 48 (7.84%) Service Management
14 44 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
14 44 (7.19%) Decision-Making
15 43 (7.03%) Roadmaps
15 43 (7.03%) Validation
16 40 (6.54%) Front End Development
17 39 (6.37%) Actionable Insight
18 37 (6.05%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 196 (32.03%) C#
2 141 (23.04%) JavaScript
3 135 (22.06%) TypeScript
4 78 (12.75%) SQL
5 67 (10.95%) Python
6 58 (9.48%) PowerShell
7 52 (8.50%) C++
8 48 (7.84%) C
9 36 (5.88%) PHP
10 34 (5.56%) Fortran
11 19 (3.10%) Bash
12 18 (2.94%) VB
13 15 (2.45%) PL/SQL
14 14 (2.29%) Bicep
14 14 (2.29%) Java
14 14 (2.29%) VBScript
15 12 (1.96%) R
16 8 (1.31%) MATLAB
16 8 (1.31%) Perl
16 8 (1.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 145 (23.69%) Security Cleared
2 124 (20.26%) Computer Science Degree
3 64 (10.46%) SC Cleared
4 60 (9.80%) Master's Degree
5 36 (5.88%) DV Cleared
6 30 (4.90%) PhD
7 25 (4.08%) HNC
8 20 (3.27%) CCNA
8 20 (3.27%) Cisco Certification
9 18 (2.94%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 15 (2.45%) CISSP
11 14 (2.29%) CCNP
11 14 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 11 (1.80%) HND
12 11 (1.80%) ITIL Certification
13 10 (1.63%) A+ Certification
14 8 (1.31%) Azure Certification
14 8 (1.31%) CISM
14 8 (1.31%) GIAC
14 8 (1.31%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (5.88%) WCAG
2 30 (4.90%) QA
3 27 (4.41%) SLA
4 19 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 12 (1.96%) ISO 9001
6 11 (1.80%) ISO 22301
6 11 (1.80%) NIST
6 11 (1.80%) PCI DSS
7 8 (1.31%) GRC
8 7 (1.14%) GDPR
8 7 (1.14%) ISO 14001
8 7 (1.14%) NEBOSH
9 6 (0.98%) Data Quality
9 6 (0.98%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.49%) PMO
12 2 (0.33%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 147 (24.02%) Docker
2 72 (11.76%) Active Directory
3 49 (8.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 23 (3.76%) Hyper-V
5 15 (2.45%) Oracle RAC
6 14 (2.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 14 (2.29%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (2.29%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (1.31%) Firmware
8 4 (0.65%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 157 (25.65%) Kubernetes
2 46 (7.52%) SCCM
3 35 (5.72%) WSUS
4 26 (4.25%) SCOM
5 16 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
6 15 (2.45%) Data Guard
6 15 (2.45%) Oracle RMAN
7 14 (2.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 12 (1.96%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (1.96%) NetBackup
8 12 (1.96%) vCenter Server
9 8 (1.31%) Nessus
10 6 (0.98%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 4 (0.65%) Suricata
12 2 (0.33%) Grafana
12 2 (0.33%) SolarWinds Orion
12 2 (0.33%) Terraform
13 1 (0.16%) Ansible
13 1 (0.16%) Puppet
Vendors
1 157 (25.65%) Microsoft
2 51 (8.33%) VMware
3 34 (5.56%) Oracle
4 24 (3.92%) Cisco
4 24 (3.92%) EMC
5 21 (3.43%) HP
6 18 (2.94%) Juniper
7 16 (2.61%) Palo Alto
8 15 (2.45%) Remedy
8 15 (2.45%) Sun
9 14 (2.29%) Dell
10 12 (1.96%) 3PAR
10 12 (1.96%) Extreme Networks
10 12 (1.96%) Symantec
10 12 (1.96%) Veeam
10 12 (1.96%) Xamarin
11 11 (1.80%) Nintex
11 11 (1.80%) ServiceNow
12 7 (1.14%) NEC
13 6 (0.98%) Qualys