Psychology Job Trends in Berkshire

Psychology
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 115 144
Rank change year-on-year -5 +29 +33
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 1 9 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.050% 0.55% 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.061% 0.60% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 - £51,243
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - £57,495
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.82%
75th Percentile £50,000 - £63,748
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £45,000 - £57,495
% change year-on-year - - -4.18%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Psychology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,633 1,511 2,118
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 81.24% 92.98% 87.52%
Number of salaries quoted 765 614 1,565
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -5.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £87,800
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Psychology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Psychology job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Psychology
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Psychology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Psychology

Psychology
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Psychology within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 26 January 2026. 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 +15 1 £45,000 - 1
Psychology
South East

Psychology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Executive
1 1 (100.00%) Business Sales Executive
1 1 (100.00%) Sales Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft