Psychology Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Psychology
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - 119
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 2 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.11% - 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% - 0.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 - -
75th Percentile £40,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £45,750 - £31,500
% change year-on-year - - -51.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,345 971 1,708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 76.07% 95.67% 86.92%
Number of salaries quoted 866 362 1,028
10th Percentile £30,250 £24,775 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,967 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.01% +13.26% -12.62%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,226 £58,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £75,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -9.09%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Psychology job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Psychology
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Psychology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Psychology

Psychology
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Psychology within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
Milton Keynes - 2 £38,500 - 1
Psychology
South East

Psychology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Law
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Service Design
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 2 (100.00%) User Experience
1 2 (100.00%) User Research
2 1 (50.00%) A/B Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Cognitive Psychology
2 1 (50.00%) Community of Practice
2 1 (50.00%) Diary Studies
2 1 (50.00%) Market Research
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Product Discovery
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 1 (50.00%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) ICAEW
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Accessibility