Psychology Job Trends in London

Psychology
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in London requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 422 412
Rank change year-on-year +57 -10 +245
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 12 17 35
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.089% 0.11% 0.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.100% 0.11% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 27
10th Percentile £48,250 - £24,459
25th Percentile £49,375 - £33,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - £90,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +38.46%
75th Percentile £54,375 - -
90th Percentile £54,750 - £225,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £36,500 £57,495
% change year-on-year +36.99% -36.52% -11.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,060 15,127 16,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 89.26% 94.13% 93.71%
Number of salaries quoted 7,749 8,618 13,368
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,750
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,801 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £120,000 £116,625
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Psychology job vacancy trend in London

Psychology
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Psychology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Psychology

Psychology
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Psychology within the London region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
East London - 2 - -
Psychology
England

Psychology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (66.67%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 8 (66.67%) Internet
General
1 10 (83.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 10 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 8 (66.67%) Banking
3 4 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 8 (66.67%) Lecturer
2 4 (33.33%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 8 (66.67%) IoT
1 8 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) User Experience
2 8 (66.67%) AI
2 8 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 8 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 8 (66.67%) Project Management
2 8 (66.67%) Web Development
3 4 (33.33%) Agile
3 4 (33.33%) User Research
4 3 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (25.00%) Usability Testing
4 3 (25.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
5 2 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (16.67%) Cognitive Psychology
5 2 (16.67%) Community of Practice
5 2 (16.67%) Inclusive Design
5 2 (16.67%) Market Research
5 2 (16.67%) Service Design
5 2 (16.67%) Sociology
5 2 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (66.67%) Master's Degree
2 8 (66.67%) PhD
2 8 (66.67%) Postgraduate
3 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (33.33%) Accessibility