Chemistry Job Trends in Reading

Chemistry
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 32 88
Rank change year-on-year -51 +56 -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 1 33 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.062% 6.37% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.089% 7.53% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £34,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 - -
75th Percentile £38,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median annual salary £36,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

Chemistry 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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,126 438 1,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 69.29% 84.56% 80.25%
Number of salaries quoted 835 265 531
10th Percentile £35,000 £28,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £39,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +1.72%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,840 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £88,750 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -18.33% +9.09%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Chemistry job vacancy trend in Reading

Chemistry
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Chemistry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree