Psychology Job Trends in Reading

Psychology
Berkshire > Reading

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Reading requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 67 102
Rank change year-on-year +13 +35 +18
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 2 9 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Reading 0.29% 1.36% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% 1.50% 0.44%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £40,075 - -
25th Percentile £40,188 - £51,243
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 - £57,495
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.82%
75th Percentile £51,688 - £63,748
90th Percentile £52,025 - -
Berkshire median annual salary £45,750 - £57,495
% change year-on-year - - -14.82%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 536 602 1,131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 78.02% 90.94% 89.76%
Number of salaries quoted 333 233 787
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £68,750 £85,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,500 £112,500 £83,750
Berkshire median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -7.95%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Psychology job vacancy trend in Reading

Psychology
Salary Trend in Reading

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Psychology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Reading citing Psychology

Psychology
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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development Executive
1 2 (100.00%) Business Sales Executive
1 2 (100.00%) Sales Executive
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft