Chemistry Jobs in the Thames Valley

Chemistry
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Chemistry skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Chemistry over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 173 238 249
Rank change year-on-year +65 +11 -33
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 71 22 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.05% 0.36% 0.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 0.38% 0.46%
Number of salaries quoted 46 2 6
10th Percentile £41,250 - £28,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £27,954 £28,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £30,206 £36,479
Median % change year-on-year +106.92% -17.20% -36.56%
75th Percentile £70,000 £32,457 £42,999
90th Percentile £73,750 - £60,281
South East median annual salary £55,000 £30,206 £41,457
% change year-on-year +82.09% -27.14% -7.87%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Chemistry is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,748 5,819 6,353
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.22% 94.63% 92.87%
Number of salaries quoted 4,036 3,162 3,927
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,375 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Chemistry as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Chemistry in the Thames Valley

Chemistry
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chemistry in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Chemistry in the Thames Valley

Chemistry
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chemistry in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Chemistry in the Thames Valley

Chemistry
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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
Oxfordshire +50 46 £62,500 +106.92% 4
Berkshire +32 24 - - 5
Buckinghamshire -21 1 £65,000 - 3
Chemistry
South East

Chemistry
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.41%) MongoDB
1 1 (1.41%) MySQL
1 1 (1.41%) Spotfire
1 1 (1.41%) Tableau
General
1 44 (61.97%) Analytical Skills
2 26 (36.62%) Social Skills
3 18 (25.35%) Manufacturing
4 2 (2.82%) Legal
4 2 (2.82%) Marketing
5 1 (1.41%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 27 (38.03%) Senior
2 19 (26.76%) Developer
2 19 (26.76%) Scientific Software Developer
2 19 (26.76%) Software Developer
3 11 (15.49%) Junior
4 9 (12.68%) Computer Scientist
4 9 (12.68%) Research Scientist
4 9 (12.68%) Senior Developer
4 9 (12.68%) Senior Software Developer
5 8 (11.27%) Analyst
6 7 (9.86%) QA Specialist
6 7 (9.86%) QA Technician
7 6 (8.45%) Programmer
7 6 (8.45%) Senior Analyst
7 6 (8.45%) Senior Computer Scientist
7 6 (8.45%) Senior Programmer
8 4 (5.63%) Junior Software Developer
9 2 (2.82%) Business Manager
9 2 (2.82%) Technical Development Manager
9 2 (2.82%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 31 (43.66%) Algorithms
2 17 (23.94%) Analytical Mindset
2 17 (23.94%) Data Structures
3 6 (8.45%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.82%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.82%) Robotics
5 1 (1.41%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (53.52%) Physics
2 36 (50.70%) Computer Science
3 33 (46.48%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (35.21%) Parallel Programming
5 23 (32.39%) Mathematics
6 17 (23.94%) Complexity Analysis
6 17 (23.94%) OO
6 17 (23.94%) OOD
7 16 (22.54%) Coaching
7 16 (22.54%) Data Analysis
8 13 (18.31%) Machine Learning
9 5 (7.04%) Prototyping
10 2 (2.82%) Agile
10 2 (2.82%) Business Development
10 2 (2.82%) Business Strategy
10 2 (2.82%) Decision-Making
10 2 (2.82%) Mentoring
10 2 (2.82%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 2 (2.82%) Validation
10 2 (2.82%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 33 (46.48%) Python
2 31 (43.66%) Fortran
3 17 (23.94%) C
4 14 (19.72%) C++
5 1 (1.41%) Bash
5 1 (1.41%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 41 (57.75%) Degree
2 26 (36.62%) PhD
3 21 (29.58%) Master's Degree
4 2 (2.82%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.41%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (19.72%) QA
2 1 (1.41%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (2.82%) Microsoft