Data Structures Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Data Structures
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 165 188 212
Rank change year-on-year +23 +24 -29
Permanent jobs citing Data Structures 18 12 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.29% 0.33% 0.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.15% 0.74% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 15 9 16
10th Percentile £55,500 £39,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,875 £41,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £45,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% -23.40% +24.34%
75th Percentile - £52,500 £69,688
90th Percentile - £72,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -4.76%

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Data Structures falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,560 1,615 1,988
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 25.01% 44.75% 31.69%
Number of salaries quoted 1,041 663 1,252
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,814 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £49,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £86,250 £82,500 £75,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -13.04%

Data Structures
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Data Structures job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Data Structures
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Data Structures.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Data Structures

Data Structures
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Structures in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Structures in the Thames Valley

Data Structures
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 Data Structures within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Oxfordshire - 10 £75,000 - 1
Berkshire +14 4 £57,500 +27.78% 1
Buckinghamshire -18 4 £56,000 +21.08% 2
Data Structures
South East

Data Structures
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (16.67%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 11 (61.11%) Power Platform
2 3 (16.67%) Power Automate
2 3 (16.67%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (61.11%) Power BI
1 11 (61.11%) Tableau
2 10 (55.56%) Relational Database
3 1 (5.56%) Metadata
General
1 13 (72.22%) Finance
2 4 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (5.56%) Law
4 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 11 (61.11%) Analyst
2 10 (55.56%) Systems Analyst
3 6 (33.33%) Senior
4 3 (16.67%) Automation Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Programmer
4 3 (16.67%) Senior Automation Engineer
4 3 (16.67%) Senior Programmer
5 1 (5.56%) Data Analyst
5 1 (5.56%) Operations Manager
5 1 (5.56%) Sales Manager
5 1 (5.56%) Sales Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (77.78%) Data Management
2 13 (72.22%) Data Engineering
3 12 (66.67%) Data Governance
4 11 (61.11%) Business Intelligence
4 11 (61.11%) Decision-Making
5 10 (55.56%) AI
5 10 (55.56%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 10 (55.56%) Dashboard Development
5 10 (55.56%) Data Architecture
5 10 (55.56%) ERP
5 10 (55.56%) Financial Analysis
5 10 (55.56%) Financial Modelling
6 7 (38.89%) Process Improvement
7 4 (22.22%) Data Analysis
8 3 (16.67%) Data Transformation
8 3 (16.67%) Exploratory Analysis
8 3 (16.67%) Mathematics
8 3 (16.67%) Matrix Organization
8 3 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
8 3 (16.67%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
2 3 (16.67%) Java
2 3 (16.67%) Python
2 3 (16.67%) SAS Macro
2 3 (16.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) ACCA
1 10 (55.56%) CIMA
2 4 (22.22%) Degree
3 3 (16.67%) Master's Degree
4 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (55.56%) Data Quality
2 4 (22.22%) Accessibility
3 3 (16.67%) CDISC
Vendors
1 13 (72.22%) SAP
2 10 (55.56%) Oracle
2 10 (55.56%) Sage
3 1 (5.56%) Salesforce