Degree Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Academic Degree
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -9 +1 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 476 1,080 936
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 7.10% 29.48% 17.97%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.01% 70.68% 55.78%
Number of salaries quoted 308 202 526
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,525 £32,625
25th Percentile £37,313 £40,000 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +0.92%
75th Percentile £69,063 £71,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £90,250
South East median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +2.80% -2.73%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,286 1,528 1,678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 19.19% 41.71% 32.22%
Number of salaries quoted 758 490 918
10th Percentile £33,213 £31,125 £33,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,263
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.00% -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £71,094
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £83,750
South East median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £52,550
% change year-on-year +17.65% -2.95% +0.10%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Degree
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
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 Degree within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Berkshire -8 227 £50,500 -22.53% 231
Oxfordshire -9 132 £56,500 -5.83% 163
Buckinghamshire -18 117 £50,680 +15.78% 132
Degree
South East

Degree
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 33 (6.93%) SharePoint
2 25 (5.25%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.05%) SAS
4 3 (0.63%) Artix
5 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.42%) Confluence
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.21%) CMS
Applications
1 36 (7.56%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.31%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.68%) AutoCAD
5 7 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (0.84%) Revit
7 3 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.42%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.42%) Lightworks
9 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.21%) Mathcad
9 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.21%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.21%) Zemax
Business Applications
1 6 (1.26%) SAP GTS
2 2 (0.42%) Infor CloudSuite
2 2 (0.42%) Shopify
3 1 (0.21%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 73 (15.34%) Azure
2 69 (14.50%) AWS
3 45 (9.45%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (6.51%) GCP
5 25 (5.25%) Power Platform
6 16 (3.36%) Entra ID
7 11 (2.31%) GitHub
8 8 (1.68%) Google Workspace
8 8 (1.68%) SaaS
9 7 (1.47%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (1.05%) PaaS
11 4 (0.84%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.84%) IaaS
11 4 (0.84%) OneDrive
12 3 (0.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
12 3 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.63%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.63%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 33 (6.93%) Firewall
2 19 (3.99%) DNS
3 18 (3.78%) DHCP
4 17 (3.57%) VPN
5 15 (3.15%) VoIP
5 15 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
6 14 (2.94%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.94%) VLAN
7 12 (2.52%) LAN
8 8 (1.68%) SSL
9 7 (1.47%) Unified Communications
10 6 (1.26%) iSCSI
10 6 (1.26%) Remote Desktop
10 6 (1.26%) SAN
10 6 (1.26%) Wireless
11 5 (1.05%) Network Security
11 5 (1.05%) WAN
12 4 (0.84%) HTTP
12 4 (0.84%) Internet
13 3 (0.63%) PBX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.99%) SQL Server
2 17 (3.57%) Power BI
3 16 (3.36%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (2.10%) Metadata
4 10 (2.10%) MySQL
4 10 (2.10%) OLTP
5 5 (1.05%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.63%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.42%) GIS
7 2 (0.42%) Redis
7 2 (0.42%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.21%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 17 (3.57%) Git
2 15 (3.15%) JIRA
3 10 (2.10%) GitLab
4 8 (1.68%) LabVIEW
5 6 (1.26%) Eclipse
5 6 (1.26%) Eclipse RCP
6 4 (0.84%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.84%) Postman
7 3 (0.63%) Polyspace
7 3 (0.63%) VectorCAST
8 2 (0.42%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.42%) Mocha
8 2 (0.42%) Selenium
9 1 (0.21%) Claude Code
9 1 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 232 (48.74%) Social Skills
2 103 (21.64%) Analytical Skills
3 58 (12.18%) Pharmaceutical
4 53 (11.13%) Manufacturing
5 45 (9.45%) Finance
6 39 (8.19%) Electronics
7 37 (7.77%) Organisational Skills
8 36 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 36 (7.56%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (5.46%) Marketing
9 26 (5.46%) Public Sector
10 25 (5.25%) Legal
11 22 (4.62%) Law
12 21 (4.41%) Aerospace
13 11 (2.31%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.47%) Automotive
14 7 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.26%) Retail
16 5 (1.05%) Games
17 4 (0.84%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 84 (17.65%) Senior
2 68 (14.29%) Software Engineer
3 46 (9.66%) C# Software Engineer
4 40 (8.40%) Analyst
5 37 (7.77%) Developer
6 32 (6.72%) Sales Executive
7 31 (6.51%) IT Support
7 31 (6.51%) Python Engineer
8 30 (6.30%) Lead
9 28 (5.88%) Python Software Engineer
9 28 (5.88%) Support Engineer
10 26 (5.46%) Architect
10 26 (5.46%) C++ Software Engineer
11 21 (4.41%) Support Analyst
12 18 (3.78%) AWS Engineer
12 18 (3.78%) AWS Software Engineer
12 18 (3.78%) IT Engineer
12 18 (3.78%) IT Support Engineer
13 17 (3.57%) .NET Software Engineer
13 17 (3.57%) Data Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.56%) .NET
2 17 (3.57%) XML
3 16 (3.36%) SOAP
4 15 (3.15%) HTML
5 11 (2.31%) React
5 11 (2.31%) RESTful
6 9 (1.89%) REST
7 6 (1.26%) .NET Core
7 6 (1.26%) JSON
7 6 (1.26%) Middleware
7 6 (1.26%) Node.js
8 5 (1.05%) JWT
8 5 (1.05%) Kafka
8 5 (1.05%) OAuth
8 5 (1.05%) OAuth2
8 5 (1.05%) Swagger
8 5 (1.05%) Vue
9 4 (0.84%) Blazor
9 4 (0.84%) Gherkin
9 4 (0.84%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 39 (8.19%) Life Science
2 33 (6.93%) Self-Motivation
3 28 (5.88%) Driving Licence
4 27 (5.67%) Management Information System
5 26 (5.46%) Cloud Native
6 23 (4.83%) Onboarding
7 20 (4.20%) Product Ownership
8 19 (3.99%) Distributed Computing
9 18 (3.78%) Pharmacovigilance
10 17 (3.57%) Distributed Systems
11 15 (3.15%) Renewable Energy
12 14 (2.94%) Web Conferencing
13 13 (2.73%) Data Centre
14 12 (2.52%) Client/Server
15 9 (1.89%) Robotics
16 8 (1.68%) Embedded Systems
16 8 (1.68%) Fibre Optics
16 8 (1.68%) IoT
17 7 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
17 7 (1.47%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 49 (10.29%) Windows
2 35 (7.35%) Linux
3 17 (3.57%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.68%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.47%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 6 (1.26%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.63%) Debian
7 3 (0.63%) Gentoo
8 1 (0.21%) Android
8 1 (0.21%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.21%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (31.72%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (31.30%) Computer Science
3 105 (22.06%) Continuous Improvement
4 98 (20.59%) Agile
5 87 (18.28%) Software Engineering
6 68 (14.29%) AI
7 62 (13.03%) Decision-Making
8 59 (12.39%) Roadmaps
9 47 (9.87%) Customer Service
10 46 (9.66%) ITIL
10 46 (9.66%) Mentoring
11 42 (8.82%) Analytics
12 41 (8.61%) CRM
13 37 (7.77%) DevOps
13 37 (7.77%) Physics
13 37 (7.77%) Validation
14 36 (7.56%) CAPA
15 35 (7.35%) Hematology
15 35 (7.35%) Immunology
16 31 (6.51%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 81 (17.02%) Python
2 66 (13.87%) C#
3 44 (9.24%) SQL
4 43 (9.03%) C++
5 21 (4.41%) C
6 17 (3.57%) Java
7 15 (3.15%) Bash
7 15 (3.15%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.94%) JavaScript
8 14 (2.94%) PowerShell
9 10 (2.10%) PL/SQL
10 9 (1.89%) Rust
11 8 (1.68%) MATLAB
12 7 (1.47%) Korn
13 3 (0.63%) Pascal
13 3 (0.63%) Ruby
13 3 (0.63%) SAS Macro
14 2 (0.42%) R
14 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.42%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 128 (26.89%) Computer Science Degree
2 57 (11.97%) Master's Degree
3 34 (7.14%) Security Cleared
4 26 (5.46%) SC Cleared
5 25 (5.25%) HNC
6 22 (4.62%) Microsoft Certification
7 21 (4.41%) HND
7 21 (4.41%) PhD
8 13 (2.73%) DBS Check
9 12 (2.52%) CompTIA Security+
10 10 (2.10%) CCNA
10 10 (2.10%) Cisco Certification
10 10 (2.10%) PMI Certification
10 10 (2.10%) PMP
11 9 (1.89%) DV Cleared
11 9 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
12 8 (1.68%) A+ Certification
13 6 (1.26%) NVQ Level 3
14 5 (1.05%) CCNP
14 5 (1.05%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (16.60%) Accessibility
2 74 (15.55%) QA
3 33 (6.93%) Good Clinical Practice
4 26 (5.46%) GxP
5 18 (3.78%) GDPR
6 17 (3.57%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (2.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 8 (1.68%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 8 (1.68%) GLP
8 8 (1.68%) GMP
9 5 (1.05%) CDISC
10 4 (0.84%) Data Quality
10 4 (0.84%) PMO
11 3 (0.63%) IEC 61508
11 3 (0.63%) ISO 26262
11 3 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 15288
11 3 (0.63%) NCSC
11 3 (0.63%) SLA
11 3 (0.63%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (7.35%) Active Directory
2 29 (6.09%) Docker
3 20 (4.20%) Hyper-V
3 20 (4.20%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (1.68%) KVM
5 7 (1.47%) Firmware
6 6 (1.26%) Citrix Hypervisor
7 5 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
9 3 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.21%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (5.67%) Kubernetes
2 16 (3.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 14 (2.94%) Terraform
4 8 (1.68%) Jamf Pro
5 6 (1.26%) Ansible
6 3 (0.63%) Grafana
6 3 (0.63%) Podman
6 3 (0.63%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.42%) QRadar
8 1 (0.21%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 96 (20.17%) Microsoft
2 28 (5.88%) Google
3 20 (4.20%) VMware
4 17 (3.57%) Oracle
5 8 (1.68%) Apple
5 8 (1.68%) Cisco
5 8 (1.68%) Datto
5 8 (1.68%) ServiceNow
5 8 (1.68%) SonicWALL
5 8 (1.68%) Veeam
6 7 (1.47%) SAP
7 6 (1.26%) Dell
7 6 (1.26%) EMC
7 6 (1.26%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.63%) Allen-Bradley
8 3 (0.63%) BT
8 3 (0.63%) Motorola
8 3 (0.63%) Siemens
8 3 (0.63%) Wonderware
8 3 (0.63%) Xilinx