Language Integrated Query (LINQ)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring LINQ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited LINQ over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 193 | 210 | 219 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | +9 | +61 |
| DemandTrendPermanent jobs citing LINQ | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 0.026% | 0.038% | 0.045% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.24% | 0.23% | 0.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £48,875 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £50,938 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £56,250 | £40,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.56% | +40.63% | -23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £51,250 | £60,938 | £41,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62,625 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Thames Valley
LINQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the Thames Valley.
| DemandTrendPermanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 422 | 878 | 1,243 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 11.04% | 16.61% | 27.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 631 | 847 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £38,750 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £45,000 | £50,075 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £56,556 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.93% | -12.99% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £85,000 | £95,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £62,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -8.33% | +4.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing LINQ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing LINQ.
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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 LINQ within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 August 2025. 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 DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 4 |
| LINQ South East |
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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:
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