Microscopy Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Microscopy
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Microscopy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 - 249
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Microscopy 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.017% - 0.027%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.024% - 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55,000 - £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile £57,000 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £56,000 - £45,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Microscopy 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 the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,208 3,164 6,029
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.50% 92.65% 81.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,922 1,239 4,051
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,800 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £53,065 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% +6.13% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £69,920 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £55,000 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.84% +2.00% -9.09%

Microscopy
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Microscopy job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Microscopy
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Microscopy

Microscopy
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 Microscopy within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 20 June 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 - 1 £56,000 - 1
Microscopy
South East

Microscopy
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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Motion Control
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Prototyping
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD