NEC Job Trends in the Thames Valley

NEC
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the NEC Corporation.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 170 175
Rank change year-on-year - +5 +69
Permanent jobs citing NEC 0 10 12
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley - 0.29% 0.35%
As % of the Vendors category - 0.87% 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £66,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £72,500 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.71% +76.62%
75th Percentile - £78,750 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +24.68%

All Vendors
Thames Valley

NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 1,439 1,143 1,456
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 35.87% 32.78% 42.98%
Number of salaries quoted 597 572 1,127
10th Percentile £30,300 £31,250 £30,450
25th Percentile £33,750 £38,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £52,500 £51,300
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +2.34% -2.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £60,015
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,944 £75,000
South East median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -4.76%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

NEC job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

NEC
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing NEC