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 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 195 177 164
Rank change year-on-year -18 -13 +118
Permanent jobs citing NEC 2 20 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.052% 0.41% 0.94%
As % of the Vendors category 0.12% 1.22% 2.26%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 16
10th Percentile £59,500 - -
25th Percentile £62,500 £36,250 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £38,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +81.82% -36.68% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £51,250 -
90th Percentile £80,500 £67,750 £85,000
South East median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +9.09% -9.54% -

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 1,624 1,642 1,551
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 41.99% 33.90% 41.44%
Number of salaries quoted 657 773 1,169
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,000 £39,380
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -8.57% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -3.85% +1.27%

NEC
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing NEC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for NEC in the Thames Valley

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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

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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing NEC in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Salary histogram for NEC in the Thames Valley

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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 NEC within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 17 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -25 2 £70,000 +81.82% 2
NEC
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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Engineering Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) PMI
1 1 (50.00%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) People Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) APMP
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification