Psychology Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Psychology
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 168 214
Rank change year-on-year +4 +46 +40
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 5 9 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.12% 0.27% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.29% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £44,125 - -
25th Percentile £50,313 - £51,243
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,250 - £57,495
Median % change year-on-year - - -13.22%
75th Percentile £82,813 - £63,748
90th Percentile £89,375 - -
South East median annual salary £66,250 - £57,495
% change year-on-year - - -11.55%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Psychology 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 3,397 3,114 4,601
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 79.31% 93.04% 87.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,903 1,308 3,343
10th Percentile £30,000 £33,675 £29,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,875 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £68,750 £76,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £82,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,835 £50,500
% change year-on-year -13.55% +14.52% -8.18%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Psychology job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Psychology
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Psychology

Psychology
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Psychology in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 5 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Psychology in the Thames Valley

Psychology
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 Psychology within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 February 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 - 3 £87,500 -
Berkshire -16 1 £45,000 - 2
Buckinghamshire - 1 - -
Psychology
South East

Psychology
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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Business Development Executive
1 1 (20.00%) Business Sales Executive
1 1 (20.00%) Sales Executive
1 1 (20.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (20.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Business Development
1 2 (40.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (20.00%) Coaching
2 1 (20.00%) Cognitive Psychology
2 1 (20.00%) Community of Practice
2 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (20.00%) Market Research
2 1 (20.00%) Service Design
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (20.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (20.00%) User Experience
2 1 (20.00%) User Research
2 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft