Rational DOORS Job Trends in the Thames Valley

IBM Rational DOORS
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Rational DOORS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 160 153 232
Rank change year-on-year -7 +79 +12
Permanent jobs citing Rational DOORS 4 2 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.086% 0.072% 0.13%
As % of the Development Applications category 1.41% 0.59% 1.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - £55,612
25th Percentile £72,500 - £61,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £63,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.67%
75th Percentile £77,500 - £67,000
90th Percentile - - £67,150
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -0.80% +13.64%

All Development Application Skills
Thames Valley

Rational DOORS falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring development application skills in the Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 284 340 539
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 6.08% 12.22% 8.88%
Number of salaries quoted 145 216 418
10th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,938 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% - -
75th Percentile £68,750 £81,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £92,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - +4.35%

Rational DOORS
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Rational DOORS job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Rational DOORS
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Rational DOORS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Rational DOORS

Rational DOORS
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 Rational DOORS within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 March 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
Berkshire -7 4 £75,000 - 7
Rational DOORS
South East

Rational DOORS
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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Principal Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (75.00%) OLE
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Architectural Design
2 3 (75.00%) Change Management
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Software Engineering
2 3 (75.00%) Technical Leadership
2 3 (75.00%) Validation
2 3 (75.00%) Verification and Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Coaching
3 1 (25.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (25.00%) Physics
3 1 (25.00%) SysML
3 1 (25.00%) UML
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (75.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Firmware