Roadmaps Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Roadmaps
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Roadmaps skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 51 37
Rank change year-on-year +25 -14 -18
Permanent jobs citing Roadmaps 233 182 201
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 5.95% 4.88% 6.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.21% 5.42% 6.71%
Number of salaries quoted 48 90 138
10th Percentile £46,250 £50,022 £45,100
25th Percentile £47,375 £55,163 £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,250 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £72,813 £97,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,250 £112,500 £107,875
South East median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -4.06%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Roadmaps 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 3,231 3,357 2,994
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 82.51% 90.05% 92.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,733 1,631 2,138
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,463
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £88,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £54,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +5.50% -0.91%

Roadmaps
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Roadmaps job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Roadmaps
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Roadmaps

Roadmaps
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Roadmaps in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Roadmaps in the Thames Valley

Roadmaps
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 Roadmaps within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 +31 174 £65,000 -35.00% 240
Buckinghamshire +25 42 £55,000 -21.43% 98
Oxfordshire -13 17 £70,000 +7.69% 62
Roadmaps
South East

Roadmaps
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (0.86%) CMS
2 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 13 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 57 (24.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.43%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.43%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.43%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.43%) SAP IBP
2 1 (0.43%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 54 (23.18%) Azure DevOps
2 53 (22.75%) GCP
3 48 (20.60%) Azure
4 36 (15.45%) AWS
5 21 (9.01%) Vertex AI
6 13 (5.58%) Azure AI
7 12 (5.15%) Power Platform
8 9 (3.86%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (3.43%) SaaS
10 3 (1.29%) Collibra
11 2 (0.86%) Snowflake
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
12 1 (0.43%) Azure Logic Apps
12 1 (0.43%) Entra ID
12 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 1 (0.43%) OCI
12 1 (0.43%) Power Automate
12 1 (0.43%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.43%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.58%) SMS
2 1 (0.43%) Firewall
2 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.43%) Network Security
2 1 (0.43%) S/MIME
2 1 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (12.02%) Data Warehouse
2 20 (8.58%) BigQuery
3 12 (5.15%) Data Mining
3 12 (5.15%) Power BI
4 9 (3.86%) Metadata
5 8 (3.43%) Tableau
6 5 (2.15%) Qlik Sense
7 3 (1.29%) SAP BW
7 3 (1.29%) SAP HANA
8 2 (0.86%) Data Hub
9 1 (0.43%) Big Data
9 1 (0.43%) DTS
9 1 (0.43%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 55 (23.61%) JIRA
2 50 (21.46%) eCATT
3 38 (16.31%) NeoLoad
4 3 (1.29%) ERwin
4 3 (1.29%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.43%) SonarQube
General
1 105 (45.06%) Marketing
2 90 (38.63%) Finance
3 76 (32.62%) Law
4 64 (27.47%) Social Skills
5 61 (26.18%) Manufacturing
6 38 (16.31%) Influencing Skills
7 33 (14.16%) Analytical Skills
8 31 (13.30%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (12.02%) Legal
10 25 (10.73%) Pharmaceutical
11 12 (5.15%) Retail
12 8 (3.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.72%) Publishing
14 1 (0.43%) Banking
14 1 (0.43%) Billing
14 1 (0.43%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.43%) Humanities
14 1 (0.43%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 96 (41.20%) Lead
2 93 (39.91%) Senior
3 49 (21.03%) Architect
4 32 (13.73%) Test Leader
5 29 (12.45%) Analyst
6 21 (9.01%) Product Manager
6 21 (9.01%) Test Analyst
7 20 (8.58%) Cloud Architect
7 20 (8.58%) GCP Architect
7 20 (8.58%) Platform Architect
8 19 (8.15%) Automation Test Lead
8 19 (8.15%) Data Architect
8 19 (8.15%) Senior Architect
8 19 (8.15%) Senior Data Architect
9 12 (5.15%) Performance Analyst
9 12 (5.15%) Performance Test Analyst
9 12 (5.15%) Product Delivery Manager
9 12 (5.15%) Testing Analyst
10 10 (4.29%) Performance Test Leader
11 9 (3.86%) Automation Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.29%) Laravel
2 2 (0.86%) ADO
2 2 (0.86%) React
2 2 (0.86%) Vue
3 1 (0.43%) JSON
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.43%) PySpark
3 1 (0.43%) REST
3 1 (0.43%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.43%) SOAP
3 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.73%) Life Science
2 22 (9.44%) Cloud Native
3 14 (6.01%) Product Ownership
4 12 (5.15%) AI Agents
5 11 (4.72%) Algorithms
6 10 (4.29%) Management Information System
7 7 (3.00%) Onboarding
8 6 (2.58%) Microsoft Licensing
9 3 (1.29%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (1.29%) Pharmacovigilance
10 2 (0.86%) Cyber Security Posture
10 2 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.86%) Sports Betting
11 1 (0.43%) Analytical Mindset
11 1 (0.43%) Cyber Defence
11 1 (0.43%) Data Structures
11 1 (0.43%) Educational Technology
11 1 (0.43%) Legacy Applications
11 1 (0.43%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.43%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.72%) Windows
2 2 (0.86%) Apple iOS
2 2 (0.86%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (36.48%) Continuous Improvement
1 85 (36.48%) Data Science
2 79 (33.91%) Analytics
3 77 (33.05%) AI
4 72 (30.90%) Product Roadmap
4 72 (30.90%) Strategic Roadmap
5 67 (28.76%) Machine Learning
6 64 (27.47%) Agile
7 62 (26.61%) Generative AI
8 59 (25.32%) Source to Pay
9 56 (24.03%) Test Management
10 47 (20.17%) Computer Science
10 47 (20.17%) Mentoring
11 44 (18.88%) Test Strategy
12 43 (18.45%) Use Case
12 43 (18.45%) Visualisation
13 39 (16.74%) Architectural Design
13 39 (16.74%) Enterprise Architecture
13 39 (16.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 38 (16.31%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 33 (14.16%) Python
2 20 (8.58%) Go
2 20 (8.58%) Java
3 13 (5.58%) SQL
4 3 (1.29%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.29%) PHP
5 1 (0.43%) R
Qualifications
1 57 (24.46%) Degree
2 33 (14.16%) Master's Degree
3 22 (9.44%) PhD
4 9 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.58%) DBS Check
6 3 (1.29%) CISM
6 3 (1.29%) CISSP
6 3 (1.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 3 (1.29%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.29%) PMP
6 3 (1.29%) SAP Certification
7 2 (0.86%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.86%) CISA
7 2 (0.86%) GIAC
7 2 (0.86%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.43%) CEH
8 1 (0.43%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.43%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.43%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (13.30%) Data Quality
2 22 (9.44%) GxP
3 11 (4.72%) GDPR
4 10 (4.29%) QA
5 5 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.29%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.29%) NIST
7 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.86%) GRC
7 2 (0.86%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.43%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.43%) Docker
1 1 (0.43%) vCloud
1 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 50 (21.46%) HP ALM
2 21 (9.01%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.43%) Ansible
3 1 (0.43%) Docker Swarm
3 1 (0.43%) Rundeck
3 1 (0.43%) Terraform
Vendors
1 64 (27.47%) SAP
2 50 (21.46%) HP
3 43 (18.45%) Google
4 22 (9.44%) Microsoft
5 12 (5.15%) Foundry
6 10 (4.29%) Salesforce
7 9 (3.86%) OpenAI
8 6 (2.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 3 (1.29%) Databricks
10 2 (0.86%) Cognos
10 2 (0.86%) Concur
10 2 (0.86%) Oracle
11 1 (0.43%) Citrix
11 1 (0.43%) HubSpot
11 1 (0.43%) IBM
11 1 (0.43%) Thales
11 1 (0.43%) VMware