Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring SDLC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 125 | 93 | 110 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +17 | -43 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDLC | 54 | 105 | 68 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 1.41% | 2.66% | 2.08% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.70% | 3.02% | 2.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 55 | 55 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £41,263 | £36,681 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £53,719 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,010 | £65,000 | £55,050 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.37% | +18.07% | +0.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,715 | £80,625 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,750 | £92,000 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £60,000 | £63,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +4.35% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley
SDLC 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 | 3,185 | 3,478 | 3,042 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 83.38% | 87.96% | 93.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,701 | 1,709 | 2,163 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £75,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £88,000 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £54,763 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +5.00% | -0.43% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing SDLC.
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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing SDLC in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 9 December 2025.
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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 SDLC within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 9 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 | -20 | 31 | £42,010 | -33.32% | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | -13 | 13 | £37,500 | -46.43% | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | +29 | 10 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 14 |
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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:
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