Technical Specialist Jobs in the Thames Valley

Technical Specialist
South East > Thames Valley

The median Technical Specialist salary in the Thames Valley is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 245 255 267
Rank change year-on-year +10 +12 -41
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Specialist 8 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.12% 0.082% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.091% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 4
10th Percentile - £36,631 £33,125
25th Percentile - £45,077 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £46,581 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -14.13% -4.45% -
75th Percentile - £48,084 £50,000
90th Percentile - £60,484 -
South East median annual salary £57,500 £46,581 £47,500
% change year-on-year +23.44% -1.94% +11.76%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,383 5,512 6,696
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 89.87% 96.21%
Number of salaries quoted 4,551 3,216 4,200
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,977 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,463 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £86,250 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Specialist in the Thames Valley

Technical Specialist
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Technical Specialist in the Thames Valley

Technical Specialist
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 Technical Specialist within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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
Buckinghamshire -16 5 - - 3
Berkshire +20 3 £40,000 -14.13% 1
Technical Specialist
South East

Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Technical Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (62.50%) Bash
2 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
3 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Ubuntu
3 3 (37.50%) Degree
3 3 (37.50%) Azure
3 3 (37.50%) Linux
3 3 (37.50%) CRM
3 3 (37.50%) Broadband
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
3 3 (37.50%) Social Media
3 3 (37.50%) 5G
3 3 (37.50%) IT Strategy
3 3 (37.50%) Tanium
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (37.50%) CyberArk
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
3 3 (37.50%) Technology Strategy
4 2 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
4 2 (25.00%) DevOps
4 2 (25.00%) MongoDB
4 2 (25.00%) CCNA
4 2 (25.00%) Cisco
4 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (25.00%) Python
4 2 (25.00%) Management Information System

Technical Specialist Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Azure
1 3 (37.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 3 (37.50%) 5G
1 3 (37.50%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) MongoDB
General
1 6 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Electronics
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Retail
3 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Social Media
2 2 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (12.50%) Lidar
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
1 3 (37.50%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) CRM
1 3 (37.50%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (37.50%) IT Strategy
1 3 (37.50%) Technology Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) DevOps
2 2 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 2 (25.00%) Problem Management
3 1 (12.50%) Design for Test
3 1 (12.50%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 5 (62.50%) Bash
2 2 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (25.00%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Degree
2 2 (25.00%) CCNA
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
3 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Jamf Pro
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) CyberArk
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
1 3 (37.50%) Tanium
2 2 (25.00%) Cisco
3 1 (12.50%) EMC
3 1 (12.50%) Thales