Technology Roadmap Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Technology Roadmaps
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Technology Roadmap skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 186 173
Rank change year-on-year -2 -13 -5
Permanent jobs citing Technology Roadmap 24 10 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 0.32% 0.26% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.29% 0.63%
Number of salaries quoted 19 8 16
10th Percentile - £65,425 £41,732
25th Percentile £55,000 £76,938 £49,079
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,346 £86,250 £52,530
Median % change year-on-year -32.35% +64.19% -36.33%
75th Percentile £107,500 £93,125 £57,854
90th Percentile £112,000 £95,000 £72,677
South East median annual salary £62,500 £85,000 £53,050
% change year-on-year -26.47% +60.23% -35.70%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Technology Roadmap 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 5,371 3,419 3,831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 71.22% 90.19% 83.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3,812 1,477 1,848
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,425
25th Percentile £40,000 £34,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,500 £84,125
South East median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -13.64% -

Technology Roadmap
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Technology Roadmap job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Technology Roadmap.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Technology Roadmap

Technology Roadmap
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technology Roadmap in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Technology Roadmap in the Thames Valley

Technology Roadmap
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 Technology Roadmap within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 October 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 -27 15 £56,000 -36.90% 12
Berkshire +9 8 £111,250 +30.88% 38
Buckinghamshire -3 1 - - 18
Technology Roadmap
South East

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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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (8.33%) CMS
Business Applications
1 2 (8.33%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.17%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.17%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (33.33%) LabVIEW
2 1 (4.17%) Git
2 1 (4.17%) IntelliJ
2 1 (4.17%) JIRA
2 1 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (4.17%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 11 (45.83%) Social Skills
2 9 (37.50%) Electronics
3 8 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
4 5 (20.83%) Manufacturing
5 2 (8.33%) Finance
5 2 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (4.17%) Aerospace
6 1 (4.17%) Legal
6 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (50.00%) Senior
2 8 (33.33%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 8 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (20.83%) Architect
4 3 (12.50%) Engineering Manager
4 3 (12.50%) Manufacturing Engineering Manager
5 2 (8.33%) Domain Architect
5 2 (8.33%) Group IT Director
5 2 (8.33%) IT Director
5 2 (8.33%) Senior Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Electronics Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Enterprise Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Lead
6 1 (4.17%) Lead Architect
6 1 (4.17%) Product Specialist
6 1 (4.17%) Salesforce Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Salesforce Software Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Salesforce Software Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Senior Software Engineer
6 1 (4.17%) Systems Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.17%) EDI
1 1 (4.17%) Lightning Web Components
1 1 (4.17%) REST
1 1 (4.17%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Fibre Optics
2 3 (12.50%) Industry 4.0
3 2 (8.33%) Operational Technology
3 2 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
4 1 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 12 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
3 10 (41.67%) Validation
4 9 (37.50%) Technical Leadership
5 8 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
5 8 (33.33%) Fault Analysis
5 8 (33.33%) Microscopy
5 8 (33.33%) Motion Control
5 8 (33.33%) Physics
5 8 (33.33%) Project Planning
5 8 (33.33%) Prototyping
5 8 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
5 8 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
5 8 (33.33%) Workflow
6 7 (29.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (20.83%) AI
7 5 (20.83%) ERP
7 5 (20.83%) IT Strategy
7 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (16.67%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 9 (37.50%) MATLAB
2 8 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (4.17%) Apex Code
3 1 (4.17%) C#
3 1 (4.17%) Java
3 1 (4.17%) JavaScript
3 1 (4.17%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 12 (50.00%) Degree
2 9 (37.50%) PhD
3 8 (33.33%) Master's Degree
4 3 (12.50%) Security Cleared
5 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
6 1 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (4.17%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) ISO 9001
2 2 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (4.17%) Hyper-V
1 1 (4.17%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) CA Agile Central
2 1 (4.17%) IBM
2 1 (4.17%) Sage
2 1 (4.17%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.17%) Thales
2 1 (4.17%) VMware