Degree Jobs in the Thames Valley

Academic Degree
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,423 1,632 1,447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 21.09% 26.50% 21.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.41% 62.20% 65.92%
Number of salaries quoted 868 543 569
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,875 £29,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,801 £36,953
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,159 £49,976 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% -4.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £71,563 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £51,350 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.70% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,568 2,624 2,195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 38.06% 42.60% 32.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1,618 1,088 936
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £27,750
25th Percentile £38,000 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,063 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +9.23% -6.22% -6.82%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,010 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.02% -4.76% +5.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Salary trend for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Thames Valley

Degree
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 Degree within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 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
Berkshire -1 619 £60,000 +9.09% 208
Buckinghamshire -1 483 £45,000 - 115
Oxfordshire -1 321 £45,000 +2.95% 169
Degree
South East

Degree
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 61 (4.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 45 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.05%) Oracle Service Bus
3 15 (1.05%) WebLogic
4 14 (0.98%) Confluence
5 7 (0.49%) SAS
6 6 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
7 5 (0.35%) CMS
8 4 (0.28%) Apache Spark
9 3 (0.21%) Alfresco
9 3 (0.21%) Documentum
9 3 (0.21%) FileNet
9 3 (0.21%) Kinematics
10 2 (0.14%) Apache
10 2 (0.14%) nginx
10 2 (0.14%) WordPress
11 1 (0.070%) IIS
11 1 (0.070%) JBoss
11 1 (0.070%) Moodle
11 1 (0.070%) Tomcat
Applications
1 144 (10.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 114 (8.01%) Microsoft Office
3 42 (2.95%) MS Visio
4 40 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (1.76%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.49%) OrCAD
7 6 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.28%) Maya
8 4 (0.28%) MotionBuilder
8 4 (0.28%) Solid Edge
8 4 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
9 3 (0.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.21%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.14%) Revit
10 2 (0.14%) Simulink
10 2 (0.14%) Stateflow
11 1 (0.070%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.070%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.070%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 32 (2.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.05%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.21%) Unit4 Business World
6 2 (0.14%) Primavera
6 2 (0.14%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.070%) Sage X3
7 1 (0.070%) SAP MDM
7 1 (0.070%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 134 (9.42%) Azure
2 131 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
3 73 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 38 (2.67%) AWS
5 35 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
6 33 (2.32%) SaaS
7 30 (2.11%) Power Automate
8 26 (1.83%) PowerApps
9 25 (1.76%) Entra ID
10 16 (1.12%) Azure Monitor
11 15 (1.05%) Azure Storage
12 13 (0.91%) Azure Sentinel
12 13 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (0.91%) OneDrive
13 12 (0.84%) Azure DevOps
13 12 (0.84%) OCI
14 9 (0.63%) GitHub
14 9 (0.63%) ShareGate
15 8 (0.56%) GCP
16 7 (0.49%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 96 (6.75%) Firewall
2 37 (2.60%) DNS
3 32 (2.25%) DHCP
4 30 (2.11%) 5G
4 30 (2.11%) Wi-Fi
5 28 (1.97%) Wireless
6 23 (1.62%) Bluetooth
7 22 (1.55%) GSM
7 22 (1.55%) Intrusion Detection
7 22 (1.55%) ISDN
7 22 (1.55%) LTE
7 22 (1.55%) Network Security
7 22 (1.55%) PSTN
7 22 (1.55%) UMTS
8 21 (1.48%) Internet
8 21 (1.48%) SAN
9 20 (1.41%) VPN
10 19 (1.34%) WAN
11 12 (0.84%) Ethernet
11 12 (0.84%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (6.32%) NoSQL
2 78 (5.48%) SQL Server
3 56 (3.94%) Power BI
4 29 (2.04%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.19%) MongoDB
6 16 (1.12%) Oracle Database
7 15 (1.05%) Oracle Database 10g
7 15 (1.05%) Oracle Database 11g
7 15 (1.05%) VLDB
8 14 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (0.70%) Tableau
10 9 (0.63%) GIS
10 9 (0.63%) MySQL
11 7 (0.49%) Big Data
11 7 (0.49%) MS Access
12 6 (0.42%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.42%) EDRMS
12 6 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
12 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 6 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 119 (8.36%) Git
2 63 (4.43%) Selenium
3 62 (4.36%) Cypress.io
4 26 (1.83%) SoapUI
5 22 (1.55%) LabVIEW
6 18 (1.26%) JIRA
7 13 (0.91%) GitLab
8 12 (0.84%) Visual Studio
9 9 (0.63%) Rational DOORS
10 6 (0.42%) Oracle Forms
11 4 (0.28%) AdminStudio
11 4 (0.28%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.28%) InstallShield
11 4 (0.28%) MSI
11 4 (0.28%) Subversion
12 3 (0.21%) WebDriver
13 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
13 2 (0.14%) ERwin
13 2 (0.14%) IntelliJ
General
1 398 (27.97%) Social Skills
2 309 (21.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 226 (15.88%) Analytical Skills
4 141 (9.91%) Manufacturing
5 139 (9.77%) Finance
6 122 (8.57%) Electronics
7 74 (5.20%) Legal
7 74 (5.20%) Marketing
7 74 (5.20%) Telecoms
8 62 (4.36%) Pharmaceutical
9 35 (2.46%) Retail
10 32 (2.25%) Law
11 29 (2.04%) Presentation Skills
12 26 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
12 26 (1.83%) Public Sector
13 19 (1.34%) Automotive
14 16 (1.12%) Military
15 14 (0.98%) Brand Awareness
16 13 (0.91%) French Language
17 11 (0.77%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 221 (15.53%) Senior
2 164 (11.52%) Developer
3 138 (9.70%) Analyst
4 119 (8.36%) Data Scientist
5 104 (7.31%) Junior
6 95 (6.68%) Software Engineer
7 93 (6.54%) Graduate
8 78 (5.48%) Electronics Engineer
9 74 (5.20%) Software Developer
10 62 (4.36%) Development Engineer
11 61 (4.29%) Graduate Development Engineer
11 61 (4.29%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
11 61 (4.29%) Junior Electronics Engineer
12 57 (4.01%) Lead
13 53 (3.72%) Senior Developer
14 52 (3.65%) Systems Engineer
15 51 (3.58%) Architect
15 51 (3.58%) Hardware Engineer
16 50 (3.51%) Support Engineer
17 49 (3.44%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 164 (11.52%) React
2 146 (10.26%) .NET
3 60 (4.22%) Jest
4 50 (3.51%) HTML
5 48 (3.37%) CSS
6 41 (2.88%) HTML5
7 38 (2.67%) CSS3
8 20 (1.41%) OpenMP
9 14 (0.98%) ARM Templates
9 14 (0.98%) OpenACC
10 12 (0.84%) EDI
10 12 (0.84%) React Native
10 12 (0.84%) XML
11 10 (0.70%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.70%) Node.js
12 9 (0.63%) JSON
12 9 (0.63%) WPF
13 8 (0.56%) Spring
13 8 (0.56%) Web Services
14 7 (0.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 207 (14.55%) Algorithms
2 118 (8.29%) Management Information System
3 75 (5.27%) Self-Motivation
4 49 (3.44%) Data Centre
5 40 (2.81%) Biopharmaceutical
6 31 (2.18%) Life Science
7 25 (1.76%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.69%) Data Structures
9 23 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
9 23 (1.62%) Driving Licence
10 22 (1.55%) Acoustics
10 22 (1.55%) CUDA
10 22 (1.55%) Satnav
11 20 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
12 19 (1.34%) Enterprise Software
13 18 (1.26%) Replication
14 17 (1.19%) Security Operations Centre
15 16 (1.12%) PKI
16 15 (1.05%) Onboarding
17 14 (0.98%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 172 (12.09%) Windows
2 120 (8.43%) Linux
3 54 (3.79%) Unix
4 52 (3.65%) Windows 10
5 49 (3.44%) Windows Server
6 43 (3.02%) Windows Server 2019
7 42 (2.95%) Windows Server 2016
8 31 (2.18%) Windows Server 2012
9 21 (1.48%) Windows 7
10 15 (1.05%) Solaris
11 12 (0.84%) Windows XP
12 9 (0.63%) Mac OS
13 8 (0.56%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 7 (0.49%) VMS
15 3 (0.21%) Kali Linux
16 2 (0.14%) Embedded Linux
16 2 (0.14%) FreeRTOS
16 2 (0.14%) Ubuntu
17 1 (0.070%) Android
17 1 (0.070%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 506 (35.56%) Computer Science
2 401 (28.18%) Problem-Solving
3 346 (24.31%) Agile
4 247 (17.36%) Cybersecurity
5 231 (16.23%) Mathematics
6 200 (14.05%) Artificial Intelligence
6 200 (14.05%) Decision-Making
7 183 (12.86%) Mentoring
8 179 (12.58%) Coaching
9 171 (12.02%) Software Engineering
10 168 (11.81%) Data Science
11 165 (11.60%) Data Analysis
12 142 (9.98%) Propensity Modelling
12 142 (9.98%) Red Team
13 140 (9.84%) Project Management
14 123 (8.64%) Physics
15 121 (8.50%) ITIL
16 115 (8.08%) Machine Learning
17 105 (7.38%) Statistical Modelling
18 102 (7.17%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 239 (16.80%) C#
2 216 (15.18%) Python
3 178 (12.51%) JavaScript
4 150 (10.54%) TypeScript
5 146 (10.26%) SQL
6 102 (7.17%) C
7 101 (7.10%) C++
8 78 (5.48%) Fortran
9 73 (5.13%) PowerShell
10 42 (2.95%) Java
10 42 (2.95%) PHP
11 33 (2.32%) Bash
12 20 (1.41%) MATLAB
13 18 (1.26%) VB
14 17 (1.19%) R
15 15 (1.05%) PL/SQL
16 14 (0.98%) Bicep
16 14 (0.98%) VBScript
17 10 (0.70%) Perl
17 10 (0.70%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 195 (13.70%) Computer Science Degree
2 174 (12.23%) Security Cleared
3 156 (10.96%) Master's Degree
4 122 (8.57%) PhD
5 80 (5.62%) SC Cleared
6 53 (3.72%) Cisco Certification
7 44 (3.09%) CCNA
8 40 (2.81%) CISSP
9 37 (2.60%) DV Cleared
10 32 (2.25%) HNC
11 27 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
12 26 (1.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 24 (1.69%) CCNP
14 20 (1.41%) MBA
15 19 (1.34%) CompTIA Security+
16 16 (1.12%) HND
16 16 (1.12%) MCP
17 15 (1.05%) DBS Check
18 11 (0.77%) CIMA
18 11 (0.77%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (4.85%) QA
2 56 (3.94%) Data Quality
3 39 (2.74%) SLA
4 37 (2.60%) WCAG
5 35 (2.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 27 (1.90%) ISO 9001
7 26 (1.83%) GDPR
8 19 (1.34%) NIST
9 16 (1.12%) Accessibility
10 15 (1.05%) Cyber Essentials
11 14 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 12 (0.84%) ISO 22301
12 12 (0.84%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (0.77%) ISO 13485
13 11 (0.77%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.70%) IEC 62304
15 9 (0.63%) ISO 14001
15 9 (0.63%) PMO
16 8 (0.56%) GRC
17 7 (0.49%) CDISC
System Software
1 163 (11.45%) Docker
2 103 (7.24%) Active Directory
3 89 (6.25%) Firmware
4 74 (5.20%) Embedded Firmware
5 69 (4.85%) VMware Infrastructure
6 26 (1.83%) Hyper-V
7 17 (1.19%) Virtual Machines
8 15 (1.05%) Oracle RAC
9 14 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
9 14 (0.98%) VMware ESXi
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft App-V
10 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 4 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
11 2 (0.14%) HDFS
12 1 (0.070%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 164 (11.52%) Kubernetes
2 49 (3.44%) SCCM
3 35 (2.46%) WSUS
4 26 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (1.83%) SCOM
5 15 (1.05%) Data Guard
5 15 (1.05%) Oracle RMAN
6 14 (0.98%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 12 (0.84%) EMC NetWorker
7 12 (0.84%) NetBackup
7 12 (0.84%) vCenter Server
8 9 (0.63%) Terraform
9 8 (0.56%) Nessus
10 7 (0.49%) Ansible
11 6 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
12 5 (0.35%) CASB
12 5 (0.35%) Stealthwatch
13 3 (0.21%) Suricata
14 2 (0.14%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.14%) Grafana
Vendors
1 304 (21.36%) Microsoft
2 105 (7.38%) EMC
3 76 (5.34%) VMware
4 48 (3.37%) Cisco
5 47 (3.30%) Oracle
6 36 (2.53%) Adobe
7 32 (2.25%) Apple
7 32 (2.25%) HP
7 32 (2.25%) Veeam
8 28 (1.97%) Dell
9 22 (1.55%) Salesforce
10 19 (1.34%) SAP
11 18 (1.26%) Sun
12 17 (1.19%) Citrix
12 17 (1.19%) Juniper
13 16 (1.12%) ServiceNow
14 15 (1.05%) Palo Alto
14 15 (1.05%) Remedy
15 12 (0.84%) Google
15 12 (0.84%) Symantec