Cognitive Psychology Job Trends

Cognitive Psychology
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Cognitive Psychology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 635 - 691
Rank change year-on-year - - +366
Permanent jobs citing Cognitive Psychology 3 0 10
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.005% - 0.021%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.006% - 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Cognitive Psychology 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,923 50,285 45,331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 82.61% 89.72% 93.38%
Number of salaries quoted 28,723 25,244 34,703
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.91% +4.76% -2.78%

Cognitive Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cognitive Psychology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cognitive Psychology job vacancy trend in the UK

Cognitive Psychology
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognitive Psychology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cognitive Psychology

Cognitive Psychology
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cognitive Psychology within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
England - 3 £55,000 - 4
Work from Home - 3 £55,000 - 1
London - 2 £55,000 - 3
South East - 1 - - 1
UK excluding London - 1 - - 1

Cognitive Psychology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) User Researcher
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 3 (100.00%) Market Research
1 3 (100.00%) Psychology
1 3 (100.00%) Service Design
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Usability Testing
1 3 (100.00%) User Experience
1 3 (100.00%) User Research
1 3 (100.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Accessibility