Degree Jobs in Berkshire

Academic Degree
South East > Berkshire

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 3 7
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 632 712 610
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 19.42% 23.81% 16.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 45.43% 50.71% 60.58%
Number of salaries quoted 449 245 205
10th Percentile £34,750 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £75,750
South East median annual salary £51,350 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.19% +5.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,391 1,404 1,007
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 42.75% 46.96% 28.03%
Number of salaries quoted 920 579 406
10th Percentile £30,938 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,350 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +7.11% -3.57% -7.39%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,963 £72,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,500 £51,350 £51,750
% change year-on-year +2.24% -0.77% +3.50%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Berkshire.

Salary trend for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Berkshire over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in Berkshire

Degree
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Reading -1 311 £55,000 +10.00% 98
Bracknell +5 199 £75,000 -16.67% 21
Slough +5 34 £40,000 -23.81% 30
Maidenhead -4 24 £62,500 +123.21% 13
Newbury -9 11 £51,250 +6.77% 5
Windsor -2 9 £42,500 - 8
Wokingham -4 6 £43,750 -27.08% 10
Thatcham -4 1 £50,000 - 2
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 21 (3.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 14 (2.22%) Oracle Service Bus
3 14 (2.22%) WebLogic
4 5 (0.79%) Confluence
5 2 (0.32%) Apache
6 1 (0.16%) Alfresco
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Documentum
6 1 (0.16%) FileNet
6 1 (0.16%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) nginx
6 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.16%) Totara
6 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 74 (11.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (10.44%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (4.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (4.27%) MS Visio
4 12 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.27%) OrCAD
6 4 (0.63%) Solid Edge
6 4 (0.63%) SOLIDWORKS
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 14 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.16%) Primavera
3 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.16%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 65 (10.28%) Azure
2 49 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (6.65%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.48%) SaaS
5 18 (2.85%) Azure Monitor
6 17 (2.69%) Azure Storage
6 17 (2.69%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.53%) AWS
8 15 (2.37%) PowerApps
9 13 (2.06%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.90%) OCI
10 12 (1.90%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.74%) ShareGate
12 9 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (0.79%) Slack
15 4 (0.63%) GitHub
15 4 (0.63%) IaaS
16 3 (0.47%) GCP
17 2 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 55 (8.70%) Firewall
2 35 (5.54%) DNS
3 34 (5.38%) DHCP
4 22 (3.48%) Network Security
5 17 (2.69%) Internet
6 16 (2.53%) SAN
7 15 (2.37%) VPN
8 10 (1.58%) Intranet
8 10 (1.58%) SNMP
9 8 (1.27%) Ethernet
10 7 (1.11%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.79%) 5G
11 5 (0.79%) Broadband
11 5 (0.79%) LAN
11 5 (0.79%) VoIP
11 5 (0.79%) WAN
12 4 (0.63%) NAS
12 4 (0.63%) Wireshark
13 3 (0.47%) RS-485
14 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (11.39%) NoSQL
2 43 (6.80%) SQL Server
3 37 (5.85%) Power BI
4 14 (2.22%) Oracle Database
4 14 (2.22%) Oracle Database 10g
4 14 (2.22%) Oracle Database 11g
4 14 (2.22%) VLDB
5 10 (1.58%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.47%) GIS
8 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.32%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle BI EE
8 2 (0.32%) Power Query
8 2 (0.32%) SSDT
8 2 (0.32%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 99 (15.66%) Git
2 53 (8.39%) Selenium
3 52 (8.23%) Cypress.io
4 23 (3.64%) SoapUI
5 18 (2.85%) Visual Studio
6 17 (2.69%) GitLab
7 12 (1.90%) Rational DOORS
8 10 (1.58%) JIRA
9 6 (0.95%) AdminStudio
9 6 (0.95%) InstallShield
9 6 (0.95%) MSI
10 4 (0.63%) Subversion
11 2 (0.32%) Burp Suite
11 2 (0.32%) IntelliJ
11 2 (0.32%) WebDriver
12 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
12 1 (0.16%) Gradle
12 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
12 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 198 (31.33%) Social Skills
2 98 (15.51%) Analytical Skills
3 78 (12.34%) Finance
4 39 (6.17%) Telecoms
5 38 (6.01%) Marketing
6 33 (5.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (4.91%) Legal
7 31 (4.91%) Manufacturing
8 23 (3.64%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.32%) Retail
10 17 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
11 15 (2.37%) Electronics
12 14 (2.22%) Brand Awareness
13 10 (1.58%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.27%) Automotive
15 7 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.11%) Publishing
16 5 (0.79%) Aerospace
16 5 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 138 (21.84%) Senior
2 101 (15.98%) Developer
3 61 (9.65%) Lead
4 51 (8.07%) Analyst
4 51 (8.07%) Software Developer
5 50 (7.91%) Software Engineer
6 39 (6.17%) Senior Developer
7 37 (5.85%) Systems Engineer
8 34 (5.38%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 30 (4.75%) Architect
10 24 (3.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 21 (3.32%) Development Team Leader
11 21 (3.32%) Software Development Team Leader
11 21 (3.32%) Software Team Leader
11 21 (3.32%) Support Analyst
11 21 (3.32%) Team Leader
12 20 (3.16%) Senior Software Developer
13 19 (3.01%) Senior Front-End Developer
13 19 (3.01%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 18 (2.85%) Lead Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 123 (19.46%) React
2 95 (15.03%) .NET
3 52 (8.23%) Jest
4 34 (5.38%) HTML
5 32 (5.06%) CSS
6 29 (4.59%) CSS3
6 29 (4.59%) HTML5
7 17 (2.69%) ARM Templates
8 12 (1.90%) React Native
9 8 (1.27%) Web Services
10 6 (0.95%) OpenMP
11 5 (0.79%) Node.js
12 4 (0.63%) AngularJS
12 4 (0.63%) Express.js
12 4 (0.63%) Middleware
12 4 (0.63%) Qt
13 3 (0.47%) Django
13 3 (0.47%) Flask
13 3 (0.47%) Lightning Web Components
13 3 (0.47%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 71 (11.23%) Self-Motivation
2 51 (8.07%) Management Information System
3 47 (7.44%) Algorithms
4 26 (4.11%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.16%) Product Ownership
6 18 (2.85%) PKI
7 15 (2.37%) Life Science
8 11 (1.74%) FPGA
9 10 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.58%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.27%) Driving Licence
10 8 (1.27%) PCIe
11 6 (0.95%) CUDA
11 6 (0.95%) FMCG
11 6 (0.95%) Shadow IT
12 5 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
13 4 (0.63%) Educational Technology
13 4 (0.63%) Embedded Systems
13 4 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.63%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 93 (14.72%) Linux
1 93 (14.72%) Windows
2 46 (7.28%) Windows Server 2016
2 46 (7.28%) Windows Server 2019
3 43 (6.80%) Unix
4 36 (5.70%) Windows 10
5 32 (5.06%) Windows Server
6 30 (4.75%) Windows Server 2012
7 23 (3.64%) Windows 7
8 14 (2.22%) Solaris
9 12 (1.90%) Windows XP
10 6 (0.95%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 5 (0.79%) Kali Linux
11 5 (0.79%) Mac OS
12 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (38.92%) Agile
2 243 (38.45%) Computer Science
3 156 (24.68%) Artificial Intelligence
4 127 (20.09%) Problem-Solving
5 121 (19.15%) Propensity Modelling
6 109 (17.25%) Project Management
7 99 (15.66%) Software Engineering
8 89 (14.08%) ITIL
9 77 (12.18%) Physics
10 76 (12.03%) Mathematics
11 65 (10.28%) Continuous Improvement
12 57 (9.02%) Machine Learning
13 50 (7.91%) Service Management
14 49 (7.75%) Analytics
15 48 (7.59%) Data Analysis
15 48 (7.59%) Software Testing
16 47 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
16 47 (7.44%) Decision-Making
17 45 (7.12%) Validation
18 41 (6.49%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 193 (30.54%) C#
2 123 (19.46%) JavaScript
3 117 (18.51%) TypeScript
4 95 (15.03%) Python
5 81 (12.82%) SQL
6 64 (10.13%) C++
6 64 (10.13%) PowerShell
7 54 (8.54%) C
8 52 (8.23%) Fortran
9 30 (4.75%) PHP
10 29 (4.59%) Bash
11 23 (3.64%) VB
12 17 (2.69%) Bicep
12 17 (2.69%) VBScript
13 15 (2.37%) Java
14 14 (2.22%) PL/SQL
15 12 (1.90%) R
16 11 (1.74%) MATLAB
17 8 (1.27%) Perl
18 7 (1.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 177 (28.01%) Security Cleared
2 115 (18.20%) Computer Science Degree
3 74 (11.71%) Master's Degree
4 72 (11.39%) SC Cleared
5 44 (6.96%) DV Cleared
6 42 (6.65%) PhD
7 27 (4.27%) HNC
8 21 (3.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 20 (3.16%) CCNA
9 20 (3.16%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.53%) CISSP
11 15 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
12 14 (2.22%) CCNP
13 12 (1.90%) HND
14 11 (1.74%) ITIL Certification
15 10 (1.58%) A+ Certification
16 9 (1.42%) Azure Certification
17 8 (1.27%) CISM
17 8 (1.27%) GIAC
17 8 (1.27%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (4.91%) QA
2 30 (4.75%) WCAG
3 26 (4.11%) SLA
4 18 (2.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.37%) Good Clinical Practice
6 12 (1.90%) NIST
7 11 (1.74%) PCI DSS
8 10 (1.58%) ISO 9001
9 9 (1.42%) ISO 22301
10 8 (1.27%) GRC
11 7 (1.11%) GDPR
11 7 (1.11%) ISO 14001
11 7 (1.11%) NEBOSH
12 6 (0.95%) Data Quality
12 6 (0.95%) NIST 800
13 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.47%) PMO
15 2 (0.32%) Accessibility
15 2 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 130 (20.57%) Docker
2 77 (12.18%) Active Directory
3 51 (8.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (3.48%) Hyper-V
5 17 (2.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 17 (2.69%) Virtual Machines
6 14 (2.22%) Oracle RAC
7 13 (2.06%) VMware ESXi
8 10 (1.58%) Firmware
9 6 (0.95%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 143 (22.63%) Kubernetes
2 52 (8.23%) SCCM
3 39 (6.17%) WSUS
4 29 (4.59%) SCOM
5 19 (3.01%) Microsoft Intune
6 17 (2.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 14 (2.22%) Data Guard
7 14 (2.22%) Oracle RMAN
8 12 (1.90%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (1.90%) NetBackup
8 12 (1.90%) vCenter Server
9 7 (1.11%) Nessus
10 6 (0.95%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 5 (0.79%) Suricata
12 2 (0.32%) Terraform
13 1 (0.16%) Ansible
13 1 (0.16%) Grafana
13 1 (0.16%) Puppet
13 1 (0.16%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 197 (31.17%) Microsoft
2 53 (8.39%) VMware
3 31 (4.91%) Oracle
4 24 (3.80%) Cisco
5 22 (3.48%) EMC
6 21 (3.32%) HP
7 18 (2.85%) Juniper
8 17 (2.69%) Palo Alto
9 14 (2.22%) Remedy
9 14 (2.22%) Sun
10 13 (2.06%) Dell
10 13 (2.06%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.90%) 3PAR
11 12 (1.90%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (1.90%) Symantec
11 12 (1.90%) Veeam
11 12 (1.90%) Xamarin
12 11 (1.74%) Nintex
13 8 (1.27%) NEC
14 6 (0.95%) Autodesk