Psychology Jobs in England

Psychology
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Psychology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Psychology over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 763 778 816
Rank change year-on-year +15 +38 -48
Permanent jobs citing Psychology 73 131 370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.082% 0.15% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.098% 0.16% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 37 40 73
10th Percentile £26,250 £38,750 £32,750
25th Percentile £29,750 £55,000 £43,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,225 £66,250 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.25% +15.22% -11.54%
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £73,000 £73,500 £84,000
UK median annual salary £47,560 £65,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year -26.83% +10.64% -9.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Psychology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74,781 82,738 134,313
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 84.16% 95.57% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 54,521 49,312 73,714
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,329 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,000 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £102,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Psychology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Psychology in England

Psychology
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Psychology in England.

Salary trend for Psychology in England

Psychology
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Psychology in England over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Psychology in England

Psychology
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Psychology within the England region over the 6 months to 28 May 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
London +157 36 £60,000 -11.11% 25
South East +10 17 £31,500 -51.54% 12
North of England +40 11 £57,500 -17.86% 4
South West -21 7 £27,500 - 7
North West -4 5 £60,000 -14.29% 1
North East - 4 £50,862 - 1
Yorkshire +77 2 £42,500 -20.56% 2
West Midlands +1 2 - - 5
Midlands -14 2 - - 8
Psychology
UK

Psychology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (1.37%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (16.44%) Sketch
2 8 (10.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (9.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (8.22%) InVision
4 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (1.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (1.37%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 1 (1.37%) Exchequer
1 1 (1.37%) WebTrends
Cloud Services
1 12 (16.44%) Figma
2 6 (8.22%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (8.22%) Power Automate
2 6 (8.22%) Power Platform
2 6 (8.22%) PowerApps
2 6 (8.22%) SurveyMonkey
3 5 (6.85%) Azure
3 5 (6.85%) Heroku
4 3 (4.11%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.37%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.22%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (8.22%) Power BI
1 6 (8.22%) Tableau
2 2 (2.74%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.74%) PostgreSQL
General
1 31 (42.47%) Social Skills
2 26 (35.62%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (27.40%) Law
3 20 (27.40%) Marketing
4 14 (19.18%) Presentation Skills
4 14 (19.18%) Social Science
5 11 (15.07%) Public Sector
6 8 (10.96%) Finance
6 8 (10.96%) Humanities
7 7 (9.59%) Retail
8 6 (8.22%) French Language
8 6 (8.22%) Legal
9 4 (5.48%) Advertising
10 2 (2.74%) Automotive
10 2 (2.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (1.37%) Games
11 1 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (19.18%) Designer
2 11 (15.07%) User Experience Researcher
2 11 (15.07%) User Researcher
3 8 (10.96%) Development Manager
3 8 (10.96%) Lead
3 8 (10.96%) Research Manager
4 7 (9.59%) Analyst
4 7 (9.59%) Data Analyst
4 7 (9.59%) UX Designer
5 6 (8.22%) Data Insight Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Insight Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Insight Data Analyst
5 6 (8.22%) Senior
6 5 (6.85%) Interaction Designer
7 3 (4.11%) Data Scientist
7 3 (4.11%) Senior User Experience Researcher
8 2 (2.74%) Full Stack Developer
8 2 (2.74%) Lead Data Scientist
8 2 (2.74%) Lecturer
8 2 (2.74%) Senior Data Scientist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (19.18%) HTML
2 12 (16.44%) CSS
3 5 (6.85%) .NET
4 2 (2.74%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.37%) HTML5
5 1 (1.37%) SVG
5 1 (1.37%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (1.37%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.96%) Life Science
1 8 (10.96%) Product Ownership
1 8 (10.96%) Self-Motivation
2 6 (8.22%) Algorithms
2 6 (8.22%) Blockchain
2 6 (8.22%) FMCG
2 6 (8.22%) NHS
3 5 (6.85%) Data Structures
4 2 (2.74%) Social Media
5 1 (1.37%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.37%) Vector Graphics
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.74%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (45.21%) User Experience
1 33 (45.21%) User Research
2 30 (41.10%) Decision-Making
3 26 (35.62%) Usability Testing
4 23 (31.51%) UX Design
5 22 (30.14%) Wireframes
6 21 (28.77%) Actionable Insight
6 21 (28.77%) Problem-Solving
7 18 (24.66%) UX Research
8 17 (23.29%) Collaborative Working
8 17 (23.29%) Interaction Design
8 17 (23.29%) Quantitative Research
8 17 (23.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 16 (21.92%) Computer Science
10 15 (20.55%) Qualitative Research
11 13 (17.81%) Business Intelligence
12 12 (16.44%) Agile
12 12 (16.44%) Data Analysis
12 12 (16.44%) Digital Marketing
12 12 (16.44%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.70%) Python
2 7 (9.59%) JavaScript
3 6 (8.22%) C#
4 5 (6.85%) MATLAB
5 4 (5.48%) R
5 4 (5.48%) SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (76.71%) Degree
2 15 (20.55%) Master's Degree
3 9 (12.33%) PhD
4 1 (1.37%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (1.37%) SC Cleared
4 1 (1.37%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (16.44%) Accessibility
2 9 (12.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (8.22%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.74%) PMO
5 1 (1.37%) GDPR
Vendors
1 16 (21.92%) Microsoft
2 14 (19.18%) Adobe
3 8 (10.96%) Salesforce
4 6 (8.22%) Hotjar
4 6 (8.22%) Qualtrics
5 2 (2.74%) Databricks
6 1 (1.37%) Apteco