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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,532 1,387 1,757
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 20.88% 24.77% 23.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.34% 58.47% 68.47%
Number of salaries quoted 860 456 597
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,000 £35,347 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,525 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.05% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £95,000 £95,000
South East median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +5.00% -

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 2,626 2,372 2,566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 35.79% 42.36% 34.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,507 979 993
10th Percentile £31,000 £27,500 £29,275
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £87,500 £85,000
South East median annual salary £51,500 £51,350 £51,000
% change year-on-year +0.29% +0.69% +2.00%

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 9 June 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 9 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
Berkshire 0 641 £59,000 +7.27% 212
Buckinghamshire -1 532 £43,500 -17.14% 124
Oxfordshire -1 359 £46,250 -7.45% 166
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 48 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (2.74%) SharePoint
3 15 (0.98%) Confluence
4 13 (0.85%) Oracle Service Bus
4 13 (0.85%) WebLogic
5 7 (0.46%) SAS
6 6 (0.39%) CMS
6 6 (0.39%) Kinematics
6 6 (0.39%) Oracle Workflow
7 4 (0.26%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) Apache
9 1 (0.065%) Documentum
9 1 (0.065%) FileNet
9 1 (0.065%) IIS
9 1 (0.065%) JBoss
9 1 (0.065%) Moodle
9 1 (0.065%) nginx
9 1 (0.065%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.065%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.065%) WebSphere
Applications
1 168 (10.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 123 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
3 43 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 39 (2.55%) MS Visio
5 26 (1.70%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.52%) OrCAD
7 6 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.26%) Maya
8 4 (0.26%) MotionBuilder
8 4 (0.26%) Solid Edge
8 4 (0.26%) SOLIDWORKS
9 3 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.20%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.13%) Revit
11 1 (0.065%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.065%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.065%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.065%) Simulink
11 1 (0.065%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 30 (1.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.85%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.39%) Oracle Applications
4 5 (0.33%) Dynamics GP
5 4 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.20%) Primavera
7 2 (0.13%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.065%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.065%) Teamcenter
8 1 (0.065%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 138 (9.01%) Azure
2 127 (8.29%) Microsoft 365
3 76 (4.96%) Power Platform
4 40 (2.61%) AWS
5 35 (2.28%) SaaS
6 34 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
7 31 (2.02%) Power Automate
8 29 (1.89%) Entra ID
9 25 (1.63%) PowerApps
10 19 (1.24%) Azure Monitor
10 19 (1.24%) Azure Storage
11 15 (0.98%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (0.85%) Azure Sentinel
12 13 (0.85%) OneDrive
13 12 (0.78%) OCI
14 11 (0.72%) GCP
14 11 (0.72%) ShareGate
15 9 (0.59%) GitHub
16 7 (0.46%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 105 (6.85%) Firewall
2 42 (2.74%) DNS
3 38 (2.48%) DHCP
4 30 (1.96%) 5G
4 30 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
5 28 (1.83%) Internet
6 27 (1.76%) Wireless
7 26 (1.70%) Network Security
8 25 (1.63%) WAN
9 24 (1.57%) Intrusion Detection
10 23 (1.50%) Bluetooth
10 23 (1.50%) VPN
11 22 (1.44%) GSM
11 22 (1.44%) ISDN
11 22 (1.44%) LTE
11 22 (1.44%) PSTN
11 22 (1.44%) UMTS
12 21 (1.37%) SAN
13 18 (1.17%) SD-WAN
14 14 (0.91%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (4.96%) NoSQL
1 76 (4.96%) SQL Server
2 63 (4.11%) Power BI
3 28 (1.83%) Relational Database
4 14 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
4 14 (0.91%) Oracle Database
5 13 (0.85%) Oracle Database 10g
5 13 (0.85%) Oracle Database 11g
5 13 (0.85%) VLDB
6 10 (0.65%) Big Data
6 10 (0.65%) Tableau
7 9 (0.59%) GIS
8 8 (0.52%) MySQL
9 7 (0.46%) MS Access
9 7 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 6 (0.39%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
10 6 (0.39%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.26%) Amazon Athena
Development Applications
1 109 (7.11%) Git
2 57 (3.72%) Selenium
3 54 (3.52%) Cypress.io
4 24 (1.57%) JIRA
4 24 (1.57%) SoapUI
5 22 (1.44%) GitLab
5 22 (1.44%) LabVIEW
6 21 (1.37%) Visual Studio
7 14 (0.91%) Rational DOORS
8 7 (0.46%) AdminStudio
8 7 (0.46%) InstallShield
8 7 (0.46%) MSI
9 6 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
10 5 (0.33%) Eclipse
11 4 (0.26%) WebDriver
12 3 (0.20%) Subversion
13 2 (0.13%) Burp Suite
13 2 (0.13%) ERwin
13 2 (0.13%) IntelliJ
13 2 (0.13%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 474 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 338 (22.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 240 (15.67%) Analytical Skills
4 159 (10.38%) Finance
5 147 (9.60%) Manufacturing
6 135 (8.81%) Electronics
7 79 (5.16%) Marketing
8 77 (5.03%) Legal
9 76 (4.96%) Pharmaceutical
10 74 (4.83%) Telecoms
11 57 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
12 40 (2.61%) Retail
13 33 (2.15%) Law
14 29 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
15 25 (1.63%) Automotive
16 24 (1.57%) Public Sector
17 21 (1.37%) Military
18 18 (1.17%) Aerospace
19 14 (0.91%) Brand Awareness
20 13 (0.85%) French Language
Job Titles
1 273 (17.82%) Senior
2 145 (9.46%) Analyst
3 143 (9.33%) Developer
4 124 (8.09%) Data Scientist
5 120 (7.83%) Software Engineer
6 105 (6.85%) Graduate
6 105 (6.85%) Junior
7 103 (6.72%) Architect
8 84 (5.48%) Lead
9 78 (5.09%) Electronics Engineer
10 70 (4.57%) Systems Engineer
11 62 (4.05%) Development Engineer
12 61 (3.98%) Graduate Development Engineer
12 61 (3.98%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
12 61 (3.98%) Junior Electronics Engineer
13 60 (3.92%) Software Developer
14 52 (3.39%) Hardware Engineer
15 48 (3.13%) IT Support
16 46 (3.00%) Senior Developer
17 43 (2.81%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 141 (9.20%) React
2 126 (8.22%) .NET
3 53 (3.46%) Jest
4 45 (2.94%) HTML
5 43 (2.81%) CSS
6 34 (2.22%) HTML5
7 31 (2.02%) CSS3
8 20 (1.31%) OpenMP
9 18 (1.17%) ARM Templates
10 14 (0.91%) EDI
10 14 (0.91%) OpenACC
11 12 (0.78%) AngularJS
11 12 (0.78%) WPF
11 12 (0.78%) XML
12 11 (0.72%) React Native
12 11 (0.72%) Web Services
13 10 (0.65%) Node.js
14 9 (0.59%) Spring
15 7 (0.46%) .NET Core
16 6 (0.39%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 225 (14.69%) Algorithms
2 124 (8.09%) Management Information System
3 90 (5.87%) Self-Motivation
4 62 (4.05%) Data Centre
5 54 (3.52%) Life Science
6 51 (3.33%) Biopharmaceutical
7 26 (1.70%) Onboarding
8 25 (1.63%) Product Ownership
9 23 (1.50%) Acoustics
9 23 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
10 22 (1.44%) CUDA
10 22 (1.44%) Data Structures
10 22 (1.44%) Satnav
11 21 (1.37%) Driving Licence
12 19 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
12 19 (1.24%) PKI
13 18 (1.17%) Cyber Threat
13 18 (1.17%) IoT
13 18 (1.17%) Virtual Team
14 17 (1.11%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 172 (11.23%) Windows
2 136 (8.88%) Linux
3 63 (4.11%) Unix
4 55 (3.59%) Windows 10
5 53 (3.46%) Windows Server
6 49 (3.20%) Windows Server 2016
6 49 (3.20%) Windows Server 2019
7 30 (1.96%) Windows Server 2012
8 25 (1.63%) Windows 7
9 13 (0.85%) Solaris
10 12 (0.78%) Windows XP
11 10 (0.65%) Mac OS
12 7 (0.46%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 6 (0.39%) VMS
14 5 (0.33%) Kali Linux
15 3 (0.20%) FreeRTOS
15 3 (0.20%) Ubuntu
16 2 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
17 1 (0.065%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (34.07%) Computer Science
2 485 (31.66%) Problem-Solving
3 344 (22.45%) Agile
4 259 (16.91%) Cybersecurity
4 259 (16.91%) Mathematics
5 228 (14.88%) Mentoring
6 219 (14.30%) Coaching
7 207 (13.51%) Decision-Making
8 205 (13.38%) Data Analysis
9 199 (12.99%) Software Engineering
10 187 (12.21%) Data Science
11 186 (12.14%) Artificial Intelligence
12 171 (11.16%) Project Management
13 158 (10.31%) Physics
14 142 (9.27%) Red Team
15 134 (8.75%) ITIL
16 130 (8.49%) Analytics
17 119 (7.77%) Propensity Modelling
18 118 (7.70%) Continuous Improvement
19 114 (7.44%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 241 (15.73%) Python
2 234 (15.27%) C#
3 156 (10.18%) JavaScript
4 133 (8.68%) SQL
5 127 (8.29%) TypeScript
6 125 (8.16%) C++
7 116 (7.57%) C
8 97 (6.33%) Fortran
9 69 (4.50%) PowerShell
10 50 (3.26%) Java
11 34 (2.22%) PHP
12 33 (2.15%) Bash
13 25 (1.63%) VB
14 24 (1.57%) MATLAB
15 19 (1.24%) R
16 18 (1.17%) Bicep
16 18 (1.17%) VBScript
17 13 (0.85%) PL/SQL
18 12 (0.78%) Embedded C
19 11 (0.72%) Perl
Qualifications
1 227 (14.82%) Security Cleared
2 190 (12.40%) Computer Science Degree
3 186 (12.14%) Master's Degree
4 135 (8.81%) PhD
5 94 (6.14%) SC Cleared
6 50 (3.26%) DV Cleared
7 45 (2.94%) Cisco Certification
8 40 (2.61%) CISSP
9 39 (2.55%) HNC
10 38 (2.48%) CCNA
11 31 (2.02%) CCNP
12 29 (1.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 29 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
13 20 (1.31%) MBA
14 19 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
15 18 (1.17%) HND
16 17 (1.11%) DBS Check
16 17 (1.11%) MCP
17 13 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
18 12 (0.78%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (5.42%) QA
2 56 (3.66%) Data Quality
3 39 (2.55%) SLA
4 32 (2.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 30 (1.96%) WCAG
6 24 (1.57%) ISO 9001
7 22 (1.44%) GDPR
8 19 (1.24%) NIST
9 17 (1.11%) Accessibility
9 17 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 15 (0.98%) Good Clinical Practice
11 13 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
12 12 (0.78%) ISO 13485
12 12 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 11 (0.72%) PCI DSS
14 10 (0.65%) IEC 62304
15 9 (0.59%) ISO 14001
15 9 (0.59%) ISO 22301
16 8 (0.52%) GRC
16 8 (0.52%) GxP
System Software
1 138 (9.01%) Docker
2 103 (6.72%) Firmware
3 97 (6.33%) Active Directory
4 78 (5.09%) Embedded Firmware
5 73 (4.77%) VMware Infrastructure
6 24 (1.57%) Hyper-V
7 21 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
8 18 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
9 13 (0.85%) Oracle RAC
9 13 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
10 7 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
11 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Virtual Server
11 4 (0.26%) Virtual Servers
12 2 (0.13%) HDFS
13 1 (0.065%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 144 (9.40%) Kubernetes
2 56 (3.66%) SCCM
3 41 (2.68%) WSUS
4 30 (1.96%) SCOM
5 28 (1.83%) Microsoft Intune
6 18 (1.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 13 (0.85%) Data Guard
7 13 (0.85%) Oracle RMAN
8 12 (0.78%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (0.78%) NetBackup
8 12 (0.78%) vCenter Server
9 11 (0.72%) Stealthwatch
10 8 (0.52%) Terraform
11 7 (0.46%) Ansible
11 7 (0.46%) Nessus
12 6 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
13 5 (0.33%) CASB
13 5 (0.33%) Suricata
14 2 (0.13%) Functional Safety
14 2 (0.13%) Nagios
Vendors
1 355 (23.17%) Microsoft
2 107 (6.98%) EMC
3 78 (5.09%) VMware
4 44 (2.87%) Oracle
5 42 (2.74%) Cisco
6 41 (2.68%) Adobe
7 39 (2.55%) Apple
8 33 (2.15%) HP
9 31 (2.02%) Veeam
10 26 (1.70%) Dell
11 19 (1.24%) ServiceNow
12 18 (1.17%) Juniper
12 18 (1.17%) SAP
12 18 (1.17%) Sun
13 17 (1.11%) Citrix
13 17 (1.11%) Meraki
13 17 (1.11%) Palo Alto
14 16 (1.04%) Salesforce
15 13 (0.85%) Remedy
16 12 (0.78%) Symantec