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 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 3 3 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 641 695 664
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 19.30% 23.67% 17.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 46.38% 49.89% 62.17%
Number of salaries quoted 447 240 212
10th Percentile £34,750 £31,050 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £37,441 £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 £76,875 £92,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,750 £76,125
South East median annual salary £51,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.86% +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 1,382 1,393 1,068
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 41.61% 47.45% 28.87%
Number of salaries quoted 890 576 419
10th Percentile £30,338 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,675 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% -4.39% -7.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,963 £71,875
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £80,000
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 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 9 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 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
Reading -1 315 £55,000 +10.00% 107
Bracknell +5 197 £75,000 -16.67% 15
Slough +5 35 £40,000 -23.81% 29
Maidenhead -3 24 £62,500 +123.21% 11
Newbury -8 11 £51,250 +6.77% 8
Windsor -2 10 £42,500 - 9
Wokingham -3 6 £43,750 -40.68% 10
Thatcham -6 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 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 18 (2.81%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.03%) Oracle Service Bus
3 13 (2.03%) WebLogic
4 5 (0.78%) Confluence
5 2 (0.31%) 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 75 (11.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (10.45%) Microsoft Office
3 28 (4.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (4.06%) MS Visio
5 14 (2.18%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (1.25%) OrCAD
7 4 (0.62%) Solid Edge
7 4 (0.62%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 13 (2.03%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (1.40%) 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 67 (10.45%) Azure
2 49 (7.64%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (6.86%) Power Platform
4 22 (3.43%) SaaS
5 19 (2.96%) Azure Monitor
6 18 (2.81%) Azure Storage
6 18 (2.81%) Entra ID
7 16 (2.50%) AWS
8 15 (2.34%) PowerApps
9 13 (2.03%) Power Automate
10 12 (1.87%) OCI
10 12 (1.87%) OneDrive
11 11 (1.72%) ShareGate
12 9 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
13 7 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
14 5 (0.78%) Slack
15 4 (0.62%) GitHub
15 4 (0.62%) IaaS
16 3 (0.47%) GCP
17 2 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 55 (8.58%) Firewall
2 36 (5.62%) DNS
3 35 (5.46%) DHCP
4 21 (3.28%) Network Security
5 17 (2.65%) Internet
6 15 (2.34%) SAN
7 14 (2.18%) VPN
8 10 (1.56%) Intranet
8 10 (1.56%) SNMP
9 8 (1.25%) Ethernet
10 7 (1.09%) Intrusion Detection
11 5 (0.78%) 5G
11 5 (0.78%) Broadband
12 4 (0.62%) LAN
12 4 (0.62%) VoIP
12 4 (0.62%) WAN
13 3 (0.47%) NAS
13 3 (0.47%) RS-485
13 3 (0.47%) Wireshark
14 2 (0.31%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 71 (11.08%) NoSQL
2 42 (6.55%) SQL Server
3 39 (6.08%) Power BI
4 13 (2.03%) Oracle Database
4 13 (2.03%) Oracle Database 10g
4 13 (2.03%) Oracle Database 11g
4 13 (2.03%) VLDB
5 10 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (0.47%) GIS
8 2 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
8 2 (0.31%) MySQL
8 2 (0.31%) Oracle BI EE
8 2 (0.31%) SSDT
8 2 (0.31%) Star Schema
8 2 (0.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 99 (15.44%) Git
2 54 (8.42%) Selenium
3 53 (8.27%) Cypress.io
4 24 (3.74%) SoapUI
5 18 (2.81%) Visual Studio
6 17 (2.65%) GitLab
7 13 (2.03%) Rational DOORS
8 11 (1.72%) JIRA
9 7 (1.09%) AdminStudio
9 7 (1.09%) InstallShield
9 7 (1.09%) MSI
10 3 (0.47%) Subversion
11 2 (0.31%) Burp Suite
11 2 (0.31%) IntelliJ
11 2 (0.31%) WebDriver
12 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
12 1 (0.16%) Eclipse
12 1 (0.16%) Gradle
12 1 (0.16%) Robot Framework
12 1 (0.16%) Sourcetree
General
1 202 (31.51%) Social Skills
2 100 (15.60%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (12.79%) Finance
4 41 (6.40%) Telecoms
5 38 (5.93%) Marketing
6 33 (5.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 33 (5.15%) Manufacturing
7 31 (4.84%) Legal
8 24 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.28%) Retail
10 18 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
11 17 (2.65%) Electronics
11 17 (2.65%) Pharmaceutical
12 14 (2.18%) Brand Awareness
13 10 (1.56%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.25%) Aerospace
14 8 (1.25%) Automotive
15 7 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.09%) Publishing
16 5 (0.78%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 143 (22.31%) Senior
2 99 (15.44%) Developer
3 62 (9.67%) Lead
4 52 (8.11%) Analyst
4 52 (8.11%) Software Engineer
5 50 (7.80%) Software Developer
6 40 (6.24%) Senior Developer
7 39 (6.08%) Systems Engineer
8 34 (5.30%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 30 (4.68%) Architect
10 24 (3.74%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 22 (3.43%) Development Team Leader
11 22 (3.43%) Software Development Team Leader
11 22 (3.43%) Software Team Leader
11 22 (3.43%) Team Leader
12 20 (3.12%) Senior Front-End Developer
12 20 (3.12%) Senior Software Developer
12 20 (3.12%) Support Analyst
13 19 (2.96%) Senior Systems Engineer
13 19 (2.96%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 122 (19.03%) React
2 94 (14.66%) .NET
3 53 (8.27%) Jest
4 34 (5.30%) HTML
5 32 (4.99%) CSS
6 29 (4.52%) CSS3
6 29 (4.52%) HTML5
7 18 (2.81%) ARM Templates
8 11 (1.72%) React Native
9 8 (1.25%) Web Services
10 6 (0.94%) OpenMP
11 5 (0.78%) Node.js
12 4 (0.62%) AngularJS
12 4 (0.62%) Express.js
12 4 (0.62%) Middleware
12 4 (0.62%) 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 74 (11.54%) Self-Motivation
2 54 (8.42%) Management Information System
3 52 (8.11%) Algorithms
4 26 (4.06%) Data Centre
5 20 (3.12%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.96%) PKI
7 15 (2.34%) Life Science
8 11 (1.72%) FPGA
9 10 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.56%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.40%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.25%) PCIe
12 7 (1.09%) Shadow IT
13 6 (0.94%) CUDA
13 6 (0.94%) FMCG
14 5 (0.78%) Embedded Systems
14 5 (0.78%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (0.62%) Educational Technology
15 4 (0.62%) Enterprise Software
15 4 (0.62%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 95 (14.82%) Linux
2 93 (14.51%) Windows
3 47 (7.33%) Windows Server 2016
3 47 (7.33%) Windows Server 2019
4 44 (6.86%) Unix
5 37 (5.77%) Windows 10
6 33 (5.15%) Windows Server
7 30 (4.68%) Windows Server 2012
8 24 (3.74%) Windows 7
9 13 (2.03%) Solaris
10 12 (1.87%) Windows XP
11 6 (0.94%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 5 (0.78%) Kali Linux
12 5 (0.78%) Mac OS
13 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
13 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 248 (38.69%) Agile
2 247 (38.53%) Computer Science
3 154 (24.02%) Artificial Intelligence
4 127 (19.81%) Problem-Solving
5 119 (18.56%) Propensity Modelling
6 115 (17.94%) Project Management
7 102 (15.91%) Software Engineering
8 91 (14.20%) ITIL
9 83 (12.95%) Physics
10 82 (12.79%) Mathematics
11 68 (10.61%) Continuous Improvement
12 59 (9.20%) Machine Learning
13 52 (8.11%) Service Management
14 50 (7.80%) Analytics
14 50 (7.80%) Data Analysis
14 50 (7.80%) Software Testing
15 49 (7.64%) Decision-Making
16 48 (7.49%) Cybersecurity
17 47 (7.33%) Validation
18 43 (6.71%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 194 (30.27%) C#
2 124 (19.34%) JavaScript
3 117 (18.25%) TypeScript
4 100 (15.60%) Python
5 80 (12.48%) SQL
6 66 (10.30%) C++
7 65 (10.14%) PowerShell
8 56 (8.74%) C
9 54 (8.42%) Fortran
10 31 (4.84%) Bash
11 30 (4.68%) PHP
12 25 (3.90%) VB
13 18 (2.81%) Bicep
13 18 (2.81%) VBScript
14 16 (2.50%) Java
15 13 (2.03%) PL/SQL
16 12 (1.87%) R
17 11 (1.72%) MATLAB
18 9 (1.40%) Perl
19 6 (0.94%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 186 (29.02%) Security Cleared
2 113 (17.63%) Computer Science Degree
3 81 (12.64%) Master's Degree
4 74 (11.54%) SC Cleared
5 49 (7.64%) DV Cleared
6 47 (7.33%) PhD
7 27 (4.21%) HNC
8 22 (3.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 19 (2.96%) CCNA
9 19 (2.96%) Cisco Certification
10 16 (2.50%) CISSP
11 14 (2.18%) CCNP
11 14 (2.18%) Microsoft Certification
12 13 (2.03%) HND
13 11 (1.72%) ITIL Certification
14 10 (1.56%) A+ Certification
15 9 (1.40%) Azure Certification
16 8 (1.25%) CISM
16 8 (1.25%) GIAC
16 8 (1.25%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (4.68%) QA
1 30 (4.68%) WCAG
2 26 (4.06%) SLA
3 18 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (2.34%) Good Clinical Practice
5 12 (1.87%) NIST
6 11 (1.72%) PCI DSS
7 10 (1.56%) ISO 9001
8 9 (1.40%) ISO 22301
9 8 (1.25%) GRC
10 7 (1.09%) GDPR
10 7 (1.09%) ISO 14001
10 7 (1.09%) NEBOSH
11 6 (0.94%) Data Quality
11 6 (0.94%) NIST 800
12 5 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 3 (0.47%) PMO
14 2 (0.31%) Accessibility
System Software
1 128 (19.97%) Docker
2 78 (12.17%) Active Directory
3 51 (7.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (3.43%) Hyper-V
5 18 (2.81%) Virtual Desktop
5 18 (2.81%) Virtual Machines
6 13 (2.03%) Oracle RAC
6 13 (2.03%) VMware ESXi
7 12 (1.87%) Firmware
8 7 (1.09%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 142 (22.15%) Kubernetes
2 54 (8.42%) SCCM
3 41 (6.40%) WSUS
4 30 (4.68%) SCOM
5 20 (3.12%) Microsoft Intune
6 18 (2.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 13 (2.03%) Data Guard
7 13 (2.03%) Oracle RMAN
8 12 (1.87%) EMC NetWorker
8 12 (1.87%) NetBackup
8 12 (1.87%) vCenter Server
9 7 (1.09%) Nessus
10 6 (0.94%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
11 5 (0.78%) Suricata
12 2 (0.31%) Terraform
13 1 (0.16%) Ansible
13 1 (0.16%) Grafana
13 1 (0.16%) Puppet
13 1 (0.16%) SolarWinds Orion
Vendors
1 203 (31.67%) Microsoft
2 53 (8.27%) VMware
3 30 (4.68%) Oracle
4 24 (3.74%) Cisco
5 23 (3.59%) EMC
6 21 (3.28%) HP
7 18 (2.81%) Juniper
8 17 (2.65%) Palo Alto
9 14 (2.18%) ServiceNow
10 13 (2.03%) Dell
10 13 (2.03%) Remedy
10 13 (2.03%) Sun
11 12 (1.87%) 3PAR
11 12 (1.87%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (1.87%) Symantec
11 12 (1.87%) Veeam
12 11 (1.72%) Nintex
12 11 (1.72%) Xamarin
13 8 (1.25%) NEC
14 7 (1.09%) Autodesk