Degree Jobs in the Midlands

Academic Degree
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 4 6
Rank change year-on-year -2 +2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,773 2,280 1,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 14.36% 25.27% 18.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.32% 63.90% 57.23%
Number of salaries quoted 970 699 1,001
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £25,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,563 £34,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% +4.65%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,800 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,050 £75,040
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,040 3,568 3,470
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.63% 39.54% 31.47%
Number of salaries quoted 1,874 1,236 1,741
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,938 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,995 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.34% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Midlands over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 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
West Midlands +1 1,185 £50,000 -4.76% 578
East Midlands -1 575 £42,500 -10.53% 381
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 56 (3.16%) SharePoint
2 48 (2.71%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.41%) WordPress
4 18 (1.02%) CMS
5 12 (0.68%) IIS
6 10 (0.56%) Confluence
7 8 (0.45%) Apache
7 8 (0.45%) Tomcat
8 7 (0.39%) SAS
9 6 (0.34%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.11%) Appian
10 2 (0.11%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.11%) MTS
10 2 (0.11%) WinCC
11 1 (0.056%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.056%) Mule
11 1 (0.056%) Umbraco
Applications
1 441 (24.87%) Microsoft Office
2 311 (17.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 27 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
5 24 (1.35%) AutoCAD
6 17 (0.96%) Simulink
7 13 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
7 13 (0.73%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.56%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 9 (0.51%) InDesign
10 6 (0.34%) CANalyzer
11 5 (0.28%) Adobe After Effects
11 5 (0.28%) MS Visio
12 4 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.23%) Adobe XD
12 4 (0.23%) EPLAN
12 4 (0.23%) Sketch
12 4 (0.23%) SPSS
13 2 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
14 1 (0.056%) Fusion 360
Business Applications
1 20 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.68%) Shopify
3 8 (0.45%) NEC Housing
3 8 (0.45%) SAP ERP
4 7 (0.39%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.23%) Magento
6 4 (0.23%) Sage 300 ERP
7 3 (0.17%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.11%) Primavera
8 2 (0.11%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.056%) Payment Gateway
9 1 (0.056%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 192 (10.83%) Azure
2 129 (7.28%) Power Platform
3 113 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
4 87 (4.91%) AWS
5 55 (3.10%) SaaS
6 40 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
7 29 (1.64%) PowerApps
8 23 (1.30%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.13%) Power Automate
10 19 (1.07%) Azure DevOps
11 18 (1.02%) GCP
11 18 (1.02%) OneDrive
12 14 (0.79%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 13 (0.73%) GitHub
14 12 (0.68%) WhatsApp
15 10 (0.56%) Amazon S3
16 9 (0.51%) Amazon EC2
16 9 (0.51%) Boomi
16 9 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
16 9 (0.51%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 53 (2.99%) WAN
2 50 (2.82%) Firewall
3 35 (1.97%) DNS
4 33 (1.86%) DHCP
4 33 (1.86%) LAN
5 26 (1.47%) Network Security
6 23 (1.30%) TCP/IP
6 23 (1.30%) VPN
7 22 (1.24%) SAN
8 20 (1.13%) Ethernet
8 20 (1.13%) Internet
8 20 (1.13%) VoIP
9 18 (1.02%) SD-WAN
10 15 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (0.68%) VLAN
12 11 (0.62%) Wireless
13 8 (0.45%) Cisco Firepower
13 8 (0.45%) WLAN
14 6 (0.34%) NAS
15 5 (0.28%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 119 (6.71%) Power BI
2 95 (5.36%) SQL Server
3 63 (3.55%) Tableau
4 44 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
5 30 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 27 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 25 (1.41%) MySQL
8 17 (0.96%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.79%) Data Lake
10 13 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
10 13 (0.73%) Data Mining
10 13 (0.73%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 10 (0.56%) PostgreSQL
12 9 (0.51%) Power Query
13 8 (0.45%) GIS
13 8 (0.45%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
14 7 (0.39%) BigQuery
14 7 (0.39%) BusinessObjects
15 6 (0.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 50 (2.82%) Git
2 32 (1.80%) JIRA
3 27 (1.52%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.45%) CANoe
5 6 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.28%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.23%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.23%) Moq
7 4 (0.23%) Postman
7 4 (0.23%) Xcode
8 2 (0.11%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.11%) CMake
8 2 (0.11%) GitLab
8 2 (0.11%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.056%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.056%) NUnit
9 1 (0.056%) Sourcetree
9 1 (0.056%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.056%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 688 (38.80%) Social Skills
2 359 (20.25%) Analytical Skills
3 227 (12.80%) Finance
4 185 (10.43%) Manufacturing
5 180 (10.15%) Military
6 168 (9.48%) Influencing Skills
7 167 (9.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 147 (8.29%) Organisational Skills
8 147 (8.29%) Retail
9 99 (5.58%) Legal
10 98 (5.53%) Marketing
11 77 (4.34%) Electronics
12 73 (4.12%) Automotive
13 70 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
14 54 (3.05%) Local Government
15 45 (2.54%) Public Sector
16 44 (2.48%) Pharmaceutical
17 40 (2.26%) Telecoms
18 30 (1.69%) Law
19 24 (1.35%) Games
Job Titles
1 357 (20.14%) Analyst
2 249 (14.04%) Graduate
3 168 (9.48%) Senior
4 151 (8.52%) Developer
5 140 (7.90%) Lead
6 118 (6.66%) Product Analyst
7 116 (6.54%) Sales Analyst
8 115 (6.49%) Project Manager
9 70 (3.95%) Architect
10 66 (3.72%) Senior Analyst
11 62 (3.50%) Software Engineer
12 56 (3.16%) Consultant
13 50 (2.82%) Systems Engineer
14 49 (2.76%) Data Analyst
15 47 (2.65%) Business Analyst
16 46 (2.59%) Junior
17 44 (2.48%) Software Developer
18 39 (2.20%) Technical Leader
19 34 (1.92%) Support Engineer
20 31 (1.75%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (4.79%) .NET
2 63 (3.55%) HTML
3 55 (3.10%) CSS
4 32 (1.80%) RESTful
5 28 (1.58%) AngularJS
6 26 (1.47%) React
7 23 (1.30%) .NET Core
8 22 (1.24%) ASP.NET
9 19 (1.07%) XML
10 16 (0.90%) Node.js
11 15 (0.85%) EDI
12 13 (0.73%) GraphQL
12 13 (0.73%) HTML5
12 13 (0.73%) Web Services
13 12 (0.68%) jQuery
13 12 (0.68%) JSON
13 12 (0.68%) Vue
14 10 (0.56%) .NET Framework
14 10 (0.56%) SOAP
15 9 (0.51%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 209 (11.79%) Onboarding
2 104 (5.87%) Management Information System
3 64 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
4 63 (3.55%) Data Centre
5 43 (2.43%) Driving Licence
6 42 (2.37%) Mobile App
7 40 (2.26%) Algorithms
8 29 (1.64%) Product Ownership
9 27 (1.52%) SCADA
10 23 (1.30%) Public Cloud
11 22 (1.24%) Life Science
11 22 (1.24%) Social Media
12 20 (1.13%) CCTV
13 18 (1.02%) Virtual Team
14 16 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
14 16 (0.90%) Robotics
15 15 (0.85%) Industry 4.0
16 14 (0.79%) Data Structures
17 12 (0.68%) Infotainment
17 12 (0.68%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 152 (8.57%) Windows
2 81 (4.57%) Linux
3 49 (2.76%) Windows Server
4 37 (2.09%) Windows 10
5 16 (0.90%) Mac OS
6 15 (0.85%) Unix
6 15 (0.85%) Windows 7
7 14 (0.79%) Android
8 9 (0.51%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.45%) Solaris
9 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 7 (0.39%) Embedded Linux
11 6 (0.34%) SUSE
11 6 (0.34%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 6 (0.34%) VMS
12 5 (0.28%) Mac OS X
13 4 (0.23%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 537 (30.29%) Problem-Solving
2 435 (24.53%) Customer Service
3 422 (23.80%) Continuous Improvement
4 373 (21.04%) Computer Science
5 304 (17.15%) Data Analysis
6 256 (14.44%) Mathematics
7 249 (14.04%) Logistics
8 247 (13.93%) Project Management
9 245 (13.82%) Agile
10 244 (13.76%) Process Improvement
11 195 (11.00%) Creative Thinking
12 194 (10.94%) Performance Metrics
13 189 (10.66%) Customer Experience
14 177 (9.98%) Contingency Planning
14 177 (9.98%) Customer Requirements
14 177 (9.98%) Mentoring
15 145 (8.18%) Cybersecurity
16 143 (8.07%) Software Engineering
17 126 (7.11%) Business Intelligence
18 124 (6.99%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 231 (13.03%) SQL
2 128 (7.22%) Python
3 109 (6.15%) C#
4 96 (5.41%) JavaScript
5 60 (3.38%) C
6 57 (3.21%) C++
7 47 (2.65%) Java
8 30 (1.69%) MATLAB
8 30 (1.69%) TypeScript
9 28 (1.58%) PowerShell
10 24 (1.35%) Embedded C
11 20 (1.13%) VB
12 19 (1.07%) PHP
13 16 (0.90%) T-SQL
14 12 (0.68%) R
15 11 (0.62%) Embedded C++
16 8 (0.45%) Assembly Language
16 8 (0.45%) Shell Script
17 7 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
18 5 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 203 (11.45%) Computer Science Degree
2 105 (5.92%) Security Cleared
3 102 (5.75%) Master's Degree
4 73 (4.12%) DBS Check
5 65 (3.67%) SC Cleared
6 60 (3.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 48 (2.71%) CCNA
7 48 (2.71%) Cisco Certification
8 37 (2.09%) HND
9 35 (1.97%) MCP
10 34 (1.92%) HNC
11 30 (1.69%) Azure Certification
11 30 (1.69%) CCNP
12 29 (1.64%) PMI Certification
13 24 (1.35%) PMP
14 23 (1.30%) CISM
14 23 (1.30%) CISSP
15 19 (1.07%) Chartered Engineer
16 17 (0.96%) MCSE
16 17 (0.96%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (5.75%) QA
2 37 (2.09%) PMO
3 34 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.41%) Accessibility
5 24 (1.35%) Data Quality
5 24 (1.35%) GMP
6 22 (1.24%) ISO 9001
7 18 (1.02%) GLP
7 18 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 18 (1.02%) NIST
8 13 (0.73%) ISO 26262
9 12 (0.68%) GDPR
9 12 (0.68%) SLA
10 10 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.51%) AUTOSAR
12 8 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.45%) PCI DSS
13 5 (0.28%) MISRA
13 5 (0.28%) NCSC
14 4 (0.23%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 96 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 47 (2.65%) Firmware
2 47 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 35 (1.97%) Hyper-V
4 25 (1.41%) Embedded Firmware
5 22 (1.24%) Docker
6 10 (0.56%) vSphere
7 4 (0.23%) pfSense
7 4 (0.23%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
8 2 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
8 2 (0.11%) XenApp
8 2 (0.11%) XenDesktop
9 1 (0.056%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (1.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 19 (1.07%) SCCM
3 16 (0.90%) Terraform
4 15 (0.85%) Kubernetes
5 14 (0.79%) EnCase
6 11 (0.62%) Functional Safety
7 8 (0.45%) Stealthwatch
8 7 (0.39%) SCOM
9 6 (0.34%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 5 (0.28%) Autotask
10 5 (0.28%) CASB
10 5 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.28%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.28%) HP ALM
11 4 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.23%) SmoothWall
12 2 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 1 (0.056%) Single Sign-On
13 1 (0.056%) VxRail
Vendors
1 351 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 64 (3.61%) VMware
3 46 (2.59%) Cisco
4 42 (2.37%) Databricks
5 39 (2.20%) Adobe
5 39 (2.20%) Apple
6 37 (2.09%) EMC
7 35 (1.97%) SAP
8 27 (1.52%) ServiceNow
9 24 (1.35%) Salesforce
10 21 (1.18%) Google
10 21 (1.18%) IFS
11 19 (1.07%) Meraki
12 18 (1.02%) Oracle
12 18 (1.02%) Workday
13 15 (0.85%) Dell
14 14 (0.79%) NEC
15 12 (0.68%) Alteryx
15 12 (0.68%) Veeam
16 11 (0.62%) Xamarin