Degree Jobs in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 8 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +5 +12
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2,013 2,670 2,348
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.47% 16.85% 12.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.40% 52.00% 44.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,408 861 1,079
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +22.09% -8.51%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £56,994
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,994 5,135 5,269
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 20.77% 32.40% 28.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,693 1,687 2,434
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £54,242 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.51% +14.19% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,399 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.34% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North of England.

Salary trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 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
North West -2 1,227 £47,500 -13.64% 654
Yorkshire -1 573 £45,000 -10.00% 336
North East -10 213 £47,500 -0.36% 140
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 56 (2.78%) SharePoint
2 28 (1.39%) Confluence
2 28 (1.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.29%) CMS
4 19 (0.94%) IIS
5 13 (0.65%) SAS
6 11 (0.55%) Tomcat
7 10 (0.50%) Apache
8 7 (0.35%) MS Project Server
8 7 (0.35%) WordPress
9 6 (0.30%) Apache Spark
9 6 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
10 4 (0.20%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.15%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.050%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.050%) Kentico
12 1 (0.050%) Moodle
12 1 (0.050%) Site Server
12 1 (0.050%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 178 (8.84%) Microsoft Office
2 135 (6.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 66 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (0.89%) MS Visio
6 17 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
6 17 (0.84%) AutoCAD
6 17 (0.84%) Photoshop
7 16 (0.79%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 10 (0.50%) InDesign
9 9 (0.45%) Adobe Captivate
10 6 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
10 6 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
11 5 (0.25%) Solid Edge
11 5 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
12 4 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.20%) Simulink
12 4 (0.20%) Trello
13 2 (0.099%) Acrobat
13 2 (0.099%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 27 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 19 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.55%) SAP Business One
3 11 (0.55%) SAP ERP
4 10 (0.50%) NetSuite
5 9 (0.45%) SAP CX
6 8 (0.40%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.30%) Sage X3
8 5 (0.25%) Maximo
9 4 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.20%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.20%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
10 3 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.15%) Primavera
10 3 (0.15%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.15%) SAP MM
10 3 (0.15%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.15%) SAP SD
10 3 (0.15%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 263 (13.07%) Azure
2 202 (10.03%) AWS
3 144 (7.15%) Microsoft 365
4 82 (4.07%) Power Platform
5 45 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
6 43 (2.14%) GCP
7 39 (1.94%) Amazon Kinesis
8 33 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
9 27 (1.34%) SaaS
10 26 (1.29%) GitHub
11 24 (1.19%) Serverless
12 21 (1.04%) Power Automate
13 20 (0.99%) Amazon S3
14 18 (0.89%) Amazon EC2
15 17 (0.84%) Cloud Computing
16 15 (0.75%) AWS Lambda
17 13 (0.65%) PowerApps
18 12 (0.60%) Entra ID
19 11 (0.55%) AWS CloudFormation
20 10 (0.50%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 81 (4.02%) Firewall
2 52 (2.58%) LAN
2 52 (2.58%) WAN
3 46 (2.29%) Network Security
3 46 (2.29%) TCP/IP
4 43 (2.14%) DNS
5 42 (2.09%) PPP
6 41 (2.04%) Internet
7 40 (1.99%) VPN
8 33 (1.64%) DHCP
9 29 (1.44%) Wi-Fi
10 26 (1.29%) VoIP
11 20 (0.99%) VLAN
12 18 (0.89%) RS-232
13 17 (0.84%) Ethernet
14 16 (0.79%) SD-WAN
14 16 (0.79%) Wireless
15 14 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
16 13 (0.65%) Broadband
17 11 (0.55%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (6.26%) SQL Server
2 78 (3.87%) MySQL
3 63 (3.13%) Power BI
4 54 (2.68%) NoSQL
5 45 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
6 43 (2.14%) Relational Database
7 39 (1.94%) Redis
8 35 (1.74%) PostgreSQL
9 32 (1.59%) Amazon RDS
10 25 (1.24%) DynamoDB
11 24 (1.19%) Amazon Aurora
11 24 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
12 23 (1.14%) RDBMS
13 20 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 19 (0.94%) MS Access
15 17 (0.84%) Oracle Database
15 17 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 16 (0.79%) Big Data
17 13 (0.65%) Tableau
18 11 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 114 (5.66%) Git
2 89 (4.42%) JIRA
3 21 (1.04%) Gatling
4 19 (0.94%) Postman
5 16 (0.79%) TeamCity
6 14 (0.70%) Visual Studio
7 11 (0.55%) Subversion
8 10 (0.50%) Appium
8 10 (0.50%) Jenkins
9 9 (0.45%) Cypress.io
10 8 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
11 6 (0.30%) Dreamweaver
11 6 (0.30%) LoadRunner
11 6 (0.30%) Selenium
12 5 (0.25%) HP UFT
12 5 (0.25%) InstallShield
12 5 (0.25%) IntelliJ
12 5 (0.25%) JMeter
12 5 (0.25%) JUnit
12 5 (0.25%) MSTest
General
1 873 (43.37%) Social Skills
2 279 (13.86%) Analytical Skills
3 274 (13.61%) Finance
4 209 (10.38%) Manufacturing
5 116 (5.76%) Marketing
6 101 (5.02%) Legal
7 98 (4.87%) Retail
8 86 (4.27%) Electronics
9 83 (4.12%) Organisational Skills
10 75 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 65 (3.23%) Games
11 65 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
12 63 (3.13%) Public Sector
13 61 (3.03%) Law
14 40 (1.99%) Aerospace
15 39 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
16 38 (1.89%) Automotive
17 34 (1.69%) Banking
18 31 (1.54%) Telecoms
19 30 (1.49%) Military
Job Titles
1 295 (14.65%) Senior
2 278 (13.81%) Developer
3 178 (8.84%) Analyst
4 167 (8.30%) Software Engineer
5 143 (7.10%) Project Manager
6 114 (5.66%) Architect
7 108 (5.37%) Graduate
8 107 (5.32%) Lead
9 70 (3.48%) IT Manager
10 55 (2.73%) Consultant
11 52 (2.58%) .NET Developer
12 49 (2.43%) Junior
13 47 (2.33%) Software Developer
14 46 (2.29%) Senior Developer
15 38 (1.89%) Solutions Architect
16 36 (1.79%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 36 (1.79%) Support Engineer
17 33 (1.64%) Senior Software Engineer
17 33 (1.64%) Technical Leader
18 32 (1.59%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 177 (8.79%) .NET
2 98 (4.87%) HTML
3 78 (3.87%) CSS
4 72 (3.58%) Node.js
5 56 (2.78%) Web Services
6 54 (2.68%) React
7 51 (2.53%) ASP.NET
8 50 (2.48%) .NET Framework
9 47 (2.33%) JSON
10 46 (2.29%) REST
11 44 (2.19%) AngularJS
12 40 (1.99%) RESTful
13 38 (1.89%) Vue
14 29 (1.44%) .NET Core
15 27 (1.34%) ASP.NET Web API
16 24 (1.19%) GraphQL
17 23 (1.14%) Entity Framework
17 23 (1.14%) HTML5
18 21 (1.04%) http4s
18 21 (1.04%) Scalaz
Miscellaneous
1 169 (8.40%) Management Information System
2 86 (4.27%) Self-Motivation
3 61 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 57 (2.83%) Data Centre
5 53 (2.63%) Onboarding
5 53 (2.63%) Operational Technology
6 33 (1.64%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 31 (1.54%) Embedded Systems
8 30 (1.49%) Social Media
9 27 (1.34%) Public Cloud
10 26 (1.29%) Product Ownership
11 25 (1.24%) Blog
12 24 (1.19%) Mobile App
12 24 (1.19%) NHS
13 21 (1.04%) Cloud Native
13 21 (1.04%) Data Structures
13 21 (1.04%) Media Streaming
14 20 (0.99%) Reinsurance
15 19 (0.94%) IoT
15 19 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 215 (10.68%) Windows
2 121 (6.01%) Linux
3 73 (3.63%) Windows Server
4 35 (1.74%) Windows 10
5 29 (1.44%) Unix
6 23 (1.14%) Windows Vista
7 22 (1.09%) Android
7 22 (1.09%) Mac OS
8 16 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 14 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
10 13 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
11 11 (0.55%) FreeRTOS
12 9 (0.45%) Apple iOS
12 9 (0.45%) Windows Phone
13 8 (0.40%) Solaris
14 7 (0.35%) VMS
15 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.20%) Ubuntu
16 3 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
17 1 (0.050%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 623 (30.95%) Computer Science
2 619 (30.75%) Problem-Solving
3 385 (19.13%) Agile
4 327 (16.24%) Project Management
5 276 (13.71%) Software Engineering
6 231 (11.48%) Cybersecurity
7 197 (9.79%) Mentoring
8 185 (9.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 183 (9.09%) DevOps
10 155 (7.70%) Customer Service
11 144 (7.15%) Project Delivery
12 143 (7.10%) ITIL
13 140 (6.95%) Analytics
14 130 (6.46%) ERP
15 128 (6.36%) Mathematics
16 119 (5.91%) Coaching
17 107 (5.32%) Business Intelligence
18 100 (4.97%) Decision-Making
19 99 (4.92%) CRM
20 98 (4.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 272 (13.51%) SQL
2 212 (10.53%) C#
3 172 (8.54%) JavaScript
4 134 (6.66%) Python
5 122 (6.06%) Java
6 76 (3.78%) C
7 59 (2.93%) TypeScript
8 56 (2.78%) PHP
9 37 (1.84%) PowerShell
10 31 (1.54%) C++
11 24 (1.19%) Embedded C
11 24 (1.19%) Scala
12 22 (1.09%) VB
13 19 (0.94%) T-SQL
14 16 (0.79%) Kotlin
15 15 (0.75%) R
15 15 (0.75%) Shell Script
16 14 (0.70%) VBScript
17 13 (0.65%) MATLAB
18 12 (0.60%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 388 (19.27%) Computer Science Degree
2 114 (5.66%) Master's Degree
3 95 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 87 (4.32%) HNC
5 81 (4.02%) Cisco Certification
6 77 (3.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 68 (3.38%) HND
8 61 (3.03%) CCNA
8 61 (3.03%) SC Cleared
9 52 (2.58%) PMP
10 51 (2.53%) CISSP
11 48 (2.38%) PMI Certification
12 46 (2.29%) CCNP
13 40 (1.99%) DBS Check
14 34 (1.69%) CISM
15 32 (1.59%) Azure Certification
15 32 (1.59%) PhD
16 30 (1.49%) MCP
17 24 (1.19%) AWS Certification
18 20 (0.99%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (3.78%) QA
2 55 (2.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (1.89%) Accessibility
4 37 (1.84%) PMO
5 34 (1.69%) GDPR
6 29 (1.44%) NIST
7 25 (1.24%) Data Quality
7 25 (1.24%) GMP
8 23 (1.14%) ISO 9001
9 21 (1.04%) PCI DSS
9 21 (1.04%) SLA
10 15 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
11 8 (0.40%) NCSC
12 7 (0.35%) NIST 800
13 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.30%) IEC 62304
14 5 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 5 (0.25%) NEBOSH
15 4 (0.20%) TickIT
16 3 (0.15%) WCAG
System Software
1 110 (5.46%) Active Directory
2 56 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (2.48%) Hyper-V
4 45 (2.24%) Docker
5 19 (0.94%) Firmware
6 14 (0.70%) Terminal Services
7 11 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.45%) vSphere
9 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.15%) XenApp
10 2 (0.099%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.099%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.099%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.050%) KVM
11 1 (0.050%) Lustre
11 1 (0.050%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.050%) Snort
Systems Management
1 49 (2.43%) Terraform
2 35 (1.74%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.65%) SCCM
5 12 (0.60%) Ansible
6 10 (0.50%) Progress Chef
6 10 (0.50%) Stealthwatch
7 9 (0.45%) AirWatch
7 9 (0.45%) Autotask
8 8 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
9 7 (0.35%) Grafana
9 7 (0.35%) Prometheus
10 6 (0.30%) CASB
10 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
11 5 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
11 5 (0.25%) Nessus
11 5 (0.25%) SCOM
12 4 (0.20%) WSUS
13 2 (0.099%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.099%) vRealize
Vendors
1 404 (20.07%) Microsoft
2 76 (3.78%) VMware
3 74 (3.68%) SAP
4 71 (3.53%) Cisco
5 67 (3.33%) Adobe
6 56 (2.78%) Google
7 53 (2.63%) Oracle
8 44 (2.19%) Apple
9 33 (1.64%) Salesforce
10 23 (1.14%) Meraki
11 20 (0.99%) HP
12 18 (0.89%) ServiceNow
13 14 (0.70%) F5
13 14 (0.70%) Sage
14 13 (0.65%) Dell
15 12 (0.60%) IBM
16 11 (0.55%) Samsung
16 11 (0.55%) Virgin Media
17 10 (0.50%) Veeam
18 9 (0.45%) Sophos