Degree Jobs in the North West

Academic Degree
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 12 17
Rank change year-on-year +3 +5 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,202 1,240 1,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 12.19% 15.84% 11.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.27% 45.89% 38.84%
Number of salaries quoted 829 442 453
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £76,900
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,391 2,702 2,840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 24.25% 34.51% 30.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,622 916 1,294
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,875 £27,065
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £49,275
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +11.62% -1.45%
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £64,106
90th Percentile £79,600 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North West over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North West

Degree
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 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
Manchester +1 559 £50,000 -9.09% 336
Lancashire +2 233 £52,084 -5.30% 87
Cheshire +3 220 £47,500 -19.15% 165
Merseyside -12 100 £32,500 -27.78% 77
Cumbria +6 84 £39,500 -35.03% 42
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 19 (1.58%) SharePoint
2 17 (1.41%) CMS
3 12 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 11 (0.92%) SAS
5 9 (0.75%) IIS
6 7 (0.58%) Apache
6 7 (0.58%) Confluence
6 7 (0.58%) Tomcat
7 6 (0.50%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.33%) Apache Spark
8 4 (0.33%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.33%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.33%) WordPress
9 1 (0.083%) Kentico
9 1 (0.083%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.083%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 85 (7.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 79 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
3 49 (4.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (1.08%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 11 (0.92%) Adobe Illustrator
5 11 (0.92%) Photoshop
6 9 (0.75%) Adobe Captivate
6 9 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
7 8 (0.67%) MS Visio
8 7 (0.58%) Chatbot
8 7 (0.58%) InDesign
9 6 (0.50%) AutoCAD
10 5 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
11 3 (0.25%) Trello
12 2 (0.17%) SPSS
12 2 (0.17%) Stata
13 1 (0.083%) Acrobat
13 1 (0.083%) CorelDRAW
13 1 (0.083%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 19 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (0.75%) SAP CX
4 7 (0.58%) NEC Housing
4 7 (0.58%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.33%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.33%) SAP CO
5 4 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.33%) SAP FI
5 4 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.25%) Maximo
6 3 (0.25%) Primavera
6 3 (0.25%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.25%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.25%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.25%) SAP SD
6 3 (0.25%) SAP WM
7 2 (0.17%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.17%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 132 (10.98%) Azure
2 100 (8.32%) AWS
3 77 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (3.41%) Power Platform
5 30 (2.50%) GCP
6 19 (1.58%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (1.33%) Amazon Kinesis
7 16 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (1.16%) Amazon S3
8 14 (1.16%) GitHub
9 13 (1.08%) Amazon EC2
10 11 (0.92%) SaaS
11 10 (0.83%) Google Play
11 10 (0.83%) Serverless
12 8 (0.67%) Power Automate
13 7 (0.58%) Entra ID
13 7 (0.58%) Google Analytics
13 7 (0.58%) Google Workspace
14 5 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Cloud
15 4 (0.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 41 (3.41%) Firewall
2 39 (3.24%) PPP
3 32 (2.66%) WAN
4 29 (2.41%) LAN
5 26 (2.16%) TCP/IP
6 24 (2.00%) DNS
7 18 (1.50%) Internet
8 17 (1.41%) Network Security
8 17 (1.41%) VPN
9 15 (1.25%) Wi-Fi
10 14 (1.16%) DHCP
10 14 (1.16%) RS-232
10 14 (1.16%) VoIP
11 13 (1.08%) SD-WAN
12 11 (0.92%) Broadband
12 11 (0.92%) Remote Desktop
13 10 (0.83%) Ethernet
14 9 (0.75%) VLAN
14 9 (0.75%) Wireless
15 7 (0.58%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (5.41%) SQL Server
2 37 (3.08%) MySQL
3 34 (2.83%) Tableau
4 27 (2.25%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.25%) Relational Database
5 24 (2.00%) Power BI
6 19 (1.58%) NoSQL
7 18 (1.50%) Amazon Redshift
7 18 (1.50%) MS Access
8 17 (1.41%) RDBMS
9 13 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
10 11 (0.92%) PostgreSQL
11 10 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 10 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.67%) Big Data
13 7 (0.58%) MongoDB
13 7 (0.58%) Oracle Database
14 6 (0.50%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.50%) QlikView
15 4 (0.33%) Cognos Framework Manager
Development Applications
1 60 (4.99%) Git
2 45 (3.74%) JIRA
3 14 (1.16%) Postman
4 12 (1.00%) Visual Studio
5 11 (0.92%) Subversion
6 10 (0.83%) Appium
7 9 (0.75%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.50%) Dreamweaver
9 5 (0.42%) Clang
9 5 (0.42%) InstallShield
9 5 (0.42%) IntelliJ
9 5 (0.42%) JUnit
9 5 (0.42%) Mockito
10 4 (0.33%) CMake
10 4 (0.33%) GCC
10 4 (0.33%) GDB
10 4 (0.33%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (0.33%) TeamCity
11 3 (0.25%) Cypress.io
11 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 460 (38.27%) Social Skills
2 152 (12.65%) Finance
3 127 (10.57%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (9.82%) Manufacturing
5 50 (4.16%) Legal
6 46 (3.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (3.66%) Retail
8 42 (3.49%) Marketing
8 42 (3.49%) Public Sector
9 38 (3.16%) Games
10 36 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
11 33 (2.75%) Electronics
11 33 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
12 29 (2.41%) Law
12 29 (2.41%) Military
13 26 (2.16%) Telecoms
14 24 (2.00%) Aerospace
15 22 (1.83%) Automotive
16 16 (1.33%) Pharmaceutical
17 15 (1.25%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 183 (15.22%) Developer
2 177 (14.73%) Senior
3 103 (8.57%) Analyst
4 101 (8.40%) Software Engineer
5 82 (6.82%) Graduate
5 82 (6.82%) Lead
6 64 (5.32%) Project Manager
7 43 (3.58%) Lead Developer
8 42 (3.49%) Architect
9 33 (2.75%) Senior Developer
10 32 (2.66%) Team Leader
11 31 (2.58%) Business Developer
12 30 (2.50%) IT Manager
13 29 (2.41%) .NET Developer
14 28 (2.33%) Junior
14 28 (2.33%) Software Developer
15 27 (2.25%) Consultant
15 27 (2.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 25 (2.08%) Senior Software Engineer
17 23 (1.91%) Incident Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (8.57%) .NET
2 69 (5.74%) HTML
3 43 (3.58%) Node.js
4 42 (3.49%) CSS
5 35 (2.91%) JSON
6 28 (2.33%) React
7 23 (1.91%) Web Services
8 22 (1.83%) REST
9 21 (1.75%) .NET Framework
10 20 (1.66%) HTML5
11 18 (1.50%) ASP.NET
12 15 (1.25%) Spring
13 14 (1.16%) AngularJS
13 14 (1.16%) Redux
14 13 (1.08%) MobX
14 13 (1.08%) React Native
14 13 (1.08%) Spring Boot
15 12 (1.00%) RESTful
16 10 (0.83%) Android SDK
16 10 (0.83%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 106 (8.82%) Management Information System
2 52 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
3 41 (3.41%) Data Centre
4 36 (3.00%) Operational Technology
5 33 (2.75%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 30 (2.50%) Onboarding
7 29 (2.41%) Driving Licence
8 18 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
9 15 (1.25%) e-Learning
9 15 (1.25%) Social Media
10 14 (1.16%) Cloud Native
10 14 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
10 14 (1.16%) Public Cloud
10 14 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
11 13 (1.08%) Cyber Threat
12 12 (1.00%) Algorithms
12 12 (1.00%) Animation
12 12 (1.00%) IoT
13 11 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
14 10 (0.83%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 114 (9.48%) Windows
2 74 (6.16%) Linux
3 21 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 20 (1.66%) Unix
5 19 (1.58%) Windows Vista
6 16 (1.33%) Android
7 13 (1.08%) Windows 10
8 9 (0.75%) Windows Phone
9 8 (0.67%) Mac OS
10 7 (0.58%) Solaris
11 5 (0.42%) FreeRTOS
11 5 (0.42%) VMS
11 5 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
12 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
12 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2012
14 1 (0.083%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 1 (0.083%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 337 (28.04%) Problem-Solving
2 332 (27.62%) Computer Science
3 214 (17.80%) Agile
4 187 (15.56%) Cybersecurity
5 178 (14.81%) Project Management
6 153 (12.73%) Software Engineering
7 132 (10.98%) Mentoring
8 101 (8.40%) Analytics
9 96 (7.99%) Continuous Improvement
10 82 (6.82%) Customer Service
11 80 (6.66%) Project Delivery
12 78 (6.49%) Mathematics
13 76 (6.32%) Risk Management
14 75 (6.24%) DevOps
14 75 (6.24%) ITIL
15 74 (6.16%) Coaching
16 69 (5.74%) Incident Response
17 64 (5.32%) ERP
18 61 (5.07%) Change Management
19 58 (4.83%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 142 (11.81%) SQL
2 120 (9.98%) C#
3 88 (7.32%) JavaScript
4 84 (6.99%) Python
5 80 (6.66%) Java
6 41 (3.41%) C
7 33 (2.75%) TypeScript
8 29 (2.41%) PHP
9 21 (1.75%) VB
10 19 (1.58%) C++
11 15 (1.25%) Embedded C
11 15 (1.25%) PowerShell
12 14 (1.16%) T-SQL
13 12 (1.00%) Kotlin
13 12 (1.00%) R
14 11 (0.92%) VBScript
15 8 (0.67%) Perl
15 8 (0.67%) Ruby
16 7 (0.58%) Rust
16 7 (0.58%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 181 (15.06%) Computer Science Degree
2 74 (6.16%) Master's Degree
3 69 (5.74%) Security Cleared
4 56 (4.66%) HNC
5 55 (4.58%) Cisco Certification
6 46 (3.83%) HND
7 41 (3.41%) CCNA
7 41 (3.41%) CISSP
7 41 (3.41%) SC Cleared
8 40 (3.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 34 (2.83%) CISM
10 33 (2.75%) CCNP
11 19 (1.58%) AWS Certification
11 19 (1.58%) PhD
12 15 (1.25%) MCP
12 15 (1.25%) PMP
13 14 (1.16%) APMP
13 14 (1.16%) PMI Certification
14 13 (1.08%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (3.58%) QA
2 36 (3.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (2.00%) Accessibility
3 24 (2.00%) NIST
4 22 (1.83%) GDPR
5 21 (1.75%) PCI DSS
6 16 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
7 15 (1.25%) SLA
8 14 (1.16%) Data Quality
9 10 (0.83%) PMO
10 8 (0.67%) GMP
11 7 (0.58%) NCSC
12 6 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 6 (0.50%) IEC 62304
12 6 (0.50%) NIST 800
13 5 (0.42%) ISO 9001
13 5 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 17025
14 4 (0.33%) TickIT
15 3 (0.25%) WCAG
16 2 (0.17%) MiFID
System Software
1 57 (4.74%) Active Directory
2 20 (1.66%) Docker
3 17 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (1.00%) Hyper-V
5 9 (0.75%) Firmware
5 9 (0.75%) Terminal Services
6 6 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.25%) vSphere
8 2 (0.17%) Embedded Firmware
9 1 (0.083%) Lustre
9 1 (0.083%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.083%) Snort
9 1 (0.083%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (1.41%) Terraform
2 15 (1.25%) Kubernetes
3 10 (0.83%) Ansible
4 9 (0.75%) AirWatch
5 8 (0.67%) Progress Chef
6 7 (0.58%) CASB
6 7 (0.58%) Stealthwatch
7 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Intune
8 4 (0.33%) Autotask
9 3 (0.25%) SCCM
9 3 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 2 (0.17%) Grafana
10 2 (0.17%) Prometheus
10 2 (0.17%) vRealize
11 1 (0.083%) EnCase
11 1 (0.083%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.083%) FTK
11 1 (0.083%) Functional Safety
11 1 (0.083%) Icinga
11 1 (0.083%) Proxmox
Vendors
1 240 (19.97%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.66%) Adobe
3 50 (4.16%) SAP
4 43 (3.58%) Cisco
5 36 (3.00%) Apple
6 33 (2.75%) Google
7 28 (2.33%) VMware
8 17 (1.41%) HP
9 15 (1.25%) Meraki
9 15 (1.25%) ServiceNow
10 14 (1.16%) Oracle
11 11 (0.92%) Dell
11 11 (0.92%) Samsung
11 11 (0.92%) Virgin Media
12 10 (0.83%) Facebook
12 10 (0.83%) Salesforce
13 8 (0.67%) F5
13 8 (0.67%) Sage
14 7 (0.58%) IBM
14 7 (0.58%) Juniper