Degree Jobs in the South East

Academic Degree
England > South East

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 2 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 3,022 3,392 4,510
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 16.91% 24.64% 21.81%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.89% 61.79% 63.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,866 1,285 1,785
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,350 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,938 5,490 7,094
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 33.23% 39.89% 34.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3,641 2,479 3,148
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,138
25th Percentile £38,130 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £51,350 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +2.24% -0.77% +3.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,825
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the South East

Degree
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Thames Valley +1 1,499 £52,550 +0.10% 496
Berkshire -1 632 £59,000 +7.27% 214
Buckinghamshire -1 520 £43,500 -17.14% 126
Surrey 0 513 £49,000 -14.78% 143
Hampshire -8 477 £48,500 +2.11% 208
Oxfordshire -1 347 £47,500 +0.80% 158
West Sussex -1 164 £60,000 -4.00% 62
Kent -14 161 £50,750 +19.41% 109
East Sussex -3 129 £50,000 -1.96% 59
Sussex -9 23 £60,000 - 6
Middlesex -10 20 £51,750 -50.71% 9
Isle of Wight +1 5 £42,500 -12.73% 2
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 76 (2.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 60 (1.99%) SharePoint
3 28 (0.93%) Confluence
4 21 (0.69%) CMS
5 20 (0.66%) SAS
6 14 (0.46%) Oracle Service Bus
6 14 (0.46%) WebLogic
7 12 (0.40%) WordPress
8 10 (0.33%) OpenStack
9 8 (0.26%) Apache
9 8 (0.26%) IIS
10 6 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2000
10 6 (0.20%) Kinematics
10 6 (0.20%) nginx
10 6 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
11 4 (0.13%) Apache Spark
12 3 (0.099%) Joomla!
12 3 (0.099%) Skype for Business
13 2 (0.066%) Drupal
13 2 (0.066%) Tomcat
Applications
1 332 (10.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 279 (9.23%) Microsoft Office
3 153 (5.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 94 (3.11%) Simulink
5 58 (1.92%) MS Visio
6 50 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
7 25 (0.83%) Stateflow
8 24 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
9 13 (0.43%) AutoCAD
9 13 (0.43%) OrCAD
10 7 (0.23%) CANalyzer
10 7 (0.23%) InVision
10 7 (0.23%) Sketch
11 6 (0.20%) Chatbot
12 5 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 5 (0.17%) Photoshop
12 5 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
13 4 (0.13%) Maya
13 4 (0.13%) MotionBuilder
13 4 (0.13%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 40 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (0.76%) NetSuite
3 20 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.53%) Remedy ITSM
5 12 (0.40%) SAP CO
5 12 (0.40%) SAP FI
5 12 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.33%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
8 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 5 (0.17%) Odoo
8 5 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.13%) SDL Web 8
10 3 (0.099%) Shopify
11 2 (0.066%) Primavera
11 2 (0.066%) Sage 200
12 1 (0.033%) SAP Business One
12 1 (0.033%) SAP ERP
12 1 (0.033%) Teamcenter
12 1 (0.033%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 372 (12.31%) Azure
2 266 (8.80%) Microsoft 365
3 165 (5.46%) AWS
4 145 (4.80%) Power Platform
5 96 (3.18%) SaaS
6 58 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
7 47 (1.56%) Azure DevOps
8 44 (1.46%) PowerApps
9 37 (1.22%) Power Automate
10 36 (1.19%) Entra ID
11 34 (1.13%) Serverless
12 31 (1.03%) AWS Lambda
13 30 (0.99%) GCP
14 26 (0.86%) IaaS
15 25 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
16 24 (0.79%) GitHub
17 22 (0.73%) OneDrive
18 21 (0.69%) PaaS
19 20 (0.66%) Amazon S3
20 18 (0.60%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 169 (5.59%) Firewall
2 89 (2.95%) Wireless
3 55 (1.82%) Internet
4 51 (1.69%) DNS
5 49 (1.62%) Wi-Fi
6 46 (1.52%) Network Security
7 42 (1.39%) DHCP
8 40 (1.32%) 5G
8 40 (1.32%) VPN
9 38 (1.26%) WAN
10 33 (1.09%) SAN
11 29 (0.96%) Intrusion Detection
12 28 (0.93%) LAN
12 28 (0.93%) TCP/IP
13 25 (0.83%) Bluetooth
13 25 (0.83%) LTE
14 23 (0.76%) ISDN
15 22 (0.73%) GSM
15 22 (0.73%) PSTN
15 22 (0.73%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 167 (5.53%) SQL Server
2 123 (4.07%) NoSQL
2 123 (4.07%) Power BI
3 58 (1.92%) Relational Database
4 41 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
5 35 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (1.06%) Tableau
7 31 (1.03%) MySQL
8 29 (0.96%) Big Data
9 24 (0.79%) GIS
9 24 (0.79%) MongoDB
10 16 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
11 15 (0.50%) Oracle Database
12 14 (0.46%) Oracle Database 10g
12 14 (0.46%) Oracle Database 11g
12 14 (0.46%) VLDB
13 13 (0.43%) Data Lake
14 12 (0.40%) Redis
14 12 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 11 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 227 (7.51%) Git
2 96 (3.18%) JIRA
3 63 (2.08%) Selenium
4 53 (1.75%) Cypress.io
5 51 (1.69%) Subversion
6 44 (1.46%) Visual Studio
7 34 (1.13%) GitLab
8 24 (0.79%) LabVIEW
9 23 (0.76%) CMake
9 23 (0.76%) Jenkins
9 23 (0.76%) SoapUI
10 20 (0.66%) Vagrant
11 14 (0.46%) ClearCase
11 14 (0.46%) Plastic SCM
11 14 (0.46%) Rational DOORS
12 12 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
13 9 (0.30%) Eclipse
14 8 (0.26%) TestRail
15 7 (0.23%) Hudson
15 7 (0.23%) JMeter
General
1 1,126 (37.26%) Social Skills
2 482 (15.95%) Analytical Skills
3 445 (14.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 441 (14.59%) Finance
5 263 (8.70%) Electronics
6 260 (8.60%) Manufacturing
7 205 (6.78%) Marketing
8 189 (6.25%) Retail
9 159 (5.26%) Legal
10 148 (4.90%) Telecoms
11 116 (3.84%) Presentation Skills
12 92 (3.04%) Pharmaceutical
13 81 (2.68%) German Language
13 81 (2.68%) Military
13 81 (2.68%) Public Sector
14 74 (2.45%) Organisational Skills
15 61 (2.02%) Automotive
16 57 (1.89%) Law
17 53 (1.75%) Aviation
18 49 (1.62%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 442 (14.63%) Senior
2 332 (10.99%) Developer
3 323 (10.69%) Graduate
4 311 (10.29%) Software Engineer
5 239 (7.91%) Analyst
6 166 (5.49%) Junior
7 163 (5.39%) Architect
8 161 (5.33%) Lead
9 143 (4.73%) Software Developer
10 125 (4.14%) Data Scientist
11 122 (4.04%) Project Manager
12 116 (3.84%) Support Engineer
13 102 (3.38%) Electronics Engineer
14 98 (3.24%) Consultant
15 96 (3.18%) Systems Engineer
16 83 (2.75%) IT Support
17 79 (2.61%) Senior Developer
18 73 (2.42%) Development Engineer
19 72 (2.38%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
20 71 (2.35%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 258 (8.54%) .NET
2 204 (6.75%) React
3 150 (4.96%) HTML
4 126 (4.17%) CSS
5 89 (2.95%) AngularJS
6 82 (2.71%) HTML5
7 61 (2.02%) CSS3
8 54 (1.79%) .NET Core
9 52 (1.72%) Jest
10 44 (1.46%) .NET Framework
10 44 (1.46%) Qt
11 38 (1.26%) ASP.NET
12 36 (1.19%) Web Services
13 35 (1.16%) Node.js
13 35 (1.16%) RESTful
14 34 (1.13%) XML
15 28 (0.93%) EDI
15 28 (0.93%) Middleware
16 25 (0.83%) WPF
17 24 (0.79%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 323 (10.69%) Algorithms
2 241 (7.97%) Self-Motivation
3 215 (7.11%) Management Information System
4 141 (4.67%) Driving Licence
5 112 (3.71%) Data Centre
6 82 (2.71%) Product Ownership
7 68 (2.25%) Analytical Mindset
8 65 (2.15%) Life Science
9 62 (2.05%) Data Structures
10 58 (1.92%) IoT
11 51 (1.69%) FPGA
12 50 (1.65%) Biopharmaceutical
13 43 (1.42%) Embedded Systems
14 35 (1.16%) Analogue Electronics
15 34 (1.13%) Social Media
16 32 (1.06%) PKI
17 31 (1.03%) Onboarding
18 30 (0.99%) CUDA
18 30 (0.99%) Robotics
19 28 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 358 (11.85%) Windows
2 296 (9.79%) Linux
3 109 (3.61%) Windows Server
4 88 (2.91%) Windows 10
5 62 (2.05%) Unix
6 56 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 49 (1.62%) Windows Server 2016
8 44 (1.46%) Android
8 44 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
9 35 (1.16%) Ubuntu
10 34 (1.13%) Embedded Linux
11 27 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 27 (0.89%) Windows 7
12 21 (0.69%) CentOS
13 18 (0.60%) Apple iOS
14 15 (0.50%) Solaris
15 14 (0.46%) Mac OS
16 12 (0.40%) Windows XP
17 6 (0.20%) VMS
18 5 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,006 (33.29%) Computer Science
2 883 (29.22%) Problem-Solving
3 677 (22.40%) Agile
4 483 (15.98%) Software Engineering
5 411 (13.60%) Mathematics
6 382 (12.64%) Project Management
7 343 (11.35%) Mentoring
8 333 (11.02%) Artificial Intelligence
9 328 (10.85%) Cybersecurity
10 319 (10.56%) Coaching
11 306 (10.13%) Decision-Making
12 287 (9.50%) DevOps
13 252 (8.34%) Data Analysis
14 223 (7.38%) Data Science
15 219 (7.25%) Continuous Improvement
15 219 (7.25%) Physics
16 217 (7.18%) Analytics
17 214 (7.08%) Machine Learning
18 196 (6.49%) ITIL
19 194 (6.42%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 498 (16.48%) Python
2 407 (13.47%) C#
3 336 (11.12%) JavaScript
4 323 (10.69%) SQL
5 288 (9.53%) C++
6 270 (8.93%) C
7 162 (5.36%) Java
8 145 (4.80%) TypeScript
9 106 (3.51%) PowerShell
10 104 (3.44%) Fortran
11 68 (2.25%) MATLAB
12 63 (2.08%) Bash
13 61 (2.02%) PHP
14 41 (1.36%) VB
15 38 (1.26%) Embedded C
16 34 (1.13%) Go
17 32 (1.06%) R
18 26 (0.86%) Perl
19 21 (0.69%) Kotlin
20 17 (0.56%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 538 (17.80%) Computer Science Degree
2 362 (11.98%) Security Cleared
3 301 (9.96%) Master's Degree
4 197 (6.52%) SC Cleared
5 175 (5.79%) PhD
6 122 (4.04%) DBS Check
7 90 (2.98%) DV Cleared
8 79 (2.61%) HNC
9 73 (2.42%) Cisco Certification
10 65 (2.15%) HND
11 59 (1.95%) CISSP
12 55 (1.82%) CCNA
13 46 (1.52%) MBA
14 44 (1.46%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 39 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
16 34 (1.13%) AWS Certification
17 33 (1.09%) PMI Certification
18 32 (1.06%) CCNP
19 29 (0.96%) Numerate Degree
20 27 (0.89%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 156 (5.16%) QA
2 90 (2.98%) SLA
3 77 (2.55%) Data Quality
3 77 (2.55%) GDPR
4 47 (1.56%) Accessibility
5 43 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 30 (0.99%) ISO 9001
6 30 (0.99%) WCAG
7 29 (0.96%) NIST
8 28 (0.93%) Good Clinical Practice
8 28 (0.93%) PMO
9 26 (0.86%) ISO 26262
10 25 (0.83%) Automotive SPICE
11 21 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (0.66%) ISO 13485
13 19 (0.63%) NEBOSH
14 17 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (0.50%) HIPAA
16 14 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 14 (0.46%) MISRA
System Software
1 202 (6.68%) Docker
2 168 (5.56%) Active Directory
3 145 (4.80%) Firmware
4 103 (3.41%) Embedded Firmware
5 90 (2.98%) VMware Infrastructure
6 30 (0.99%) Hyper-V
7 28 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
8 27 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
9 22 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
10 19 (0.63%) vSphere
11 14 (0.46%) Oracle RAC
12 13 (0.43%) OpenSSH
12 13 (0.43%) XenApp
13 6 (0.20%) Microsoft App-V
13 6 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
14 5 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
15 4 (0.13%) Terminal Services
16 2 (0.066%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 192 (6.35%) Kubernetes
2 59 (1.95%) SCCM
3 57 (1.89%) Terraform
4 46 (1.52%) Ansible
5 39 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 39 (1.29%) WSUS
6 33 (1.09%) SCOM
7 25 (0.83%) vCenter Server
8 21 (0.69%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 15 (0.50%) Functional Safety
10 14 (0.46%) Data Guard
10 14 (0.46%) Oracle RMAN
11 13 (0.43%) Cisco CUCM
11 13 (0.43%) IBM BigFix
11 13 (0.43%) NetBackup
11 13 (0.43%) PowerCLI
11 13 (0.43%) Puppet
11 13 (0.43%) ServiceCenter
11 13 (0.43%) ZABBIX
12 12 (0.40%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 616 (20.38%) Microsoft
2 119 (3.94%) EMC
3 114 (3.77%) SAP
4 108 (3.57%) VMware
5 80 (2.65%) Cisco
6 67 (2.22%) Oracle
7 52 (1.72%) Adobe
7 52 (1.72%) Apple
8 48 (1.59%) HP
9 47 (1.56%) Google
10 45 (1.49%) Xilinx
11 39 (1.29%) Salesforce
12 36 (1.19%) Meraki
13 34 (1.13%) Dell
14 33 (1.09%) Palo Alto
15 31 (1.03%) IBM
15 31 (1.03%) Veeam
16 30 (0.99%) Citrix
17 26 (0.86%) NEC
18 22 (0.73%) Juniper