Degree Jobs in the West Midlands

Academic Degree
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands 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 3 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,206 1,489 1,409
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.02% 25.54% 18.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.12% 61.76% 59.08%
Number of salaries quoted 619 530 738
10th Percentile £25,000 £29,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,000 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £61,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West 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 West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,075 2,411 2,385
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 25.84% 41.36% 31.38%
Number of salaries quoted 1,299 969 1,270
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,700 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +12.90% -4.12%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the West Midlands 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
Birmingham -4 315 £55,000 -4.35% 165
Warwickshire +2 261 £37,250 -29.72% 77
Staffordshire +1 173 £40,000 -11.11% 97
Worcestershire +8 87 £50,000 +11.11% 42
Shropshire +1 67 £53,750 -2.27% 23
Coventry -3 44 £31,250 -19.87% 60
Wolverhampton +10 39 £25,000 -53.70% 24
Solihull -12 28 £50,000 +11.11% 17
Sutton Coldfield 0 21 £24,000 -76.00% 1
Tipton - 11 £25,000 -
Dudley +10 10 £25,000 - 3
Wednesbury +1 8 £24,750 -29.29% 3
Walsall 0 6 £39,649 -18.67% 1
Halesowen - 5 - - 2
West Bromwich 0 4 - -
Herefordshire -17 4 £85,000 +70.00% 10
Bilston - 4 - - 2
Willenhall - 4 - - 2
Brierley Hill - 4 - - 1
Rowley Regis - 4 - -
Smethwick - 4 - -
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 39 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.74%) WordPress
4 11 (0.91%) CMS
5 8 (0.66%) Apache
5 8 (0.66%) IIS
5 8 (0.66%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.58%) Confluence
7 5 (0.41%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.25%) SAS
9 2 (0.17%) Appian
9 2 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.17%) MTS
9 2 (0.17%) WinCC
10 1 (0.083%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.083%) Umbraco
Applications
1 346 (28.69%) Microsoft Office
2 230 (19.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.41%) AutoCAD
5 15 (1.24%) Simulink
6 7 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.41%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.33%) CANalyzer
8 4 (0.33%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.33%) InDesign
8 4 (0.33%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (0.17%) Revit
10 1 (0.083%) Abaqus
10 1 (0.083%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.083%) Autodesk Inventor
10 1 (0.083%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.083%) InVision
10 1 (0.083%) SketchUp
10 1 (0.083%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.75%) Shopify
3 8 (0.66%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.33%) Magento
4 4 (0.33%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.25%) Sage 200
5 3 (0.25%) Sage 300 ERP
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.083%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 136 (11.28%) Azure
2 106 (8.79%) Power Platform
3 75 (6.22%) Microsoft 365
4 48 (3.98%) SaaS
5 38 (3.15%) AWS
6 31 (2.57%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (1.82%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (1.49%) GCP
9 18 (1.49%) Power Automate
10 15 (1.24%) Entra ID
11 10 (0.83%) OneDrive
12 9 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 9 (0.75%) Boomi
12 9 (0.75%) Snowflake
13 8 (0.66%) Amazon S3
14 7 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
14 7 (0.58%) GitHub
15 5 (0.41%) Cloud Computing
15 5 (0.41%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.81%) WAN
2 25 (2.07%) LAN
3 23 (1.91%) Firewall
4 22 (1.82%) TCP/IP
5 20 (1.66%) SD-WAN
6 18 (1.49%) VoIP
7 17 (1.41%) Network Security
8 16 (1.33%) DHCP
8 16 (1.33%) DNS
9 14 (1.16%) Ethernet
10 13 (1.08%) VPN
10 13 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
11 11 (0.91%) Internet
12 10 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
13 9 (0.75%) SAN
14 6 (0.50%) VLAN
14 6 (0.50%) Wireless
15 5 (0.41%) WLAN
16 4 (0.33%) MPLS
16 4 (0.33%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (8.13%) Power BI
2 75 (6.22%) SQL Server
3 40 (3.32%) Data Warehouse
4 31 (2.57%) Tableau
5 25 (2.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 22 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 14 (1.16%) MySQL
8 13 (1.08%) Amazon Redshift
8 13 (1.08%) Data Mining
9 10 (0.83%) Data Lake
9 10 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 8 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
10 8 (0.66%) Oracle Database
10 8 (0.66%) Power Query
11 7 (0.58%) BigQuery
12 6 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
12 6 (0.50%) Looker
13 5 (0.41%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.41%) Relational Database
14 4 (0.33%) GIS
Development Applications
1 24 (1.99%) JIRA
2 21 (1.74%) Git
3 17 (1.41%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.58%) CANoe
4 7 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.33%) Postman
5 4 (0.33%) Xcode
6 2 (0.17%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.17%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.083%) Balsamiq
7 1 (0.083%) CMake
7 1 (0.083%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.083%) Moq
7 1 (0.083%) NUnit
7 1 (0.083%) PowerBuilder
7 1 (0.083%) Sourcetree
7 1 (0.083%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.083%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 456 (37.81%) Social Skills
2 243 (20.15%) Analytical Skills
3 169 (14.01%) Finance
4 165 (13.68%) Influencing Skills
5 144 (11.94%) Military
6 126 (10.45%) Organisational Skills
7 115 (9.54%) Manufacturing
8 105 (8.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 72 (5.97%) Legal
10 67 (5.56%) Marketing
11 66 (5.47%) Automotive
11 66 (5.47%) Retail
12 53 (4.39%) Electronics
13 51 (4.23%) Local Government
14 36 (2.99%) Public Sector
15 26 (2.16%) Telecoms
16 25 (2.07%) Games
17 24 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
18 18 (1.49%) Back Office
19 12 (1.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 263 (21.81%) Analyst
2 189 (15.67%) Graduate
3 116 (9.62%) Product Analyst
3 116 (9.62%) Sales Analyst
3 116 (9.62%) Senior
4 102 (8.46%) Developer
5 93 (7.71%) Project Manager
6 80 (6.63%) Lead
7 42 (3.48%) Software Engineer
8 40 (3.32%) Architect
8 40 (3.32%) Junior
9 37 (3.07%) Consultant
10 35 (2.90%) Senior Analyst
11 30 (2.49%) Data Scientist
12 29 (2.40%) Business Analyst
13 26 (2.16%) Software Developer
14 24 (1.99%) Data Engineer
15 19 (1.58%) Full Stack Developer
15 19 (1.58%) Junior Developer
15 19 (1.58%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (4.48%) .NET
2 32 (2.65%) HTML
3 28 (2.32%) RESTful
4 26 (2.16%) CSS
5 22 (1.82%) AngularJS
6 18 (1.49%) .NET Core
7 17 (1.41%) ASP.NET
8 14 (1.16%) EDI
8 14 (1.16%) XML
9 13 (1.08%) GraphQL
10 12 (1.00%) React
11 11 (0.91%) .NET Framework
11 11 (0.91%) Vue
12 9 (0.75%) SOAP
13 8 (0.66%) JSON
13 8 (0.66%) Node.js
13 8 (0.66%) Web Services
14 7 (0.58%) PyTorch
14 7 (0.58%) TensorFlow
15 6 (0.50%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 155 (12.85%) Onboarding
2 72 (5.97%) Management Information System
3 43 (3.57%) Data Centre
4 40 (3.32%) Algorithms
5 39 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (2.32%) Mobile App
7 26 (2.16%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.99%) Driving Licence
9 18 (1.49%) Public Cloud
9 18 (1.49%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.41%) SCADA
11 13 (1.08%) Social Media
12 12 (1.00%) Smartcard
13 11 (0.91%) CCTV
13 11 (0.91%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.91%) Infotainment
13 11 (0.91%) PMI
13 11 (0.91%) Replication
14 10 (0.83%) Industry 4.0
14 10 (0.83%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 106 (8.79%) Windows
2 49 (4.06%) Linux
3 31 (2.57%) Windows 10
4 30 (2.49%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.08%) Windows 7
6 10 (0.83%) Android
6 10 (0.83%) Unix
7 8 (0.66%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.66%) Solaris
8 7 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.41%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.41%) SUSE
9 5 (0.41%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.33%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.33%) VMS
10 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.17%) CentOS
11 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (33.50%) Problem-Solving
2 356 (29.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 324 (26.87%) Customer Service
4 256 (21.23%) Computer Science
5 227 (18.82%) Data Analysis
6 195 (16.17%) Mathematics
7 186 (15.42%) Process Improvement
8 176 (14.59%) Project Management
9 175 (14.51%) Logistics
10 174 (14.43%) Agile
11 169 (14.01%) Customer Requirements
12 158 (13.10%) Creative Thinking
13 156 (12.94%) Performance Metrics
14 150 (12.44%) Customer Experience
15 141 (11.69%) Contingency Planning
16 131 (10.86%) Cybersecurity
17 119 (9.87%) Mentoring
18 102 (8.46%) Business Intelligence
19 87 (7.21%) Analytics
20 83 (6.88%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 137 (11.36%) SQL
2 71 (5.89%) Python
3 64 (5.31%) JavaScript
4 56 (4.64%) C#
5 28 (2.32%) C++
6 27 (2.24%) Java
7 26 (2.16%) C
8 20 (1.66%) MATLAB
9 19 (1.58%) PowerShell
10 17 (1.41%) Embedded C
11 16 (1.33%) PHP
11 16 (1.33%) TypeScript
12 14 (1.16%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.91%) Embedded C++
14 9 (0.75%) R
15 8 (0.66%) Shell Script
16 6 (0.50%) VB
17 3 (0.25%) Apex Code
18 2 (0.17%) Bash
18 2 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 134 (11.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 74 (6.14%) Security Cleared
3 61 (5.06%) Master's Degree
4 39 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 35 (2.90%) SC Cleared
6 33 (2.74%) CCNA
6 33 (2.74%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (2.32%) HND
8 26 (2.16%) CCNP
9 24 (1.99%) PMI Certification
10 20 (1.66%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.58%) HNC
12 18 (1.49%) CISM
12 18 (1.49%) CISSP
12 18 (1.49%) PMP
13 16 (1.33%) MCP
14 15 (1.24%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.00%) PhD
15 12 (1.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 11 (0.91%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (5.72%) QA
2 25 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (1.74%) Data Quality
3 21 (1.74%) ISO 9001
4 20 (1.66%) Accessibility
5 19 (1.58%) PMO
6 18 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 13 (1.08%) NIST
8 11 (0.91%) ISO 26262
9 10 (0.83%) AUTOSAR
10 8 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
10 8 (0.66%) PCI DSS
10 8 (0.66%) SLA
11 7 (0.58%) GDPR
12 6 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
13 5 (0.41%) ISO 14001
14 4 (0.33%) Automotive SPICE
14 4 (0.33%) GMP
15 3 (0.25%) COSHH
16 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
System Software
1 53 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 28 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (1.58%) Firmware
4 16 (1.33%) Hyper-V
5 15 (1.24%) Embedded Firmware
6 10 (0.83%) Docker
7 5 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
8 4 (0.33%) pfSense
9 3 (0.25%) vSphere
10 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.17%) XenApp
10 2 (0.17%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.083%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 15 (1.24%) SCCM
1 15 (1.24%) Terraform
2 14 (1.16%) EnCase
3 11 (0.91%) Functional Safety
4 10 (0.83%) Kubernetes
4 10 (0.83%) Stealthwatch
5 8 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
6 5 (0.41%) CASB
6 5 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
6 5 (0.41%) HP ALM
6 5 (0.41%) SCOM
6 5 (0.41%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 4 (0.33%) Autotask
7 4 (0.33%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.25%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.083%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.083%) VxRail
9 1 (0.083%) WSUS
Vendors
1 249 (20.65%) Microsoft
2 40 (3.32%) VMware
3 36 (2.99%) Cisco
4 32 (2.65%) Adobe
5 31 (2.57%) Apple
6 23 (1.91%) IFS
7 19 (1.58%) EMC
7 19 (1.58%) Meraki
8 17 (1.41%) Databricks
8 17 (1.41%) Workday
9 15 (1.24%) SAP
10 13 (1.08%) NEC
10 13 (1.08%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.00%) Oracle
12 11 (0.91%) Alteryx
12 11 (0.91%) Dell
12 11 (0.91%) Google
13 10 (0.83%) Cellebrite
13 10 (0.83%) Sage
14 9 (0.75%) Xamarin