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 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 4 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 +8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,192 1,566 1,391
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.25% 25.78% 18.42%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.12% 62.87% 58.99%
Number of salaries quoted 622 525 727
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £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 £79,750 £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 2,051 2,491 2,358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.24% 41.01% 31.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1,298 964 1,250
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,575 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +12.30% -3.61%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,063 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
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 28 May 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 28 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
Birmingham -4 311 £55,000 -3.51% 187
Warwickshire +2 258 £37,500 -29.25% 91
Staffordshire 0 171 £40,000 -11.11% 103
Worcestershire +6 87 £50,000 +11.11% 45
Shropshire +1 67 £53,750 -2.27% 25
Coventry -2 42 £31,250 -18.83% 63
Wolverhampton +11 38 £25,000 -54.13% 26
Solihull -12 28 £50,000 +11.11% 15
Sutton Coldfield 0 19 £24,000 -76.00% 1
Tipton - 11 £25,000 -
Dudley +11 10 £25,000 - 4
Wednesbury +1 8 £24,750 -29.29% 3
Walsall +1 6 £39,649 -18.67% 2
Halesowen - 5 - - 1
West Bromwich 0 4 - -
Herefordshire -15 4 £85,000 +80.85% 12
Willenhall - 4 - - 2
Rowley Regis - 4 - -
Smethwick - 4 - -
Bilston - 4 - -
Brierley Hill - 4 - - 1
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 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.76%) WordPress
4 11 (0.92%) CMS
5 8 (0.67%) Apache
5 8 (0.67%) IIS
5 8 (0.67%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.59%) Confluence
7 5 (0.42%) 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 (0.084%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.084%) Umbraco
Applications
1 346 (29.03%) Microsoft Office
2 231 (19.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (2.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (1.43%) Simulink
5 16 (1.34%) AutoCAD
6 7 (0.59%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 6 (0.50%) CANalyzer
8 5 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.42%) Photoshop
9 4 (0.34%) EPLAN
9 4 (0.34%) InDesign
9 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.084%) Abaqus
10 1 (0.084%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.084%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.084%) Fusion 360
10 1 (0.084%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.084%) Revit
10 1 (0.084%) SketchUp
10 1 (0.084%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.76%) Shopify
3 8 (0.67%) NEC Housing
4 4 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.34%) Magento
4 4 (0.34%) 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 (0.084%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 136 (11.41%) Azure
2 106 (8.89%) Power Platform
3 73 (6.12%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (3.94%) SaaS
5 37 (3.10%) AWS
6 30 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (1.85%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (1.51%) Power Automate
10 17 (1.43%) GCP
11 15 (1.26%) Entra ID
12 10 (0.84%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 10 (0.84%) OneDrive
13 9 (0.76%) Boomi
13 9 (0.76%) Snowflake
14 8 (0.67%) Amazon S3
15 7 (0.59%) Amazon EC2
15 7 (0.59%) GitHub
16 5 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.42%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 45 (3.78%) WAN
2 25 (2.10%) LAN
3 23 (1.93%) Firewall
4 22 (1.85%) TCP/IP
5 19 (1.59%) SD-WAN
6 18 (1.51%) VoIP
7 17 (1.43%) Ethernet
8 16 (1.34%) DHCP
8 16 (1.34%) DNS
8 16 (1.34%) Network Security
9 13 (1.09%) VPN
9 13 (1.09%) Wi-Fi
10 11 (0.92%) Internet
11 9 (0.76%) Cisco Firepower
11 9 (0.76%) SAN
12 6 (0.50%) VLAN
12 6 (0.50%) Wireless
13 5 (0.42%) WLAN
14 4 (0.34%) Intranet
14 4 (0.34%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (8.22%) Power BI
2 73 (6.12%) SQL Server
3 39 (3.27%) Data Warehouse
4 32 (2.68%) Tableau
5 24 (2.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (1.09%) Amazon Redshift
7 13 (1.09%) Data Mining
7 13 (1.09%) MySQL
8 10 (0.84%) Data Lake
8 10 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 8 (0.67%) Oracle Database
9 8 (0.67%) Power Query
10 7 (0.59%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.59%) BusinessObjects
11 6 (0.50%) Looker
12 5 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.42%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.34%) NoSQL
13 4 (0.34%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (2.01%) JIRA
2 21 (1.76%) Git
3 17 (1.43%) Visual Studio
4 9 (0.76%) CANoe
5 6 (0.50%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.34%) Postman
6 4 (0.34%) Xcode
7 2 (0.17%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.17%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.084%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.084%) CMake
8 1 (0.084%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.084%) Moq
8 1 (0.084%) NUnit
8 1 (0.084%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.084%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.084%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.084%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 456 (38.26%) Social Skills
2 239 (20.05%) Analytical Skills
3 167 (14.01%) Finance
4 163 (13.67%) Influencing Skills
5 144 (12.08%) Military
6 126 (10.57%) Organisational Skills
7 114 (9.56%) Manufacturing
8 105 (8.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 69 (5.79%) Automotive
10 67 (5.62%) Marketing
11 64 (5.37%) Legal
12 58 (4.87%) Retail
13 54 (4.53%) Electronics
14 50 (4.19%) Local Government
15 34 (2.85%) Public Sector
16 25 (2.10%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.01%) Games
17 24 (2.01%) Presentation Skills
18 19 (1.59%) Back Office
19 12 (1.01%) Police
Job Titles
1 253 (21.22%) Analyst
2 189 (15.86%) Graduate
3 116 (9.73%) Product Analyst
3 116 (9.73%) Sales Analyst
4 113 (9.48%) Senior
5 100 (8.39%) Developer
6 91 (7.63%) Project Manager
7 74 (6.21%) Lead
8 42 (3.52%) Software Engineer
9 41 (3.44%) Architect
10 38 (3.19%) Junior
11 37 (3.10%) Consultant
12 35 (2.94%) Senior Analyst
13 30 (2.52%) Data Scientist
14 25 (2.10%) Software Developer
15 24 (2.01%) Data Engineer
16 21 (1.76%) Business Analyst
17 19 (1.59%) Full Stack Developer
17 19 (1.59%) Systems Engineer
18 18 (1.51%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (4.53%) .NET
2 32 (2.68%) HTML
3 28 (2.35%) RESTful
4 26 (2.18%) CSS
5 22 (1.85%) AngularJS
6 18 (1.51%) .NET Core
7 17 (1.43%) ASP.NET
8 14 (1.17%) EDI
8 14 (1.17%) XML
9 13 (1.09%) GraphQL
10 12 (1.01%) React
11 11 (0.92%) .NET Framework
11 11 (0.92%) Vue
12 9 (0.76%) SOAP
13 8 (0.67%) JSON
13 8 (0.67%) Node.js
13 8 (0.67%) Web Services
14 7 (0.59%) PyTorch
14 7 (0.59%) TensorFlow
15 6 (0.50%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 154 (12.92%) Onboarding
2 69 (5.79%) Management Information System
3 41 (3.44%) Data Centre
4 40 (3.36%) Algorithms
5 38 (3.19%) Self-Motivation
6 28 (2.35%) Mobile App
7 26 (2.18%) Product Ownership
8 24 (2.01%) Driving Licence
9 18 (1.51%) Public Cloud
9 18 (1.51%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.43%) SCADA
11 13 (1.09%) Social Media
12 12 (1.01%) Infotainment
12 12 (1.01%) Smartcard
13 11 (0.92%) CCTV
13 11 (0.92%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.92%) PMI
14 10 (0.84%) IoT
14 10 (0.84%) NHS
14 10 (0.84%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 103 (8.64%) Windows
2 48 (4.03%) Linux
3 30 (2.52%) Windows 10
4 29 (2.43%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.09%) Windows 7
6 10 (0.84%) Android
6 10 (0.84%) Unix
7 8 (0.67%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.67%) Solaris
8 6 (0.50%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.42%) SUSE
9 5 (0.42%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.34%) VMS
10 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.25%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.17%) CentOS
12 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (33.98%) Problem-Solving
2 356 (29.87%) Continuous Improvement
3 322 (27.01%) Customer Service
4 255 (21.39%) Computer Science
5 227 (19.04%) Data Analysis
6 194 (16.28%) Mathematics
7 178 (14.93%) Process Improvement
8 173 (14.51%) Project Management
9 172 (14.43%) Agile
10 171 (14.35%) Customer Requirements
11 167 (14.01%) Logistics
12 158 (13.26%) Creative Thinking
13 156 (13.09%) Performance Metrics
14 150 (12.58%) Customer Experience
15 141 (11.83%) Contingency Planning
16 131 (10.99%) Cybersecurity
17 118 (9.90%) Mentoring
18 100 (8.39%) Business Intelligence
19 86 (7.21%) Analytics
20 83 (6.96%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 133 (11.16%) SQL
2 74 (6.21%) Python
3 64 (5.37%) JavaScript
4 55 (4.61%) C#
5 30 (2.52%) C++
6 29 (2.43%) C
7 28 (2.35%) Java
8 22 (1.85%) MATLAB
9 19 (1.59%) PowerShell
10 17 (1.43%) Embedded C
11 16 (1.34%) PHP
11 16 (1.34%) TypeScript
12 14 (1.17%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.92%) Embedded C++
14 9 (0.76%) R
15 8 (0.67%) 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
1 133 (11.16%) Computer Science Degree
2 71 (5.96%) Security Cleared
3 62 (5.20%) Master's Degree
4 37 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 34 (2.85%) SC Cleared
6 32 (2.68%) CCNA
6 32 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
7 28 (2.35%) HND
8 25 (2.10%) CCNP
9 23 (1.93%) PMI Certification
10 20 (1.68%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.59%) CISM
11 19 (1.59%) CISSP
11 19 (1.59%) HNC
12 17 (1.43%) PMP
13 16 (1.34%) MCP
14 14 (1.17%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.01%) PhD
15 12 (1.01%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 11 (0.92%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (5.12%) QA
2 25 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 22 (1.85%) Data Quality
4 21 (1.76%) ISO 9001
5 20 (1.68%) Accessibility
6 19 (1.59%) PMO
7 18 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 14 (1.17%) ISO 26262
9 13 (1.09%) NIST
10 10 (0.84%) AUTOSAR
11 8 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
11 8 (0.67%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.67%) SLA
12 7 (0.59%) GDPR
13 6 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.42%) ISO 14001
15 4 (0.34%) Automotive SPICE
15 4 (0.34%) GMP
16 3 (0.25%) COSHH
17 2 (0.17%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 51 (4.28%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.18%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (1.59%) Firmware
4 15 (1.26%) Embedded Firmware
4 15 (1.26%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.84%) Docker
6 4 (0.34%) pfSense
6 4 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.17%) vSphere
8 1 (0.084%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.084%) XenApp
8 1 (0.084%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 15 (1.26%) SCCM
2 14 (1.17%) EnCase
2 14 (1.17%) Terraform
3 11 (0.92%) Functional Safety
4 10 (0.84%) Kubernetes
5 9 (0.76%) Stealthwatch
6 8 (0.67%) Microsoft Intune
7 5 (0.42%) CASB
7 5 (0.42%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (0.42%) HP ALM
7 5 (0.42%) SCOM
7 5 (0.42%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 4 (0.34%) Autotask
8 4 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.25%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.084%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.084%) VxRail
Vendors
1 245 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.19%) VMware
3 35 (2.94%) Cisco
4 31 (2.60%) Adobe
5 30 (2.52%) Apple
6 21 (1.76%) IFS
7 19 (1.59%) EMC
8 18 (1.51%) Databricks
8 18 (1.51%) Meraki
9 16 (1.34%) SAP
9 16 (1.34%) Workday
10 13 (1.09%) NEC
10 13 (1.09%) Oracle
10 13 (1.09%) ServiceNow
11 12 (1.01%) Alteryx
12 11 (0.92%) Dell
13 10 (0.84%) Cellebrite
13 10 (0.84%) Google
13 10 (0.84%) Sage
14 9 (0.76%) Xamarin