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

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 9 14
Rank change year-on-year -2 +5 +10
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,985 2,692 2,272
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 10.81% 16.29% 12.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.37% 51.96% 43.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1,419 871 1,071
10th Percentile £25,750 £29,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,769 £35,377
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +22.09% -9.47%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,250 £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 3,941 5,181 5,188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 21.47% 31.35% 28.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2,698 1,733 2,442
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,007 £54,882 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.53% +15.54% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,825 £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 29 May 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 29 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
North West +1 1,206 £47,500 -13.64% 740
Yorkshire 0 570 £45,000 -10.00% 376
North East -8 209 £48,000 +0.69% 178
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 54 (2.72%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.36%) Confluence
2 27 (1.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.26%) CMS
4 19 (0.96%) IIS
5 15 (0.76%) SAS
6 12 (0.60%) Apache
7 11 (0.55%) Tomcat
8 8 (0.40%) Apache Spark
9 7 (0.35%) MS Project Server
9 7 (0.35%) WordPress
10 6 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 4 (0.20%) Umbraco
12 3 (0.15%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.050%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.050%) Kentico
13 1 (0.050%) Moodle
13 1 (0.050%) Site Server
13 1 (0.050%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 172 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
2 129 (6.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 64 (3.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 40 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (0.86%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
6 16 (0.81%) Photoshop
7 15 (0.76%) AutoCAD
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%) Trello
13 2 (0.10%) Acrobat
13 2 (0.10%) Simulink
13 2 (0.10%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 26 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.55%) SAP Business One
4 10 (0.50%) NetSuite
4 10 (0.50%) SAP ERP
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
1 256 (12.90%) Azure
2 197 (9.92%) AWS
3 141 (7.10%) Microsoft 365
4 76 (3.83%) Power Platform
5 43 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
6 40 (2.02%) GCP
7 36 (1.81%) Amazon Kinesis
8 32 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
9 26 (1.31%) GitHub
10 23 (1.16%) Serverless
11 21 (1.06%) SaaS
12 20 (1.01%) Amazon S3
12 20 (1.01%) Power Automate
13 18 (0.91%) Amazon EC2
14 17 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
15 15 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
16 12 (0.60%) PowerApps
17 11 (0.55%) AWS CloudFormation
17 11 (0.55%) Entra ID
18 10 (0.50%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 81 (4.08%) Firewall
2 51 (2.57%) WAN
3 46 (2.32%) TCP/IP
4 45 (2.27%) LAN
4 45 (2.27%) Network Security
5 43 (2.17%) DNS
6 41 (2.07%) Internet
7 40 (2.02%) PPP
8 39 (1.96%) VPN
9 33 (1.66%) DHCP
10 27 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
11 25 (1.26%) VoIP
12 20 (1.01%) VLAN
13 18 (0.91%) RS-232
14 17 (0.86%) Ethernet
15 15 (0.76%) SD-WAN
15 15 (0.76%) Wireless
16 14 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
17 13 (0.65%) Broadband
18 11 (0.55%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (6.35%) SQL Server
2 76 (3.83%) MySQL
3 59 (2.97%) Power BI
4 49 (2.47%) NoSQL
5 45 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
6 40 (2.02%) Relational Database
7 36 (1.81%) Redis
8 30 (1.51%) Amazon RDS
9 29 (1.46%) PostgreSQL
10 24 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
11 23 (1.16%) RDBMS
12 21 (1.06%) Tableau
13 20 (1.01%) DynamoDB
14 19 (0.96%) Amazon Aurora
14 19 (0.96%) MS Access
14 19 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 17 (0.86%) Oracle Database
15 17 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 16 (0.81%) Big Data
17 11 (0.55%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 116 (5.84%) Git
2 91 (4.58%) JIRA
3 19 (0.96%) Postman
4 18 (0.91%) Gatling
5 16 (0.81%) TeamCity
6 14 (0.71%) Visual Studio
7 11 (0.55%) Subversion
8 10 (0.50%) Appium
8 10 (0.50%) Jenkins
9 8 (0.40%) Cypress.io
9 8 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
10 6 (0.30%) Dreamweaver
10 6 (0.30%) LoadRunner
10 6 (0.30%) Selenium
11 5 (0.25%) HP UFT
11 5 (0.25%) InstallShield
11 5 (0.25%) IntelliJ
11 5 (0.25%) JMeter
11 5 (0.25%) JUnit
11 5 (0.25%) MSTest
General
1 868 (43.73%) Social Skills
2 277 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
3 271 (13.65%) Finance
4 208 (10.48%) Manufacturing
5 112 (5.64%) Marketing
6 97 (4.89%) Retail
7 95 (4.79%) Legal
8 83 (4.18%) Organisational Skills
9 82 (4.13%) Electronics
10 74 (3.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 64 (3.22%) Games
12 62 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
13 58 (2.92%) Public Sector
14 54 (2.72%) Law
15 39 (1.96%) Pharmaceutical
16 38 (1.91%) Aerospace
16 38 (1.91%) Automotive
17 36 (1.81%) Banking
18 30 (1.51%) Military
18 30 (1.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 289 (14.56%) Senior
2 286 (14.41%) Developer
3 176 (8.87%) Analyst
4 161 (8.11%) Software Engineer
5 142 (7.15%) Project Manager
6 113 (5.69%) Lead
7 111 (5.59%) Architect
7 111 (5.59%) Graduate
8 72 (3.63%) IT Manager
9 54 (2.72%) .NET Developer
9 54 (2.72%) Consultant
10 49 (2.47%) Junior
11 47 (2.37%) Software Developer
12 46 (2.32%) Senior Developer
13 40 (2.02%) Lead Developer
14 38 (1.91%) Solutions Architect
15 36 (1.81%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 36 (1.81%) Support Engineer
16 33 (1.66%) Senior Software Engineer
16 33 (1.66%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 178 (8.97%) .NET
2 101 (5.09%) HTML
3 80 (4.03%) CSS
4 75 (3.78%) Node.js
5 56 (2.82%) React
5 56 (2.82%) Web Services
6 53 (2.67%) .NET Framework
7 49 (2.47%) ASP.NET
8 46 (2.32%) AngularJS
8 46 (2.32%) JSON
9 42 (2.12%) REST
10 40 (2.02%) RESTful
10 40 (2.02%) Vue
11 30 (1.51%) ASP.NET Web API
12 29 (1.46%) .NET Core
13 26 (1.31%) Entity Framework
14 23 (1.16%) HTML5
15 20 (1.01%) GraphQL
15 20 (1.01%) Spring
16 19 (0.96%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 161 (8.11%) Management Information System
2 87 (4.38%) Self-Motivation
3 63 (3.17%) Driving Licence
4 55 (2.77%) Data Centre
5 53 (2.67%) Operational Technology
6 50 (2.52%) Onboarding
7 33 (1.66%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 30 (1.51%) Embedded Systems
8 30 (1.51%) Social Media
9 27 (1.36%) Public Cloud
10 24 (1.21%) NHS
11 23 (1.16%) Mobile App
12 22 (1.11%) Blog
12 22 (1.11%) Product Ownership
13 21 (1.06%) Cloud Native
13 21 (1.06%) Data Structures
14 20 (1.01%) Reinsurance
15 19 (0.96%) IoT
15 19 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
15 19 (0.96%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 206 (10.38%) Windows
2 118 (5.94%) Linux
3 72 (3.63%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.71%) Windows 10
5 29 (1.46%) Unix
6 22 (1.11%) Mac OS
7 21 (1.06%) Windows Vista
8 20 (1.01%) Android
9 16 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
10 14 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (0.65%) Windows Server 2016
12 11 (0.55%) FreeRTOS
13 9 (0.45%) Windows Phone
14 8 (0.40%) Solaris
15 7 (0.35%) Apple iOS
16 6 (0.30%) VMS
17 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
18 2 (0.10%) Ubuntu
19 1 (0.050%) CentOS
19 1 (0.050%) ThreadX
Processes & Methodologies
1 615 (30.98%) Computer Science
2 614 (30.93%) Problem-Solving
3 381 (19.19%) Agile
4 322 (16.22%) Project Management
5 267 (13.45%) Software Engineering
6 232 (11.69%) Cybersecurity
7 196 (9.87%) Mentoring
8 187 (9.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 181 (9.12%) DevOps
10 155 (7.81%) Customer Service
11 142 (7.15%) Analytics
12 139 (7.00%) ITIL
13 136 (6.85%) Project Delivery
14 127 (6.40%) ERP
14 127 (6.40%) Mathematics
15 118 (5.94%) Coaching
16 102 (5.14%) Business Intelligence
17 100 (5.04%) Decision-Making
17 100 (5.04%) Risk Management
18 95 (4.79%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 262 (13.20%) SQL
2 214 (10.78%) C#
3 172 (8.66%) JavaScript
4 138 (6.95%) Python
5 122 (6.15%) Java
6 75 (3.78%) C
7 58 (2.92%) TypeScript
8 56 (2.82%) PHP
9 37 (1.86%) PowerShell
10 30 (1.51%) C++
11 24 (1.21%) Embedded C
12 22 (1.11%) VB
13 21 (1.06%) Scala
14 18 (0.91%) T-SQL
15 17 (0.86%) R
16 16 (0.81%) Kotlin
17 15 (0.76%) Shell Script
18 14 (0.71%) VBScript
19 12 (0.60%) Ruby
20 11 (0.55%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 384 (19.35%) Computer Science Degree
2 114 (5.74%) Master's Degree
3 94 (4.74%) Security Cleared
4 80 (4.03%) HNC
5 79 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
6 75 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 61 (3.07%) HND
7 61 (3.07%) SC Cleared
8 59 (2.97%) CCNA
9 52 (2.62%) CISSP
10 51 (2.57%) PMP
11 49 (2.47%) PMI Certification
12 45 (2.27%) CCNP
13 39 (1.96%) DBS Check
14 35 (1.76%) CISM
15 31 (1.56%) Azure Certification
15 31 (1.56%) PhD
16 29 (1.46%) MCP
17 24 (1.21%) AWS Certification
18 20 (1.01%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (3.83%) QA
2 55 (2.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (1.91%) Accessibility
3 38 (1.91%) PMO
4 33 (1.66%) GDPR
5 29 (1.46%) NIST
6 26 (1.31%) Data Quality
7 25 (1.26%) GMP
8 23 (1.16%) ISO 9001
9 22 (1.11%) SLA
10 21 (1.06%) PCI DSS
11 15 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.40%) NCSC
13 7 (0.35%) NIST 800
14 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.30%) IEC 62304
15 5 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
15 5 (0.25%) NEBOSH
16 4 (0.20%) TickIT
17 3 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 108 (5.44%) Active Directory
2 56 (2.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 50 (2.52%) Hyper-V
4 45 (2.27%) Docker
5 17 (0.86%) Firmware
6 14 (0.71%) Terminal Services
7 11 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.45%) vSphere
9 3 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
10 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.10%) XenApp
11 1 (0.050%) KVM
11 1 (0.050%) Lustre
11 1 (0.050%) Slurm Workload Manager
11 1 (0.050%) Snort
11 1 (0.050%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 47 (2.37%) Terraform
2 34 (1.71%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.65%) SCCM
5 11 (0.55%) Ansible
6 9 (0.45%) AirWatch
6 9 (0.45%) Progress Chef
6 9 (0.45%) Stealthwatch
7 8 (0.40%) Autotask
7 8 (0.40%) Failover Clustering
8 7 (0.35%) Grafana
8 7 (0.35%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.30%) CASB
9 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.25%) Nessus
10 5 (0.25%) SCOM
11 4 (0.20%) WSUS
12 2 (0.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 2 (0.10%) vRealize
Vendors
1 392 (19.75%) Microsoft
2 76 (3.83%) VMware
3 70 (3.53%) Cisco
3 70 (3.53%) SAP
4 66 (3.32%) Adobe
5 55 (2.77%) Google
6 51 (2.57%) Oracle
7 43 (2.17%) Apple
8 29 (1.46%) Salesforce
9 22 (1.11%) Meraki
10 20 (1.01%) HP
10 20 (1.01%) ServiceNow
11 14 (0.71%) F5
12 13 (0.65%) Dell
12 13 (0.65%) Sage
13 12 (0.60%) IBM
14 11 (0.55%) Samsung
14 11 (0.55%) Virgin Media
15 10 (0.50%) Veeam
16 9 (0.45%) Sophos