Degree Jobs in the East of England

Academic Degree
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 858 1,616 1,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 14.15% 29.38% 26.31%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.06% 69.15% 71.24%
Number of salaries quoted 567 300 427
10th Percentile £25,759 £30,000 £28,100
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £35,165
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £61,875 £66,250 £63,284
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East 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 East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,617 2,337 2,354
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.67% 42.49% 36.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,104 610 781
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £64,674 £67,188 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,193 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.49% +5.81% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Job Locations in the East 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 East of England region over the 6 months to 29 April 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
Cambridgeshire 0 330 £55,000 +17.05% 279
Hertfordshire -3 271 £50,000 -13.04% 194
Essex -9 94 £46,297 +3.96% 88
Bedfordshire +4 82 £47,500 -17.39% 62
Norfolk -29 46 £40,000 +5.26% 50
Suffolk -13 35 £37,500 -1.32% 33
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East 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 12 (1.40%) Microsoft Exchange
1 12 (1.40%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.70%) Apache
3 5 (0.58%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.35%) IIS
5 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.12%) SAS
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 63 (7.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 60 (6.99%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.68%) Simulink
4 22 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 13 (1.52%) Photoshop
6 12 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
7 10 (1.17%) InDesign
7 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (0.82%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.82%) Revit
9 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
12 2 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
12 2 (0.23%) Adobe XD
13 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
13 1 (0.12%) Stateflow
13 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
3 5 (0.58%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.35%) iTrent
5 2 (0.23%) CA PPM
5 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 86 (10.02%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (6.99%) Azure
3 47 (5.48%) Power Platform
4 45 (5.24%) AWS
5 18 (2.10%) SaaS
6 17 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.28%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.17%) GitHub
8 10 (1.17%) Serverless
9 8 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (0.93%) GCP
10 6 (0.70%) Amazon EMR
10 6 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (0.58%) Amazon S3
11 5 (0.58%) Google Workspace
11 5 (0.58%) Mimecast
12 4 (0.47%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (0.47%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.35%) Apigee
13 3 (0.35%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.73%) LAN
2 29 (3.38%) TCP/IP
3 28 (3.26%) Wi-Fi
3 28 (3.26%) Wireless
4 27 (3.15%) WAN
5 23 (2.68%) Firewall
6 17 (1.98%) 5G
7 14 (1.63%) DNS
8 13 (1.52%) Broadband
9 10 (1.17%) DHCP
9 10 (1.17%) LTE
10 9 (1.05%) Bluetooth
10 9 (1.05%) Internet
11 8 (0.93%) Intranet
11 8 (0.93%) TETRA
12 6 (0.70%) Ethernet
12 6 (0.70%) VPN
13 5 (0.58%) Software-Defined Radio
14 4 (0.47%) BGP
15 3 (0.35%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.24%) Power BI
2 36 (4.20%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (1.86%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.63%) Big Data
6 13 (1.52%) GIS
6 13 (1.52%) MySQL
7 12 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (1.17%) Geospatial Data
10 9 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (1.05%) Spatial Data
11 7 (0.82%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.82%) QlikView
11 7 (0.82%) Redis
12 6 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.47%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.47%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.47%) OLAP Cube
13 4 (0.47%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 36 (4.20%) Git
2 11 (1.28%) JIRA
3 10 (1.17%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.17%) LabVIEW
3 10 (1.17%) NUnit
4 9 (1.05%) Moq
5 8 (0.93%) Appium
5 8 (0.93%) UI Automator
5 8 (0.93%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
7 3 (0.35%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.35%) GCC
7 3 (0.35%) IntelliJ
7 3 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.23%) GitLab
9 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 323 (37.65%) Social Skills
2 181 (21.10%) Analytical Skills
3 118 (13.75%) Finance
4 105 (12.24%) Electronics
5 59 (6.88%) Aerospace
6 57 (6.64%) Manufacturing
7 52 (6.06%) Automotive
8 49 (5.71%) Presentation Skills
9 42 (4.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 39 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
11 35 (4.08%) Marketing
12 25 (2.91%) Legal
12 25 (2.91%) Telecoms
13 24 (2.80%) Law
14 23 (2.68%) Pharmaceutical
15 18 (2.10%) Retail
16 16 (1.86%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.75%) Local Government
18 13 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
19 9 (1.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 107 (12.47%) Analyst
2 89 (10.37%) Developer
3 83 (9.67%) Senior
4 81 (9.44%) Lead
5 78 (9.09%) Systems Engineer
6 53 (6.18%) Software Engineer
7 49 (5.71%) Graduate
8 46 (5.36%) Project Manager
9 44 (5.13%) Hardware Engineer
10 33 (3.85%) Junior
11 30 (3.50%) IT Support
11 30 (3.50%) Team Leader
12 28 (3.26%) Embedded Engineer
13 25 (2.91%) Senior Hardware Engineer
14 23 (2.68%) Principal Engineer
14 23 (2.68%) RF Engineer
14 23 (2.68%) Senior RF Engineer
14 23 (2.68%) Software Developer
15 22 (2.56%) Consultant
15 22 (2.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (4.78%) .NET
2 39 (4.55%) HTML
3 34 (3.96%) CSS
4 23 (2.68%) .NET Core
5 22 (2.56%) React
6 18 (2.10%) AngularJS
6 18 (2.10%) JSON
6 18 (2.10%) REST
7 15 (1.75%) ASP.NET
8 14 (1.63%) jQuery
9 13 (1.52%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.52%) ASP.NET Web API
10 12 (1.40%) Vue
11 11 (1.28%) RESTful
12 9 (1.05%) LINQ
12 9 (1.05%) LINQ to SQL
12 9 (1.05%) NumPy
12 9 (1.05%) Razor View Engine
12 9 (1.05%) SOAP
12 9 (1.05%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.93%) Algorithms
2 62 (7.23%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (5.13%) IoT
4 39 (4.55%) Management Information System
5 34 (3.96%) FPGA
6 26 (3.03%) Driving Licence
6 26 (3.03%) Robotics
7 23 (2.68%) Embedded Systems
7 23 (2.68%) VHDL
8 22 (2.56%) Verilog
9 21 (2.45%) Onboarding
10 17 (1.98%) Product Ownership
11 15 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
11 15 (1.75%) Life Science
12 14 (1.63%) Client/Server
13 11 (1.28%) Data Centre
13 11 (1.28%) Data Structures
13 11 (1.28%) Graphic Design
14 10 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (1.17%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 108 (12.59%) Windows
2 63 (7.34%) Linux
3 32 (3.73%) Windows Server
4 30 (3.50%) Android
5 18 (2.10%) Windows 10
5 18 (2.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (1.86%) Mac OS
7 14 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.05%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.82%) Unix
9 7 (0.82%) Windows Server 2003
10 5 (0.58%) VMS
10 5 (0.58%) Windows 2000
10 5 (0.58%) Windows NT
10 5 (0.58%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.58%) Windows XP
11 4 (0.47%) Windows 7
12 3 (0.35%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (28.44%) Problem-Solving
2 207 (24.13%) Computer Science
3 122 (14.22%) Agile
4 110 (12.82%) Software Engineering
5 100 (11.66%) Project Management
6 94 (10.96%) Customer Service
7 81 (9.44%) Mathematics
8 65 (7.58%) Data Analysis
9 63 (7.34%) Decision-Making
10 59 (6.88%) ITIL
11 57 (6.64%) Software Testing
12 53 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
12 53 (6.18%) Systems Engineering
13 50 (5.83%) Mentoring
14 49 (5.71%) Collaborative Working
15 48 (5.59%) Project Delivery
16 45 (5.24%) Business Intelligence
16 45 (5.24%) Validation
17 44 (5.13%) Change Management
18 43 (5.01%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 129 (15.03%) Python
2 82 (9.56%) SQL
3 79 (9.21%) C#
4 68 (7.93%) C
5 49 (5.71%) JavaScript
6 44 (5.13%) MATLAB
7 33 (3.85%) PowerShell
8 28 (3.26%) Java
9 26 (3.03%) C++
10 21 (2.45%) PHP
11 15 (1.75%) R
12 13 (1.52%) Embedded C
13 10 (1.17%) TypeScript
14 9 (1.05%) Bash
14 9 (1.05%) T-SQL
15 6 (0.70%) SPARQL
16 4 (0.47%) Go
16 4 (0.47%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.47%) VBA
17 3 (0.35%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 117 (13.64%) Computer Science Degree
2 109 (12.70%) Master's Degree
3 80 (9.32%) Security Cleared
4 57 (6.64%) PhD
5 45 (5.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.91%) HND
7 21 (2.45%) Chartered Engineer
8 15 (1.75%) HNC
8 15 (1.75%) MBA
8 15 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
8 15 (1.75%) SC Cleared
9 8 (0.93%) Azure Certification
9 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
10 7 (0.82%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 4 (0.47%) MCSA
12 4 (0.47%) PMI Certification
12 4 (0.47%) PMP
12 4 (0.47%) Postgraduate
12 4 (0.47%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (4.31%) QA
2 11 (1.28%) Data Quality
2 11 (1.28%) SLA
3 9 (1.05%) Accessibility
3 9 (1.05%) GDPR
4 7 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (0.70%) ISO 9001
5 6 (0.70%) NEBOSH
6 5 (0.58%) GxP
7 4 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.47%) IEC 62304
7 4 (0.47%) ISO 13485
8 2 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.23%) NCSC
9 1 (0.12%) COBIT
9 1 (0.12%) DO-160
9 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.12%) JTAG
9 1 (0.12%) RMADS
System Software
1 64 (7.46%) Active Directory
2 25 (2.91%) Docker
3 22 (2.56%) Firmware
4 20 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.47%) vSphere
6 3 (0.35%) KVM
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.17%) Ansible
2 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.93%) Terraform
4 7 (0.82%) Progress Chef
4 7 (0.82%) SCCM
5 5 (0.58%) SCOM
5 5 (0.58%) WSUS
6 4 (0.47%) Puppet
7 3 (0.35%) HAProxy
7 3 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
7 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.23%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.23%) NetCrunch
8 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
9 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.12%) Iperf
9 1 (0.12%) Nmap
Vendors
1 170 (19.81%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.50%) SAP
3 26 (3.03%) EMC
4 25 (2.91%) VMware
5 15 (1.75%) Google
6 14 (1.63%) Oracle
7 13 (1.52%) Adobe
8 12 (1.40%) Virgin Media
9 10 (1.17%) IBM
10 8 (0.93%) Apple
10 8 (0.93%) BT
10 8 (0.93%) Computacenter
10 8 (0.93%) Intel
10 8 (0.93%) Xilinx
11 7 (0.82%) Citrix
12 6 (0.70%) Cisco
12 6 (0.70%) ESRI
13 5 (0.58%) Acronis
13 5 (0.58%) Salesforce
13 5 (0.58%) Sophos