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

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 859 1,596 1,673
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 14.14% 29.02% 26.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.09% 68.94% 71.22%
Number of salaries quoted 569 298 431
10th Percentile £25,759 £30,000 £28,500
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 £61,250 £66,250 £62,817
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

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 1,618 2,315 2,349
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.64% 42.10% 36.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,104 611 797
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,750 £30,600
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% - -4.31%
75th Percentile £63,981 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -

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 3 May 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 3 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
Cambridgeshire 0 332 £55,000 +15.84% 289
Hertfordshire -3 270 £50,000 -13.04% 196
Essex -7 94 £46,297 +3.71% 100
Bedfordshire +4 82 £47,500 -17.39% 63
Norfolk -30 45 £40,000 +5.26% 60
Suffolk -14 36 £37,500 -1.32% 44
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 13 (1.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.70%) Apache
4 5 (0.58%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.35%) IIS
6 2 (0.23%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.23%) Confluence
7 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.12%) SAS
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 63 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 58 (6.75%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.68%) Simulink
4 22 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.51%) Photoshop
6 12 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 12 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
7 10 (1.16%) InDesign
7 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (0.81%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.81%) 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 7 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.70%) SAP ERP
4 5 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
5 3 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.35%) iTrent
6 2 (0.23%) CA PPM
6 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
7 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 86 (10.01%) Microsoft 365
2 61 (7.10%) Azure
3 48 (5.59%) Power Platform
4 44 (5.12%) AWS
5 17 (1.98%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (1.98%) SaaS
6 11 (1.28%) Entra ID
7 10 (1.16%) Serverless
8 9 (1.05%) GitHub
9 8 (0.93%) GCP
10 7 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.70%) Amazon EMR
11 6 (0.70%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (0.58%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.58%) Google Workspace
12 5 (0.58%) Mimecast
13 4 (0.47%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.35%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.35%) Apigee
14 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 (3.14%) WAN
5 24 (2.79%) Firewall
6 17 (1.98%) 5G
7 14 (1.63%) Broadband
7 14 (1.63%) DNS
8 10 (1.16%) DHCP
8 10 (1.16%) LTE
9 9 (1.05%) Bluetooth
9 9 (1.05%) Internet
10 8 (0.93%) Intranet
10 8 (0.93%) TETRA
11 6 (0.70%) Ethernet
11 6 (0.70%) VPN
12 5 (0.58%) Software-Defined Radio
13 4 (0.47%) BGP
14 3 (0.35%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.36%) Power BI
2 36 (4.19%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (1.86%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.63%) Big Data
6 13 (1.51%) GIS
7 12 (1.40%) MySQL
7 12 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 11 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (1.16%) Geospatial Data
10 9 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (1.05%) Spatial Data
11 7 (0.81%) NoSQL
11 7 (0.81%) QlikView
11 7 (0.81%) Redis
12 6 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
13 5 (0.58%) Tableau
14 4 (0.47%) Data Lake
14 4 (0.47%) OLAP Cube
14 4 (0.47%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 35 (4.07%) Git
2 11 (1.28%) JIRA
3 10 (1.16%) LabVIEW
3 10 (1.16%) NUnit
4 9 (1.05%) Jenkins
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%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.23%) GitLab
8 2 (0.23%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.12%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.12%) webpack
General
1 325 (37.83%) Social Skills
2 181 (21.07%) Analytical Skills
3 119 (13.85%) Finance
4 106 (12.34%) Electronics
5 59 (6.87%) Aerospace
6 57 (6.64%) Manufacturing
7 51 (5.94%) Automotive
8 50 (5.82%) Presentation Skills
9 42 (4.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 38 (4.42%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (4.19%) Marketing
12 25 (2.91%) Legal
12 25 (2.91%) Telecoms
13 24 (2.79%) 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 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
19 9 (1.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 108 (12.57%) Analyst
2 86 (10.01%) Developer
3 82 (9.55%) Senior
4 80 (9.31%) Lead
5 78 (9.08%) Systems Engineer
6 53 (6.17%) Software Engineer
7 49 (5.70%) Graduate
8 46 (5.36%) Project Manager
9 44 (5.12%) Hardware Engineer
10 33 (3.84%) Junior
11 30 (3.49%) IT Support
11 30 (3.49%) 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 40 (4.66%) .NET
2 38 (4.42%) HTML
3 33 (3.84%) CSS
4 22 (2.56%) .NET Core
5 20 (2.33%) React
6 18 (2.10%) JSON
6 18 (2.10%) REST
7 16 (1.86%) AngularJS
8 14 (1.63%) ASP.NET
9 13 (1.51%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.51%) ASP.NET Web API
9 13 (1.51%) jQuery
10 11 (1.28%) RESTful
11 10 (1.16%) Vue
12 9 (1.05%) LINQ
12 9 (1.05%) LINQ to SQL
12 9 (1.05%) NumPy
12 9 (1.05%) PyQt
12 9 (1.05%) Razor View Engine
12 9 (1.05%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.03%) Algorithms
2 61 (7.10%) Self-Motivation
3 44 (5.12%) IoT
4 39 (4.54%) 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 (2.44%) Onboarding
10 18 (2.10%) 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
14 10 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 10 (1.16%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 108 (12.57%) Windows
2 63 (7.33%) Linux
3 32 (3.73%) Windows Server
4 30 (3.49%) Android
5 17 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 17 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 15 (1.75%) Mac OS
7 14 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 9 (1.05%) Apple iOS
9 7 (0.81%) Unix
10 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2003
11 5 (0.58%) VMS
12 4 (0.47%) Windows 2000
12 4 (0.47%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.47%) Windows NT
12 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
12 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
12 4 (0.47%) Windows XP
13 3 (0.35%) Mac OS X
13 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (28.41%) Problem-Solving
2 206 (23.98%) Computer Science
3 121 (14.09%) Agile
4 109 (12.69%) Software Engineering
5 100 (11.64%) Project Management
6 93 (10.83%) Customer Service
7 82 (9.55%) Mathematics
8 65 (7.57%) Data Analysis
9 63 (7.33%) Decision-Making
10 57 (6.64%) ITIL
10 57 (6.64%) Software Testing
11 53 (6.17%) Continuous Improvement
11 53 (6.17%) Systems Engineering
12 51 (5.94%) Mentoring
13 48 (5.59%) Collaborative Working
13 48 (5.59%) Project Delivery
14 46 (5.36%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (5.24%) Analytics
15 45 (5.24%) Validation
16 43 (5.01%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 129 (15.02%) Python
2 81 (9.43%) SQL
3 78 (9.08%) C#
4 68 (7.92%) C
5 47 (5.47%) JavaScript
6 44 (5.12%) MATLAB
7 33 (3.84%) PowerShell
8 28 (3.26%) Java
9 26 (3.03%) C++
10 21 (2.44%) PHP
11 16 (1.86%) R
12 13 (1.51%) Embedded C
13 10 (1.16%) TypeScript
14 9 (1.05%) T-SQL
15 8 (0.93%) Bash
16 6 (0.70%) SPARQL
17 4 (0.47%) Go
17 4 (0.47%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.47%) VBA
18 3 (0.35%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 115 (13.39%) Computer Science Degree
2 109 (12.69%) Master's Degree
3 81 (9.43%) Security Cleared
4 57 (6.64%) PhD
5 45 (5.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.91%) HND
7 21 (2.44%) Chartered Engineer
8 16 (1.86%) HNC
8 16 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (1.86%) SC Cleared
9 15 (1.75%) MBA
10 9 (1.05%) Azure Certification
11 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
12 7 (0.81%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 5 (0.58%) MCSA
15 4 (0.47%) Numerate Degree
15 4 (0.47%) PMI Certification
15 4 (0.47%) PMP
15 4 (0.47%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (4.31%) QA
2 11 (1.28%) Data Quality
2 11 (1.28%) SLA
3 10 (1.16%) GDPR
4 9 (1.05%) Accessibility
5 7 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 6 (0.70%) ISO 9001
6 6 (0.70%) NEBOSH
7 5 (0.58%) GxP
8 4 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.47%) IEC 62304
8 4 (0.47%) ISO 13485
9 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.23%) NCSC
10 2 (0.23%) NIST
11 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.12%) PMO
11 1 (0.12%) RMADS
System Software
1 65 (7.57%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.79%) Docker
3 22 (2.56%) Firmware
4 19 (2.21%) 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 (1.16%) Ansible
2 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.93%) Terraform
4 7 (0.81%) Progress Chef
5 6 (0.70%) SCCM
6 4 (0.47%) Puppet
6 4 (0.47%) SCOM
6 4 (0.47%) WSUS
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 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 30 (3.49%) SAP
3 26 (3.03%) EMC
4 24 (2.79%) VMware
5 15 (1.75%) Google
5 15 (1.75%) Oracle
6 12 (1.40%) Adobe
6 12 (1.40%) Virgin Media
7 10 (1.16%) IBM
8 8 (0.93%) Apple
8 8 (0.93%) BT
8 8 (0.93%) Computacenter
8 8 (0.93%) Intel
8 8 (0.93%) Xilinx
9 7 (0.81%) Citrix
10 6 (0.70%) Cisco
10 6 (0.70%) ESRI
11 5 (0.58%) Acronis
11 5 (0.58%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.58%) Sophos