Degree Jobs in Wales

Academic Degree
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 3 16
Rank change year-on-year -6 +13 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 264 365 234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 13.09% 21.86% 12.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 51.36% 56.59% 41.71%
Number of salaries quoted 105 127 122
10th Percentile £26,350 £28,800 £29,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,750 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,886 £44,666 £40,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% +10.97% +7.33%
75th Percentile £52,500 £61,250 £52,188
90th Percentile £66,800 £76,000 £60,000
UK median annual salary £52,084 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.42% +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 514 645 561
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 25.48% 38.62% 29.68%
Number of salaries quoted 194 240 230
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,391 £29,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,914 £34,351
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,658 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.07% -2.98% +11.50%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,412 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,000 £70,600 £67,875
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Wales.

Salary trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in Wales

Degree
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Wales region over the 6 months to 28 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
South Wales -5 156 £45,000 - 77
North Wales -2 75 £34,000 -27.40% 20
Mid Wales +5 15 £35,000 -5.72% 9
West Wales -17 15 £32,500 -18.75% 10
Degree
UK

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 30 (11.36%) Oracle Service Bus
1 30 (11.36%) WebLogic
2 9 (3.41%) SAS
3 5 (1.89%) OpenStack
4 4 (1.52%) Apache
4 4 (1.52%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.52%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.76%) Confluence
6 1 (0.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 49 (18.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (15.53%) Microsoft Office
3 32 (12.12%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.52%) AutoCAD
5 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.38%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 30 (11.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.76%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 24 (9.09%) Azure
2 11 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (3.79%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.27%) AWS
4 6 (2.27%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (1.89%) Nutanix
6 4 (1.52%) Azure API Management
6 4 (1.52%) Azure Service Bus
6 4 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.52%) iPaaS
6 4 (1.52%) PaaS
6 4 (1.52%) SaaS
6 4 (1.52%) WhatsApp
7 2 (0.76%) Miro
7 2 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 15 (5.68%) Firewall
1 15 (5.68%) LAN
1 15 (5.68%) WAN
2 12 (4.55%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (3.41%) DHCP
3 9 (3.41%) DNS
3 9 (3.41%) MPLS
4 8 (3.03%) Network Security
4 8 (3.03%) VLAN
5 7 (2.65%) Ethernet
6 5 (1.89%) VPN
6 5 (1.89%) WLAN
7 4 (1.52%) Profibus
7 4 (1.52%) SAN
7 4 (1.52%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.52%) VoIP
8 3 (1.14%) Bluetooth
8 3 (1.14%) Cisco IOS
8 3 (1.14%) Internet
8 3 (1.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (14.39%) Oracle Database
2 31 (11.74%) Oracle Database 11g
3 30 (11.36%) Oracle Database 10g
3 30 (11.36%) VLDB
4 21 (7.95%) SQL Server
5 19 (7.20%) RDBMS
5 19 (7.20%) Relational Database
6 14 (5.30%) MySQL
7 7 (2.65%) Oracle Database 12c
8 6 (2.27%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (2.27%) Power BI
9 5 (1.89%) QlikView
10 4 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
10 4 (1.52%) Tableau
11 2 (0.76%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.76%) GIS
11 2 (0.76%) Looker
11 2 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.38%) Crystal Reports
12 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.41%) Git
2 7 (2.65%) Oracle APEX
3 4 (1.52%) Selenium
4 3 (1.14%) Subversion
5 2 (0.76%) JIRA
6 1 (0.38%) GitLab
6 1 (0.38%) PHPUnit
6 1 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.38%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 126 (47.73%) Social Skills
2 83 (31.44%) Manufacturing
3 72 (27.27%) Influencing Skills
3 72 (27.27%) Presentation Skills
4 69 (26.14%) Law
5 66 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (11.74%) Finance
7 24 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (7.20%) Local Government
9 16 (6.06%) Police
10 14 (5.30%) Retail
11 9 (3.41%) Public Sector
12 8 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
12 8 (3.03%) Welsh Language
13 7 (2.65%) Electronics
14 6 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (2.27%) Games
14 6 (2.27%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.52%) Banking
16 3 (1.14%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 72 (27.27%) Automation Engineer
2 70 (26.52%) Graduate
3 68 (25.76%) Analyst
3 68 (25.76%) Graduate IT Engineer
3 68 (25.76%) IT Engineer
3 68 (25.76%) IT Graduate
4 46 (17.42%) Senior
5 32 (12.12%) Support Analyst
6 31 (11.74%) Applications Support
6 31 (11.74%) Applications Support Analyst
7 30 (11.36%) Oracle Analyst
7 30 (11.36%) Oracle Support Analyst
7 30 (11.36%) SQL Analyst
7 30 (11.36%) SQL Support Analyst
8 23 (8.71%) Developer
9 15 (5.68%) Senior Developer
10 14 (5.30%) Senior Analyst
10 14 (5.30%) Software Engineer
11 11 (4.17%) Junior
12 9 (3.41%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.41%) .NET
2 8 (3.03%) JSON
2 8 (3.03%) RESTful
2 8 (3.03%) SOAP
2 8 (3.03%) XML
3 7 (2.65%) Web Services
4 5 (1.89%) Regular Expression
5 4 (1.52%) .NET Core
5 4 (1.52%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.52%) Node.js
5 4 (1.52%) Vue
6 3 (1.14%) COM
6 3 (1.14%) Express.js
6 3 (1.14%) WinForms
7 2 (0.76%) CSS
7 2 (0.76%) HTML
7 2 (0.76%) React
8 1 (0.38%) jQuery
8 1 (0.38%) Laravel
8 1 (0.38%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 69 (26.14%) FMCG
2 16 (6.06%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.17%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.03%) Data Structures
4 8 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (2.27%) Driving Licence
6 4 (1.52%) Credit Risk
6 4 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (1.52%) Housing Association
6 4 (1.52%) Photovoltaics
6 4 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.52%) Robotics
7 2 (0.76%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.76%) FPGA
7 2 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.76%) PCIe
7 2 (0.76%) VHDL
8 1 (0.38%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.38%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.38%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 52 (19.70%) Linux
2 35 (13.26%) Unix
3 30 (11.36%) Solaris
4 25 (9.47%) Windows
5 13 (4.92%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.52%) FreeRTOS
6 4 (1.52%) VxWorks
6 4 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.52%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (1.14%) CatOS
8 1 (0.38%) Debian
8 1 (0.38%) Fedora
8 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (31.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 69 (26.14%) Lean Six Sigma
3 69 (26.14%) Six Sigma
4 68 (25.76%) Benchmarking
4 68 (25.76%) Lean Manufacturing
4 68 (25.76%) Order Management
5 55 (20.83%) Actionable Insight
6 48 (18.18%) Capacity Planning
7 41 (15.53%) Computer Science
8 40 (15.15%) Artificial Intelligence
8 40 (15.15%) Performance Tuning
9 38 (14.39%) Agile
10 35 (13.26%) Incident Management
11 33 (12.50%) ITSM
12 30 (11.36%) Capacity Management
12 30 (11.36%) Performance Monitoring
12 30 (11.36%) Release Management
13 27 (10.23%) Project Management
14 20 (7.58%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 71 (26.89%) SQL
2 37 (14.02%) PL/SQL
3 19 (7.20%) C#
4 13 (4.92%) Python
5 12 (4.55%) C
6 8 (3.03%) C++
6 8 (3.03%) Java
7 7 (2.65%) R
8 5 (1.89%) Groovy
8 5 (1.89%) JavaScript
9 3 (1.14%) Embedded C
9 3 (1.14%) PowerShell
9 3 (1.14%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.14%) VB
10 2 (0.76%) Bash
10 2 (0.76%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.38%) PHP
11 1 (0.38%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (25.76%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 56 (21.21%) Security Cleared
3 50 (18.94%) SC Cleared
4 28 (10.61%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (5.68%) Cisco Certification
6 10 (3.79%) CCNA
6 10 (3.79%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (3.03%) HND
7 8 (3.03%) Master's Degree
8 6 (2.27%) ACCA
8 6 (2.27%) CIMA
8 6 (2.27%) HNC
9 5 (1.89%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (1.52%) A+ Certification
11 3 (1.14%) CCIE
11 3 (1.14%) CCNP
11 3 (1.14%) Check Point Certification
11 3 (1.14%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.76%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (14.39%) SLA
2 10 (3.79%) IFRS
3 6 (2.27%) QA
4 4 (1.52%) 21 CFR Part 11
4 4 (1.52%) CRD IV
4 4 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.52%) IFRS 9
4 4 (1.52%) ISO 13485
4 4 (1.52%) NEBOSH
5 3 (1.14%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.76%) GDPR
6 2 (0.76%) PMO
7 1 (0.38%) MISRA
System Software
1 30 (11.36%) Oracle RAC
2 9 (3.41%) Active Directory
3 7 (2.65%) Docker
4 4 (1.52%) Firmware
4 4 (1.52%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 30 (11.36%) Data Guard
1 30 (11.36%) Oracle RMAN
2 5 (1.89%) Ansible
2 5 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.89%) SCCM
3 3 (1.14%) Progress Chef
4 2 (0.76%) Terraform
Vendors
1 55 (20.83%) Microsoft
2 43 (16.29%) Oracle
3 30 (11.36%) Remedy
3 30 (11.36%) Sun
4 9 (3.41%) VMware
5 8 (3.03%) Cisco
6 6 (2.27%) Hyperion
6 6 (2.27%) PeopleSoft
7 4 (1.52%) Acronis
7 4 (1.52%) Aruba
7 4 (1.52%) Autodesk
7 4 (1.52%) Datto
7 4 (1.52%) Mitel
7 4 (1.52%) QNX
7 4 (1.52%) SAP
7 4 (1.52%) Sophos
7 4 (1.52%) Veeam
8 3 (1.14%) CheckPoint
8 3 (1.14%) Siemens
9 2 (0.76%) EMC