Degree Jobs in Bedfordshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Bedfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 8 3
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 81 155 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 18.41% 21.20% 22.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.27% 50.32% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 40 35 33
10th Percentile £25,900 £42,500 £30,200
25th Percentile £32,969 £50,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,750 £57,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.17% +27.78% -14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £53,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £79,000 £54,750
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £49,758 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.54% +4.75% -2.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 139 308 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 31.59% 42.13% 32.61%
Number of salaries quoted 83 99 56
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,375 £35,764 £39,722
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +15.00% +7.53%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £70,000
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -4.31%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Salary trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 27 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
Luton +1 40 £58,750 +2.17% 13
Bedford -1 27 £37,000 -45.19% 31
Shefford - 1 - -
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 4 (4.94%) Apache
2 1 (1.23%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (19.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (12.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (3.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (3.70%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.70%) InDesign
4 3 (3.70%) Photoshop
5 2 (2.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.47%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (1.23%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.41%) Azure
1 6 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (2.47%) AWS
2 2 (2.47%) Entra ID
2 2 (2.47%) Power Platform
2 2 (2.47%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.23%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.23%) SAP Fieldglass
3 1 (1.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.41%) LAN
1 6 (7.41%) WAN
2 2 (2.47%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.23%) Internet
3 1 (1.23%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.94%) GIS
1 4 (4.94%) Spatial Data
1 4 (4.94%) Triplestore
2 2 (2.47%) Power BI
2 2 (2.47%) Relational Database
2 2 (2.47%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.23%) MySQL
3 1 (1.23%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (12.35%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.23%) JIRA
General
1 53 (65.43%) Social Skills
2 22 (27.16%) Finance
3 20 (24.69%) Aerospace
4 14 (17.28%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (17.28%) Law
5 11 (13.58%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (9.88%) Electronics
7 6 (7.41%) Manufacturing
8 4 (4.94%) Local Government
9 3 (3.70%) Marketing
9 3 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (3.70%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (3.70%) Retail
9 3 (3.70%) Telecoms
10 2 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (2.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (1.23%) Automotive
11 1 (1.23%) Public Sector
11 1 (1.23%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 14 (17.28%) Project Manager
2 12 (14.81%) Developer
3 11 (13.58%) Analyst
4 10 (12.35%) Contracts Manager
5 6 (7.41%) Service Analyst
5 6 (7.41%) Service Desk Analyst
6 5 (6.17%) Lead
7 4 (4.94%) Data Engineer
7 4 (4.94%) Data Science Engineer
7 4 (4.94%) Graduate
7 4 (4.94%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (4.94%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 3 (3.70%) Designer
8 3 (3.70%) Graphic Designer
8 3 (3.70%) Junior
8 3 (3.70%) Junior Analyst
8 3 (3.70%) Junior Systems Analyst
8 3 (3.70%) Procurement Manager
8 3 (3.70%) Systems Analyst
8 3 (3.70%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.17%) RESTful
2 4 (4.94%) .NET
3 3 (3.70%) CSS
3 3 (3.70%) HTML
4 1 (1.23%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 18 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (12.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (7.41%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (6.17%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (4.94%) Data Structures
5 4 (4.94%) Linked Data
5 4 (4.94%) Reference Data
6 3 (3.70%) Graphic Design
7 2 (2.47%) Digital Signage
7 2 (2.47%) Driving Licence
7 2 (2.47%) Life Science
7 2 (2.47%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.23%) Blockchain
8 1 (1.23%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 15 (18.52%) Windows
2 8 (9.88%) Android
3 4 (4.94%) Linux
4 2 (2.47%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.47%) Windows 7
5 1 (1.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (43.21%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (29.63%) Project Management
3 20 (24.69%) Software Engineering
4 17 (20.99%) Computer Science
5 15 (18.52%) Change Management
6 13 (16.05%) Risk Management
7 12 (14.81%) Contract Management
8 10 (12.35%) Change Control
8 10 (12.35%) Pricing Strategy
8 10 (12.35%) Software Licensing
9 9 (11.11%) Systems Engineering
10 8 (9.88%) Customer Requirements
10 8 (9.88%) ITIL
10 8 (9.88%) Refactoring
10 8 (9.88%) Service Delivery
11 7 (8.64%) Agile
11 7 (8.64%) Data Analysis
11 7 (8.64%) Software Testing
12 6 (7.41%) Product Breakdown Structure
12 6 (7.41%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.17%) SQL
2 4 (4.94%) SPARQL
3 2 (2.47%) MATLAB
3 2 (2.47%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.23%) C
4 1 (1.23%) C#
4 1 (1.23%) Embedded C
4 1 (1.23%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.23%) R
4 1 (1.23%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (19.75%) Computer Science Degree
2 14 (17.28%) Security Cleared
3 10 (12.35%) Master's Degree
4 4 (4.94%) HND
5 3 (3.70%) MBA
6 2 (2.47%) Azure Certification
6 2 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (2.47%) Postgraduate
7 1 (1.23%) CISM
7 1 (1.23%) CISSP
7 1 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (1.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.70%) SLA
2 1 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.23%) JSP 440
2 1 (1.23%) RMADS
System Software
1 9 (11.11%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.94%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.94%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.47%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (32.10%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.58%) SAP
3 3 (3.70%) Adobe
4 2 (2.47%) Remedy
4 2 (2.47%) ServiceNow
4 2 (2.47%) VMware
5 1 (1.23%) Freshdesk