Degree Job Trends in Bridgend

Academic Degree
South Wales > Bridgend

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bridgend with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - +23
Permanent jobs citing Degree 5 0 43
As % of all permanent jobs in Bridgend 4.55% - 24.02%
As % of the Qualifications category 71.43% - 62.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 22
10th Percentile - - £35,195
25th Percentile £47,750 - £36,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - £44,886
75th Percentile £49,250 - £48,356
90th Percentile - - £49,836
South Wales median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £45,802
% change year-on-year - +31.00% -0.43%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bridgend

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bridgend.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7 5 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bridgend 6.36% 16.67% 38.55%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 23
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,750 - £35,195
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 - £44,886
Median % change year-on-year - - +79.54%
75th Percentile £49,250 - £48,356
90th Percentile - - £49,671
South Wales median annual salary £55,448 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.28% +25.00% +11.11%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bridgend.

Degree job vacancy trend in Bridgend

Degree
Salary Trend in Bridgend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgend citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bridgend citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) LAN
1 3 (60.00%) WAN
2 2 (40.00%) Converged Networks
2 2 (40.00%) FTP
2 2 (40.00%) HTTP
2 2 (40.00%) Internet
2 2 (40.00%) SMTP
2 2 (40.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (20.00%) Firewall
3 1 (20.00%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (20.00%) MPLS
3 1 (20.00%) Network Security
3 1 (20.00%) VLAN
3 1 (20.00%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (20.00%) WLAN
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Finance Manager
2 1 (20.00%) ICT Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Network Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Defence
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 2 (40.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Incident Management
2 2 (40.00%) SIEM
2 2 (40.00%) SOAR
2 2 (40.00%) Swim Lanes
3 1 (20.00%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Load Balancing
3 1 (20.00%) Network Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) CCNA
2 2 (40.00%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GRC
1 1 (20.00%) NEBOSH
Systems Management
1 2 (40.00%) QRadar
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) ArcSight
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco
1 2 (40.00%) Splunk