Degree Jobs in Bristol

Academic Degree
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 12
Rank change year-on-year +8 +3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 390 410 405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 31.35% 13.19% 15.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 66.33% 39.12% 44.21%
Number of salaries quoted 279 317 198
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,150 £25,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £33,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £70,995
90th Percentile £61,250 £85,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £52,600 £48,750 £48,000
% change year-on-year +7.90% +1.56% +6.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bristol

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 Bristol.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 588 1,048 916
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 47.27% 33.72% 35.38%
Number of salaries quoted 368 753 457
10th Percentile £37,125 £36,050 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,603 £47,500 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,600 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.33% +8.11% +4.50%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £81,250 £87,500 £84,700
South West median annual salary £52,600 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.68% +1.90% +5.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Bristol

Degree
Salary Trend in Bristol

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

Salary trend for Degree in Bristol

Degree
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Bristol over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Bristol

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (1.03%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.77%) Apache
2 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.51%) NServiceBus
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) Confluence
4 1 (0.26%) SAS
Applications
1 65 (16.67%) Simulink
2 25 (6.41%) Mathcad
2 25 (6.41%) Mathematica
3 16 (4.10%) Microsoft Excel
4 9 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (2.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.77%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 15 (3.85%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
2 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (4.36%) Azure
2 11 (2.82%) AWS
3 8 (2.05%) SaaS
4 7 (1.79%) Serverless
5 6 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (1.03%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (0.77%) GCP
7 3 (0.77%) IaaS
7 3 (0.77%) OneDrive
7 3 (0.77%) PaaS
7 3 (0.77%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.26%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.26%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.26%) Boomi
8 1 (0.26%) Collibra
8 1 (0.26%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.03%) Firewall
2 3 (0.77%) Network Security
3 2 (0.51%) Broadband
3 2 (0.51%) DHCP
3 2 (0.51%) DNS
3 2 (0.51%) Internet
3 2 (0.51%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.51%) VPN
4 1 (0.26%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.33%) Big Data
2 4 (1.03%) MS Access
2 4 (1.03%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.77%) Power BI
4 1 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.26%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.26%) Metadata
4 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.26%) Power Query
4 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (4.87%) JIRA
2 18 (4.62%) Visual Studio
3 12 (3.08%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.77%) Eclipse
4 3 (0.77%) Eclipse RCP
5 2 (0.51%) Burp Suite
5 2 (0.51%) Git
5 2 (0.51%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) RStudio
General
1 57 (14.62%) Finance
2 32 (8.21%) Aerospace
2 32 (8.21%) Banking
3 30 (7.69%) Social Skills
4 27 (6.92%) Presentation Skills
5 21 (5.38%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.62%) Avionics
7 16 (4.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (3.08%) Electronics
8 12 (3.08%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.31%) Automotive
9 9 (2.31%) Military
10 8 (2.05%) Aeronautics
10 8 (2.05%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (1.79%) Marketing
11 7 (1.79%) Public Sector
12 4 (1.03%) Legal
12 4 (1.03%) Retail
13 3 (0.77%) Public Speaking
13 3 (0.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 172 (44.10%) Systems Engineer
2 137 (35.13%) Senior
3 81 (20.77%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 44 (11.28%) Principal Engineer
5 22 (5.64%) Analyst
6 19 (4.87%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 17 (4.36%) Lead
8 14 (3.59%) Data Analyst
9 13 (3.33%) Junior
9 13 (3.33%) Software Engineer
10 9 (2.31%) Engineering Manager
10 9 (2.31%) Lead Systems Engineer
10 9 (2.31%) Senior Electrical Engineer
11 8 (2.05%) Architect
11 8 (2.05%) Team Leader
12 7 (1.79%) Graduate
12 7 (1.79%) Junior Systems Engineer
12 7 (1.79%) QA Manager
12 7 (1.79%) Quality Manager
13 6 (1.54%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.08%) Software Packaging
2 6 (1.54%) CSS
3 5 (1.28%) HTML
4 4 (1.03%) .NET
4 4 (1.03%) React
4 4 (1.03%) RESTful
5 3 (0.77%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.77%) JSP
5 3 (0.77%) LAMP
5 3 (0.77%) Laravel
5 3 (0.77%) Middleware
5 3 (0.77%) React Native
6 2 (0.51%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.51%) Hugging Face
6 2 (0.51%) PyTorch
6 2 (0.51%) TensorFlow
7 1 (0.26%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.26%) Kafka
7 1 (0.26%) Node.js
7 1 (0.26%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 9 (2.31%) Cyber Threat
2 8 (2.05%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.05%) SCADA
2 8 (2.05%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (1.28%) Reinsurance
4 4 (1.03%) Data Centre
5 3 (0.77%) Algorithms
5 3 (0.77%) e-Learning
5 3 (0.77%) Hackathon
5 3 (0.77%) IoT
5 3 (0.77%) Learning Management System
5 3 (0.77%) Mobile App
5 3 (0.77%) Product Ownership
5 3 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
6 2 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.51%) FMCG
6 2 (0.51%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.51%) Smart Home
7 1 (0.26%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 26 (6.67%) Linux
2 7 (1.79%) Windows
3 2 (0.51%) Unix
3 2 (0.51%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (60.26%) Systems Engineering
2 174 (44.62%) Mathematics
3 97 (24.87%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 92 (23.59%) Software Engineering
5 90 (23.08%) SysML
6 67 (17.18%) Validation
7 63 (16.15%) Verification and Validation
8 60 (15.38%) Line Management
9 59 (15.13%) Digital Twin
10 55 (14.10%) Agile
10 55 (14.10%) Physics
11 51 (13.08%) Cybersecurity
12 39 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
13 38 (9.74%) Coaching
14 35 (8.97%) UML
15 33 (8.46%) Computer Science
15 33 (8.46%) Mentoring
16 32 (8.21%) Analytics
17 28 (7.18%) Continuous Improvement
18 25 (6.41%) Finite Element Analysis
Programming Languages
1 98 (25.13%) MATLAB
2 25 (6.41%) Python
3 24 (6.15%) SQL
4 20 (5.13%) C
5 13 (3.33%) Java
6 12 (3.08%) C#
7 10 (2.56%) JavaScript
8 5 (1.28%) C++
8 5 (1.28%) Rust
9 4 (1.03%) Bash
10 3 (0.77%) Clojure
10 3 (0.77%) Kotlin
10 3 (0.77%) PHP
10 3 (0.77%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.51%) Go
11 2 (0.51%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.51%) R
12 1 (0.26%) Ada
12 1 (0.26%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.26%) VBA
Qualifications
1 138 (35.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 71 (18.21%) HNC
2 71 (18.21%) HND
3 29 (7.44%) Master's Degree
4 27 (6.92%) Chartered Engineer
5 18 (4.62%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (3.08%) PhD
7 9 (2.31%) Security Cleared
8 6 (1.54%) CISSP
9 5 (1.28%) Numerate Degree
9 5 (1.28%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.51%) CEH
10 2 (0.51%) CHECK Team Member
10 2 (0.51%) CREST Certified
10 2 (0.51%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.51%) ISSAP
10 2 (0.51%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.51%) PMP
10 2 (0.51%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.51%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.90%) IEC 61508
2 17 (4.36%) Def Stans
3 9 (2.31%) QA
4 7 (1.79%) ARP4754
4 7 (1.79%) DO-254
4 7 (1.79%) GLP
4 7 (1.79%) GMP
5 6 (1.54%) GDPR
5 6 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.03%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.77%) COBIT
7 3 (0.77%) NEBOSH
7 3 (0.77%) SLA
8 2 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.51%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.51%) NIST
8 2 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (1.54%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.77%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.51%) vSphere
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.51%) Nmap
Vendors
1 32 (8.21%) Microsoft
2 10 (2.56%) Google
2 10 (2.56%) IBM
3 9 (2.31%) SAP
4 8 (2.05%) ANSYS
5 5 (1.28%) VMware
6 3 (0.77%) Databricks
6 3 (0.77%) Facebook
6 3 (0.77%) PayPal
6 3 (0.77%) Splunk
6 3 (0.77%) YouTube
7 2 (0.51%) Informatica
7 2 (0.51%) Nimble Storage
7 2 (0.51%) Oracle
7 2 (0.51%) SolarWinds
7 2 (0.51%) Veeam
7 2 (0.51%) Zscaler
8 1 (0.26%) Cisco
8 1 (0.26%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.26%) Sun