Degree Jobs in Cheshire

Academic Degree
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire 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 23 6 9
Rank change year-on-year -17 +3 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 87 222 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 11.14% 14.33% 16.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 40.85% 55.22% 54.12%
Number of salaries quoted 32 155 58
10th Percentile - £26,250 £24,168
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £46,500 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% -20.85% +46.88%
75th Percentile £52,813 £57,500 £70,600
90th Percentile £57,500 £85,000 £96,250
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,513 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.35% -13.61% +15.79%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 213 402 279
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 27.27% 25.95% 30.59%
Number of salaries quoted 56 278 127
10th Percentile - £25,875 £25,420
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £68,750 £69,500 £87,550
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +11.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

Salary trend for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

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

Salary histogram for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 May 2025. 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
Warrington +6 39 £35,000 -17.65% 36
Neston - 13 - -
Crewe -1 8 £47,500 -26.92% 8
Ellesmere Port - 8 £55,000 - 3
Chester +7 7 £34,500 -27.37% 20
Runcorn -7 5 £52,500 +20.00% 3
Wilmslow -1 1 £45,000 -10.00% 4
Widnes -4 1 £52,500 +65.35% 3
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 10 (11.49%) IBM Domino
2 4 (4.60%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.45%) SAS
4 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.15%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 6 (6.90%) AutoCAD
2 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.15%) Chatbot
3 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (3.45%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 10 (11.49%) Azure
2 6 (6.90%) AWS
3 5 (5.75%) Power Platform
4 4 (4.60%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (3.45%) GCP
6 2 (2.30%) AWS Lambda
6 2 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (2.30%) Serverless
7 1 (1.15%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.60%) Broadband
2 3 (3.45%) Skype
2 3 (3.45%) VPN
3 1 (1.15%) DNS
3 1 (1.15%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.15%) FlexRay
3 1 (1.15%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (6.90%) SQL Server
2 5 (5.75%) Power BI
3 3 (3.45%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (3.45%) Electronic Patient Records
3 3 (3.45%) Oracle Database
4 1 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.15%) GIS
4 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (2.30%) Git
2 1 (1.15%) Babel
2 1 (1.15%) CircleCI
2 1 (1.15%) Cypress.io
2 1 (1.15%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.15%) JIRA
2 1 (1.15%) webpack
General
1 35 (40.23%) Social Skills
2 31 (35.63%) Manufacturing
3 29 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (13.79%) Retail
5 9 (10.34%) Finance
6 6 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (6.90%) Legal
6 6 (6.90%) Public Sector
7 4 (4.60%) Dutch Language
7 4 (4.60%) Finnish Language
7 4 (4.60%) Norwegian Language
8 3 (3.45%) Banking
8 3 (3.45%) Investment Banking
8 3 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.15%) Automotive
9 1 (1.15%) Electronics
9 1 (1.15%) Law
9 1 (1.15%) Military
9 1 (1.15%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 15 (17.24%) Developer
2 13 (14.94%) .NET Developer
2 13 (14.94%) Trainer
3 10 (11.49%) QA Manager
3 10 (11.49%) Quality Manager
3 10 (11.49%) Senior
4 9 (10.34%) WinForms Developer
5 7 (8.05%) Systems Engineer
6 6 (6.90%) Analyst
6 6 (6.90%) Project Engineer
7 5 (5.75%) Data Analyst
8 4 (4.60%) .NET Software Developer
8 4 (4.60%) C# .NET Developer
8 4 (4.60%) C# Developer
8 4 (4.60%) C# Software Developer
8 4 (4.60%) Procurement Analyst
8 4 (4.60%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 4 (4.60%) Software Developer
9 3 (3.45%) Manufacturing Engineer
9 3 (3.45%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (17.24%) .NET
2 9 (10.34%) WinForms
3 6 (6.90%) .NET Framework
4 5 (5.75%) .NET Core
5 4 (4.60%) ASP.NET
6 3 (3.45%) HTML
7 2 (2.30%) CSS
7 2 (2.30%) React
8 1 (1.15%) AngularJS
8 1 (1.15%) Blazor
8 1 (1.15%) CSS3
8 1 (1.15%) HTML5
8 1 (1.15%) LEMP Stack
8 1 (1.15%) Next.js
8 1 (1.15%) Node.js
8 1 (1.15%) RESTful
8 1 (1.15%) Tailwind CSS
8 1 (1.15%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 12 (13.79%) Robotics
2 9 (10.34%) Management Information System
3 5 (5.75%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (3.45%) e-Learning
4 3 (3.45%) Hybrid Cloud
5 2 (2.30%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (2.30%) Security Posture
6 1 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (1.15%) Infotainment
6 1 (1.15%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.15%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.15%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 13 (14.94%) Windows
2 6 (6.90%) Linux
3 4 (4.60%) Windows 10
4 2 (2.30%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (1.15%) Android
5 1 (1.15%) Apple iOS
5 1 (1.15%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.15%) Windows Server
5 1 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (49.43%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (24.14%) Computer Science
3 15 (17.24%) Machine Learning
4 14 (16.09%) Artificial Intelligence
5 12 (13.79%) Agile
5 12 (13.79%) Generative AI
5 12 (13.79%) LLM
5 12 (13.79%) Red Team
6 10 (11.49%) Analytical Thinking
6 10 (11.49%) Innovative Thinking
6 10 (11.49%) Logistics
7 9 (10.34%) Analytics
7 9 (10.34%) Code Quality
7 9 (10.34%) Data Privacy
7 9 (10.34%) Design Patterns
7 9 (10.34%) E-Commerce
7 9 (10.34%) OO
7 9 (10.34%) OOP
8 8 (9.20%) Project Delivery
9 6 (6.90%) Design for Manufacturing
Programming Languages
1 17 (19.54%) SQL
2 16 (18.39%) C#
3 10 (11.49%) Python
4 7 (8.05%) PowerShell
5 5 (5.75%) TypeScript
6 4 (4.60%) Bash
7 3 (3.45%) JavaScript
8 2 (2.30%) C++
8 2 (2.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (1.15%) C
9 1 (1.15%) Dart
9 1 (1.15%) Java
9 1 (1.15%) MATLAB
9 1 (1.15%) PHP
9 1 (1.15%) R
9 1 (1.15%) Rust
9 1 (1.15%) Shell Script
9 1 (1.15%) VB
9 1 (1.15%) VBScript
9 1 (1.15%) XAML
Qualifications
1 19 (21.84%) Computer Science Degree
2 8 (9.20%) Master's Degree
2 8 (9.20%) Security Cleared
3 5 (5.75%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
4 3 (3.45%) PhD
5 2 (2.30%) CEH
5 2 (2.30%) CISA
5 2 (2.30%) CISM
5 2 (2.30%) CISSP
5 2 (2.30%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (2.30%) CRISC
5 2 (2.30%) GCIH
5 2 (2.30%) GIAC
5 2 (2.30%) GISF
5 2 (2.30%) ISACA
5 2 (2.30%) SANS
5 2 (2.30%) SSCP
6 1 (1.15%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
6 1 (1.15%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (13.79%) QA
2 5 (5.75%) Data Quality
3 4 (4.60%) GDPR
4 3 (3.45%) IEC 61508
5 1 (1.15%) ISO 13485
5 1 (1.15%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.15%) BitLocker
2 1 (1.15%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (5.75%) SCCM
2 4 (4.60%) SCOM
2 4 (4.60%) SCOrch
3 3 (3.45%) Functional Safety
4 1 (1.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 18 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 12 (13.79%) Adobe
2 12 (13.79%) Databricks
2 12 (13.79%) Google
3 5 (5.75%) SAP
4 3 (3.45%) Cisco
4 3 (3.45%) Citrix
4 3 (3.45%) Oracle
4 3 (3.45%) Remedy
5 2 (2.30%) Sun
6 1 (1.15%) Dell
6 1 (1.15%) McAfee
6 1 (1.15%) PayPal
6 1 (1.15%) Symantec
6 1 (1.15%) VMware