Degree Job Trends in Chorley

Academic Degree
Lancashire > Chorley

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Chorley with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +7 -3 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 18 10 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Chorley 32.14% 22.22% 22.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% 76.92% 80.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile - £53,750 £51,250
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £47,683 £50,277 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.16% +5.85% +11.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chorley

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 Chorley.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 18 13 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Chorley 32.14% 28.89% 27.78%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 10
10th Percentile - - £42,625
25th Percentile - £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile - £54,688 £51,250
90th Percentile - £55,000 £51,500
Lancashire median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% +17.65%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Chorley

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Chorley

Degree
Salary Trend in Chorley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chorley citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Chorley citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chorley 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (16.67%) CMS
1 3 (16.67%) Headless CMS
1 3 (16.67%) Magnolia
1 3 (16.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 14 (77.78%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 14 (77.78%) Internet
General
1 18 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 15 (83.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 14 (77.78%) Banking
4 3 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (5.56%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 10 (55.56%) Lecturer
2 3 (16.67%) Integration Engineer
3 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 14 (77.78%) IoT
2 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (77.78%) AI
1 14 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
1 14 (77.78%) Machine Learning
1 14 (77.78%) User Experience
1 14 (77.78%) Web Development
2 4 (22.22%) Agile
3 3 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 3 (16.67%) Data Governance
3 3 (16.67%) Data Management
3 3 (16.67%) Data Mapping
3 3 (16.67%) Database Migration
3 3 (16.67%) Migration
3 3 (16.67%) Project Management
3 3 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (5.56%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (5.56%) Customer Service
4 1 (5.56%) Data Analysis
4 1 (5.56%) Decision-Making
4 1 (5.56%) Process Improvement
4 1 (5.56%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 14 (77.78%) Master's Degree
1 14 (77.78%) PhD
1 14 (77.78%) Postgraduate
2 1 (5.56%) City & Guilds
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Accessibility
1 3 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.56%) PMO
2 1 (5.56%) SLA