Degree Jobs in Cumbria

Academic Degree
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 8
Rank change year-on-year 0 +6 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,016 79 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 49.93% 15.64% 15.54%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.73% 48.77% 44.78%
Number of salaries quoted 351 11 17
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £41,000 £25,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £29,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -51.48% +73.71%
75th Percentile £73,708 £40,875 £60,899
90th Percentile - £45,000 £70,600
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.38% -13.64% +17.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

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 Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,891 162 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 92.92% 32.08% 34.72%
Number of salaries quoted 864 82 25
10th Percentile £7,000 £31,000 -
25th Percentile £39,500 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,628 £38,734 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +17.80% -36.29% +73.71%
75th Percentile £60,000 £41,563 £66,250
90th Percentile £73,708 £50,000 £70,600
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Salary Trend in Cumbria

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

Salary trend for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Salary Histogram in Cumbria

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Cumbria over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 31 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
Grange-over-Sands - 129 £51,564 -
Barrow-in-Furness +4 127 £51,564 - 59
Dalton-in-Furness - 127 £51,564 -
Ulverston - 126 £51,564 - 3
Kirkby-in-Furness - 124 £51,564 -
Millom - 124 £51,564 - 1
Broughton-in-Furness - 120 £51,564 -
Whitehaven -2 7 £10,000 -75.00% 1
Windermere - 3 - -
Carlisle +9 1 £52,500 +62.79% 8
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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 72 (7.09%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 109 (10.73%) Abaqus
2 85 (8.37%) Mathcad
3 61 (6.00%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (0.79%) SOLIDWORKS
5 3 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.098%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.098%) Trello
Business Applications
1 32 (3.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.098%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.30%) Google Docs
1 3 (0.30%) Google Drive
1 3 (0.30%) Google Sheets
1 3 (0.30%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.098%) AWS
2 1 (0.098%) AWS Lambda
2 1 (0.098%) Azure
2 1 (0.098%) GCP
2 1 (0.098%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.57%) VoIP
2 5 (0.49%) PPP
3 3 (0.30%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (2.66%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 68 (6.69%) LabVIEW
2 43 (4.23%) JIRA
3 1 (0.098%) Oracle Forms
General
1 269 (26.48%) Social Skills
2 158 (15.55%) Analytical Skills
3 120 (11.81%) Automotive
3 120 (11.81%) Telecoms
4 86 (8.46%) Manufacturing
5 33 (3.25%) Finance
6 32 (3.15%) Agriculture
7 24 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
7 24 (2.36%) Electronics
8 19 (1.87%) Legal
9 8 (0.79%) Aeronautics
10 3 (0.30%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.098%) Games
11 1 (0.098%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 374 (36.81%) Senior
2 270 (26.57%) Principal Engineer
3 166 (16.34%) Support Engineer
4 165 (16.24%) Software Support Engineer
5 157 (15.45%) Systems Engineer
6 148 (14.57%) Principal Systems Engineer
7 124 (12.20%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 121 (11.91%) Commissioning Manager
9 77 (7.58%) Engineering Specialist
9 77 (7.58%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 57 (5.61%) Mechanical Engineer
10 57 (5.61%) Platform Engineer
11 56 (5.51%) Engineering Manager
11 56 (5.51%) Instrumentation Engineer
12 28 (2.76%) Developer
13 27 (2.66%) Software Developer
14 24 (2.36%) Lead
15 19 (1.87%) Administrator
16 16 (1.57%) Analyst
16 16 (1.57%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 93 (9.15%) Management Information System
2 24 (2.36%) SCADA
3 3 (0.30%) Learning Management System
4 1 (0.098%) Algorithms
4 1 (0.098%) Data Structures
4 1 (0.098%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.098%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.098%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.39%) Windows
2 3 (0.30%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.098%) Unix
3 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (26.08%) Systems Engineering
2 166 (16.34%) CAD
2 166 (16.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 147 (14.47%) Architectural Design
4 121 (11.91%) People Management
4 121 (11.91%) Performance Optimisation
5 120 (11.81%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 117 (11.52%) Finite Element Analysis
7 116 (11.42%) Mentoring
8 96 (9.45%) Validation
9 77 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
10 74 (7.28%) Mathematics
11 71 (6.99%) Verification and Validation
12 68 (6.69%) Experiential Learning
12 68 (6.69%) Resource Management
12 68 (6.69%) Workflow
12 68 (6.69%) Workflow Management
13 57 (5.61%) Coaching
14 56 (5.51%) Acceptance Criteria
14 56 (5.51%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (2.46%) C#
1 25 (2.46%) Java
2 8 (0.79%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.098%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.098%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.098%) Python
3 1 (0.098%) SQL
3 1 (0.098%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 833 (81.99%) BPSS Clearance
2 285 (28.05%) Master's Degree
3 198 (19.49%) Chartered Engineer
4 177 (17.42%) HND
5 121 (11.91%) MBA
6 92 (9.06%) HNC
7 48 (4.72%) Numerate Degree
8 32 (3.15%) ACCA
8 32 (3.15%) CIMA
9 24 (2.36%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 24 (2.36%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 16 (1.57%) CCAB
11 2 (0.20%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.098%) PhD
12 1 (0.098%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 130 (12.80%) IEC 61508
2 114 (11.22%) Def Stans
3 102 (10.04%) ISO 9001
4 68 (6.69%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 32 (3.15%) Data Quality
6 16 (1.57%) ARP4754
6 16 (1.57%) DO-254
6 16 (1.57%) QA
7 3 (0.30%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 1 (0.098%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 45 (4.43%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.15%) SAP
3 28 (2.76%) Oracle
4 16 (1.57%) Siemens
5 3 (0.30%) Adobe
5 3 (0.30%) Freshdesk
5 3 (0.30%) Google
5 3 (0.30%) TOWER Software
6 2 (0.20%) Bloomberg
6 2 (0.20%) NEC
7 1 (0.098%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.098%) Sun