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 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 852 70 32
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 51.98% 14.29% 18.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 56.09% 51.85% 51.61%
Number of salaries quoted 257 12 19
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £45,628 £25,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,564 £34,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +49.46% -43.26% +64.32%
75th Percentile £73,708 £42,563 £60,899
90th Percentile - £45,900 £70,600
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £56,272
% change year-on-year +5.38% -15.59% +27.89%

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 1,519 135 62
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 92.68% 27.55% 35.63%
Number of salaries quoted 695 67 24
10th Percentile £7,000 £26,950 -
25th Percentile £33,924 £35,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,628 £38,734 £60,400
Median % change year-on-year +17.80% -35.87% +54.87%
75th Percentile £60,000 £45,000 £62,237
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 25 June 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 25 June 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 - 110 £51,564 - 1
Barrow-in-Furness +1 108 £53,750 +16.85% 65
Dalton-in-Furness - 106 £51,564 - 1
Ulverston - 105 £51,564 - 1
Kirkby-in-Furness - 103 £53,282 - 1
Millom - 103 £51,564 - 1
Broughton-in-Furness - 101 £51,564 - 1
Whitehaven -2 7 £10,000 -75.00% 3
Windermere - 3 - -
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 (8.45%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 109 (12.79%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (9.98%) Abaqus
3 53 (6.22%) Mathcad
4 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 32 (3.76%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (0.35%) Google Docs
1 3 (0.35%) Google Drive
1 3 (0.35%) Google Sheets
1 3 (0.35%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.12%) AWS
2 1 (0.12%) AWS Lambda
2 1 (0.12%) Azure
2 1 (0.12%) GCP
2 1 (0.12%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.88%) VoIP
2 5 (0.59%) PPP
3 3 (0.35%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 44 (5.16%) LabVIEW
2 43 (5.05%) JIRA
General
1 221 (25.94%) Social Skills
2 134 (15.73%) Analytical Skills
3 104 (12.21%) Automotive
4 80 (9.39%) Telecoms
5 54 (6.34%) Manufacturing
6 32 (3.76%) Agriculture
6 32 (3.76%) Finance
7 27 (3.17%) Aerospace
8 24 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
8 24 (2.82%) Electronics
9 11 (1.29%) Legal
10 8 (0.94%) Aeronautics
11 3 (0.35%) Military
11 3 (0.35%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (0.12%) Games
12 1 (0.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 314 (36.85%) Senior
2 205 (24.06%) Systems Engineer
3 193 (22.65%) Principal Engineer
4 110 (12.91%) Commissioning Manager
5 108 (12.68%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 105 (12.32%) Mechanical Engineer
6 105 (12.32%) Platform Engineer
7 100 (11.74%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 81 (9.51%) Support Engineer
9 77 (9.04%) Software Support Engineer
10 56 (6.57%) Instrumentation Engineer
11 53 (6.22%) Engineering Specialist
11 53 (6.22%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 48 (5.63%) Engineering Manager
13 27 (3.17%) Senior Manager
14 24 (2.82%) Human Factors Engineer
14 24 (2.82%) Lead
15 19 (2.23%) Administrator
16 16 (1.88%) Systems Administrator
16 16 (1.88%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 24 (2.82%) SCADA
2 17 (2.00%) Management Information System
3 3 (0.35%) Learning Management System
4 1 (0.12%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.12%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.12%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.82%) Windows
2 3 (0.35%) Linux
2 3 (0.35%) Windows 10
2 3 (0.35%) Windows Server
2 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
2 3 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
3 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 193 (22.65%) Systems Engineering
2 190 (22.30%) CAD
3 164 (19.25%) Mentoring
4 110 (12.91%) People Management
4 110 (12.91%) Performance Optimisation
5 93 (10.92%) Finite Element Analysis
6 80 (9.39%) Architectural Design
6 80 (9.39%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 78 (9.15%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 77 (9.04%) Continuous Improvement
9 74 (8.69%) Mathematics
10 67 (7.86%) Validation
11 57 (6.69%) Coaching
12 56 (6.57%) Acceptance Criteria
13 49 (5.75%) Change Management
14 48 (5.63%) Requirements Management
15 44 (5.16%) Experiential Learning
15 44 (5.16%) Resource Management
15 44 (5.16%) Workflow
15 44 (5.16%) Workflow Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (0.35%) PowerShell
2 1 (0.12%) Python
2 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 736 (86.38%) BPSS Clearance
2 218 (25.59%) Master's Degree
3 190 (22.30%) Chartered Engineer
4 129 (15.14%) HND
5 110 (12.91%) MBA
6 68 (7.98%) HNC
7 48 (5.63%) Numerate Degree
8 32 (3.76%) ACCA
8 32 (3.76%) CIMA
9 24 (2.82%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 24 (2.82%) Six Sigma Green Belt
10 16 (1.88%) CCAB
11 3 (0.35%) CCNA
11 3 (0.35%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.35%) Network+ Certification
11 3 (0.35%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 1 (0.12%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.12%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (13.73%) IEC 61508
2 78 (9.15%) ISO 9001
3 77 (9.04%) Def Stans
4 44 (5.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 40 (4.69%) DO-254
6 32 (3.76%) Data Quality
7 16 (1.88%) ARP4754
7 16 (1.88%) QA
8 3 (0.35%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 4 (0.47%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
2 3 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
2 3 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (0.35%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 32 (3.76%) SAP
3 16 (1.88%) Siemens
4 3 (0.35%) Adobe
4 3 (0.35%) Cisco
4 3 (0.35%) Freshdesk
4 3 (0.35%) Google
4 3 (0.35%) TOWER Software
4 3 (0.35%) VMware
5 2 (0.23%) Bloomberg
5 2 (0.23%) NEC
6 1 (0.12%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.12%) Sun