Degree Jobs in Durham

Academic Degree
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Durham with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 15 1
Rank change year-on-year +7 -14 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 72 43 108
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 23.15% 9.56% 34.84%
As % of the Qualifications category 88.89% 43.88% 93.10%
Number of salaries quoted 4 35 30
10th Percentile £32,975 £25,500 £35,925
25th Percentile £42,313 £35,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £57,538
90th Percentile £66,500 £63,750 £62,185
North East median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £47,672
% change year-on-year +14.58% +0.69% +19.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 81 98 116
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 26.05% 21.78% 37.42%
Number of salaries quoted 13 56 32
10th Percentile £38,500 £27,500 -
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +26.15% +37.50% -
75th Percentile £74,258 £62,500 £54,575
90th Percentile £78,852 £75,000 £61,250
North East median annual salary £56,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +32.94% -10.53% +18.75%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Durham

Degree
Salary Trend in Durham

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

Salary trend for Degree in Durham

Degree
Salary Histogram in Durham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Durham over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Durham

Degree
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Durham region over the 6 months to 30 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
Darlington +5 14 £50,000 -20.00% 2
Hartlepool +5 14 - - 2
Billingham +1 11 £28,500 - 2
Bishop Auckland - 10 - -
Stockton-on-Tees +16 9 £60,000 +2.13% 4
Degree
North East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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:

Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 16 (22.22%) Azure
2 13 (18.06%) Entra ID
3 3 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.17%) LAN
1 3 (4.17%) Network Security
1 3 (4.17%) VLAN
1 3 (4.17%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.39%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 1 (1.39%) Git
General
1 52 (72.22%) Finance
1 52 (72.22%) Social Skills
2 51 (70.83%) Analytical Skills
2 51 (70.83%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 52 (72.22%) Product Manager
2 51 (70.83%) Development Manager
2 51 (70.83%) Product Development Manager
3 13 (18.06%) Identity Management Specialist
3 13 (18.06%) Technology Specialist
4 3 (4.17%) Network Engineer
5 2 (2.78%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 2 (2.78%) Security Manager
6 1 (1.39%) Developer
6 1 (1.39%) Digital Product Manager
6 1 (1.39%) Instructor
6 1 (1.39%) Trainer
6 1 (1.39%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.17%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.39%) CSS
2 1 (1.39%) CSS3
2 1 (1.39%) HTML
2 1 (1.39%) HTML5
2 1 (1.39%) RESTful
2 1 (1.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 51 (70.83%) FMCG
2 13 (18.06%) NHS
3 1 (1.39%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (72.22%) Product Strategy
2 51 (70.83%) Commercialisation
2 51 (70.83%) Competitor Analysis
2 51 (70.83%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (70.83%) Project Management
3 13 (18.06%) Identity Management
3 13 (18.06%) ITIL
4 5 (6.94%) Energy Management
4 5 (6.94%) Operations Management
5 2 (2.78%) CAFM
5 2 (2.78%) Computer Science
5 2 (2.78%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (2.78%) Data Privacy
5 2 (2.78%) Data Protection
5 2 (2.78%) Information Security
5 2 (2.78%) ISMS
5 2 (2.78%) Offensive Security
5 2 (2.78%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (2.78%) Risk Management
6 1 (1.39%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.39%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.39%) PHP
Qualifications
1 13 (18.06%) DBS Check
2 3 (4.17%) CCNA
2 3 (4.17%) CCNP
2 3 (4.17%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (2.78%) CISA
3 2 (2.78%) CISM
3 2 (2.78%) CISSP
4 1 (1.39%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (1.39%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.39%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (70.83%) QA
2 2 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (2.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 2 (2.78%) GDPR
2 2 (2.78%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
2 2 (2.78%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (18.06%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 16 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.17%) CheckPoint
2 3 (4.17%) Cisco
2 3 (4.17%) Meraki
3 1 (1.39%) PayPal