Degree Job Trends in the East Midlands

Academic Degree
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East Midlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 8
Rank change year-on-year -1 +7 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 375 557 231
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 14.82% 25.14% 12.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.34% 69.02% 59.23%
Number of salaries quoted 98 123 130
10th Percentile £30,000 - £26,250
25th Percentile £36,563 £32,500 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,390 £42,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,250 £68,750
England median annual salary £52,500 £59,908 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.37% -0.15% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 654 807 390
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 25.84% 36.42% 20.71%
Number of salaries quoted 228 211 251
10th Percentile £28,750 £24,649 £26,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £56,563 £61,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in the East Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Derbyshire +9 177 £54,750 -4.78% 61
Leicestershire -5 73 £38,000 -25.85% 53
Nottinghamshire -8 61 £40,000 +14.29% 55
Northamptonshire -9 39 £55,000 -5.17% 50
Lincolnshire -15 24 £55,000 -8.33% 43
Degree
England

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 8 (2.13%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.27%) CMS
3 1 (0.27%) IIS
Applications
1 66 (17.60%) Chatbot
2 27 (7.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.33%) MS Visio
6 4 (1.07%) AutoCAD
7 3 (0.80%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 2 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.27%) Abaqus
9 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.27%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 3 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.80%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.27%) Cognos Controller
2 1 (0.27%) HFM
2 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.27%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 142 (37.87%) Cloud Computing
2 22 (5.87%) Power Platform
3 21 (5.60%) AWS
4 20 (5.33%) Azure
4 20 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (2.13%) Amazon S3
5 8 (2.13%) AWS Lambda
5 8 (2.13%) Serverless
6 6 (1.60%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (1.60%) Entra ID
7 5 (1.33%) OneDrive
8 2 (0.53%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (0.53%) GitHub
8 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.27%) Figma
9 1 (0.27%) OCI
9 1 (0.27%) Sage Pay
9 1 (0.27%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 148 (39.47%) Internet
2 9 (2.40%) DHCP
2 9 (2.40%) DNS
2 9 (2.40%) VPN
3 7 (1.87%) Network Security
4 3 (0.80%) Firewall
4 3 (0.80%) WAN
5 2 (0.53%) LAN
6 1 (0.27%) Broadband
6 1 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.27%) Profibus
6 1 (0.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.60%) Power BI
2 8 (2.13%) Amazon Redshift
2 8 (2.13%) Tableau
3 4 (1.07%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.53%) MariaDB
4 2 (0.53%) Metadata
4 2 (0.53%) MySQL
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 8 (2.13%) Rational DOORS
2 7 (1.87%) Burp Suite
2 7 (1.87%) Metasploit
3 6 (1.60%) JIRA
4 2 (0.53%) GitLab
General
1 200 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 146 (38.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 142 (37.87%) Banking
4 66 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (12.27%) Retail
6 41 (10.93%) Finance
7 22 (5.87%) Manufacturing
8 16 (4.27%) Marketing
9 10 (2.67%) Public Sector
10 8 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.13%) Electronics
11 7 (1.87%) Legal
11 7 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.33%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Law
13 3 (0.80%) Local Government
14 2 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.53%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.27%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 114 (30.40%) Lecturer
2 66 (17.60%) Trainer
3 31 (8.27%) Analyst
4 25 (6.67%) Lead
5 23 (6.13%) Senior
6 20 (5.33%) Developer
7 16 (4.27%) Content Editor
8 14 (3.73%) Research Scientist
9 13 (3.47%) IT Support
10 12 (3.20%) IT Engineer
11 11 (2.93%) Data Analyst
11 11 (2.93%) Support Engineer
12 9 (2.40%) QA Manager
12 9 (2.40%) Quality Manager
13 8 (2.13%) Customer Analyst
13 8 (2.13%) Digital Analyst
13 8 (2.13%) Digital Analytics Analyst
13 8 (2.13%) Full-Stack Developer
13 8 (2.13%) Systems Engineer
14 7 (1.87%) Principal Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.00%) CSS
2 11 (2.93%) HTML
3 8 (2.13%) Node.js
3 8 (2.13%) React
4 7 (1.87%) Middleware
5 3 (0.80%) .NET
5 3 (0.80%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.80%) ASP.NET MVC
6 2 (0.53%) .NET Core
6 2 (0.53%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.53%) CSS3
6 2 (0.53%) HTML5
6 2 (0.53%) PySpark
6 2 (0.53%) REST
7 1 (0.27%) ASP.NET Web Forms
Miscellaneous
1 142 (37.87%) IoT
2 27 (7.20%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.80%) Analytical Mindset
4 17 (4.53%) FMCG
5 14 (3.73%) Molecular Biology
6 10 (2.67%) Driving Licence
6 10 (2.67%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.13%) Onboarding
7 8 (2.13%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.87%) Insider Threat
9 6 (1.60%) iPad
9 6 (1.60%) PMI
10 5 (1.33%) Cyber Security Posture
11 4 (1.07%) Data Structures
12 3 (0.80%) Enterprise Software
12 3 (0.80%) Mobile App
13 2 (0.53%) Credit Risk
13 2 (0.53%) Data Protection Act
13 2 (0.53%) Operational Technology
14 1 (0.27%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 18 (4.80%) Windows
2 8 (2.13%) Linux
3 6 (1.60%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.60%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.07%) Android
5 3 (0.80%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.80%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 208 (55.47%) AI
2 158 (42.13%) Cybersecurity
3 145 (38.67%) Web Development
4 143 (38.13%) Machine Learning
5 142 (37.87%) User Experience
6 80 (21.33%) Problem-Solving
7 66 (17.60%) Conversational UI
8 51 (13.60%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (11.73%) Decision-Making
10 39 (10.40%) Business Intelligence
11 37 (9.87%) Computer Science
12 33 (8.80%) Analytics
12 33 (8.80%) Project Management
13 29 (7.73%) CRM
14 27 (7.20%) Change Management
14 27 (7.20%) Data Management
15 26 (6.93%) ERP
16 23 (6.13%) Agile
16 23 (6.13%) Customer Service
17 21 (5.60%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 35 (9.33%) SQL
2 30 (8.00%) Python
3 11 (2.93%) JavaScript
4 4 (1.07%) C#
4 4 (1.07%) VBA
5 3 (0.80%) C
5 3 (0.80%) PHP
6 2 (0.53%) Java
6 2 (0.53%) Perl
6 2 (0.53%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.27%) C++
7 1 (0.27%) Ladder Logic
7 1 (0.27%) R
7 1 (0.27%) VB
Qualifications
1 191 (50.93%) Master's Degree
2 178 (47.47%) PhD
3 142 (37.87%) Postgraduate
4 23 (6.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 21 (5.60%) BPSS Clearance
6 20 (5.33%) Microsoft Certification
7 19 (5.07%) Security Cleared
8 15 (4.00%) SC Cleared
9 13 (3.47%) Cisco Certification
9 13 (3.47%) MCP
9 13 (3.47%) Numerate Degree
9 13 (3.47%) PMI Certification
10 12 (3.20%) CISSP
11 11 (2.93%) MCSE
12 10 (2.67%) CompTIA Security+
12 10 (2.67%) DBS Check
13 9 (2.40%) CCNA
13 9 (2.40%) CISMP
14 8 (2.13%) HND
15 7 (1.87%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.53%) GDPR
2 13 (3.47%) QA
3 9 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 15288
4 7 (1.87%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 6 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.07%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.07%) IEC 61131
7 3 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.80%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.80%) NIST
8 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.53%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.53%) PMO
9 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.27%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 21 (5.60%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.40%) Hyper-V
2 9 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.87%) Nmap
2 6 (1.60%) WSUS
3 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 66 (17.60%) PayPal
2 35 (9.33%) Microsoft
3 26 (6.93%) Salesforce
4 24 (6.40%) SAP
5 12 (3.20%) Cisco
6 10 (2.67%) Oracle
7 9 (2.40%) VMware
8 7 (1.87%) Apple
9 5 (1.33%) Progress
10 4 (1.07%) IBM
10 4 (1.07%) Siemens
11 3 (0.80%) Allen-Bradley
11 3 (0.80%) HP
11 3 (0.80%) QAD
12 2 (0.53%) Databricks
12 2 (0.53%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.53%) Toshiba
13 1 (0.27%) Adobe
13 1 (0.27%) EMC
13 1 (0.27%) NEC