Degree Jobs 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 20 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 4 2
Rank change year-on-year +3 -2 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 951 727 651
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 34.42% 14.77% 25.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 72.99% 66.21% 66.16%
Number of salaries quoted 127 318 171
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,250 £24,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £41,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.21% -12.11% +14.46%
75th Percentile £54,375 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £69,250 £67,725 £65,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% +14.29%

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 1,303 1,098 984
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 47.16% 22.30% 38.77%
Number of salaries quoted 269 522 264
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £68,525 £68,700 £71,055
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the East Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the East Midlands.

Salary trend for Degree in the East Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 20 July 2025.

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 20 July 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
Northamptonshire +10 365 £47,683 +19.21% 50
Leicestershire +2 220 £47,500 +11.76% 53
Derbyshire +2 145 £35,000 -24.32% 63
Nottinghamshire -1 144 £40,000 -3.61% 101
Lincolnshire +29 73 £47,683 +36.24% 39
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 9 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (0.84%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.32%) CMS
4 2 (0.21%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.21%) WordPress
5 1 (0.11%) IIS
Applications
1 68 (7.15%) Chatbot
2 12 (1.26%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.05%) Simulink
4 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.21%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.05%) Shopify
1 10 (1.05%) Teamcenter
2 8 (0.84%) Magento
3 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 21 (2.21%) Azure
2 18 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
3 17 (1.79%) SaaS
4 15 (1.58%) AWS
5 9 (0.95%) Entra ID
5 9 (0.95%) Power Platform
6 8 (0.84%) BigCommerce
7 7 (0.74%) PaaS
8 5 (0.53%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.42%) GCP
9 4 (0.42%) GitHub
10 3 (0.32%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.21%) AWS Lambda
11 2 (0.21%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.21%) FinancialForce
11 2 (0.21%) Serverless
11 2 (0.21%) Slack
11 2 (0.21%) Zapier
12 1 (0.11%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 1 (0.11%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 179 (18.82%) 5G
1 179 (18.82%) Bluetooth
1 179 (18.82%) GSM
1 179 (18.82%) LTE
1 179 (18.82%) UMTS
1 179 (18.82%) Wi-Fi
1 179 (18.82%) Wireless
2 18 (1.89%) VPN
3 14 (1.47%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.16%) Broadband
5 10 (1.05%) Modbus
6 5 (0.53%) Ethernet
6 5 (0.53%) MQTT
6 5 (0.53%) VoIP
7 3 (0.32%) DHCP
7 3 (0.32%) DNS
8 2 (0.21%) CHAP
9 1 (0.11%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.11%) Network Security
9 1 (0.11%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (0.95%) Power BI
1 9 (0.95%) Tableau
2 6 (0.63%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.32%) FileMaker
3 3 (0.32%) MySQL
3 3 (0.32%) Relational Database
4 2 (0.21%) Big Data
4 2 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
5 1 (0.11%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.11%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.11%) Metadata
5 1 (0.11%) Metadata Repository
5 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.11%) RDBMS
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (1.47%) Cucumber
1 14 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
2 13 (1.37%) Robot Framework
3 9 (0.95%) Git
4 2 (0.21%) JIRA
5 1 (0.11%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.11%) FitNesse
5 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.11%) Newman
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 264 (27.76%) Manufacturing
2 216 (22.71%) Electronics
3 201 (21.14%) Retail
4 117 (12.30%) Social Skills
5 75 (7.89%) Analytical Skills
6 50 (5.26%) Telecoms
7 48 (5.05%) Dutch Language
7 48 (5.05%) Finnish Language
7 48 (5.05%) Norwegian Language
8 47 (4.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 45 (4.73%) Documentation Skills
10 44 (4.63%) Presentation Skills
11 43 (4.52%) Legal
12 40 (4.21%) Automotive
13 33 (3.47%) Law
14 21 (2.21%) Finance
15 16 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
16 14 (1.47%) Aerospace
17 12 (1.26%) Catalan Language
18 9 (0.95%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 248 (26.08%) Trainer
2 192 (20.19%) Electronics Engineer
2 192 (20.19%) Test Engineer
3 179 (18.82%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 153 (16.09%) Senior
5 135 (14.20%) Principal Engineer
6 131 (13.77%) Systems Engineer
7 85 (8.94%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 39 (4.10%) Analyst
9 35 (3.68%) Security Engineer
9 35 (3.68%) Senior Systems Engineer
10 34 (3.58%) Principal Security Engineer
11 29 (3.05%) Lead
12 24 (2.52%) Instrumentation Engineer
13 22 (2.31%) Developer
14 21 (2.21%) Product Engineer
15 15 (1.58%) Security Analyst
16 14 (1.47%) Design Engineer
16 14 (1.47%) Junior
17 13 (1.37%) Product Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.52%) HTML
2 9 (0.95%) CSS
3 7 (0.74%) .NET
4 6 (0.63%) Middleware
5 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET
5 4 (0.42%) REST
6 2 (0.21%) jQuery
6 2 (0.21%) Laravel
7 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.11%) ASP.NET Web Forms
7 1 (0.11%) Jest
7 1 (0.11%) Puppeteer
7 1 (0.11%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.11%) React
7 1 (0.11%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 196 (20.61%) Driving Licence
2 180 (18.93%) Robotics
3 13 (1.37%) Linux Command Line
4 12 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.16%) SCADA
6 9 (0.95%) EPoS
6 9 (0.95%) Molecular Biology
7 8 (0.84%) Operational Technology
8 7 (0.74%) Management Information System
9 6 (0.63%) Data Centre
9 6 (0.63%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (0.53%) Biopharmaceutical
10 5 (0.53%) Industry 4.0
10 5 (0.53%) IoT
11 4 (0.42%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.42%) Optoelectronics
12 3 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
13 2 (0.21%) Legacy Systems
13 2 (0.21%) Onboarding
13 2 (0.21%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 37 (3.89%) Windows
2 28 (2.94%) Linux
3 10 (1.05%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.42%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.32%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.21%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.11%) AIX
7 1 (0.11%) OpenVMS
7 1 (0.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 262 (27.55%) Artificial Intelligence
2 257 (27.02%) Problem-Solving
3 247 (25.97%) Mentoring
4 215 (22.61%) Coaching
5 198 (20.82%) Validation
6 197 (20.72%) Machine Learning
7 194 (20.40%) Verification and Validation
8 193 (20.29%) Systems Engineering
9 187 (19.66%) Customer Requirements
10 180 (18.93%) Generative AI
10 180 (18.93%) LLM
10 180 (18.93%) Red Team
11 179 (18.82%) Test Strategy
12 160 (16.82%) Mathematics
13 152 (15.98%) Data Privacy
14 105 (11.04%) Agile
15 97 (10.20%) Physics
16 88 (9.25%) Cybersecurity
17 87 (9.15%) Computer Science
18 68 (7.15%) Conversational UI
Programming Languages
1 62 (6.52%) MATLAB
2 50 (5.26%) Python
3 38 (4.00%) JavaScript
4 33 (3.47%) SQL
5 29 (3.05%) C#
6 18 (1.89%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.79%) Java
7 17 (1.79%) PHP
8 16 (1.68%) C++
9 14 (1.47%) R
9 14 (1.47%) TypeScript
10 13 (1.37%) Bash
10 13 (1.37%) C
11 12 (1.26%) Dart
11 12 (1.26%) Ruby
11 12 (1.26%) Rust
12 8 (0.84%) Delphi
13 1 (0.11%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 301 (31.65%) BPSS Clearance
2 204 (21.45%) HND
3 97 (10.20%) Master's Degree
4 78 (8.20%) PhD
5 45 (4.73%) Numerate Degree
6 40 (4.21%) Computer Science Degree
7 37 (3.89%) CISSP
8 36 (3.79%) CISM
9 34 (3.58%) CESG Certified Professional
10 18 (1.89%) Chartered Engineer
11 13 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
12 12 (1.26%) MCP
12 12 (1.26%) Security Cleared
13 11 (1.16%) MCSA
13 11 (1.16%) MCSE
14 10 (1.05%) DBS Check
15 9 (0.95%) HNC
16 7 (0.74%) CCNA
16 7 (0.74%) CCNP
16 7 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 34 (3.58%) JSP 440
2 34 (3.58%) NIST
2 34 (3.58%) RMADS
3 30 (3.15%) QA
4 24 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 22 (2.31%) IEC 61508
6 14 (1.47%) ARP4754
6 14 (1.47%) DO-254
7 8 (0.84%) Def Stans
8 7 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 12207
10 4 (0.42%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.21%) NEBOSH
12 1 (0.11%) COBIT
12 1 (0.11%) Data Quality
12 1 (0.11%) GDPR
12 1 (0.11%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 12 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.11%) Docker
4 1 (0.11%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 5 (0.53%) Functional Safety
1 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 185 (19.45%) Databricks
2 181 (19.03%) Adobe
2 181 (19.03%) Google
3 68 (7.15%) PayPal
4 44 (4.63%) Siemens
5 27 (2.84%) Microsoft
6 13 (1.37%) EMC
7 10 (1.05%) IBM
8 9 (0.95%) Salesforce
8 9 (0.95%) VMware
9 5 (0.53%) AVEVA
9 5 (0.53%) Meraki
9 5 (0.53%) Rockwell
9 5 (0.53%) Sage
9 5 (0.53%) Veeam
10 4 (0.42%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.32%) Autodesk
11 3 (0.32%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.21%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.21%) Sun