Degree Jobs in the East of England

Academic Degree
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England 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 1 5 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,237 858 1,454
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 37.24% 13.37% 29.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 71.67% 53.59% 67.94%
Number of salaries quoted 369 565 285
10th Percentile £32,500 £25,759 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £33,125 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -12.04% +16.13%
75th Percentile £66,219 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £66,340 £73,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,600 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.19% -12.50% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,726 1,601 2,140
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 51.96% 24.96% 42.85%
Number of salaries quoted 609 1,099 590
10th Percentile £28,750 £26,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £41,280 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £66,215 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £69,000 £72,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the East of England

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

Salary histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the East of England 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
Bedfordshire +2 403 £53,000 +18.44% 506
Suffolk +15 222 £66,219 +76.58% 237
Hertfordshire +3 213 £42,085 -15.83% 802
Norfolk +29 190 £47,683 +19.21% 245
Essex +13 106 £45,000 -2.80% 744
Cambridgeshire -2 103 £48,250 -12.27% 679
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 19 (1.54%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.73%) IIS
4 4 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.24%) Apache
6 2 (0.16%) SAS
7 1 (0.081%) Confluence
7 1 (0.081%) OpenEdge
7 1 (0.081%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.081%) WordPress
Applications
1 147 (11.88%) Chatbot
2 86 (6.95%) Microsoft Office
3 45 (3.64%) Microsoft Excel
4 31 (2.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.21%) Simulink
6 8 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.081%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 1 (0.081%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.081%) InDesign
8 1 (0.081%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.081%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.05%) Teamcenter
2 7 (0.57%) Infor M3
3 4 (0.32%) Dynamics GP
4 2 (0.16%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.16%) Primavera
4 2 (0.16%) Shopify
5 1 (0.081%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.081%) iTrent
5 1 (0.081%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 109 (8.81%) Azure
2 60 (4.85%) AWS
3 32 (2.59%) AWS Lambda
3 32 (2.59%) Microsoft 365
3 32 (2.59%) Serverless
4 30 (2.43%) GCP
5 25 (2.02%) Entra ID
6 22 (1.78%) SaaS
7 17 (1.37%) Power Platform
8 10 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
9 9 (0.73%) Amazon SageMaker
10 5 (0.40%) Amazon S3
11 3 (0.24%) dbt
11 3 (0.24%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.16%) Boomi
12 2 (0.16%) GitHub
12 2 (0.16%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 1 (0.081%) IaaS
13 1 (0.081%) OneDrive
13 1 (0.081%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 316 (25.55%) Wi-Fi
2 313 (25.30%) 5G
2 313 (25.30%) Bluetooth
2 313 (25.30%) Wireless
3 312 (25.22%) GSM
3 312 (25.22%) LTE
3 312 (25.22%) UMTS
4 98 (7.92%) Broadband
5 28 (2.26%) TCP/IP
6 18 (1.46%) VPN
7 11 (0.89%) WAN
8 9 (0.73%) Firewall
8 9 (0.73%) VoIP
9 8 (0.65%) LAN
10 7 (0.57%) BGP
10 7 (0.57%) FTP
11 4 (0.32%) DNS
11 4 (0.32%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.24%) DHCP
12 3 (0.24%) EIGRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.91%) SQL Server
2 17 (1.37%) Power BI
3 15 (1.21%) MySQL
4 10 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
5 8 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.49%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.49%) Elasticsearch
6 6 (0.49%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.32%) Redis
8 3 (0.24%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.24%) Big Data
8 3 (0.24%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.24%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.16%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.081%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.081%) GIS
10 1 (0.081%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 15 (1.21%) Cucumber
1 15 (1.21%) Rational DOORS
1 15 (1.21%) Robot Framework
2 9 (0.73%) JIRA
3 7 (0.57%) Git
3 7 (0.57%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 3 (0.24%) Moq
4 3 (0.24%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.16%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.16%) Eclipse RCP
5 2 (0.16%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.16%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.081%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.081%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.081%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.081%) ClearQuest
6 1 (0.081%) GitLab
6 1 (0.081%) Selenium
6 1 (0.081%) Visual Studio
General
1 358 (28.94%) Electronics
2 321 (25.95%) Social Skills
3 154 (12.45%) Analytical Skills
4 146 (11.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 109 (8.81%) Manufacturing
6 94 (7.60%) Finance
7 53 (4.28%) Presentation Skills
8 40 (3.23%) German Language
9 36 (2.91%) Banking
10 31 (2.51%) Aerospace
11 30 (2.43%) Pharmaceutical
12 29 (2.34%) Financial Institution
12 29 (2.34%) French Language
13 26 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
14 18 (1.46%) Local Government
14 18 (1.46%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.37%) Law
15 17 (1.37%) Legal
16 13 (1.05%) Marketing
17 12 (0.97%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 377 (30.48%) Test Engineer
2 319 (25.79%) Electronics Engineer
3 312 (25.22%) Electronics Test Engineer
4 178 (14.39%) Senior
5 138 (11.16%) Trainer
6 107 (8.65%) Systems Engineer
7 79 (6.39%) Developer
8 76 (6.14%) Analyst
9 59 (4.77%) Software Engineer
10 51 (4.12%) Support Engineer
11 48 (3.88%) Electrical Engineer
12 47 (3.80%) Safety Engineer
13 35 (2.83%) Junior
14 31 (2.51%) Engineering Manager
15 29 (2.34%) Account Executive
15 29 (2.34%) Architect
15 29 (2.34%) Credit Analyst
15 29 (2.34%) Research Analyst
16 28 (2.26%) Machine Learning Engineer
17 27 (2.18%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 113 (9.14%) HTML
2 32 (2.59%) .NET
3 23 (1.86%) CSS
4 19 (1.54%) ASP.NET
5 14 (1.13%) jQuery
6 11 (0.89%) PyTorch
6 11 (0.89%) SailPoint
6 11 (0.89%) TensorFlow
7 10 (0.81%) Keras
7 10 (0.81%) NumPy
7 10 (0.81%) scikit-learn
8 9 (0.73%) .NET Framework
9 8 (0.65%) Node.js
9 8 (0.65%) REST
10 7 (0.57%) React
11 5 (0.40%) .NET Core
12 4 (0.32%) AngularJS
12 4 (0.32%) JSON
12 4 (0.32%) Swagger
13 3 (0.24%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 334 (27.00%) Driving Licence
2 40 (3.23%) Management Information System
3 34 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
4 29 (2.34%) Credit Risk
4 29 (2.34%) Fixed Income
5 24 (1.94%) Algorithms
6 22 (1.78%) SCADA
7 21 (1.70%) NHS
8 19 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
9 15 (1.21%) Linux Command Line
10 14 (1.13%) Data Centre
11 11 (0.89%) Product Ownership
11 11 (0.89%) Virtual Team
12 8 (0.65%) Life Science
12 8 (0.65%) Onboarding
13 7 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
13 7 (0.57%) Robotics
13 7 (0.57%) Social Media
13 7 (0.57%) Video\Live Streaming
14 6 (0.49%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 86 (6.95%) Windows
2 32 (2.59%) Linux
3 26 (2.10%) Windows Server 2012
4 10 (0.81%) Mac OS
5 8 (0.65%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.49%) Android
7 5 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.24%) Windows Server
9 2 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.081%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 467 (37.75%) Mentoring
2 382 (30.88%) Coaching
3 341 (27.57%) Validation
4 319 (25.79%) Verification and Validation
5 314 (25.38%) Test Strategy
6 313 (25.30%) Customer Requirements
7 228 (18.43%) Problem-Solving
8 208 (16.81%) Computer Science
9 177 (14.31%) Artificial Intelligence
10 148 (11.96%) Conversational UI
11 129 (10.43%) Agile
12 123 (9.94%) Systems Engineering
13 105 (8.49%) Code Quality
14 93 (7.52%) Software Engineering
15 82 (6.63%) Customer Service
15 82 (6.63%) Project Management
16 81 (6.55%) Mathematics
17 72 (5.82%) Business Enablement
18 71 (5.74%) UML
19 70 (5.66%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 236 (19.08%) Python
2 172 (13.90%) SQL
3 154 (12.45%) JavaScript
4 153 (12.37%) C#
5 132 (10.67%) C++
6 65 (5.25%) MATLAB
7 42 (3.40%) PowerShell
8 41 (3.31%) Java
9 31 (2.51%) TypeScript
10 26 (2.10%) Bash
11 16 (1.29%) C
11 16 (1.29%) PHP
12 10 (0.81%) Rust
13 8 (0.65%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.49%) Ada
15 4 (0.32%) Ada 95
16 3 (0.24%) SystemVerilog
17 2 (0.16%) Go
17 2 (0.16%) R
17 2 (0.16%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 337 (27.24%) HND
2 138 (11.16%) BPSS Clearance
3 128 (10.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 104 (8.41%) Master's Degree
5 67 (5.42%) PhD
6 33 (2.67%) DBS Check
7 29 (2.34%) CFA
7 29 (2.34%) Chartered Engineer
8 23 (1.86%) HNC
9 22 (1.78%) Security Cleared
10 20 (1.62%) PMI Certification
10 20 (1.62%) PMP
11 17 (1.37%) CBAP
11 17 (1.37%) SC Cleared
12 10 (0.81%) CISSP
13 8 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 6 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
15 4 (0.32%) CISM
15 4 (0.32%) CREST Certified
15 4 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (5.74%) QA
2 38 (3.07%) IEC 61508
3 24 (1.94%) Def Stans
4 14 (1.13%) ARP4754
4 14 (1.13%) DO-254
5 9 (0.73%) GxP
6 8 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
6 8 (0.65%) GDPR
7 7 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.57%) SLA
8 5 (0.40%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.40%) PMO
9 4 (0.32%) NCSC
9 4 (0.32%) NIST
10 3 (0.24%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 3 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.24%) GMP
10 3 (0.24%) Good Clinical Practice
10 3 (0.24%) ISO 13485
11 2 (0.16%) IEC 62304
System Software
1 62 (5.01%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.40%) Docker
3 4 (0.32%) Firmware
4 1 (0.081%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.081%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.081%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.081%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 11 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (0.40%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (0.40%) SmoothWall
3 4 (0.32%) FortiGate
3 4 (0.32%) Nessus
4 3 (0.24%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.24%) Terraform
5 1 (0.081%) SCCM
Vendors
1 155 (12.53%) Microsoft
2 147 (11.88%) PayPal
3 62 (5.01%) YouTube
4 29 (2.34%) Bloomberg
5 26 (2.10%) Sun
6 17 (1.37%) Cisco
7 13 (1.05%) IBM
7 13 (1.05%) Salesforce
8 11 (0.89%) Okta
9 10 (0.81%) EMC
9 10 (0.81%) Fortinet
10 9 (0.73%) SAP
10 9 (0.73%) ServiceNow
11 8 (0.65%) Oracle
12 7 (0.57%) Google
12 7 (0.57%) Infor
13 5 (0.40%) Autodesk
13 5 (0.40%) Meraki
13 5 (0.40%) NEC
14 4 (0.32%) Apple