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 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -2 0 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 745 977 2,273
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 14.31% 26.87% 31.39%
As % of the Qualifications category 59.74% 63.81% 75.07%
Number of salaries quoted 386 238 489
10th Percentile £27,000 £24,350 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,375 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -4.55%

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 1,247 1,531 3,028
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 23.95% 42.11% 41.82%
Number of salaries quoted 731 528 928
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,639 £38,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,900 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.09% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £85,000 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +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 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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
Hertfordshire +1 317 £50,000 -16.67% 93
Cambridgeshire 0 238 £55,000 - 84
Essex -8 66 £47,500 -9.52% 65
Bedfordshire -1 64 £49,020 -18.30% 29
Norfolk -23 38 £42,500 +11.84% 22
Suffolk -21 23 £45,000 +18.42% 25
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 12 (1.61%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (1.34%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.67%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.54%) Apache
5 3 (0.40%) IIS
6 2 (0.27%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) CMS
7 1 (0.13%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.13%) SAS
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 56 (7.52%) Microsoft Office
2 52 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (2.82%) Simulink
5 19 (2.55%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (1.21%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 9 (1.21%) Photoshop
7 8 (1.07%) Adobe Illustrator
7 8 (1.07%) AutoCAD
8 7 (0.94%) InDesign
8 7 (0.94%) Revit
9 6 (0.81%) MS Visio
10 5 (0.67%) Stateflow
11 2 (0.27%) CANalyzer
11 2 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
12 1 (0.13%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.13%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.13%) Camtasia
12 1 (0.13%) EPLAN
12 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.07%) Salesforce CRM
1 8 (1.07%) SAP ERP
2 6 (0.81%) SAP SD
3 4 (0.54%) CA PPM
3 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.40%) iTrent
4 3 (0.40%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
4 3 (0.40%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.13%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.13%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.13%) Infor LN
6 1 (0.13%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 63 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
2 51 (6.85%) Azure
3 37 (4.97%) AWS
4 26 (3.49%) Power Platform
5 23 (3.09%) SaaS
6 15 (2.01%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.48%) Serverless
8 8 (1.07%) GCP
9 7 (0.94%) GitHub
10 4 (0.54%) AWS CloudFormation
10 4 (0.54%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (0.54%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.40%) Amazon EKS
11 3 (0.40%) AWS Lambda
11 3 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.40%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.40%) Google Sheets
11 3 (0.40%) OCI
12 2 (0.27%) AWS CodePipeline
12 2 (0.27%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.22%) LAN
1 24 (3.22%) WAN
2 22 (2.95%) Wireless
3 18 (2.42%) Firewall
4 17 (2.28%) Internet
4 17 (2.28%) TCP/IP
5 14 (1.88%) 5G
5 14 (1.88%) Broadband
6 9 (1.21%) DNS
7 8 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (0.94%) DHCP
8 7 (0.94%) Intranet
8 7 (0.94%) VPN
9 6 (0.81%) Ethernet
9 6 (0.81%) LTE
10 5 (0.67%) TETRA
11 3 (0.40%) Bluetooth
11 3 (0.40%) Network Security
12 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.27%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.49%) Power BI
2 23 (3.09%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.68%) GIS
4 19 (2.55%) PostgreSQL
5 11 (1.48%) Relational Database
6 9 (1.21%) Geospatial Data
6 9 (1.21%) Spatial Data
7 8 (1.07%) Data Warehouse
7 8 (1.07%) MySQL
8 7 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 5 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
10 5 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (0.67%) Redis
11 4 (0.54%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.54%) OLAP Cube
11 4 (0.54%) QlikView
11 4 (0.54%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.54%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 22 (2.95%) Git
2 13 (1.74%) JIRA
3 8 (1.07%) NUnit
4 7 (0.94%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.94%) Moq
5 6 (0.81%) GitLab
6 5 (0.67%) LabVIEW
7 4 (0.54%) Appium
8 3 (0.40%) UI Automator
9 2 (0.27%) CANoe
9 2 (0.27%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.27%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.27%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.27%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.27%) Selenium
10 1 (0.13%) ClearCase
10 1 (0.13%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.13%) TestDirector
10 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 376 (50.47%) Social Skills
2 145 (19.46%) Analytical Skills
3 85 (11.41%) Finance
4 73 (9.80%) Electronics
5 48 (6.44%) Presentation Skills
6 46 (6.17%) Marketing
7 45 (6.04%) Automotive
8 40 (5.37%) Manufacturing
9 38 (5.10%) Aerospace
10 33 (4.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 30 (4.03%) Organisational Skills
12 22 (2.95%) Telecoms
13 19 (2.55%) Retail
14 18 (2.42%) Legal
15 17 (2.28%) Local Government
16 13 (1.74%) Influencing Skills
17 12 (1.61%) Law
17 12 (1.61%) Pharmaceutical
18 10 (1.34%) Public Sector
19 8 (1.07%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 153 (20.54%) Project Manager
2 81 (10.87%) Analyst
3 69 (9.26%) Senior
4 53 (7.11%) Systems Engineer
5 50 (6.71%) Developer
6 44 (5.91%) Software Engineer
7 41 (5.50%) Lead
8 32 (4.30%) Hardware Engineer
9 23 (3.09%) IT Manager
10 21 (2.82%) Principal Engineer
10 21 (2.82%) Service Analyst
10 21 (2.82%) Service Desk Analyst
11 19 (2.55%) Principal Systems Engineer
12 17 (2.28%) Coordinator
12 17 (2.28%) IT Support
12 17 (2.28%) Support Analyst
13 16 (2.15%) Business Manager
13 16 (2.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 15 (2.01%) RF Engineer
14 15 (2.01%) Senior RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (4.30%) .NET
1 32 (4.30%) CSS
1 32 (4.30%) HTML
2 17 (2.28%) React
3 15 (2.01%) .NET Core
3 15 (2.01%) JSON
4 13 (1.74%) RESTful
5 11 (1.48%) AngularJS
5 11 (1.48%) Web Services
6 10 (1.34%) .NET Framework
6 10 (1.34%) ASP.NET
6 10 (1.34%) jQuery
7 9 (1.21%) REST
8 8 (1.07%) ASP.NET Web API
8 8 (1.07%) Middleware
8 8 (1.07%) PyQt
8 8 (1.07%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 7 (0.94%) LINQ to SQL
9 7 (0.94%) NumPy
9 7 (0.94%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 61 (8.19%) Driving Licence
2 38 (5.10%) Algorithms
3 35 (4.70%) Self-Motivation
4 33 (4.43%) Management Information System
5 27 (3.62%) IoT
6 23 (3.09%) Product Ownership
7 17 (2.28%) FPGA
7 17 (2.28%) Onboarding
8 16 (2.15%) Verilog
8 16 (2.15%) VHDL
9 12 (1.61%) Robotics
10 10 (1.34%) Embedded Systems
11 9 (1.21%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.21%) Graphic Design
11 9 (1.21%) Mobile App
12 8 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
12 8 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 7 (0.94%) Housing Association
13 7 (0.94%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 83 (11.14%) Windows
2 42 (5.64%) Linux
3 26 (3.49%) Android
4 22 (2.95%) Windows Server
5 13 (1.74%) Windows 10
6 12 (1.61%) Mac OS
7 10 (1.34%) Windows Server 2016
7 10 (1.34%) Windows Server 2019
8 8 (1.07%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.81%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (0.54%) Windows 2000
10 4 (0.54%) Windows NT
10 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2008
10 4 (0.54%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.54%) Windows XP
11 3 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.40%) Unix
12 2 (0.27%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.13%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (26.17%) Problem-Solving
2 186 (24.97%) Project Management
3 166 (22.28%) Computer Science
4 120 (16.11%) Budgeting
5 87 (11.68%) Agile
6 83 (11.14%) Software Engineering
7 74 (9.93%) Customer Service
8 51 (6.85%) Data Analysis
9 49 (6.58%) Mathematics
10 44 (5.91%) Change Management
11 42 (5.64%) Mentoring
12 41 (5.50%) ITIL
13 40 (5.37%) Continuous Improvement
13 40 (5.37%) Decision-Making
14 39 (5.23%) Roadmaps
14 39 (5.23%) Systems Engineering
15 37 (4.97%) Project Delivery
15 37 (4.97%) Time Management
16 35 (4.70%) DevOps
17 34 (4.56%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 99 (13.29%) Python
2 54 (7.25%) C#
3 50 (6.71%) SQL
4 45 (6.04%) JavaScript
5 37 (4.97%) C
6 36 (4.83%) MATLAB
7 33 (4.43%) C++
8 17 (2.28%) PHP
8 17 (2.28%) PowerShell
9 16 (2.15%) Bash
10 15 (2.01%) Java
11 12 (1.61%) TypeScript
12 10 (1.34%) Rust
13 6 (0.81%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.67%) Embedded C
14 5 (0.67%) R
15 4 (0.54%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.54%) SPARQL
16 3 (0.40%) Cython
16 3 (0.40%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 137 (18.39%) HNC
2 101 (13.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 78 (10.47%) Master's Degree
4 34 (4.56%) Security Cleared
5 25 (3.36%) PhD
6 22 (2.95%) HND
7 19 (2.55%) Chartered Engineer
8 15 (2.01%) MBA
9 13 (1.74%) PMI Certification
9 13 (1.74%) PMP
10 9 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.94%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (0.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 6 (0.81%) SC Cleared
13 5 (0.67%) MCSA
14 4 (0.54%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.40%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 140 (18.79%) QA
2 10 (1.34%) Data Quality
2 10 (1.34%) GDPR
3 7 (0.94%) Accessibility
4 6 (0.81%) AUTOSAR
4 6 (0.81%) ISO 26262
4 6 (0.81%) ISO 9001
4 6 (0.81%) NEBOSH
5 5 (0.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.67%) NIST
5 5 (0.67%) PMO
6 4 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.40%) GxP
7 3 (0.40%) SLA
8 2 (0.27%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 2 (0.27%) MISRA
8 2 (0.27%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 51 (6.85%) Active Directory
2 19 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.42%) Docker
4 10 (1.34%) Firmware
5 6 (0.81%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.27%) KVM
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft App-V
7 2 (0.27%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.27%) vSphere
8 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.13%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 14 (1.88%) Terraform
2 10 (1.34%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.07%) Ansible
4 6 (0.81%) Progress Chef
4 6 (0.81%) Puppet
4 6 (0.81%) SCCM
5 4 (0.54%) SCOM
5 4 (0.54%) WSUS
6 3 (0.40%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.27%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.13%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.13%) Iperf
8 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.13%) Nessus
8 1 (0.13%) Nmap
Vendors
1 127 (17.05%) Microsoft
2 115 (15.44%) NEC
3 31 (4.16%) SAP
4 21 (2.82%) EMC
5 20 (2.68%) Computacenter
5 20 (2.68%) VMware
6 13 (1.74%) Apple
6 13 (1.74%) Google
7 12 (1.61%) Virgin Media
8 11 (1.48%) Oracle
9 9 (1.21%) Salesforce
10 8 (1.07%) Adobe
11 6 (0.81%) Cognos
12 5 (0.67%) BT
12 5 (0.67%) ESRI
13 4 (0.54%) ANSYS
13 4 (0.54%) CA Agile Central
13 4 (0.54%) Draytek
13 4 (0.54%) IBM
13 4 (0.54%) Xilinx