Academic Degree
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Highlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 1 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Degree | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 35.71% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 55.56% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -10.00% | +8.70% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Highlands
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 Highlands.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 64.29% | 4.26% | 12.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £49,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £50,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £54,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £42,500 | £58,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60,600 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £48,500 | £50,939 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.40% | -4.79% | +7.24% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
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Salary Trend in the Highlands
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the Highlands.
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Job Locations in the Highlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness | - | 5 | - | - | 5 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Highlands 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:
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