Degree Job Trends in the Highlands

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 18 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 5 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Permanent jobs citing Degree 26 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 30.23% 10.00% -
As % of the Qualifications category 89.66% 30.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 - -
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.00% - +3.09%

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 29 13 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 33.72% 32.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £40,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -23.46% - -
Scotland median annual salary £33,250 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.67% - +5.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Degree

Degree
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 18 November 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 +4 17 - - 2
Alness - 5 - -
Degree
Scotland

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands 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:

Applications
1 17 (65.38%) Chatbot
2 3 (11.54%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (11.54%) Navisworks
2 3 (11.54%) Revit
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.54%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.85%) TCP/IP
General
1 6 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 3 (11.54%) Back Office
3 2 (7.69%) Law
3 2 (7.69%) Legal
4 1 (3.85%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (65.38%) Trainer
2 10 (38.46%) Content Editor
3 3 (11.54%) Coordinator
3 3 (11.54%) Customer Support Specialist
3 3 (11.54%) Desktop Engineer
3 3 (11.54%) Desktop Support
3 3 (11.54%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 3 (11.54%) Support Engineer
3 3 (11.54%) Support Specialist
4 1 (3.85%) IT Support
4 1 (3.85%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (15.38%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.85%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Windows
1 3 (11.54%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (65.38%) AI
1 17 (65.38%) Conversational UI
2 10 (38.46%) Content Writing
3 4 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 4 (15.38%) Mathematics
3 4 (15.38%) Statistics
4 3 (11.54%) Analytics
4 3 (11.54%) Building Information Modelling
4 3 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (11.54%) Customer Acquisition
4 3 (11.54%) Customer Experience
4 3 (11.54%) Customer Service
4 3 (11.54%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (11.54%) ITIL
4 3 (11.54%) Model Validation
4 3 (11.54%) Patch Management
4 3 (11.54%) Servant Leadership
4 3 (11.54%) Software Deployment
4 3 (11.54%) Ticket Management
5 2 (7.69%) Emotional Intelligence
Qualifications
1 6 (23.08%) Master's Degree
2 4 (15.38%) PhD
3 3 (11.54%) CTC Cleared
3 3 (11.54%) HNC
3 3 (11.54%) HND
3 3 (11.54%) SC Cleared
3 3 (11.54%) Security Cleared
4 1 (3.85%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.54%) ISO 19650
1 3 (11.54%) SLA
Vendors
1 17 (65.38%) PayPal
2 3 (11.54%) Autodesk
2 3 (11.54%) Cisco
3 1 (3.85%) Microsoft