Degree Job Trends in Huddersfield

Academic Degree
West Yorkshire > Huddersfield

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Huddersfield with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 6 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +16
Permanent jobs citing Degree 17 6 20
As % of all permanent jobs in Huddersfield 12.78% 18.75% 21.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 89.47% 54.55% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 20
10th Percentile - - £22,000
25th Percentile £41,250 - £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 - £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -47.37%
75th Percentile £59,188 - £56,250
90th Percentile £67,175 - £58,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £52,445 £28,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +84.02% -40.00% -9.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Huddersfield

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 Huddersfield.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19 11 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Huddersfield 14.29% 34.38% 21.05%
Number of salaries quoted 6 2 20
10th Percentile £32,625 £33,250 £22,000
25th Percentile £38,063 £36,250 £25,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £32,000
Median % change year-on-year - +32.81% -20.00%
75th Percentile £52,000 £48,750 £56,250
90th Percentile £63,625 £51,750 £58,750
West Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 £42,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +30.95% -17.65% -11.78%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Huddersfield

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Huddersfield

Degree
Salary Trend in Huddersfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Huddersfield citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Huddersfield citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Huddersfield

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Huddersfield over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Huddersfield

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Huddersfield 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (58.82%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 10 (58.82%) Internet
Development Applications
1 3 (17.65%) JIRA
General
1 15 (88.24%) Social Skills
2 10 (58.82%) Banking
2 10 (58.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
4 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (5.88%) Electronics
5 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Lecturer
2 3 (17.65%) Developer
2 3 (17.65%) JIRA Developer
3 2 (11.76%) Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Business Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) Business IT Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) IT Analyst
3 2 (11.76%) IT Business Analyst
4 1 (5.88%) Business Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Business Systems Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Lead
4 1 (5.88%) Lead Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Software Engineer
4 1 (5.88%) Systems Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (58.82%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (58.82%) AI
1 10 (58.82%) Cybersecurity
1 10 (58.82%) Machine Learning
1 10 (58.82%) User Experience
1 10 (58.82%) Web Development
2 4 (23.53%) Computer Science
2 4 (23.53%) ITIL
2 4 (23.53%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (17.65%) Asset Management
3 3 (17.65%) Change Management
3 3 (17.65%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (17.65%) Incident Management
3 3 (17.65%) ITSM
3 3 (17.65%) Service Management
4 2 (11.76%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (11.76%) Requirements Engineering
4 2 (11.76%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (11.76%) Validation
5 1 (5.88%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
1 3 (17.65%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.88%) C
2 1 (5.88%) C#
2 1 (5.88%) C++
2 1 (5.88%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 10 (58.82%) Master's Degree
1 10 (58.82%) PhD
1 10 (58.82%) Postgraduate
2 3 (17.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 1 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (5.88%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Atlassian