Degree Job Trends in Kilmarnock

Academic Degree
East Ayrshire > Kilmarnock

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kilmarnock with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs citing Degree 7 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Kilmarnock 35.00% 35.71% -
As % of the Qualifications category 50.00% 55.56% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £55,110 £41,219 -
25th Percentile £75,900 £46,687 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,700 £58,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +47.76% - -
75th Percentile - £59,133 -
90th Percentile - £59,812 -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £85,700 £58,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +47.76% +132.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kilmarnock

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 Kilmarnock.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14 9 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kilmarnock 70.00% 64.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 0
10th Percentile £58,575 £41,219 -
25th Percentile £75,900 £46,687 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,800 £58,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +39.31% - -
75th Percentile £85,700 £59,133 -
90th Percentile - £59,812 -
East Ayrshire median annual salary £80,800 £58,000 £25,000
% change year-on-year +39.31% +132.00% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kilmarnock

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Kilmarnock

Degree
Salary Trend in Kilmarnock

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kilmarnock citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kilmarnock citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Kilmarnock

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Kilmarnock over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Kilmarnock

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kilmarnock 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 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
1 1 (14.29%) Rational DOORS
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Back Office
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Architect
1 3 (42.86%) Software Architect
2 1 (14.29%) Accountant
2 1 (14.29%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support
2 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Management Accountant
2 1 (14.29%) Requirements Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Security Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Site Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (42.86%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Waterfall
3 3 (42.86%) Computer Science
3 3 (42.86%) Configuration Management
3 3 (42.86%) Design Patterns
3 3 (42.86%) DevOps
3 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 3 (42.86%) Open Source
3 3 (42.86%) SDLC
3 3 (42.86%) UML
4 1 (14.29%) Analytics
4 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Acquisition
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
4 1 (14.29%) Software Deployment
4 1 (14.29%) Systems Engineering
4 1 (14.29%) Systems Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (42.86%) Chartered Engineer
2 3 (42.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (14.29%) ACCA
3 1 (14.29%) CESG Certified Professional
3 1 (14.29%) CIMA
3 1 (14.29%) CISM
3 1 (14.29%) CISSP
3 1 (14.29%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
3 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (14.29%) NIST
2 1 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Cisco
1 1 (14.29%) IBM
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Xero