Degree Job Trends in Kingston Upon Thames

Academic Degree
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kingston Upon Thames with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 4 1
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +5
Permanent jobs citing Degree 44 34 30
As % of all permanent jobs in Kingston Upon Thames 32.84% 28.57% 32.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 86.27% 65.38% 63.83%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 24
10th Percentile £36,200 £43,875 £41,250
25th Percentile £38,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £60,500 £61,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.58% -2.02% +90.00%
75th Percentile £61,500 £66,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,600 - £77,500
South London median annual salary £36,500 £46,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year -21.51% -17.33% +69.17%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 52 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 38.06% 43.70% 50.54%
Number of salaries quoted 9 17 41
10th Percentile - £25,500 £41,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £41,250 £47,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £52,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% -13.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £58,000 £66,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,250 £67,500 £75,000
South London median annual salary £36,500 £58,750 £61,000
% change year-on-year -37.87% -3.69% +23.23%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Degree
Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Kingston Upon Thames

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Kingston Upon Thames over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Kingston Upon Thames

Degree
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 11 January 2026. 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
New Malden -2 9 £35,000 -42.15% 1
Chessington - 9 £42,000 -
Surbiton - 7 - -
Degree
South London

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 27 (61.36%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.27%) H2O.ai
2 1 (2.27%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 27 (61.36%) Internet
2 1 (2.27%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.27%) Modbus
2 1 (2.27%) Profibus
2 1 (2.27%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.27%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
General
1 40 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 27 (61.36%) Banking
2 27 (61.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 12 (27.27%) Electronics
4 2 (4.55%) Finance
5 1 (2.27%) Aerospace
5 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.27%) Marketing
5 1 (2.27%) Military
5 1 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 23 (52.27%) Lecturer
2 12 (27.27%) Account Executive
2 12 (27.27%) Sales Account Executive
2 12 (27.27%) Sales Executive
2 12 (27.27%) Telesales Executive
3 3 (6.82%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (4.55%) Associate Engineer
5 1 (2.27%) Control Systems Engineer
5 1 (2.27%) Marketing Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) Keras
1 1 (2.27%) PyTorch
1 1 (2.27%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 27 (61.36%) IoT
2 1 (2.27%) Data Centre
2 1 (2.27%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.27%) Multi-touch
2 1 (2.27%) SCADA
2 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.27%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (63.64%) AI
1 28 (63.64%) Machine Learning
2 27 (61.36%) Cybersecurity
2 27 (61.36%) User Experience
2 27 (61.36%) Web Development
3 12 (27.27%) Telesales
4 2 (4.55%) Configuration Management
4 2 (4.55%) Ergonomics
4 2 (4.55%) Human Factors
4 2 (4.55%) Performance Analysis
4 2 (4.55%) Requirements Analysis
4 2 (4.55%) Situational Awareness
4 2 (4.55%) Systems Engineering
4 2 (4.55%) Technical Analysis
5 1 (2.27%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (2.27%) Data Pipeline
5 1 (2.27%) Deadline-Driven
5 1 (2.27%) DevSecOps
5 1 (2.27%) Observability
5 1 (2.27%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 28 (63.64%) Master's Degree
2 27 (61.36%) PhD
2 27 (61.36%) Postgraduate
3 2 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (2.27%) HNC
4 1 (2.27%) HND
4 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
4 1 (2.27%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 13 (29.55%) Dell
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.27%) Databricks
3 1 (2.27%) NVIDIA
3 1 (2.27%) Siemens