Degree Job Trends in Lancashire

Academic Degree
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 1 11
Rank change year-on-year -1 +10 -7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 650 269 65
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 54.08% 33.96% 10.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 85.87% 67.08% 49.62%
Number of salaries quoted 34 158 58
10th Percentile £27,161 £39,720 £29,550
25th Percentile £28,500 £47,683 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £51,238 £41,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.94% +24.97% -1.20%
75th Percentile £54,798 £58,943 £51,250
90th Percentile £61,431 £64,010 £60,000
North West median annual salary £46,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.10% +0.11% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 757 401 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 62.98% 50.63% 20.70%
Number of salaries quoted 100 235 114
10th Percentile £27,500 £39,288 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +5.38% +11.76%
75th Percentile £55,500 £58,943 £61,250
90th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
North West median annual salary £48,979 £50,055 £50,803
% change year-on-year -2.15% -1.47% -7.63%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Degree
Salary Trend in Lancashire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Lancashire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Lancashire over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 24 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
Chorley +7 14 - -
Darwen - 13 - -
Accrington - 13 - -
Bacup - 13 - -
Rossendale - 13 - -
Preston -11 11 £54,793 -7.52% 31
Blackburn +3 10 £51,238 -2.26% 4
Blackpool -12 9 £54,797 -4.80% 1
Lancaster +1 7 £45,000 -2.31% 2
Lytham St Annes -1 5 £47,683 -12.98% 1
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.15%) Confluence
2 1 (0.15%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (1.08%) Chatbot
2 5 (0.77%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (0.77%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.31%) Simulink
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 577 (88.77%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (0.31%) Azure
2 2 (0.31%) Entra ID
2 2 (0.31%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 580 (89.23%) Internet
2 3 (0.46%) DMZ
2 3 (0.46%) Modbus
2 3 (0.46%) Network Security
3 1 (0.15%) Firewall
3 1 (0.15%) LAN
3 1 (0.15%) VLAN
3 1 (0.15%) VPN
3 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.31%) Tableau
2 1 (0.15%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (0.92%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) JIRA Agile
3 2 (0.31%) Rational DOORS
General
1 601 (92.46%) Social Skills
2 580 (89.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 577 (88.77%) Banking
4 17 (2.62%) Avionics
5 9 (1.38%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (1.08%) Retail
7 6 (0.92%) Aerospace
7 6 (0.92%) Finance
7 6 (0.92%) Organisational Skills
8 5 (0.77%) Analytical Skills
9 4 (0.62%) Military
10 3 (0.46%) Advertising
11 2 (0.31%) Back Office
11 2 (0.31%) Electronics
11 2 (0.31%) Legal
11 2 (0.31%) Public Sector
12 1 (0.15%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 434 (66.77%) Lecturer
2 29 (4.46%) Systems Engineer
3 14 (2.15%) Senior
4 12 (1.85%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 11 (1.69%) Lead
6 8 (1.23%) Lead Systems Engineer
7 7 (1.08%) Trainer
8 6 (0.92%) Customer Support Specialist
8 6 (0.92%) Support Specialist
9 5 (0.77%) 3D Designer
9 5 (0.77%) Administrator
9 5 (0.77%) Designer
10 4 (0.62%) Development Engineer
10 4 (0.62%) PMO Administrator
10 4 (0.62%) PMO Assistant
10 4 (0.62%) Project Assistant
10 4 (0.62%) Radar Engineer
10 4 (0.62%) Support Engineer
11 3 (0.46%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 3 (0.46%) IT Support
Miscellaneous
1 577 (88.77%) IoT
2 8 (1.23%) Driving Licence
3 5 (0.77%) 3D Graphics
3 5 (0.77%) Graphic Design
4 4 (0.62%) Operational Technology
5 3 (0.46%) Cyberattack
5 3 (0.46%) SCADA
6 2 (0.31%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.31%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.31%) Verilog
6 2 (0.31%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.08%) Windows
2 3 (0.46%) Linux
2 3 (0.46%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 589 (90.62%) Cybersecurity
2 584 (89.85%) AI
3 577 (88.77%) Machine Learning
3 577 (88.77%) User Experience
3 577 (88.77%) Web Development
4 29 (4.46%) Systems Engineering
5 18 (2.77%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (2.62%) Agile
6 17 (2.62%) Collaborative Working
6 17 (2.62%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 15 (2.31%) Customer Requirements
8 14 (2.15%) Coaching
9 11 (1.69%) Cryptography
10 10 (1.54%) Customer Service
10 10 (1.54%) Project Management
10 10 (1.54%) Technical Leadership
11 8 (1.23%) Mathematics
11 8 (1.23%) MODAF
11 8 (1.23%) SysML
11 8 (1.23%) UML
Programming Languages
1 8 (1.23%) MATLAB
2 1 (0.15%) SQL
Qualifications
1 578 (88.92%) Master's Degree
1 578 (88.92%) PhD
2 577 (88.77%) Postgraduate
3 39 (6.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 21 (3.23%) HND
5 18 (2.77%) HNC
6 7 (1.08%) SC Cleared
6 7 (1.08%) Security Cleared
7 2 (0.31%) CEH
7 2 (0.31%) CISM
7 2 (0.31%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.31%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.15%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (0.77%) NIST
2 4 (0.62%) PMO
3 2 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (0.31%) Def Stans
3 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 2 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 2 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 2 (0.31%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.31%) Firmware
2 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 7 (1.08%) Microsoft
1 7 (1.08%) PayPal
2 2 (0.31%) IBM
3 1 (0.15%) Cisco
3 1 (0.15%) Sage
3 1 (0.15%) VMware