Degree Job Trends in Lancaster

Academic Degree
Lancashire > Lancaster

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 6 11
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 -2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 7 13 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancaster 14.89% 17.11% 2.94%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.64% 44.83% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 13 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,134 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.80% -29.78% -
Lancashire median annual salary £54,793 £50,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.50% +6.32% +14.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancaster

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 Lancaster.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11 29 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancaster 23.40% 38.16% 5.88%
Number of salaries quoted 3 16 2
10th Percentile - £39,720 £39,300
25th Percentile - £40,395 £42,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £44,817 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.90% -9.46% -
75th Percentile £40,000 £63,110 £55,250
90th Percentile £43,000 £63,560 £58,100
Lancashire median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.11% +0.11% +17.65%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Degree
Salary Trend in Lancaster

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancaster citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancaster 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 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (85.71%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) Firewall
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) VLAN
1 1 (14.29%) VPN
1 1 (14.29%) WAN
Job Titles
1 6 (85.71%) Customer Support Specialist
1 6 (85.71%) Support Specialist
1 6 (85.71%) Trainer
2 1 (14.29%) Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) IT Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) IT Systems Administrator
2 1 (14.29%) Systems Administrator
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
1 1 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) AI
1 6 (85.71%) Conversational UI
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 1 (14.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) PayPal
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Sage
2 1 (14.29%) VMware