Degree Jobs in Leicester

Academic Degree
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicester with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 21 12
Rank change year-on-year +16 -9 -6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 33 60 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 21.02% 9.38% 17.97%
As % of the Qualifications category 76.74% 33.52% 37.26%
Number of salaries quoted 4 34 24
10th Percentile £43,625 £25,800 £29,750
25th Percentile £45,313 £39,087 £35,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -2.70% +15.39%
75th Percentile £53,750 £72,500 £60,000
90th Percentile - £80,875 £60,869
Leicestershire median annual salary £52,000 £43,750 £40,000
% change year-on-year +18.86% +9.38% -3.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicester

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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 43 179 314
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 27.39% 27.97% 48.23%
Number of salaries quoted 13 57 37
10th Percentile £25,757 £26,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,218
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +9.52% +23.53%
75th Percentile £53,750 £73,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,600 £82,500 £71,360
Leicestershire median annual salary £52,000 £44,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.85% -6.32% +5.56%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Leicester

Degree
Salary Trend in Leicester

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Leicester.

Salary trend for Degree in Leicester

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 9 (27.27%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) FinancialForce
2 1 (3.03%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (3.03%) SQL Server
1 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (3.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 16 (48.48%) Manufacturing
2 15 (45.45%) Retail
3 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.12%) Dutch Language
3 4 (12.12%) Finance
3 4 (12.12%) Finnish Language
3 4 (12.12%) Norwegian Language
4 3 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (9.09%) Social Skills
5 2 (6.06%) Marketing
6 1 (3.03%) Automotive
6 1 (3.03%) Catalan Language
6 1 (3.03%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 24 (72.73%) Trainer
2 4 (12.12%) Mathematician
3 3 (9.09%) Biostatistician
3 3 (9.09%) Integration Manager
3 3 (9.09%) Technical Manager
4 2 (6.06%) Cloud Developer
4 2 (6.06%) Developer
5 1 (3.03%) Administrator
5 1 (3.03%) DBA
5 1 (3.03%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (45.45%) Robotics
2 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
2 3 (9.09%) Molecular Biology
3 1 (3.03%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (75.76%) Artificial Intelligence
2 18 (54.55%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (48.48%) Machine Learning
4 15 (45.45%) Generative AI
4 15 (45.45%) LLM
4 15 (45.45%) Red Team
5 12 (36.36%) Data Privacy
6 9 (27.27%) Computer Science
6 9 (27.27%) Conversational UI
7 5 (15.15%) Mathematics
7 5 (15.15%) Statistics
8 4 (12.12%) Biochemistry
8 4 (12.12%) Biology
9 3 (9.09%) Asset Management
9 3 (9.09%) Biostatistics
9 3 (9.09%) Biotechnology
9 3 (9.09%) Data Interpretation
9 3 (9.09%) Experimental Design
9 3 (9.09%) Project Planning
10 2 (6.06%) Marketing Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) SQL
2 1 (3.03%) C
2 1 (3.03%) C#
2 1 (3.03%) C++
2 1 (3.03%) Dart
2 1 (3.03%) Java
2 1 (3.03%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.03%) MATLAB
2 1 (3.03%) PHP
2 1 (3.03%) Python
2 1 (3.03%) R
2 1 (3.03%) Ruby
2 1 (3.03%) Rust
2 1 (3.03%) T-SQL
2 1 (3.03%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (27.27%) Master's Degree
1 9 (27.27%) PhD
2 4 (12.12%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.03%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 14001
1 1 (3.03%) ISO 9000
1 1 (3.03%) QA
Vendors
1 15 (45.45%) Adobe
1 15 (45.45%) Databricks
1 15 (45.45%) Google
2 9 (27.27%) PayPal
3 3 (9.09%) Autodesk
4 2 (6.06%) MuleSoft
4 2 (6.06%) Salesforce
5 1 (3.03%) Microsoft