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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 19 13
Rank change year-on-year +9 -6 -8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 22 55 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 14.57% 9.15% 18.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 70.97% 31.43% 39.22%
Number of salaries quoted 7 33 32
10th Percentile £33,750 £25,700 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £39,087 £32,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +12.50% -0.21%
75th Percentile £55,625 £72,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £81,179 £60,889
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 31 175 306
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 20.53% 29.12% 47.52%
Number of salaries quoted 13 55 45
10th Percentile £25,757 £26,500 £28,400
25th Percentile £32,000 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £57,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -34.78% +43.75% -5.88%
75th Percentile £48,750 £72,875 £58,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £82,500 £62,610
Leicestershire median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +15.56% +12.50% -11.11%

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
Salary Histogram in Leicester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Leicester over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram 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 5 (22.73%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.64%) SQL Server
2 1 (4.55%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (4.55%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
2 6 (27.27%) Retail
3 4 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (9.09%) Dutch Language
5 2 (9.09%) Finance
5 2 (9.09%) Finnish Language
5 2 (9.09%) Norwegian Language
6 1 (4.55%) Automotive
6 1 (4.55%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 11 (50.00%) Trainer
2 4 (18.18%) Developer
3 3 (13.64%) Integration Manager
3 3 (13.64%) Technical Manager
4 2 (9.09%) C# Developer
4 2 (9.09%) C# Software Developer
4 2 (9.09%) C# Software Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Developer/Software Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Mathematician
4 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow Developer
4 2 (9.09%) Software Developer
4 2 (9.09%) Software Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Administrator
5 1 (4.55%) Biostatistician
5 1 (4.55%) DBA
5 1 (4.55%) IT Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (18.18%) SOAP
2 2 (9.09%) .NET
2 2 (9.09%) Ajax
2 2 (9.09%) Bootstrap
2 2 (9.09%) CSS
2 2 (9.09%) HTML
2 2 (9.09%) jQuery
2 2 (9.09%) JSON
2 2 (9.09%) REST
2 2 (9.09%) RESTful
2 2 (9.09%) Web Services
2 2 (9.09%) WPF
2 2 (9.09%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Robotics
2 3 (13.64%) Driving Licence
3 2 (9.09%) CMDB
3 2 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.55%) Data Structures
4 1 (4.55%) Molecular Biology
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (31.82%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (27.27%) Computer Science
3 6 (27.27%) Generative AI
3 6 (27.27%) LLM
3 6 (27.27%) Machine Learning
3 6 (27.27%) Red Team
4 5 (22.73%) Conversational UI
4 5 (22.73%) Mathematics
5 4 (18.18%) Data Privacy
6 3 (13.64%) Asset Management
6 3 (13.64%) Project Planning
6 3 (13.64%) Statistics
7 2 (9.09%) OO
7 2 (9.09%) OOP
7 2 (9.09%) Physics
7 2 (9.09%) Service Delivery
7 2 (9.09%) Software Engineering
7 2 (9.09%) Software Testing
7 2 (9.09%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) SQL
2 2 (9.09%) C#
2 2 (9.09%) JavaScript
2 2 (9.09%) PowerShell
2 2 (9.09%) XAML
3 1 (4.55%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) Master's Degree
1 5 (22.73%) PhD
2 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.55%) NVQ Level 4
2 1 (4.55%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) ISO 14001
1 1 (4.55%) ISO 9000
1 1 (4.55%) NEBOSH
1 1 (4.55%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (27.27%) Adobe
1 6 (27.27%) Databricks
1 6 (27.27%) Google
2 5 (22.73%) PayPal
3 3 (13.64%) Autodesk
4 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.55%) Microsoft