Degree Jobs in Leicestershire

Academic Degree
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 2 5 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 0
Permanent jobs citing Degree 301 184 185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 43.12% 15.99% 23.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 63.24% 55.76% 47.80%
Number of salaries quoted 18 86 43
10th Percentile £42,500 £25,750 £13,500
25th Percentile £47,000 £31,250 £28,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £43,750 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.86% +9.38% -3.61%
75th Percentile £57,000 £62,986 £56,875
90th Percentile £57,198 £74,375 £60,640
East Midlands median annual salary £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% +14.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 476 330 387
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 68.19% 28.67% 48.62%
Number of salaries quoted 29 128 61
10th Percentile £34,400 £26,500 £13,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £32,563 £29,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £44,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.85% -6.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,000 £59,938 £58,750
90th Percentile £59,500 £79,661 £70,600
East Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £42,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -10.53% +5.56%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Lutterworth -3 122 - - 1
Hinckley -1 120 - - 10
Leicester +16 33 £50,000 +11.11% 49
Loughborough -6 2 £45,000 -7.22% 9
Market Harborough +4 1 - - 2
Ashby-de-la-Zouch +4 1 - - 1
Degree
East Midlands

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 (2.99%) Chatbot
2 3 (1.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.66%) FinancialForce
1 2 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.32%) Modbus
2 4 (1.33%) Internet
2 4 (1.33%) Network Security
2 4 (1.33%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.66%) SQL Server
2 1 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 36 (11.96%) Automotive
2 35 (11.63%) Law
2 35 (11.63%) Telecoms
3 34 (11.30%) Manufacturing
4 25 (8.31%) Social Skills
5 18 (5.98%) Retail
6 16 (5.32%) Documentation Skills
6 16 (5.32%) Legal
7 8 (2.66%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (1.66%) Finance
9 4 (1.33%) Dutch Language
9 4 (1.33%) Finnish Language
9 4 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.33%) Norwegian Language
10 3 (1.00%) Marketing
11 2 (0.66%) Advertising
12 1 (0.33%) Catalan Language
12 1 (0.33%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 179 (59.47%) Principal Engineer
2 131 (43.52%) Principal Systems Engineer
3 61 (20.27%) Senior
4 44 (14.62%) Security Engineer
5 42 (13.95%) Systems Engineer
6 33 (10.96%) Principal Security Engineer
7 24 (7.97%) Trainer
8 22 (7.31%) Analyst
8 22 (7.31%) Integration Engineer
8 22 (7.31%) System Verification Engineer
8 22 (7.31%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 22 (7.31%) Validation Engineer
9 19 (6.31%) Principal Security Analyst
9 19 (6.31%) Product Analyst
9 19 (6.31%) Security Analyst
10 14 (4.65%) Product Engineer
11 12 (3.99%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 11 (3.65%) Senior Security Engineer
13 10 (3.32%) Automation Engineer
14 6 (1.99%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.98%) Robotics
2 10 (3.32%) SCADA
3 9 (2.99%) Driving Licence
4 3 (1.00%) Molecular Biology
5 1 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.33%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.99%) Windows
2 4 (1.33%) Linux
3 2 (0.66%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (50.17%) Systems Engineering
2 75 (24.92%) Mathematics
3 62 (20.60%) Collaborative Working
3 62 (20.60%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 54 (17.94%) Physics
5 44 (14.62%) Cybersecurity
5 44 (14.62%) Risk Management
6 41 (13.62%) Computer Science
7 36 (11.96%) Chemistry
8 35 (11.63%) Project Management
9 34 (11.30%) Logistics
10 33 (10.96%) Cyber Resilience
10 33 (10.96%) Information Security
10 33 (10.96%) Security Testing
11 32 (10.63%) Validation
11 32 (10.63%) Verification and Validation
12 28 (9.30%) SysML
12 28 (9.30%) Systems Thinking
13 27 (8.97%) Problem-Solving
14 26 (8.64%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.00%) SQL
2 2 (0.66%) C#
3 1 (0.33%) C
3 1 (0.33%) C++
3 1 (0.33%) Dart
3 1 (0.33%) Java
3 1 (0.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.33%) MATLAB
3 1 (0.33%) PHP
3 1 (0.33%) Python
3 1 (0.33%) R
3 1 (0.33%) Ruby
3 1 (0.33%) Rust
3 1 (0.33%) T-SQL
3 1 (0.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 205 (68.11%) BPSS Clearance
2 33 (10.96%) CESG Certified Professional
2 33 (10.96%) CISM
2 33 (10.96%) CISSP
3 22 (7.31%) Chartered Engineer
3 22 (7.31%) ISTQB
4 16 (5.32%) Numerate Degree
5 13 (4.32%) Computer Science Degree
6 10 (3.32%) SC Cleared
6 10 (3.32%) Security Cleared
7 9 (2.99%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.99%) PhD
8 4 (1.33%) CCNA
8 4 (1.33%) CCNP
8 4 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.33%) LPIC
8 4 (1.33%) MCP
8 4 (1.33%) MCSE
8 4 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.33%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (10.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 33 (10.96%) JSP 440
1 33 (10.96%) NIST
1 33 (10.96%) RMADS
2 28 (9.30%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 1 (0.33%) ISO 14001
3 1 (0.33%) ISO 9000
3 1 (0.33%) QA
Vendors
1 19 (6.31%) Siemens
2 15 (4.98%) Adobe
2 15 (4.98%) Databricks
2 15 (4.98%) Google
3 10 (3.32%) Microsoft
4 9 (2.99%) PayPal
5 4 (1.33%) Cisco
6 3 (1.00%) Autodesk
7 2 (0.66%) MuleSoft
7 2 (0.66%) Salesforce
7 2 (0.66%) ServiceNow