Degree Job Trends in Luton

Academic Degree
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Luton with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 10 4
Rank change year-on-year +7 -6 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 13 17 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Luton 17.57% 15.32% 21.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 61.90% 42.50% 44.12%
Number of salaries quoted 2 13 11
10th Percentile £44,075 £32,000 -
25th Percentile £46,438 £50,750 £26,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.36% +21.74% +61.97%
75th Percentile £57,438 £73,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £59,425 £75,000 £77,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -15.09% +11.58% -9.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Luton

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 Luton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21 40 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Luton 28.38% 36.04% 47.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4 19 22
10th Percentile - £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.13% - +35.29%
75th Percentile £62,125 £73,125 £73,750
90th Percentile £64,600 £75,000 £77,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £34,000 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -32.00% -13.04% +35.29%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Luton

Degree
Salary Trend in Luton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (61.54%) Chatbot
2 2 (15.38%) AutoCAD
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) DHCP
1 1 (7.69%) DNS
1 1 (7.69%) Firewall
1 1 (7.69%) Network Security
1 1 (7.69%) NGFW
1 1 (7.69%) TCP/IP
General
1 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Retail
4 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Legal
4 1 (7.69%) Manufacturing
4 1 (7.69%) Marketing
4 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.69%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Trainer
2 3 (23.08%) Project Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Mechanical Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) 3rd Line Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Electrical Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Security Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Linux
1 1 (7.69%) Unix
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) AI
1 8 (61.54%) Conversational UI
2 4 (30.77%) Chemistry
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (15.38%) Building Information Modelling
4 2 (15.38%) CAD
4 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
5 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Forensics
5 1 (7.69%) Computer Security
5 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (7.69%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (7.69%) Identity Management
5 1 (7.69%) Incident Management
5 1 (7.69%) Information Security
5 1 (7.69%) Malware Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Programme Management
5 1 (7.69%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
5 1 (7.69%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) Master's Degree
1 4 (30.77%) PhD
2 3 (23.08%) HNC
2 3 (23.08%) HND
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (7.69%) A+ Certification
4 1 (7.69%) CEH
4 1 (7.69%) CISA
4 1 (7.69%) CISM
4 1 (7.69%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (7.69%) Network+ Certification
4 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
4 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
1 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (7.69%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
1 1 (7.69%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (7.69%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) PayPal
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) SAP
2 1 (7.69%) VMware