Degree Jobs in Manchester

Academic Degree
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 13 15
Rank change year-on-year +9 +2 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 462 581 639
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 20.89% 10.67% 13.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.33% 48.02% 39.44%
Number of salaries quoted 253 402 252
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,250 £37,625 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £74,875
North West median annual salary £50,055 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.38% -13.64% +18.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 792 1,210 1,620
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 35.80% 22.23% 34.57%
Number of salaries quoted 391 817 529
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £33,250 £38,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -12.50% +12.97%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £82,500 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Manchester

Degree
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Degree in Manchester

Degree
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Manchester

Degree
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 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
Bolton -1 80 £50,000 +11.11% 301
Stockport +23 20 £55,000 -10.20% 228
Wigan - 19 £34,500 - 6
Salford +18 6 £39,500 +36.21% 10
Bury +3 5 - - 11
Rochdale +11 3 £47,500 +26.67% 5
Oldham -10 3 £44,002 -16.19% 12
Cheadle -5 1 £75,000 +50.00% 1
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (3.03%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.08%) SAS
3 4 (0.87%) IBM Domino
3 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.65%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) Apache
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.43%) CMS
5 2 (0.43%) GemFire
5 2 (0.43%) WordPress
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 57 (12.34%) Chatbot
2 52 (11.26%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (4.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (4.33%) Microsoft Project
4 20 (4.33%) Trello
5 14 (3.03%) AutoCAD
6 13 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
7 11 (2.38%) MS Visio
8 5 (1.08%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.22%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (0.65%) NetSuite
1 3 (0.65%) Shopify
2 2 (0.43%) Sage X3
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.22%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.22%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 61 (13.20%) Power Platform
2 36 (7.79%) Azure
3 34 (7.36%) AWS
4 28 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (2.38%) Google Analytics
6 10 (2.16%) SaaS
7 9 (1.95%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (1.95%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.95%) GCP
8 7 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
9 6 (1.30%) Figma
10 4 (0.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (0.87%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.87%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.87%) Miro
10 4 (0.87%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.87%) Slack
11 3 (0.65%) GitHub
11 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.16%) Firewall
2 7 (1.52%) Intrusion Detection
2 7 (1.52%) Wireless
3 6 (1.30%) DNS
4 5 (1.08%) LAN
4 5 (1.08%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.08%) WAN
5 4 (0.87%) DHCP
6 3 (0.65%) Internet
7 2 (0.43%) Network Security
7 2 (0.43%) VLAN
7 2 (0.43%) VoIP
7 2 (0.43%) VPN
8 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.22%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (11.04%) Power BI
2 11 (2.38%) MongoDB
3 10 (2.16%) Big Data
4 8 (1.73%) MySQL
4 8 (1.73%) Relational Database
5 7 (1.52%) Tableau
6 6 (1.30%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (1.08%) Power Query
7 5 (1.08%) SQL Server
8 4 (0.87%) Mixpanel
8 4 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.87%) PowerPivot
9 3 (0.65%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.43%) Apache Ignite
10 2 (0.43%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.43%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.43%) InterSystems Cache
10 2 (0.43%) Redis
Development Applications
1 28 (6.06%) JIRA
2 7 (1.52%) Git
3 6 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.87%) Balsamiq
5 3 (0.65%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.43%) MSTest
6 2 (0.43%) NUnit
6 2 (0.43%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) CircleCI
7 1 (0.22%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.22%) GitLab
7 1 (0.22%) IBM UrbanCode
7 1 (0.22%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.22%) MLflow
7 1 (0.22%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.22%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.22%) Travis CI
General
1 195 (42.21%) Social Skills
2 147 (31.82%) Finance
3 107 (23.16%) Analytical Skills
4 44 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (9.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 24 (5.19%) Marketing
6 24 (5.19%) Retail
7 20 (4.33%) Banking
8 17 (3.68%) Manufacturing
8 17 (3.68%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (3.03%) Law
10 11 (2.38%) Legal
11 6 (1.30%) Aerospace
12 5 (1.08%) Health Technology
12 5 (1.08%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.08%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.87%) Arabic Language
13 4 (0.87%) Billing
13 4 (0.87%) German Language
13 4 (0.87%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 104 (22.51%) Analyst
2 58 (12.55%) Trainer
3 45 (9.74%) Senior
4 30 (6.49%) Data Analyst
5 28 (6.06%) Project Manager
6 26 (5.63%) Developer
7 24 (5.19%) Lead
8 22 (4.76%) Business Analyst
8 22 (4.76%) Digital Analyst
8 22 (4.76%) Procurement Analyst
9 16 (3.46%) Principal Engineer
10 15 (3.25%) Software Engineer
11 14 (3.03%) Architect
11 14 (3.03%) Head of Delivery
11 14 (3.03%) Head of IT
12 13 (2.81%) Vendor Manager
13 12 (2.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 10 (2.16%) Consultant
14 10 (2.16%) Senior Analyst
14 10 (2.16%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.90%) .NET
2 13 (2.81%) CSS
3 12 (2.60%) Software Packaging
4 11 (2.38%) React
5 10 (2.16%) HTML
6 9 (1.95%) RESTful
7 8 (1.73%) .NET Core
8 7 (1.52%) AngularJS
9 6 (1.30%) REST
10 5 (1.08%) JSON
10 5 (1.08%) Node.js
10 5 (1.08%) Web Services
11 4 (0.87%) CSS3
11 4 (0.87%) HTML5
11 4 (0.87%) Kafka
11 4 (0.87%) RabbitMQ
11 4 (0.87%) React Native
11 4 (0.87%) Spring
12 3 (0.65%) RxJS
12 3 (0.65%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 94 (20.35%) Social Media
2 38 (8.23%) Management Information System
3 22 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (4.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 12 (2.60%) FMCG
6 11 (2.38%) Product Ownership
7 10 (2.16%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.95%) Algorithms
8 9 (1.95%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.52%) Manufacturing Execution System
10 6 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
11 5 (1.08%) Blackberry
11 5 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
12 4 (0.87%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.87%) Credit Derivative
12 4 (0.87%) Derivative
12 4 (0.87%) Equities
12 4 (0.87%) Fixed Income
12 4 (0.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 3 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 81 (17.53%) Windows
2 66 (14.29%) Windows Vista
3 19 (4.11%) Linux
4 6 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.65%) CentOS
5 3 (0.65%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.43%) Android
6 2 (0.43%) Unix
6 2 (0.43%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 153 (33.12%) Computer Science
2 108 (23.38%) Problem-Solving
3 101 (21.86%) Artificial Intelligence
4 100 (21.65%) Analytics
5 89 (19.26%) Agile
6 68 (14.72%) Continuous Improvement
7 61 (13.20%) Process Improvement
8 57 (12.34%) Conversational UI
9 56 (12.12%) Data Analytics
10 53 (11.47%) Project Management
11 50 (10.82%) Data Analysis
12 49 (10.61%) Project Delivery
13 48 (10.39%) Cybersecurity
13 48 (10.39%) Software Engineering
14 46 (9.96%) Mathematics
15 45 (9.74%) Business Intelligence
16 43 (9.31%) Collaborative Working
16 43 (9.31%) Statistics
17 42 (9.09%) Data Management
17 42 (9.09%) Economics
Programming Languages
1 38 (8.23%) SQL
2 27 (5.84%) Java
3 26 (5.63%) C#
3 26 (5.63%) JavaScript
4 23 (4.98%) Python
5 9 (1.95%) Shell Script
6 7 (1.52%) C-shell
6 7 (1.52%) Korn
6 7 (1.52%) PHP
6 7 (1.52%) PL/SQL
6 7 (1.52%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.08%) C++
7 5 (1.08%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.87%) Bash
8 4 (0.87%) VB
9 2 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.22%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.22%) R
10 1 (0.22%) Ruby
10 1 (0.22%) X++
Qualifications
1 102 (22.08%) Master's Degree
2 91 (19.70%) DBS Check
3 72 (15.58%) Computer Science Degree
4 55 (11.90%) PhD
5 20 (4.33%) PMI Certification
5 20 (4.33%) PMP
6 11 (2.38%) MBA
7 9 (1.95%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (1.95%) CISA
7 9 (1.95%) Cisco Certification
7 9 (1.95%) CISM
7 9 (1.95%) CISSP
7 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.95%) Security Cleared
8 8 (1.73%) SC Cleared
9 7 (1.52%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 7 (1.52%) CEH
9 7 (1.52%) HNC
10 6 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
11 5 (1.08%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.01%) Data Quality
2 16 (3.46%) QA
3 13 (2.81%) GDPR
4 11 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.38%) SLA
5 10 (2.16%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.95%) NIST
7 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.65%) HIPAA
8 3 (0.65%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.22%) GLP
9 1 (0.22%) Good Clinical Practice
9 1 (0.22%) GxP
9 1 (0.22%) IEC 62304
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 13485
9 1 (0.22%) PMO
9 1 (0.22%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.22%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.73%) Docker
3 4 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.65%) Dovecot
4 3 (0.65%) Postfix
5 1 (0.22%) RHEV
5 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.73%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.30%) Jamf Pro
2 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.08%) Grafana
4 4 (0.87%) Kibana
5 2 (0.43%) QRadar
5 2 (0.43%) SmoothWall
5 2 (0.43%) Terraform
6 1 (0.22%) Automic
6 1 (0.22%) Consul
6 1 (0.22%) logstash
6 1 (0.22%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.22%) Rancher
6 1 (0.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 57 (12.34%) PayPal
2 54 (11.69%) Microsoft
3 35 (7.58%) SAP
4 22 (4.76%) Alteryx
5 17 (3.68%) Google
6 12 (2.60%) Oracle
7 11 (2.38%) Capita
7 11 (2.38%) Cisco
8 9 (1.95%) Bloomberg
9 7 (1.52%) Adobe
10 5 (1.08%) iManage
10 5 (1.08%) Intapp
10 5 (1.08%) Meraki
10 5 (1.08%) ServiceNow
10 5 (1.08%) VMware
11 4 (0.87%) AlienVault
11 4 (0.87%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.87%) Splunk
12 3 (0.65%) Okta
12 3 (0.65%) Ping Identity