Degree Jobs in Merton

Academic Degree
South London > Merton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merton 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 5 20
Rank change year-on-year 0 +15 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 42 35 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 32.56% 26.72% 11.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 70.00% 48.61% 20.55%
Number of salaries quoted 10 11 2
10th Percentile - - £27,750
25th Percentile £46,500 £42,500 £28,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +133.33% -40.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,250 £31,875
90th Percentile £67,850 £77,500 £32,250
South London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year +9.09% +33.33% -13.16%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 60 72 73
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 46.51% 54.96% 56.59%
Number of salaries quoted 17 23 6
10th Percentile £46,500 £42,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £55,500 £44,750 £28,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,250 £36,250
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +82.76% -19.44%
75th Percentile £67,500 £77,000 £44,313
90th Percentile £71,500 £77,500 £49,125
South London median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +19.05% +16.67%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Merton

Degree
Salary Trend in Merton

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

Salary trend for Degree in Merton

Degree
Salary Histogram in Merton

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Merton over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Merton

Degree
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Merton 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
Wimbledon - 15 - - 3
New Malden +1 14 £60,000 -14.29% 6
Mitcham - 6 - -
Morden - 6 - - 3
Degree
South London

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

Cloud Services
1 7 (16.67%) Azure
2 5 (11.90%) AWS
2 5 (11.90%) AWS Lambda
2 5 (11.90%) GCP
2 5 (11.90%) Serverless
3 2 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 30 (71.43%) Broadband
General
1 27 (64.29%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Multimedia
4 2 (4.76%) Finance
4 2 (4.76%) Games
Job Titles
1 9 (21.43%) Senior
2 8 (19.05%) Lead
3 6 (14.29%) Engineering Manager
3 6 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Principal Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Support Engineer
5 4 (9.52%) Senior Manager
5 4 (9.52%) Software Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Senior Service Manager
6 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow Manager
6 2 (4.76%) Team Leader
7 1 (2.38%) Principal Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 2 (4.76%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.76%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (11.90%) Windows
1 5 (11.90%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (64.29%) Computer Science
2 25 (59.52%) Mentoring
3 23 (54.76%) Broadcast Engineering
3 23 (54.76%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (47.62%) Roadmaps
5 18 (42.86%) High Availability
5 18 (42.86%) Product Management
6 15 (35.71%) Agile
7 10 (23.81%) Software Engineering
8 7 (16.67%) CI/CD
8 7 (16.67%) Coaching
8 7 (16.67%) Mathematics
9 6 (14.29%) DevSecOps
10 5 (11.90%) Clean Code
10 5 (11.90%) Machine Learning
10 5 (11.90%) Performance Metrics
10 5 (11.90%) Personalization
10 5 (11.90%) Post-Production
10 5 (11.90%) Proactive Maintenance
10 5 (11.90%) Procure-to-Pay
Programming Languages
1 11 (26.19%) Python
2 6 (14.29%) Java
2 6 (14.29%) Rust
3 5 (11.90%) TypeScript
4 2 (4.76%) C
Qualifications
1 21 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (14.29%) Chartered Engineer
3 5 (11.90%) PhD
4 2 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (4.76%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.38%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.38%) Postgraduate
5 1 (2.38%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (11.90%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.90%) Sun
3 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow