Degree Job Trends in Mid Wales

Academic Degree
Wales > Mid Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Mid Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 +1 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 3 1 11
As % of all permanent jobs in Mid Wales 7.14% 10.00% 19.30%
As % of the Qualifications category 42.86% 25.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile £37,500 - £23,000
25th Percentile £46,875 - £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £35,000
75th Percentile £67,500 - £37,500
90th Percentile - - £38,100
Wales median annual salary £54,085 £55,000 £44,886
% change year-on-year -1.66% +22.53% -0.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Mid Wales

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 Mid Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7 4 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Mid Wales 16.67% 40.00% 19.30%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile £37,500 - £23,000
25th Percentile £46,875 - £27,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £35,000
75th Percentile £67,500 - £37,500
90th Percentile - - £38,100
Wales median annual salary £53,171 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +22.22% +3.07%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Mid Wales

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Mid Wales

Degree
Salary Trend in Mid Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Mid Wales citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Mid Wales citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Mid Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Mid Wales over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Mid Wales

Degree
Job Locations in Mid Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Mid Wales region over the 6 months to 15 April 2026. 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
Powys -4 3 £65,000 - 2
Degree
Wales

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Mid Wales 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Senior
2 2 (66.67%) Senior Software Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Graduate
3 1 (33.33%) Graduate Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) C++
2 2 (66.67%) C
3 1 (33.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer