Degree Jobs in the Midlands

Academic Degree
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 8 4 8
Rank change year-on-year -4 +4 +11
Permanent jobs citing Degree 794 2,668 1,484
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 15.64% 23.77% 13.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 49.81% 67.72% 53.29%
Number of salaries quoted 546 1,027 826
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £35,125 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £47,000 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% +6.82% -2.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £60,188
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,594 3,940 2,785
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 31.40% 35.10% 25.68%
Number of salaries quoted 1,125 1,804 1,646
10th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £26,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,200 £73,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,955 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.76% +1.74% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
West Midlands -4 556 £47,500 +1.06% 578
East Midlands -4 237 £55,000 +15.79% 269
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 23 (2.90%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.64%) MS Exchange
3 10 (1.26%) SAS
4 4 (0.50%) Confluence
4 4 (0.50%) OpenEdge
4 4 (0.50%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.25%) Alfresco
5 2 (0.25%) Captiva
5 2 (0.25%) Documentum
5 2 (0.25%) IIS
5 2 (0.25%) TPMS
6 1 (0.13%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.13%) Artix
6 1 (0.13%) CMS
6 1 (0.13%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.13%) ThingWorx
6 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 67 (8.44%) Microsoft Office
2 56 (7.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (2.02%) Simulink
4 13 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 9 (1.13%) AutoCAD
7 7 (0.88%) CATIA
7 7 (0.88%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.88%) SPSS
8 6 (0.76%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.38%) CANalyzer
10 2 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
10 2 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.25%) InDesign
10 2 (0.25%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.13%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.13%) PTC Creo
11 1 (0.13%) Stateflow
11 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 13 (1.64%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.13%) ProductWriter
3 5 (0.63%) Shopify
3 5 (0.63%) Teamcenter
4 4 (0.50%) Dynamics AX
4 4 (0.50%) ENOVIA
5 3 (0.38%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.25%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.13%) iTrent
7 1 (0.13%) Misys Midas
7 1 (0.13%) Primavera
7 1 (0.13%) Raiser's Edge
7 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.13%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.13%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 177 (22.29%) Azure
2 107 (13.48%) Power Platform
3 64 (8.06%) Microsoft 365
4 50 (6.30%) AWS
5 32 (4.03%) PowerApps
6 31 (3.90%) Dynamics 365
7 30 (3.78%) Azure DevOps
8 28 (3.53%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.40%) Entra ID
10 23 (2.90%) Cloud Computing
11 21 (2.64%) Google Analytics
12 20 (2.52%) GCP
13 19 (2.39%) GitHub
14 15 (1.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 13 (1.64%) Azure Synapse Analytics
16 11 (1.39%) SaaS
17 10 (1.26%) WhatsApp
18 9 (1.13%) Azure Data Factory
19 8 (1.01%) Azure Sentinel
20 7 (0.88%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 54 (6.80%) DNS
2 50 (6.30%) DHCP
3 49 (6.17%) WAN
4 43 (5.42%) LAN
5 41 (5.16%) Firewall
6 30 (3.78%) TCP/IP
7 26 (3.27%) VPN
8 18 (2.27%) Network Security
9 16 (2.02%) Internet
9 16 (2.02%) SD-WAN
10 15 (1.89%) SAN
10 15 (1.89%) Wireless
11 12 (1.51%) Ethernet
12 10 (1.26%) HTTP
13 9 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
14 8 (1.01%) 5G
15 7 (0.88%) MPLS
16 6 (0.76%) FlexRay
17 5 (0.63%) SMTP
18 3 (0.38%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (10.58%) Power BI
2 54 (6.80%) SQL Server
3 52 (6.55%) Tableau
4 18 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 16 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
6 15 (1.89%) NoSQL
7 13 (1.64%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 11 (1.39%) Data Hub
9 10 (1.26%) Data Lake
9 10 (1.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 9 (1.13%) MySQL
11 8 (1.01%) Data Mining
12 7 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
12 7 (0.88%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.76%) Oracle Database
14 5 (0.63%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.63%) Big Data
14 5 (0.63%) Power Query
15 4 (0.50%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 26 (3.27%) Git
2 19 (2.39%) JIRA
3 11 (1.39%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.88%) Oracle APEX
4 7 (0.88%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.50%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.38%) CANoe
6 3 (0.38%) GitLab
6 3 (0.38%) Postman
7 2 (0.25%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.25%) CMake
7 2 (0.25%) eggPlant
7 2 (0.25%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.25%) MSBuild
7 2 (0.25%) MSTest
7 2 (0.25%) NUnit
7 2 (0.25%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.25%) VectorCAST
8 1 (0.13%) IntelliJ
8 1 (0.13%) Subversion
General
1 299 (37.66%) Social Skills
2 228 (28.72%) Finance
3 146 (18.39%) Analytical Skills
4 81 (10.20%) Automotive
5 78 (9.82%) Manufacturing
6 64 (8.06%) Marketing
7 51 (6.42%) Retail
8 44 (5.54%) Electronics
8 44 (5.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 36 (4.53%) Telecoms
10 34 (4.28%) Presentation Skills
11 29 (3.65%) Legal
12 28 (3.53%) Public Sector
13 22 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (2.27%) Law
15 15 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
16 10 (1.26%) Aerospace
16 10 (1.26%) Banking
16 10 (1.26%) Games
17 8 (1.01%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 122 (15.37%) Analyst
2 101 (12.72%) Senior
3 100 (12.59%) Developer
4 74 (9.32%) Lead
5 70 (8.82%) Graduate
6 47 (5.92%) Consultant
7 37 (4.66%) Project Manager
8 30 (3.78%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 30 (3.78%) Software Developer
9 29 (3.65%) Systems Engineer
10 28 (3.53%) Software Engineer
11 26 (3.27%) Junior
12 25 (3.15%) IT Engineer
12 25 (3.15%) Technical Consultant
13 24 (3.02%) Senior Developer
14 23 (2.90%) Architect
15 21 (2.64%) Business Analyst
16 20 (2.52%) Design Engineer
16 20 (2.52%) Senior Manager
17 19 (2.39%) Business Intelligence Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (5.79%) CSS
1 46 (5.79%) HTML
2 35 (4.41%) .NET
3 34 (4.28%) AngularJS
4 31 (3.90%) Node.js
4 31 (3.90%) XML
5 29 (3.65%) HTML5
6 28 (3.53%) React
7 27 (3.40%) Express.js
8 20 (2.52%) RESTful
9 14 (1.76%) Middleware
10 10 (1.26%) REST
10 10 (1.26%) Web Services
11 8 (1.01%) ASP.NET
11 8 (1.01%) Restlet
12 6 (0.76%) Angular 2
12 6 (0.76%) CSS3
12 6 (0.76%) Kafka
12 6 (0.76%) PyTorch
12 6 (0.76%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 73 (9.19%) Self-Motivation
2 70 (8.82%) Management Information System
3 37 (4.66%) Data Centre
4 33 (4.16%) Virtual Team
5 24 (3.02%) Analytical Mindset
6 22 (2.77%) Algorithms
7 20 (2.52%) Driving Licence
8 18 (2.27%) Product Ownership
9 16 (2.02%) Data Structures
10 14 (1.76%) Onboarding
11 12 (1.51%) Clustering
11 12 (1.51%) Greenfield Project
12 11 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.39%) PKI
13 9 (1.13%) Cyber Threat
13 9 (1.13%) Mobile App
13 9 (1.13%) Social Media
14 8 (1.01%) Embedded Systems
14 8 (1.01%) GNSS
15 7 (0.88%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 97 (12.22%) Windows
2 56 (7.05%) Linux
3 37 (4.66%) Windows Server
4 24 (3.02%) Android
5 18 (2.27%) Unix
6 15 (1.89%) Windows 10
7 8 (1.01%) Windows Server 2003
8 6 (0.76%) Apple iOS
8 6 (0.76%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.63%) FreeRTOS
9 5 (0.63%) Windows 2000
10 3 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.25%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.25%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.13%) VMS
12 1 (0.13%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 253 (31.86%) Problem-Solving
2 212 (26.70%) Computer Science
3 165 (20.78%) Agile
4 129 (16.25%) Project Management
5 93 (11.71%) Business Intelligence
6 92 (11.59%) Analytics
7 90 (11.34%) Decision-Making
8 89 (11.21%) ITIL
9 78 (9.82%) DevOps
10 72 (9.07%) Software Engineering
11 69 (8.69%) Project Delivery
12 58 (7.30%) Scrum
13 57 (7.18%) Cybersecurity
14 55 (6.93%) Data Analysis
15 53 (6.68%) Customer Service
16 52 (6.55%) Customer Requirements
17 50 (6.30%) Continuous Improvement
17 50 (6.30%) Validation
18 49 (6.17%) ERP
19 48 (6.05%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 146 (18.39%) SQL
2 124 (15.62%) Python
3 76 (9.57%) JavaScript
4 61 (7.68%) PowerShell
5 46 (5.79%) C#
6 33 (4.16%) C
7 28 (3.53%) VB
8 25 (3.15%) PHP
9 23 (2.90%) Java
9 23 (2.90%) JSX
10 22 (2.77%) TypeScript
11 21 (2.64%) MATLAB
12 15 (1.89%) C++
13 11 (1.39%) Bicep
14 10 (1.26%) R
15 8 (1.01%) Bash
16 7 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 7 (0.88%) Embedded C
16 7 (0.88%) Perl
17 6 (0.76%) Rust
Qualifications
1 119 (14.99%) Computer Science Degree
2 64 (8.06%) Security Cleared
3 49 (6.17%) SC Cleared
4 45 (5.67%) Master's Degree
5 34 (4.28%) Cisco Certification
6 30 (3.78%) Microsoft Certification
7 23 (2.90%) Azure Certification
8 22 (2.77%) CISSP
9 20 (2.52%) DBS Check
10 19 (2.39%) CISM
11 17 (2.14%) CompTIA Security+
12 16 (2.02%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.76%) CCNA
13 14 (1.76%) HND
14 13 (1.64%) CCNP
14 13 (1.64%) CRISC
15 12 (1.51%) PMI Certification
15 12 (1.51%) PMP
16 11 (1.39%) Chartered Engineer
16 11 (1.39%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (4.53%) QA
2 23 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 19 (2.39%) NIST
4 10 (1.26%) ISO 26262
5 9 (1.13%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (1.13%) GDPR
6 8 (1.01%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.01%) GRC
7 7 (0.88%) Disclosure Scotland
7 7 (0.88%) MISRA
8 5 (0.63%) DO-178B
8 5 (0.63%) IEC 61508
8 5 (0.63%) ISO 22301
8 5 (0.63%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.63%) PMO
8 5 (0.63%) RMADS
9 4 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 4 (0.50%) NCSC
9 4 (0.50%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 69 (8.69%) Active Directory
2 37 (4.66%) Firmware
3 30 (3.78%) VMware Infrastructure
4 27 (3.40%) Docker
5 11 (1.39%) vSphere
6 8 (1.01%) Hyper-V
6 8 (1.01%) VMware ESXi
7 6 (0.76%) BitLocker
8 5 (0.63%) Embedded Firmware
9 4 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
9 4 (0.50%) VMware NSX
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle RAC
10 3 (0.38%) Time Sharing Option
10 3 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
11 1 (0.13%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.13%) XenApp
11 1 (0.13%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 29 (3.65%) Microsoft Intune
1 29 (3.65%) SCCM
2 27 (3.40%) Terraform
3 24 (3.02%) Kubernetes
4 18 (2.27%) Ansible
5 14 (1.76%) Puppet
6 8 (1.01%) Failover Clustering
7 7 (0.88%) Nessus
8 6 (0.76%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.76%) Microsoft Clustering
9 5 (0.63%) McAfee ePO
9 5 (0.63%) SCOM
9 5 (0.63%) vCenter Server
10 3 (0.38%) Data Guard
10 3 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
10 3 (0.38%) SysTrack
11 2 (0.25%) Functional Safety
12 1 (0.13%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.13%) Kubeflow
12 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 200 (25.19%) Microsoft
2 47 (5.92%) VMware
3 39 (4.91%) Cisco
4 38 (4.79%) Salesforce
5 30 (3.78%) Google
6 21 (2.64%) Oracle
6 21 (2.64%) SAP
7 15 (1.89%) Citrix
7 15 (1.89%) SolarWinds
8 14 (1.76%) Databricks
9 13 (1.64%) NEC
10 12 (1.51%) ServiceNow
11 10 (1.26%) Alteryx
11 10 (1.26%) Meraki
12 9 (1.13%) Avaya
12 9 (1.13%) WatchGuard
13 8 (1.01%) HP
13 8 (1.01%) JD Edwards
14 7 (0.88%) BMC
14 7 (0.88%) IBM