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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 4 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 +2 +13
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,565 2,436 1,880
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.51% 25.24% 17.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 55.48% 63.54% 56.80%
Number of salaries quoted 942 710 954
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,500 £36,750 £34,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,001 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,025 £75,887
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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 2,821 3,834 3,310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 24.36% 39.73% 30.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1,849 1,279 1,671
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,500 £25,733
25th Percentile £32,000 £36,750 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.70% +2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,040
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,810 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.86% +5.11% -

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 24 April 2024.

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 24 April 2024. 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 -3 1,032 £50,000 -4.76% 490
East Midlands -4 522 £40,000 -15.79% 316
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 53 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 49 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.60%) WordPress
4 18 (1.15%) CMS
5 10 (0.64%) Confluence
6 8 (0.51%) SAS
7 6 (0.38%) IIS
7 6 (0.38%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Alfresco
8 2 (0.13%) Appian
8 2 (0.13%) Captiva
8 2 (0.13%) Documentum
8 2 (0.13%) MTS
8 2 (0.13%) WinCC
9 1 (0.064%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.064%) BizTalk Server
9 1 (0.064%) Mule
9 1 (0.064%) Umbraco
Applications
1 315 (20.13%) Microsoft Office
2 211 (13.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 28 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
5 25 (1.60%) AutoCAD
6 17 (1.09%) Simulink
7 13 (0.83%) Adobe Illustrator
7 13 (0.83%) Photoshop
8 10 (0.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 9 (0.58%) InDesign
10 6 (0.38%) CANalyzer
10 6 (0.38%) Chatbot
11 5 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
12 4 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.26%) Adobe XD
12 4 (0.26%) EPLAN
12 4 (0.26%) Sketch
12 4 (0.26%) SPSS
13 3 (0.19%) MS Visio
14 1 (0.064%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 17 (1.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.77%) Shopify
3 8 (0.51%) SAP ERP
4 7 (0.45%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.26%) Magento
5 4 (0.26%) Sage 300 ERP
5 4 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.19%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.13%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.13%) Primavera
7 2 (0.13%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.064%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.064%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 176 (11.25%) Azure
2 119 (7.60%) Power Platform
3 109 (6.96%) Microsoft 365
4 76 (4.86%) AWS
5 56 (3.58%) SaaS
6 39 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
7 25 (1.60%) PowerApps
8 23 (1.47%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
10 18 (1.15%) GCP
11 16 (1.02%) Power Automate
12 15 (0.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 15 (0.96%) GitHub
12 15 (0.96%) OneDrive
13 12 (0.77%) WhatsApp
14 10 (0.64%) Snowflake
15 9 (0.58%) Amazon S3
15 9 (0.58%) Boomi
15 9 (0.58%) Google Analytics
16 8 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 71 (4.54%) WAN
2 54 (3.45%) LAN
3 49 (3.13%) Firewall
4 36 (2.30%) DNS
5 34 (2.17%) DHCP
6 25 (1.60%) Network Security
7 24 (1.53%) SAN
7 24 (1.53%) VPN
8 23 (1.47%) TCP/IP
9 22 (1.41%) Ethernet
9 22 (1.41%) VoIP
10 20 (1.28%) Internet
11 17 (1.09%) SD-WAN
12 14 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.77%) VLAN
14 9 (0.58%) Wireless
15 8 (0.51%) WLAN
16 6 (0.38%) NAS
17 5 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
18 4 (0.26%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (6.90%) Power BI
2 107 (6.84%) SQL Server
3 56 (3.58%) Tableau
4 34 (2.17%) Data Warehouse
5 22 (1.41%) MySQL
6 21 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 20 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 17 (1.09%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.89%) Data Lake
10 13 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
10 13 (0.83%) Data Mining
11 11 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 10 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
13 8 (0.51%) GIS
13 8 (0.51%) Power Query
14 7 (0.45%) BigQuery
15 6 (0.38%) Looker
15 6 (0.38%) RDBMS
16 5 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
16 5 (0.32%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 41 (2.62%) Git
2 33 (2.11%) JIRA
3 24 (1.53%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.51%) CANoe
5 6 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 5 (0.32%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.26%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.26%) Moq
7 4 (0.26%) Postman
7 4 (0.26%) Xcode
8 3 (0.19%) CMake
9 2 (0.13%) Android Studio
9 2 (0.13%) GitLab
9 2 (0.13%) MSBuild
9 2 (0.13%) Sourcetree
9 2 (0.13%) TeamCity
10 1 (0.064%) Balsamiq
10 1 (0.064%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.064%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.064%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 608 (38.85%) Social Skills
2 308 (19.68%) Analytical Skills
3 212 (13.55%) Finance
4 171 (10.93%) Manufacturing
5 154 (9.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 136 (8.69%) Influencing Skills
7 119 (7.60%) Organisational Skills
8 109 (6.96%) Retail
9 95 (6.07%) Marketing
10 84 (5.37%) Military
11 74 (4.73%) Automotive
12 69 (4.41%) Electronics
13 68 (4.35%) Legal
14 56 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
15 44 (2.81%) Local Government
16 41 (2.62%) Telecoms
17 35 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
17 35 (2.24%) Public Sector
18 25 (1.60%) Law
19 24 (1.53%) Games
Job Titles
1 287 (18.34%) Analyst
2 156 (9.97%) Graduate
3 155 (9.90%) Developer
3 155 (9.90%) Senior
4 122 (7.80%) Lead
5 116 (7.41%) Project Manager
6 89 (5.69%) Product Analyst
7 87 (5.56%) Sales Analyst
8 66 (4.22%) Software Engineer
9 60 (3.83%) Software Developer
10 58 (3.71%) Senior Analyst
11 51 (3.26%) Architect
12 50 (3.19%) Systems Engineer
13 47 (3.00%) Consultant
14 42 (2.68%) Data Analyst
15 38 (2.43%) Junior
16 37 (2.36%) Technical Leader
17 33 (2.11%) Data Scientist
18 30 (1.92%) Support Engineer
19 28 (1.79%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (5.43%) HTML
2 79 (5.05%) CSS
3 75 (4.79%) .NET
4 49 (3.13%) AngularJS
5 46 (2.94%) React
6 39 (2.49%) Node.js
6 39 (2.49%) XML
7 34 (2.17%) HTML5
8 32 (2.04%) RESTful
9 31 (1.98%) Express.js
10 24 (1.53%) ASP.NET
11 22 (1.41%) .NET Core
12 14 (0.89%) EDI
13 13 (0.83%) GraphQL
14 11 (0.70%) jQuery
14 11 (0.70%) JSON
15 10 (0.64%) SOAP
15 10 (0.64%) Vue
16 8 (0.51%) PyTorch
17 7 (0.45%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 109 (6.96%) Onboarding
2 101 (6.45%) Management Information System
3 61 (3.90%) Data Centre
3 61 (3.90%) Self-Motivation
4 43 (2.75%) Driving Licence
5 42 (2.68%) Mobile App
6 41 (2.62%) Algorithms
7 29 (1.85%) Product Ownership
8 26 (1.66%) SCADA
9 25 (1.60%) Social Media
10 18 (1.15%) CCTV
11 17 (1.09%) Virtual Team
12 16 (1.02%) Data Structures
12 16 (1.02%) Robotics
13 15 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
13 15 (0.96%) Industry 4.0
13 15 (0.96%) Life Science
14 14 (0.89%) Public Cloud
15 13 (0.83%) Virtual Reality
16 12 (0.77%) Infotainment
Operating Systems
1 140 (8.95%) Windows
2 71 (4.54%) Linux
3 47 (3.00%) Windows Server
4 38 (2.43%) Windows 10
5 16 (1.02%) Mac OS
5 16 (1.02%) Windows 7
6 14 (0.89%) Android
7 12 (0.77%) Unix
8 9 (0.58%) Apple iOS
9 8 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.38%) SUSE
10 6 (0.38%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 6 (0.38%) VMS
11 5 (0.32%) Mac OS X
12 4 (0.26%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
13 3 (0.19%) Debian
13 3 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
13 3 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 471 (30.10%) Problem-Solving
2 348 (22.24%) Computer Science
3 296 (18.91%) Customer Service
4 285 (18.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 239 (15.27%) Project Management
6 231 (14.76%) Agile
7 217 (13.87%) Mathematics
8 193 (12.33%) Data Analysis
9 159 (10.16%) Mentoring
10 148 (9.46%) Customer Requirements
11 145 (9.27%) Software Engineering
12 135 (8.63%) Cybersecurity
13 125 (7.99%) Logistics
14 118 (7.54%) Project Delivery
15 116 (7.41%) Process Improvement
16 109 (6.96%) Business Intelligence
17 106 (6.77%) Analytics
18 105 (6.71%) Decision-Making
19 99 (6.33%) Creative Thinking
20 98 (6.26%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 229 (14.63%) SQL
2 146 (9.33%) Python
3 115 (7.35%) JavaScript
4 96 (6.13%) C#
5 56 (3.58%) C
6 45 (2.88%) C++
7 44 (2.81%) PHP
8 42 (2.68%) Java
9 39 (2.49%) VB
10 31 (1.98%) PowerShell
11 30 (1.92%) MATLAB
12 26 (1.66%) TypeScript
13 23 (1.47%) JSX
14 20 (1.28%) Embedded C
15 13 (0.83%) T-SQL
16 11 (0.70%) Embedded C++
16 11 (0.70%) R
17 7 (0.45%) Ladder Logic
18 6 (0.38%) Assembly Language
18 6 (0.38%) Bash
Qualifications
1 184 (11.76%) Computer Science Degree
2 99 (6.33%) Master's Degree
3 96 (6.13%) Security Cleared
4 66 (4.22%) SC Cleared
5 65 (4.15%) DBS Check
6 60 (3.83%) Microsoft Certification
7 43 (2.75%) CCNA
7 43 (2.75%) Cisco Certification
8 36 (2.30%) HND
9 35 (2.24%) MCP
10 31 (1.98%) HNC
11 28 (1.79%) PMI Certification
12 27 (1.73%) Azure Certification
13 25 (1.60%) CCNP
14 24 (1.53%) PMP
15 20 (1.28%) MCSE
16 19 (1.21%) Chartered Engineer
16 19 (1.21%) CISM
16 19 (1.21%) CISSP
17 18 (1.15%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (4.66%) QA
2 34 (2.17%) PMO
3 29 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (1.41%) GMP
5 21 (1.34%) ISO 9001
6 19 (1.21%) Data Quality
6 19 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 17 (1.09%) Accessibility
8 14 (0.89%) NIST
9 13 (0.83%) GDPR
9 13 (0.83%) ISO 26262
10 12 (0.77%) SLA
11 11 (0.70%) GLP
12 10 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
13 9 (0.58%) AUTOSAR
14 8 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
15 6 (0.38%) MISRA
15 6 (0.38%) PCI DSS
16 5 (0.32%) NCSC
17 4 (0.26%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 90 (5.75%) Active Directory
2 46 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (2.75%) Firmware
4 32 (2.04%) Hyper-V
5 25 (1.60%) Docker
6 24 (1.53%) Embedded Firmware
7 7 (0.45%) vSphere
8 4 (0.26%) pfSense
8 4 (0.26%) Terminal Services
9 3 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
10 2 (0.13%) BitLocker
10 2 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
10 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
11 1 (0.064%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.064%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 19 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
1 19 (1.21%) SCCM
2 18 (1.15%) Terraform
3 16 (1.02%) Kubernetes
4 14 (0.89%) EnCase
5 10 (0.64%) Functional Safety
6 8 (0.51%) SCOM
7 7 (0.45%) Failover Clustering
8 6 (0.38%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 5 (0.32%) Autotask
9 5 (0.32%) CASB
9 5 (0.32%) FortiGate
9 5 (0.32%) HP ALM
9 5 (0.32%) Stealthwatch
10 4 (0.26%) Jamf Pro
10 4 (0.26%) SmoothWall
11 2 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 2 (0.13%) Nessus
12 1 (0.064%) Data Guard
12 1 (0.064%) VxRail
Vendors
1 346 (22.11%) Microsoft
2 63 (4.03%) VMware
3 43 (2.75%) Cisco
4 37 (2.36%) EMC
5 36 (2.30%) Adobe
5 36 (2.30%) Apple
6 32 (2.04%) Databricks
7 31 (1.98%) SAP
8 26 (1.66%) ServiceNow
9 22 (1.41%) Google
10 21 (1.34%) IFS
10 21 (1.34%) Salesforce
11 17 (1.09%) Meraki
12 16 (1.02%) Workday
13 14 (0.89%) Dell
14 13 (0.83%) Alteryx
14 13 (0.83%) Veeam
15 11 (0.70%) Sage
15 11 (0.70%) Xamarin
16 10 (0.64%) Cellebrite