Degree Job Trends in the North East

Academic Degree
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East citing Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 1 12
Rank change year-on-year -22 +11 -2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 237 224 132
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 6.15% 21.09% 10.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.98% 66.47% 55.46%
Number of salaries quoted 142 52 43
10th Percentile £30,026 £25,175 £26,750
25th Percentile £39,684 £28,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £33,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +86.57% -33.00% +0.89%
75th Percentile £87,500 £62,188 £87,500
90th Percentile £120,000 £72,500 £95,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £57,560
% change year-on-year - -8.79% -4.07%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 citing academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North East.

6 months to
12 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications 765 337 238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 19.86% 31.73% 18.42%
Number of salaries quoted 521 153 102
10th Percentile £37,000 £28,250 £30,300
25th Percentile £45,000 £30,500 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,900 £46,000 £50,309
Median % change year-on-year +30.22% -8.56% -8.53%
75th Percentile £76,075 £60,750 £71,493
90th Percentile £97,500 £74,220 £95,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% +0.87%

Degree Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the North East

Degree Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Degree

Degree Salary Histogram in the North East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North East over the 6 months to 12 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North East

Degree Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North East region over the 6 months to 12 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear -33 151 £55,000 +64.18% 118
Durham -5 48 £51,000 +2.00% 24
Northumberland - 32 £77,500 - 10
Cleveland - 2 £50,000 - 3
Degree
England

Degree Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Qualifications

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Computer Science Degree14.3%34
2HND5.9%14
3HNC5.1%12
4Security Cleared3.4%8
5Chartered Engineer3.0%7
5Master's Degree3.0%7
7AWS Certification2.1%5
7Azure Certification2.1%5
7DBS Check2.1%5
10City & Guilds1.7%4
11Microsoft Certification1.3%3
11MRICS1.3%3
11NVQ Level 31.3%3
11SC Cleared1.3%3
11TOGAF Certification1.3%3
16APMP0.8%2
16BPSS Clearance0.8%2
16Network+ Certification0.8%2
19ACCA0.4%1
19CIMA0.4%1
179 Degree jobs in the North East