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 31 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	22	1	14
Rank change year-on-year	-21	+13	-6
Permanent jobs citing Degree	231	259	136
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East	6.06%	24.43%	10.40%
As % of the Qualifications category	32.17%	71.15%	56.20%
Number of salaries quoted	141	50	47
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£25,000	£26,050
25^th Percentile	£38,750	£28,688	£36,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£62,500	£37,081	£50,000
Median % change year-on-year	+68.55%	-25.84%	-
75^th Percentile	£83,750	£64,063	£87,500
90^th Percentile	£120,000	£74,375	£96,500
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 31 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing academic qualifications or professional certifications	718	364	242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East	18.85%	34.34%	18.50%
Number of salaries quoted	492	144	110
10^th Percentile	£36,250	£28,250	£30,025
25^th Percentile	£45,000	£31,063	£35,125
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£57,500	£47,500	£50,309
Median % change year-on-year	+21.05%	-5.58%	-8.53%
75^th Percentile	£76,134	£60,750	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£97,500	£78,403	£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 Salary Trend in the North East

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 31 October 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 31 October 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	-30	152	£55,000	+64.18%	33
Durham	-9	44	£51,000	+2.00%	13
Northumberland	+5	29	£79,250	-	2
Cleveland	-	2	£50,000	-
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Degree Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 31 October 2026, job vacancies citing Degree also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North East region citing Degree.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Problem-Solving	31.6%	73
2	Computer Science	26.4%	61
3	Continuous Improvement	25.1%	58
4	AI	18.2%	42
5	Software Engineering	17.3%	40
6	Mathematics	16.9%	39
7	Microsoft	16.5%	38
8	Computer Science Degree	15.2%	35
9	Validation	14.3%	33
10	Microsoft Office	13.9%	32
10	Physics	13.9%	32
12	Analytics	12.6%	29
12	SQL	12.6%	29
14	C++	11.7%	27
14	Linux	11.7%	27
16	Decision-Making	11.3%	26
17	Mentoring	10.0%	23
17	QA	10.0%	23
17	Stakeholder Management	10.0%	23
20	Azure	9.5%	22
20	Project Delivery	9.5%	22
20	Rust	9.5%	22
23	ITIL	9.1%	21
24	ITSM	8.7%	20
24	Python	8.7%	20
24	Requirements Management	8.7%	20
24	Root Cause Analysis	8.7%	20
28	ERP	8.2%	19
28	Workflow	8.2%	19
30	Stakeholder Engagement	7.8%	18

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

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Computer Science Degree	15.2%	35
2	HND	5.2%	12
3	HNC	4.3%	10
4	Chartered Engineer	3.0%	7
4	DBS Check	3.0%	7
6	Master's Degree	2.6%	6
6	Security Cleared	2.6%	6
8	AWS Certification	2.2%	5
8	Azure Certification	2.2%	5
10	City & Guilds	1.7%	4
11	Microsoft Certification	1.3%	3
11	MRICS	1.3%	3
11	NVQ Level 3	1.3%	3
11	TOGAF Certification	1.3%	3
15	APMP	0.9%	2
15	BPSS Clearance	0.9%	2
15	Network+ Certification	0.9%	2
15	SC Cleared	0.9%	2
19	ACCA	0.4%	1
19	CIMA	0.4%	1