Degree Jobs in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 10 14
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,971 2,750 2,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.43% 15.71% 11.84%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.75% 51.76% 42.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,419 845 1,051
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,250 £28,189
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £57,552
90th Percentile £78,750 £72,500 £71,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,884 5,313 5,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.52% 30.35% 28.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,649 1,773 2,471
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £28,189
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +10.53% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,250 £64,106
90th Percentile £78,134 £83,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North of England.

Salary trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North of England region over the 6 months to 27 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
North West +4 1,185 £47,500 -9.52% 625
Yorkshire +4 576 £46,250 -5.61% 320
North East -9 210 £49,500 +4.76% 155
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 60 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 29 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.27%) CMS
4 24 (1.22%) Confluence
5 23 (1.17%) SAS
6 16 (0.81%) IIS
7 14 (0.71%) Apache Spark
8 13 (0.66%) Apache
9 7 (0.36%) MS Project Server
9 7 (0.36%) Tomcat
9 7 (0.36%) WordPress
10 6 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 4 (0.20%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.10%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.051%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.051%) Kentico
13 1 (0.051%) Site Server
13 1 (0.051%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 165 (8.37%) Microsoft Office
2 126 (6.39%) Microsoft Excel
3 60 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 39 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (0.96%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
6 16 (0.81%) Photoshop
7 15 (0.76%) AutoCAD
7 15 (0.76%) Chatbot
8 10 (0.51%) InDesign
9 9 (0.46%) Adobe Captivate
10 6 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
10 6 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
11 5 (0.25%) Solid Edge
11 5 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
12 4 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.20%) Trello
13 3 (0.15%) SPSS
14 2 (0.10%) Stata
Business Applications
1 26 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 10 (0.51%) SAP Business One
4 9 (0.46%) NetSuite
4 9 (0.46%) SAP CX
4 9 (0.46%) SAP ERP
5 5 (0.25%) Sage X3
6 4 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
6 4 (0.20%) NEC Housing
6 4 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
7 3 (0.15%) SAP APO
7 3 (0.15%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.15%) SAP PP
7 3 (0.15%) SAP SD
7 3 (0.15%) SAP WM
8 2 (0.10%) Primavera
8 2 (0.10%) SAP PLM
Cloud Services
1 260 (13.19%) Azure
2 179 (9.08%) AWS
3 139 (7.05%) Microsoft 365
4 75 (3.81%) Power Platform
5 42 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
6 38 (1.93%) GCP
7 36 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
8 25 (1.27%) GitHub
9 23 (1.17%) Serverless
10 22 (1.12%) SaaS
11 20 (1.01%) Power Automate
12 19 (0.96%) Amazon S3
13 18 (0.91%) Amazon EC2
14 17 (0.86%) Amazon Kinesis
14 17 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
15 14 (0.71%) AWS Lambda
16 12 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
17 10 (0.51%) Entra ID
17 10 (0.51%) Google Play
17 10 (0.51%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 83 (4.21%) Firewall
2 48 (2.44%) WAN
3 45 (2.28%) LAN
4 44 (2.23%) DNS
5 42 (2.13%) Internet
5 42 (2.13%) TCP/IP
6 40 (2.03%) VPN
7 36 (1.83%) PPP
8 35 (1.78%) Network Security
9 32 (1.62%) DHCP
9 32 (1.62%) VoIP
10 27 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
11 20 (1.01%) VLAN
12 18 (0.91%) RS-232
13 17 (0.86%) Ethernet
14 15 (0.76%) Wireless
15 14 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
16 13 (0.66%) Broadband
17 12 (0.61%) SD-WAN
18 11 (0.56%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 134 (6.80%) SQL Server
2 79 (4.01%) MySQL
3 59 (2.99%) Power BI
4 45 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
5 42 (2.13%) Relational Database
6 34 (1.73%) Tableau
7 29 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
8 27 (1.37%) NoSQL
9 23 (1.17%) Amazon Redshift
10 22 (1.12%) RDBMS
11 20 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 19 (0.96%) MS Access
13 18 (0.91%) Redis
14 16 (0.81%) Big Data
14 16 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 13 (0.66%) Oracle Database
15 13 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
16 11 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
17 7 (0.36%) DB2
17 7 (0.36%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 107 (5.43%) Git
2 91 (4.62%) JIRA
3 19 (0.96%) Postman
4 16 (0.81%) TeamCity
5 14 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 11 (0.56%) Subversion
7 10 (0.51%) Appium
7 10 (0.51%) Jenkins
8 8 (0.41%) Cypress.io
9 7 (0.36%) Team Foundation Server
10 6 (0.30%) Dreamweaver
10 6 (0.30%) LoadRunner
10 6 (0.30%) Selenium
11 5 (0.25%) HP UFT
11 5 (0.25%) InstallShield
11 5 (0.25%) IntelliJ
11 5 (0.25%) JMeter
11 5 (0.25%) JUnit
11 5 (0.25%) Mockito
11 5 (0.25%) MSTest
General
1 851 (43.18%) Social Skills
2 278 (14.10%) Analytical Skills
3 265 (13.44%) Finance
4 193 (9.79%) Manufacturing
5 111 (5.63%) Marketing
6 100 (5.07%) Retail
7 91 (4.62%) Legal
8 84 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
9 72 (3.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 65 (3.30%) Games
11 61 (3.09%) Electronics
11 61 (3.09%) Presentation Skills
12 56 (2.84%) Public Sector
13 50 (2.54%) Law
14 41 (2.08%) Banking
15 39 (1.98%) Automotive
16 34 (1.73%) Aerospace
17 32 (1.62%) Telecoms
18 28 (1.42%) Military
19 23 (1.17%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 293 (14.87%) Developer
2 272 (13.80%) Senior
3 195 (9.89%) Analyst
4 145 (7.36%) Project Manager
5 143 (7.26%) Software Engineer
6 125 (6.34%) Lead
7 123 (6.24%) Graduate
8 99 (5.02%) Architect
9 68 (3.45%) IT Manager
10 55 (2.79%) Consultant
11 53 (2.69%) Junior
11 53 (2.69%) Lead Developer
12 50 (2.54%) .NET Developer
13 49 (2.49%) Team Leader
14 48 (2.44%) Senior Developer
15 45 (2.28%) Software Developer
16 38 (1.93%) Infrastructure Engineer
16 38 (1.93%) Solutions Architect
17 36 (1.83%) Senior Analyst
18 33 (1.67%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 174 (8.83%) .NET
2 100 (5.07%) HTML
3 78 (3.96%) CSS
4 73 (3.70%) Node.js
5 57 (2.89%) React
6 48 (2.44%) .NET Framework
7 47 (2.38%) ASP.NET
8 46 (2.33%) JSON
9 45 (2.28%) AngularJS
10 44 (2.23%) RESTful
11 39 (1.98%) Vue
12 31 (1.57%) Web Services
13 30 (1.52%) ASP.NET Web API
14 29 (1.47%) .NET Core
15 26 (1.32%) Entity Framework
16 22 (1.12%) HTML5
16 22 (1.12%) REST
17 21 (1.07%) ASP.NET MVC
18 20 (1.01%) Spring
19 19 (0.96%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 174 (8.83%) Management Information System
2 84 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
3 76 (3.86%) Driving Licence
4 54 (2.74%) Operational Technology
5 50 (2.54%) Onboarding
6 49 (2.49%) Data Centre
7 33 (1.67%) Industrial Internet of Things
8 29 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
8 29 (1.47%) Social Media
9 24 (1.22%) Product Ownership
10 23 (1.17%) Public Cloud
10 23 (1.17%) Renewable Energy
11 22 (1.12%) Data Structures
12 21 (1.07%) Cloud Native
12 21 (1.07%) Mobile App
13 20 (1.01%) NHS
13 20 (1.01%) Reinsurance
14 19 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
14 19 (0.96%) SCADA
15 18 (0.91%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 203 (10.30%) Windows
2 112 (5.68%) Linux
3 80 (4.06%) Windows Server
4 33 (1.67%) Windows 10
5 28 (1.42%) Unix
6 22 (1.12%) Mac OS
7 19 (0.96%) Windows Server 2012
8 18 (0.91%) Android
8 18 (0.91%) Windows Server 2019
9 15 (0.76%) Windows Vista
10 14 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
11 11 (0.56%) FreeRTOS
12 9 (0.46%) Windows Phone
13 6 (0.30%) Apple iOS
14 5 (0.25%) VMS
15 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 4 (0.20%) Solaris
16 1 (0.051%) CentOS
16 1 (0.051%) ThreadX
16 1 (0.051%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 607 (30.80%) Problem-Solving
2 586 (29.73%) Computer Science
3 375 (19.03%) Agile
4 310 (15.73%) Project Management
5 243 (12.33%) Software Engineering
6 226 (11.47%) Cybersecurity
7 192 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 164 (8.32%) DevOps
9 160 (8.12%) Mentoring
10 147 (7.46%) Customer Service
11 140 (7.10%) Analytics
12 136 (6.90%) ITIL
12 136 (6.90%) Project Delivery
13 130 (6.60%) Mathematics
14 118 (5.99%) ERP
15 102 (5.18%) CRM
16 100 (5.07%) Business Intelligence
16 100 (5.07%) Risk Management
17 99 (5.02%) Decision-Making
18 96 (4.87%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 263 (13.34%) SQL
2 207 (10.50%) C#
3 168 (8.52%) JavaScript
4 136 (6.90%) Python
5 106 (5.38%) Java
6 73 (3.70%) C
7 59 (2.99%) TypeScript
8 55 (2.79%) PHP
9 39 (1.98%) PowerShell
10 25 (1.27%) C++
11 24 (1.22%) R
11 24 (1.22%) VB
12 23 (1.17%) Embedded C
13 22 (1.12%) T-SQL
14 14 (0.71%) Kotlin
14 14 (0.71%) VBScript
15 12 (0.61%) Ruby
16 11 (0.56%) Shell Script
16 11 (0.56%) VB.NET
17 10 (0.51%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 357 (18.11%) Computer Science Degree
2 130 (6.60%) Master's Degree
3 95 (4.82%) Security Cleared
4 84 (4.26%) HNC
5 70 (3.55%) Cisco Certification
5 70 (3.55%) HND
6 65 (3.30%) Microsoft Certification
6 65 (3.30%) SC Cleared
7 51 (2.59%) CCNA
7 51 (2.59%) CISSP
8 48 (2.44%) PMP
9 47 (2.38%) PMI Certification
10 39 (1.98%) CCNP
11 36 (1.83%) CISM
12 33 (1.67%) DBS Check
13 30 (1.52%) Azure Certification
14 27 (1.37%) PhD
15 24 (1.22%) MCP
16 23 (1.17%) AWS Certification
17 19 (0.96%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (3.20%) QA
2 60 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 36 (1.83%) PMO
4 34 (1.73%) Accessibility
5 31 (1.57%) NIST
6 30 (1.52%) GDPR
7 28 (1.42%) SLA
8 25 (1.27%) Data Quality
9 23 (1.17%) ISO 9001
10 21 (1.07%) PCI DSS
11 20 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
12 10 (0.51%) GMP
12 10 (0.51%) NCSC
13 9 (0.46%) CRD IV
13 9 (0.46%) IFRS
13 9 (0.46%) IFRS 9
14 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 6 (0.30%) IEC 62304
14 6 (0.30%) NIST 800
15 5 (0.25%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 111 (5.63%) Active Directory
2 61 (3.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (2.44%) Hyper-V
4 45 (2.28%) Docker
5 17 (0.86%) Firmware
6 14 (0.71%) Terminal Services
7 11 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
7 11 (0.56%) vSphere
8 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
8 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.051%) KVM
9 1 (0.051%) Lustre
9 1 (0.051%) Slurm Workload Manager
9 1 (0.051%) Snort
9 1 (0.051%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.051%) Virtual Servers
9 1 (0.051%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 46 (2.33%) Terraform
2 33 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 16 (0.81%) Microsoft Intune
4 12 (0.61%) SCCM
5 11 (0.56%) Ansible
6 9 (0.46%) AirWatch
6 9 (0.46%) CASB
6 9 (0.46%) Progress Chef
7 8 (0.41%) Autotask
7 8 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
8 7 (0.36%) Grafana
8 7 (0.36%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
9 6 (0.30%) Nessus
10 5 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.25%) SCOM
10 5 (0.25%) Stealthwatch
11 4 (0.20%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 4 (0.20%) WSUS
12 3 (0.15%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 380 (19.28%) Microsoft
2 82 (4.16%) VMware
3 65 (3.30%) Cisco
4 64 (3.25%) SAP
5 61 (3.09%) Adobe
6 54 (2.74%) Google
7 45 (2.28%) Oracle
8 38 (1.93%) Apple
9 29 (1.47%) Salesforce
10 20 (1.01%) ServiceNow
11 18 (0.91%) Meraki
12 17 (0.86%) HP
13 15 (0.76%) PayPal
14 14 (0.71%) F5
14 14 (0.71%) IBM
15 13 (0.66%) Sage
16 12 (0.61%) Dell
17 11 (0.56%) Virgin Media
18 10 (0.51%) Facebook
18 10 (0.51%) Samsung