Degree Jobs in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 11 9
Rank change year-on-year +10 -2 +5
Permanent jobs citing Degree 4,134 1,987 2,679
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 35.13% 10.76% 16.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 62.30% 50.29% 51.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,884 1,415 865
10th Percentile £33,250 £25,750 £29,050
25th Percentile £45,628 £32,500 £38,787
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +20.34%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £64,000
90th Percentile £73,708 £80,000 £72,088
England median annual salary £52,600 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.19% -12.50% +9.09%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6,636 3,951 5,181
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 56.40% 21.39% 31.64%
Number of salaries quoted 2,975 2,699 1,716
10th Percentile £26,750 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,748 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £48,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +4.28% -12.54% +15.54%
75th Percentile £58,943 £62,500 £68,000
90th Percentile £72,000 £79,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.11% -9.34% +9.09%

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 31 May 2025.

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 31 May 2025. 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 +8 2,951 £50,055 +5.38% 774
Yorkshire +11 971 £40,101 -10.89% 365
North East +4 215 £55,000 +15.79% 174
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
1 104 (2.52%) SharePoint
2 25 (0.60%) Confluence
2 25 (0.60%) IBM Domino
3 19 (0.46%) CMS
4 17 (0.41%) Umbraco
5 10 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
6 9 (0.22%) Apache
6 9 (0.22%) SAS
7 6 (0.15%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.073%) WordPress
10 2 (0.048%) Apache Airflow
10 2 (0.048%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.048%) GemFire
11 1 (0.024%) Moodle
11 1 (0.024%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 269 (6.51%) Microsoft Office
2 248 (6.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 245 (5.93%) Chatbot
4 202 (4.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 171 (4.14%) Simulink
6 109 (2.64%) Abaqus
7 85 (2.06%) Mathcad
8 28 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
9 27 (0.65%) AutoCAD
10 22 (0.53%) MS Visio
11 21 (0.51%) Trello
12 9 (0.22%) SOLIDWORKS
13 5 (0.12%) Autodesk Inventor
14 4 (0.097%) SPSS
15 3 (0.073%) Adobe Creative Suite
15 3 (0.073%) Spreadsheet
16 2 (0.048%) Adobe Illustrator
17 1 (0.024%) Adobe XD
17 1 (0.024%) Revit
17 1 (0.024%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 289 (6.99%) Teamcenter
2 65 (1.57%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 34 (0.82%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.12%) Pegasus Opera
5 3 (0.073%) Markit EDM
5 3 (0.073%) Maximo
5 3 (0.073%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.073%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.073%) Shopify
6 2 (0.048%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.024%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.024%) iTrent
7 1 (0.024%) Magento
7 1 (0.024%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.024%) Q-Pulse
7 1 (0.024%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.024%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.024%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.024%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 149 (3.60%) Azure
2 100 (2.42%) Power Platform
3 57 (1.38%) AWS
3 57 (1.38%) Microsoft 365
4 52 (1.26%) Entra ID
5 21 (0.51%) GCP
6 15 (0.36%) Serverless
7 14 (0.34%) SaaS
8 12 (0.29%) Google Analytics
9 10 (0.24%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (0.24%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (0.19%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (0.19%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (0.17%) GitHub
12 6 (0.15%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (0.15%) Figma
12 6 (0.15%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.15%) OneDrive
13 5 (0.12%) Azure Functions
14 4 (0.097%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 32 (0.77%) Wireless
2 23 (0.56%) TCP/IP
3 22 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
3 22 (0.53%) VoIP
4 21 (0.51%) Network Security
5 19 (0.46%) VPN
6 18 (0.44%) Firewall
6 18 (0.44%) Intranet
7 17 (0.41%) DNS
8 16 (0.39%) LAN
9 14 (0.34%) SAN
9 14 (0.34%) WAN
10 13 (0.31%) Broadband
11 10 (0.24%) Wi-Fi
12 9 (0.22%) Bluetooth
12 9 (0.22%) VLAN
13 8 (0.19%) DHCP
13 8 (0.19%) GSM
13 8 (0.19%) LTE
13 8 (0.19%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 90 (2.18%) Power BI
2 87 (2.10%) SQL Server
3 29 (0.70%) Big Data
4 23 (0.56%) Relational Database
5 19 (0.46%) MongoDB
5 19 (0.46%) MySQL
5 19 (0.46%) Tableau
6 15 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
7 13 (0.31%) NoSQL
8 12 (0.29%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 7 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (0.15%) DB2
12 5 (0.12%) Power Query
13 4 (0.097%) Dremio
13 4 (0.097%) Hadoop
13 4 (0.097%) Mixpanel
13 4 (0.097%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.097%) PowerPivot
14 3 (0.073%) GIS
Development Applications
1 173 (4.18%) Rational DOORS
2 115 (2.78%) JIRA
3 69 (1.67%) LabVIEW
4 26 (0.63%) Git
5 17 (0.41%) Bitbucket
6 15 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 8 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
8 6 (0.15%) TeamCity
9 5 (0.12%) ClearCase
9 5 (0.12%) Eclipse
10 4 (0.097%) Balsamiq
10 4 (0.097%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.097%) Eclipse RCP
10 4 (0.097%) Robot Framework
11 3 (0.073%) Octopus Deploy
12 2 (0.048%) Artifactory
12 2 (0.048%) SpecFlow
12 2 (0.048%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 2 (0.048%) webpack
General
1 1,350 (32.66%) Social Skills
2 639 (15.46%) Manufacturing
3 585 (14.15%) Analytical Skills
4 540 (13.06%) Aerospace
5 440 (10.64%) Finance
6 384 (9.29%) Automotive
7 363 (8.78%) Presentation Skills
8 356 (8.61%) Marketing
9 338 (8.18%) Electronics
10 235 (5.68%) Retail
11 222 (5.37%) Avionics
12 150 (3.63%) Telecoms
13 149 (3.60%) Aeronautics
14 90 (2.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 84 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
16 74 (1.79%) Banking
17 62 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
18 52 (1.26%) Dutch Language
18 52 (1.26%) Finnish Language
18 52 (1.26%) Norwegian Language
Job Titles
1 1,252 (30.29%) Systems Engineer
2 1,046 (25.30%) Senior
3 505 (12.22%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 441 (10.67%) Trainer
5 307 (7.43%) Principal Engineer
6 230 (5.56%) Analyst
7 199 (4.81%) Support Engineer
8 192 (4.64%) Lead
9 169 (4.09%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 169 (4.09%) Product Manager
10 165 (3.99%) Software Support Engineer
11 151 (3.65%) Technical Manager
12 136 (3.29%) Help Desk Manager
12 136 (3.29%) Senior Electrical Engineer
13 122 (2.95%) Platform Engineer
14 121 (2.93%) Commissioning Manager
15 115 (2.78%) Developer
16 101 (2.44%) Lead Systems Engineer
16 101 (2.44%) Products Support Manager
17 94 (2.27%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (1.33%) .NET
2 50 (1.21%) HTML
3 46 (1.11%) CSS
4 36 (0.87%) Software Packaging
5 27 (0.65%) jQuery
6 24 (0.58%) HTML5
7 23 (0.56%) React
8 17 (0.41%) .NET Core
9 16 (0.39%) AngularJS
10 15 (0.36%) RESTful
11 14 (0.34%) ASP.NET
12 12 (0.29%) Node.js
13 11 (0.27%) REST
13 11 (0.27%) WinForms
14 8 (0.19%) JSON
14 8 (0.19%) Web Services
15 7 (0.17%) .NET Framework
15 7 (0.17%) Middleware
15 7 (0.17%) Vue
15 7 (0.17%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 209 (5.06%) Management Information System
2 199 (4.81%) Robotics
3 113 (2.73%) FMCG
4 99 (2.39%) Social Media
5 96 (2.32%) Product Ownership
6 59 (1.43%) NHS
7 48 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
8 30 (0.73%) SCADA
9 21 (0.51%) Algorithms
9 21 (0.51%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 14 (0.34%) Security Posture
11 13 (0.31%) Renewable Energy
12 10 (0.24%) Analytical Mindset
12 10 (0.24%) Data Centre
13 9 (0.22%) Greenfield Project
14 8 (0.19%) Driving Licence
14 8 (0.19%) Equities
14 8 (0.19%) Onboarding
15 7 (0.17%) Client/Server
15 7 (0.17%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 156 (3.77%) Windows
2 69 (1.67%) Windows Vista
3 61 (1.48%) Linux
4 30 (0.73%) Windows 10
5 22 (0.53%) Windows Server
6 17 (0.41%) Android
7 10 (0.24%) Mac OS X
7 10 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (0.17%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
9 4 (0.097%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.097%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.097%) Unix
10 3 (0.073%) CentOS
10 3 (0.073%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.048%) Apple iOS
11 2 (0.048%) VMS
12 1 (0.024%) AIX
12 1 (0.024%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,352 (32.70%) Systems Engineering
2 848 (20.51%) Mathematics
3 690 (16.69%) Problem-Solving
4 597 (14.44%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 562 (13.59%) Artificial Intelligence
6 538 (13.01%) Physics
7 477 (11.54%) Continuous Improvement
8 431 (10.43%) Agile
9 420 (10.16%) Computer Science
10 379 (9.17%) SysML
11 334 (8.08%) Validation
12 316 (7.64%) Coaching
13 310 (7.50%) Software Engineering
14 303 (7.33%) Requirements Management
15 286 (6.92%) Project Management
16 260 (6.29%) Customer Requirements
17 246 (5.95%) Conversational UI
17 246 (5.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 234 (5.66%) Verification and Validation
19 231 (5.59%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 487 (11.78%) MATLAB
2 198 (4.79%) SQL
3 154 (3.73%) Java
4 144 (3.48%) C#
5 123 (2.98%) Python
6 62 (1.50%) JavaScript
7 46 (1.11%) C
8 36 (0.87%) TypeScript
9 35 (0.85%) C++
10 28 (0.68%) PHP
10 28 (0.68%) PowerShell
11 23 (0.56%) Rust
12 21 (0.51%) R
13 20 (0.48%) VB
14 19 (0.46%) Ada
15 14 (0.34%) Ruby
16 13 (0.31%) Dart
17 12 (0.29%) Bash
18 10 (0.24%) Shell Script
19 8 (0.19%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1,805 (43.66%) BPSS Clearance
2 761 (18.41%) HND
3 612 (14.80%) Master's Degree
4 609 (14.73%) HNC
5 239 (5.78%) Chartered Engineer
6 229 (5.54%) PhD
7 226 (5.47%) Computer Science Degree
8 138 (3.34%) DBS Check
9 136 (3.29%) MBA
10 66 (1.60%) TOGAF Certification
11 54 (1.31%) Numerate Degree
12 35 (0.85%) ACCA
12 35 (0.85%) CIMA
13 34 (0.82%) CISSP
14 33 (0.80%) CEH
14 33 (0.80%) Security Cleared
15 29 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
16 26 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
17 25 (0.60%) PMI Certification
18 24 (0.58%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 191 (4.62%) IEC 61508
2 155 (3.75%) QA
3 153 (3.70%) Def Stans
4 106 (2.56%) ISO 9001
5 82 (1.98%) Data Quality
6 68 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 59 (1.43%) DO-254
8 48 (1.16%) NEBOSH
9 38 (0.92%) GDPR
10 37 (0.90%) ARP4754
11 32 (0.77%) Accessibility
12 22 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 19 (0.46%) SLA
14 18 (0.44%) EMIR
14 18 (0.44%) MiFID
14 18 (0.44%) NIST
14 18 (0.44%) WCAG
15 7 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
16 6 (0.15%) SOC 2
17 5 (0.12%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 75 (1.81%) Active Directory
2 23 (0.56%) Firmware
3 22 (0.53%) Docker
4 17 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
5 14 (0.34%) Hyper-V
6 12 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
7 4 (0.097%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.073%) Dovecot
8 3 (0.073%) Postfix
9 1 (0.024%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.024%) KVM
9 1 (0.024%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.024%) RHEV
9 1 (0.024%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.024%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (0.65%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 17 (0.41%) Terraform
4 15 (0.36%) Ansible
5 9 (0.22%) Grafana
6 6 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (0.15%) SCCM
7 5 (0.12%) AirWatch
7 5 (0.12%) Functional Safety
8 4 (0.097%) Kibana
8 4 (0.097%) QRadar
8 4 (0.097%) SCOM
8 4 (0.097%) SCOrch
9 3 (0.073%) Docker Swarm
10 2 (0.048%) Nessus
10 2 (0.048%) SmoothWall
11 1 (0.024%) Automic
11 1 (0.024%) Control-M
11 1 (0.024%) logstash
11 1 (0.024%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 409 (9.89%) Microsoft
2 245 (5.93%) PayPal
3 224 (5.42%) Google
4 208 (5.03%) Databricks
5 207 (5.01%) Adobe
6 193 (4.67%) ANSYS
7 87 (2.10%) SAP
8 79 (1.91%) Oracle
9 66 (1.60%) Sparx
10 54 (1.31%) Cisco
11 44 (1.06%) Alteryx
12 30 (0.73%) IBM
13 24 (0.58%) Atlassian
14 18 (0.44%) VMware
15 17 (0.41%) HP
15 17 (0.41%) Siemens
16 15 (0.36%) Bloomberg
17 12 (0.29%) Capita
18 10 (0.24%) MathWorks
19 9 (0.22%) ServiceNow