Degree Jobs in North Wales

Academic Degree
Wales > North Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in North Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 5 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 62 35 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 32.98% 14.64% 21.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.41% 70.00% 92.31%
Number of salaries quoted 28 6 5
10th Percentile £44,650 - -
25th Percentile £47,683 £37,500 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,792 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.48% - -25.58%
75th Percentile £85,700 £43,438 £45,000
90th Percentile £99,800 £60,000 £49,500
Wales median annual salary £68,000 £43,750 £44,033
% change year-on-year +55.43% -0.64% -2.15%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North Wales

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 North Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 108 50 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Wales 57.45% 20.92% 23.21%
Number of salaries quoted 41 12 6
10th Percentile £29,750 £33,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £47,683 £37,500 £28,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,150 £40,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +57.88% +6.67% -28.57%
75th Percentile £75,900 £44,688 £45,000
90th Percentile £99,800 £52,900 £48,750
Wales median annual salary £65,000 £50,309 £45,000
% change year-on-year +29.20% +11.80% -10.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in North Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in North Wales

Degree
Salary Trend in North Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in North Wales.

Salary trend for Degree in North Wales

Degree
Salary Histogram in North Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in North Wales over the 6 months to 18 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in North Wales

Degree
Job Locations in North Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North Wales region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
Anglesey -2 59 £75,900 - 1
Gwynedd +3 3 £32,500 - 5
Degree
Wales

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in North Wales 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:

Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.23%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 6 (9.68%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (6.45%) JIRA
3 1 (1.61%) Git
3 1 (1.61%) GitLab
General
1 15 (24.19%) Presentation Skills
2 6 (9.68%) Electronics
3 4 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.23%) Aerospace
4 2 (3.23%) Games
4 2 (3.23%) Social Skills
5 1 (1.61%) Finance
5 1 (1.61%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 24 (38.71%) Systems Engineer
2 12 (19.35%) Senior
3 9 (14.52%) Software Engineer
4 8 (12.90%) Architect
4 8 (12.90%) Principal Engineer
4 8 (12.90%) Principal Software Engineer
4 8 (12.90%) Software Architect
5 7 (11.29%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 4 (6.45%) Requirements Manager
6 4 (6.45%) Senior Electrical Engineer
6 4 (6.45%) Systems Manager
7 3 (4.84%) Junior
8 2 (3.23%) Analyst
8 2 (3.23%) Junior Systems Engineer
9 1 (1.61%) Engineering Manager
9 1 (1.61%) Junior Software Engineer
9 1 (1.61%) Security Manager
9 1 (1.61%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (12.90%) Middleware
2 2 (3.23%) Regular Expression
3 1 (1.61%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (61.29%) Systems Engineering
2 35 (56.45%) Agile
3 33 (53.23%) UML
4 20 (32.26%) Computer Science
4 20 (32.26%) Waterfall
5 17 (27.42%) SysML
6 16 (25.81%) Configuration Management
7 15 (24.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 15 (24.19%) Cybersecurity
7 15 (24.19%) MODAF
8 14 (22.58%) Systems Thinking
9 11 (17.74%) Mathematics
10 10 (16.13%) Customer Requirements
11 9 (14.52%) Mentoring
11 9 (14.52%) Physics
11 9 (14.52%) Software Engineering
12 8 (12.90%) Design Patterns
12 8 (12.90%) DevOps
12 8 (12.90%) Open Source
12 8 (12.90%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 17 (27.42%) MATLAB
2 8 (12.90%) Ada
2 8 (12.90%) Ada 95
3 3 (4.84%) C++
4 2 (3.23%) Groovy
5 1 (1.61%) C
5 1 (1.61%) C#
5 1 (1.61%) Java
5 1 (1.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 59 (95.16%) BPSS Clearance
2 16 (25.81%) Chartered Engineer
3 14 (22.58%) Master's Degree
4 10 (16.13%) PhD
5 8 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.23%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (1.61%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (32.26%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 14 (22.58%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 7 (11.29%) ARP4754
3 7 (11.29%) DO-254
3 7 (11.29%) IEC 61508
4 1 (1.61%) ISO 13485
4 1 (1.61%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 6 (9.68%) IBM
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft