Degree Jobs in the North West

Academic Degree
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 10
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 +5
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2,949 1,206 1,214
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 37.79% 11.66% 15.99%
As % of the Qualifications category 59.13% 49.77% 44.86%
Number of salaries quoted 1,630 827 442
10th Percentile £40,000 £25,750 £29,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £38,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -13.64% +18.28%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £80,000 £75,000
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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,987 2,423 2,706
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 63.90% 23.42% 35.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,478 1,649 907
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,897 £54,399 £60,000
% change year-on-year +0.92% -9.34% +9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North West

Degree
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North West region over the 6 months to 30 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
Lancashire +3 1,240 £50,055 +0.11% 285
Cumbria 0 1,016 £51,564 +74.79% 72
Manchester +9 462 £50,000 - 1,019
Merseyside +22 133 £32,500 - 274
Cheshire -16 97 £47,500 - 588
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 90 (3.05%) SharePoint
2 25 (0.85%) IBM Domino
3 20 (0.68%) Confluence
4 19 (0.64%) CMS
5 17 (0.58%) Umbraco
6 9 (0.31%) SAS
7 5 (0.17%) Apache
7 5 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.17%) Microsoft Exchange
8 3 (0.10%) WordPress
9 2 (0.068%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.068%) GemFire
10 1 (0.034%) Moodle
10 1 (0.034%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 259 (8.78%) Microsoft Office
2 238 (8.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 197 (6.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 157 (5.32%) Simulink
5 109 (3.70%) Abaqus
6 98 (3.32%) Chatbot
7 85 (2.88%) Mathcad
8 25 (0.85%) AutoCAD
9 24 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
10 21 (0.71%) Trello
11 12 (0.41%) MS Visio
12 8 (0.27%) SOLIDWORKS
13 5 (0.17%) Autodesk Inventor
14 3 (0.10%) Spreadsheet
15 1 (0.034%) Adobe Creative Suite
15 1 (0.034%) Adobe XD
15 1 (0.034%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 269 (9.12%) Teamcenter
2 65 (2.20%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 34 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.10%) Maximo
4 3 (0.10%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.10%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.10%) Shopify
5 2 (0.068%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.034%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.034%) iTrent
6 1 (0.034%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.034%) Q-Pulse
6 1 (0.034%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.034%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.034%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.034%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 92 (3.12%) Power Platform
2 57 (1.93%) Azure
3 45 (1.53%) AWS
4 38 (1.29%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (0.44%) GCP
6 12 (0.41%) SaaS
7 11 (0.37%) Google Analytics
8 10 (0.34%) Entra ID
8 10 (0.34%) Serverless
9 9 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (0.27%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
11 6 (0.20%) Figma
12 5 (0.17%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.17%) Azure Functions
13 4 (0.14%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 4 (0.14%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.14%) Miro
13 4 (0.14%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.14%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 18 (0.61%) VoIP
2 17 (0.58%) Intranet
3 11 (0.37%) Wireless
4 10 (0.34%) Firewall
5 9 (0.31%) TCP/IP
6 8 (0.27%) Intrusion Detection
6 8 (0.27%) VPN
7 7 (0.24%) Broadband
7 7 (0.24%) DNS
8 5 (0.17%) Bluetooth
8 5 (0.17%) LAN
8 5 (0.17%) PPP
8 5 (0.17%) WAN
9 4 (0.14%) 5G
9 4 (0.14%) DHCP
9 4 (0.14%) GSM
9 4 (0.14%) LTE
9 4 (0.14%) UMTS
9 4 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
10 3 (0.10%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (2.78%) Power BI
2 61 (2.07%) SQL Server
3 20 (0.68%) Relational Database
4 14 (0.47%) Big Data
5 13 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
5 13 (0.44%) MongoDB
6 9 (0.31%) MySQL
6 9 (0.31%) Tableau
7 8 (0.27%) NoSQL
8 5 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
8 5 (0.17%) Power Query
9 4 (0.14%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.14%) Mixpanel
9 4 (0.14%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.14%) PowerPivot
10 3 (0.10%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.10%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (0.10%) GIS
11 2 (0.068%) InterSystems Cache
11 2 (0.068%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 156 (5.29%) Rational DOORS
2 105 (3.56%) JIRA
3 69 (2.34%) LabVIEW
4 19 (0.64%) Git
5 16 (0.54%) Bitbucket
6 15 (0.51%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 8 (0.27%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.17%) ClearCase
9 4 (0.14%) Balsamiq
9 4 (0.14%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.14%) Robot Framework
10 3 (0.10%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.068%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.068%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.068%) MSTest
11 2 (0.068%) NUnit
11 2 (0.068%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.068%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.068%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.068%) webpack
General
1 903 (30.62%) Social Skills
2 512 (17.36%) Aerospace
3 384 (13.02%) Analytical Skills
4 378 (12.82%) Automotive
5 237 (8.04%) Manufacturing
6 230 (7.80%) Finance
7 222 (7.53%) Avionics
8 149 (5.05%) Aeronautics
9 141 (4.78%) Telecoms
10 89 (3.02%) Retail
11 82 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
12 81 (2.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 74 (2.51%) Presentation Skills
14 70 (2.37%) Electronics
15 61 (2.07%) Influencing Skills
16 38 (1.29%) Legal
17 33 (1.12%) Agriculture
18 25 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
19 24 (0.81%) Marketing
20 22 (0.75%) Banking
Job Titles
1 1,144 (38.79%) Systems Engineer
2 953 (32.32%) Senior
3 472 (16.01%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 289 (9.80%) Principal Engineer
5 183 (6.21%) Lead
6 176 (5.97%) Support Engineer
7 165 (5.60%) Software Support Engineer
8 159 (5.39%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 159 (5.39%) Trainer
9 156 (5.29%) Analyst
10 129 (4.37%) Senior Electrical Engineer
11 122 (4.14%) Platform Engineer
12 121 (4.10%) Commissioning Manager
13 101 (3.42%) Lead Systems Engineer
14 94 (3.19%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
15 90 (3.05%) Developer
16 82 (2.78%) Team Leader
17 77 (2.61%) Engineering Specialist
18 74 (2.51%) Project Manager
19 71 (2.41%) Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (1.22%) .NET
2 35 (1.19%) HTML
3 34 (1.15%) CSS
4 23 (0.78%) HTML5
5 21 (0.71%) jQuery
6 14 (0.47%) .NET Core
6 14 (0.47%) React
7 12 (0.41%) Software Packaging
8 11 (0.37%) RESTful
8 11 (0.37%) WinForms
9 9 (0.31%) AngularJS
10 7 (0.24%) .NET Framework
10 7 (0.24%) ASP.NET
10 7 (0.24%) JSON
10 7 (0.24%) REST
10 7 (0.24%) XML
11 5 (0.17%) CSS3
11 5 (0.17%) RabbitMQ
11 5 (0.17%) Web Services
11 5 (0.17%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 191 (6.48%) Management Information System
2 98 (3.32%) Social Media
3 94 (3.19%) Product Ownership
4 60 (2.03%) Robotics
5 40 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
6 27 (0.92%) SCADA
7 22 (0.75%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 17 (0.58%) NHS
9 14 (0.47%) Security Posture
10 12 (0.41%) Algorithms
10 12 (0.41%) FMCG
11 9 (0.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (0.27%) Renewable Energy
13 7 (0.24%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.24%) Manufacturing Execution System
14 5 (0.17%) Blackberry
14 5 (0.17%) Hybrid Cloud
15 4 (0.14%) Client/Server
15 4 (0.14%) Fixed Income
15 4 (0.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 109 (3.70%) Windows
2 70 (2.37%) Windows Vista
3 34 (1.15%) Linux
4 12 (0.41%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.14%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.10%) Android
6 3 (0.10%) CentOS
6 3 (0.10%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.10%) Unix
6 3 (0.10%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.068%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.034%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,216 (41.23%) Systems Engineering
2 571 (19.36%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 472 (16.01%) Mathematics
4 349 (11.83%) Problem-Solving
5 344 (11.66%) Agile
6 317 (10.75%) Validation
7 313 (10.61%) SysML
8 293 (9.94%) Coaching
8 293 (9.94%) Requirements Management
9 255 (8.65%) Software Engineering
10 248 (8.41%) Customer Requirements
11 246 (8.34%) Physics
12 241 (8.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 227 (7.70%) Artificial Intelligence
14 226 (7.66%) Business Case
15 223 (7.56%) Computer Science
16 219 (7.43%) Verification and Validation
17 209 (7.09%) PLM
18 189 (6.41%) Continuous Improvement
19 177 (6.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 402 (13.63%) MATLAB
2 121 (4.10%) Java
3 120 (4.07%) SQL
4 105 (3.56%) C#
5 57 (1.93%) Python
6 43 (1.46%) JavaScript
7 35 (1.19%) C
8 20 (0.68%) VB
9 19 (0.64%) PowerShell
10 16 (0.54%) Ada
11 14 (0.47%) TypeScript
12 12 (0.41%) Bash
12 12 (0.41%) C++
12 12 (0.41%) PHP
13 10 (0.34%) Shell Script
14 8 (0.27%) PL/SQL
15 7 (0.24%) C-shell
15 7 (0.24%) Korn
15 7 (0.24%) Rust
16 6 (0.20%) R
Qualifications
1 1,663 (56.39%) BPSS Clearance
2 751 (25.47%) HND
3 603 (20.45%) HNC
4 439 (14.89%) Master's Degree
5 213 (7.22%) Chartered Engineer
6 133 (4.51%) MBA
7 100 (3.39%) DBS Check
8 99 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
9 93 (3.15%) PhD
10 66 (2.24%) TOGAF Certification
11 52 (1.76%) Numerate Degree
12 35 (1.19%) ACCA
12 35 (1.19%) CIMA
13 31 (1.05%) CEH
14 24 (0.81%) CISSP
14 24 (0.81%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 24 (0.81%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 21 (0.71%) CISM
15 21 (0.71%) Security Cleared
16 20 (0.68%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 152 (5.15%) IEC 61508
2 126 (4.27%) Def Stans
3 104 (3.53%) ISO 9001
4 77 (2.61%) Data Quality
5 68 (2.31%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 64 (2.17%) QA
7 45 (1.53%) DO-254
8 36 (1.22%) NEBOSH
9 35 (1.19%) GDPR
10 29 (0.98%) Accessibility
11 23 (0.78%) ARP4754
12 18 (0.61%) WCAG
13 15 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 12 (0.41%) NIST
15 11 (0.37%) SLA
16 4 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
17 3 (0.10%) HIPAA
17 3 (0.10%) NCSC
17 3 (0.10%) NIST 800
18 2 (0.068%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 22 (0.75%) Firmware
2 17 (0.58%) Active Directory
2 17 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
3 12 (0.41%) Docker
4 7 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.10%) Dovecot
6 3 (0.10%) Postfix
7 1 (0.034%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.034%) KVM
7 1 (0.034%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.034%) RHEV
7 1 (0.034%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 13 (0.44%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (0.20%) Grafana
3 6 (0.20%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (0.20%) SCCM
4 5 (0.17%) Functional Safety
5 4 (0.14%) Kibana
5 4 (0.14%) SCOM
5 4 (0.14%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.068%) QRadar
6 2 (0.068%) SmoothWall
6 2 (0.068%) Terraform
7 1 (0.034%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.034%) Automic
7 1 (0.034%) Consul
7 1 (0.034%) logstash
7 1 (0.034%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.034%) Rancher
Vendors
1 309 (10.48%) Microsoft
2 187 (6.34%) ANSYS
3 98 (3.32%) PayPal
4 87 (2.95%) Google
5 81 (2.75%) SAP
6 78 (2.64%) Oracle
7 70 (2.37%) Adobe
8 66 (2.24%) Sparx
9 65 (2.20%) Databricks
10 42 (1.42%) Alteryx
11 20 (0.68%) Atlassian
12 17 (0.58%) HP
12 17 (0.58%) Siemens
13 13 (0.44%) Cisco
14 11 (0.37%) Bloomberg
14 11 (0.37%) Capita
15 10 (0.34%) MathWorks
16 9 (0.31%) IBM
17 8 (0.27%) VMware
18 7 (0.24%) ServiceNow