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 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 10 12
Rank change year-on-year +9 +2 +6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 3,006 1,086 1,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 43.48% 11.99% 16.34%
As % of the Qualifications category 67.41% 48.40% 46.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,738 760 478
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,250 £29,500
25th Percentile £45,383 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -4.76% +9.00%
75th Percentile £58,943 £61,563 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £80,000 £75,750
England median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.37% -8.70% +4.55%

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 4,459 2,244 2,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 64.49% 24.78% 34.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,509 1,513 999
10th Percentile £32,500 £26,750 £29,200
25th Percentile £41,000 £36,750 £39,757
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £58,943 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,708 £79,430 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%

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 1 April 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 1 April 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
Cumbria 0 1,352 £45,628 +14.07% 49
Lancashire +3 1,044 £50,055 -3.90% 169
Manchester +12 480 £50,000 -4.76% 461
Cheshire -4 77 £48,306 +1.70% 113
Merseyside +6 52 £32,500 -2.23% 52
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
1 117 (3.89%) SharePoint
2 27 (0.90%) CMS
3 25 (0.83%) Umbraco
4 17 (0.57%) Confluence
5 12 (0.40%) IBM Domino
6 8 (0.27%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (0.27%) SAS
7 6 (0.20%) Apache Spark
8 5 (0.17%) Apache
9 3 (0.100%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.100%) WordPress
10 2 (0.067%) GemFire
10 2 (0.067%) IIS
11 1 (0.033%) Moodle
11 1 (0.033%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 252 (8.38%) Mathcad
2 225 (7.49%) Microsoft Excel
3 198 (6.59%) Abaqus
4 196 (6.52%) Microsoft Office
5 162 (5.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 127 (4.22%) Simulink
7 100 (3.33%) SOLIDWORKS
8 37 (1.23%) AutoCAD
9 32 (1.06%) Photoshop
10 31 (1.03%) Adobe Illustrator
11 19 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
12 15 (0.50%) Trello
13 4 (0.13%) MS Visio
14 2 (0.067%) Chatbot
15 1 (0.033%) Adobe Creative Suite
15 1 (0.033%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 194 (6.45%) Teamcenter
2 30 (1.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 10 (0.33%) NetSuite
3 10 (0.33%) Shopify
4 3 (0.100%) Maximo
4 3 (0.100%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.100%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.067%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.033%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.033%) iTrent
6 1 (0.033%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.033%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 116 (3.86%) Power Platform
2 71 (2.36%) Azure
3 51 (1.70%) AWS
4 36 (1.20%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (0.53%) GCP
6 13 (0.43%) SaaS
7 9 (0.30%) Cloud Computing
7 9 (0.30%) Entra ID
8 6 (0.20%) Azure Data Factory
8 6 (0.20%) Figma
8 6 (0.20%) Serverless
9 5 (0.17%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (0.13%) Azure Functions
10 4 (0.13%) Google Analytics
10 4 (0.13%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.13%) Miro
10 4 (0.13%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.13%) Slack
11 3 (0.100%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 25 (0.83%) Intranet
2 23 (0.77%) Firewall
3 16 (0.53%) VoIP
4 15 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
5 7 (0.23%) DNS
6 5 (0.17%) Internet
6 5 (0.17%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.13%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.13%) DHCP
7 4 (0.13%) LAN
7 4 (0.13%) VPN
7 4 (0.13%) WAN
8 3 (0.100%) Skype
9 2 (0.067%) NAS
9 2 (0.067%) Network Security
9 2 (0.067%) SAN
9 2 (0.067%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.067%) Wireless
10 1 (0.033%) FlexRay
10 1 (0.033%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 105 (3.49%) Power BI
2 81 (2.69%) SQL Server
3 17 (0.57%) Relational Database
4 16 (0.53%) Big Data
5 12 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
6 10 (0.33%) MongoDB
7 9 (0.30%) MySQL
8 7 (0.23%) BigQuery
9 6 (0.20%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (0.20%) Power Query
10 5 (0.17%) Hadoop
10 5 (0.17%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.13%) PowerPivot
11 4 (0.13%) Tableau
12 3 (0.100%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.100%) Electronic Patient Records
12 3 (0.100%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 2 (0.067%) GIS
13 2 (0.067%) InterSystems Cache
13 2 (0.067%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 149 (4.96%) LabVIEW
2 121 (4.03%) JIRA
3 74 (2.46%) Rational DOORS
4 31 (1.03%) Dreamweaver
5 18 (0.60%) Bitbucket
5 18 (0.60%) Rational Rhapsody
6 15 (0.50%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 13 (0.43%) Git
8 8 (0.27%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.13%) Balsamiq
10 3 (0.100%) MSTest
10 3 (0.100%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.100%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.067%) Babel
11 2 (0.067%) Cypress.io
11 2 (0.067%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.067%) GitLab
11 2 (0.067%) NUnit
11 2 (0.067%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.067%) webpack
General
1 891 (29.64%) Social Skills
2 433 (14.40%) Analytical Skills
3 422 (14.04%) Aerospace
4 339 (11.28%) Manufacturing
5 326 (10.84%) Automotive
6 225 (7.49%) Finance
7 133 (4.42%) Telecoms
8 127 (4.22%) Avionics
9 106 (3.53%) Legal
10 101 (3.36%) Aeronautics
11 91 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 88 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
13 87 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
14 58 (1.93%) Documentation Skills
15 37 (1.23%) Electronics
16 32 (1.06%) Agriculture
17 30 (1.00%) Banking
18 23 (0.77%) Retail
19 22 (0.73%) Influencing Skills
20 15 (0.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1,243 (41.35%) Senior
2 674 (22.42%) Systems Engineer
3 326 (10.84%) Principal Engineer
4 324 (10.78%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 217 (7.22%) Lead
6 216 (7.19%) Senior Electrical Engineer
7 201 (6.69%) Support Engineer
8 200 (6.65%) Software Support Engineer
9 195 (6.49%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 183 (6.09%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 172 (5.72%) Analyst
12 166 (5.52%) Engineering Specialist
13 120 (3.99%) Commissioning Manager
14 113 (3.76%) Engineering Manager
15 108 (3.59%) Developer
16 103 (3.43%) Project Manager
17 88 (2.93%) Lead Systems Engineer
18 76 (2.53%) Senior Manager
19 67 (2.23%) Integration Engineer
19 67 (2.23%) Systems Integration Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (2.50%) HTML
2 48 (1.60%) .NET
3 47 (1.56%) CSS
4 31 (1.03%) HTML5
5 29 (0.96%) jQuery
6 23 (0.77%) .NET Core
7 22 (0.73%) React
8 18 (0.60%) ASP.NET
9 16 (0.53%) .NET Framework
10 12 (0.40%) Software Packaging
11 10 (0.33%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.33%) RESTful
12 9 (0.30%) WinForms
13 7 (0.23%) Node.js
14 6 (0.20%) JSON
15 5 (0.17%) CSS3
16 4 (0.13%) Django
16 4 (0.13%) Kafka
16 4 (0.13%) Middleware
16 4 (0.13%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 266 (8.85%) Management Information System
2 64 (2.13%) Social Media
3 61 (2.03%) Product Ownership
4 41 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
5 36 (1.20%) SCADA
6 27 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 25 (0.83%) NHS
8 23 (0.77%) Security Posture
9 14 (0.47%) Greenfield Project
10 13 (0.43%) Data Protection Act
11 11 (0.37%) FMCG
12 9 (0.30%) Algorithms
12 9 (0.30%) Driving Licence
13 8 (0.27%) Analytical Mindset
13 8 (0.27%) Manufacturing Execution System
13 8 (0.27%) Renewable Energy
14 6 (0.20%) Data Structures
15 5 (0.17%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (0.13%) Derivative
16 4 (0.13%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 72 (2.40%) Windows
2 46 (1.53%) Windows Vista
3 31 (1.03%) Linux
4 11 (0.37%) Windows 10
5 6 (0.20%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.17%) Android
6 5 (0.17%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.100%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.100%) CentOS
7 3 (0.100%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.100%) Unix
7 3 (0.100%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.067%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.033%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 913 (30.37%) Systems Engineering
2 381 (12.67%) Mathematics
3 377 (12.54%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 340 (11.31%) Agile
5 317 (10.55%) Problem-Solving
6 259 (8.62%) Continuous Improvement
7 256 (8.52%) Finite Element Analysis
8 250 (8.32%) Business Case
9 241 (8.02%) Physics
10 239 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 232 (7.72%) Software Engineering
12 222 (7.39%) Validation
13 216 (7.19%) Coaching
14 207 (6.89%) SysML
15 206 (6.85%) Customer Requirements
16 204 (6.79%) Stakeholder Management
17 191 (6.35%) Project Management
18 189 (6.29%) CAD
19 184 (6.12%) Analytics
20 181 (6.02%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 438 (14.57%) MATLAB
2 202 (6.72%) SQL
3 160 (5.32%) Java
4 121 (4.03%) C#
5 95 (3.16%) Python
6 72 (2.40%) JavaScript
7 52 (1.73%) VB
8 42 (1.40%) C
9 17 (0.57%) Ada
9 17 (0.57%) C++
10 15 (0.50%) PowerShell
11 11 (0.37%) TypeScript
12 8 (0.27%) Bash
12 8 (0.27%) C-shell
12 8 (0.27%) Korn
12 8 (0.27%) PHP
12 8 (0.27%) Shell Script
13 7 (0.23%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.23%) Rust
14 5 (0.17%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 1,335 (44.41%) BPSS Clearance
2 713 (23.72%) HND
3 541 (18.00%) HNC
4 513 (17.07%) Master's Degree
5 313 (10.41%) Chartered Engineer
6 135 (4.49%) MBA
7 107 (3.56%) CISM
8 94 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 71 (2.36%) CISA
10 67 (2.23%) DBS Check
11 63 (2.10%) Numerate Degree
12 62 (2.06%) CISSP
13 31 (1.03%) TOGAF Certification
14 25 (0.83%) Six Sigma Black Belt
14 25 (0.83%) Six Sigma Green Belt
15 22 (0.73%) PMI Certification
15 22 (0.73%) PMP
16 19 (0.63%) CEH
16 19 (0.63%) PhD
17 18 (0.60%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 178 (5.92%) ISO 9001
2 150 (4.99%) IEC 61508
3 148 (4.92%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 134 (4.46%) Def Stans
5 70 (2.33%) GRC
6 55 (1.83%) GDPR
7 53 (1.76%) NIST
8 45 (1.50%) QA
9 41 (1.36%) Data Quality
10 37 (1.23%) NEBOSH
11 35 (1.16%) Accessibility
12 33 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 25 (0.83%) WCAG
14 23 (0.77%) NIST 800
15 16 (0.53%) ARP4754
15 16 (0.53%) DO-254
16 10 (0.33%) SLA
17 7 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
18 4 (0.13%) ISO 13485
19 3 (0.100%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
2 15 (0.50%) Active Directory
3 14 (0.47%) Docker
4 10 (0.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.20%) Hyper-V
6 3 (0.100%) Dovecot
6 3 (0.100%) Postfix
7 2 (0.067%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.067%) vSphere
8 1 (0.033%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.033%) Firmware
8 1 (0.033%) KVM
8 1 (0.033%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.033%) RHEV
8 1 (0.033%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 17 (0.57%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.23%) SCCM
3 5 (0.17%) Grafana
4 4 (0.13%) Kibana
4 4 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.13%) SCOM
4 4 (0.13%) SCOrch
5 2 (0.067%) Nessus
5 2 (0.067%) QRadar
5 2 (0.067%) Terraform
6 1 (0.033%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.033%) Automic
6 1 (0.033%) Consul
6 1 (0.033%) Functional Safety
6 1 (0.033%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.033%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.033%) logstash
6 1 (0.033%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.033%) Rancher
6 1 (0.033%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 310 (10.31%) Microsoft
2 147 (4.89%) ANSYS
3 101 (3.36%) Oracle
4 58 (1.93%) Alteryx
5 46 (1.53%) SAP
6 35 (1.16%) Citrix
7 31 (1.03%) Sparx
8 26 (0.86%) HP
9 20 (0.67%) Atlassian
9 20 (0.67%) Google
10 16 (0.53%) Siemens
11 12 (0.40%) Capita
11 12 (0.40%) Salesforce
12 11 (0.37%) VMware
13 10 (0.33%) Cisco
13 10 (0.33%) IBM
13 10 (0.33%) MathWorks
14 7 (0.23%) Bloomberg
15 6 (0.20%) Databricks
15 6 (0.20%) Micro Focus