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

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 13
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 3,029 1,183 1,266
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 39.88% 12.20% 15.80%
As % of the Qualifications category 59.65% 50.06% 45.43%
Number of salaries quoted 1,724 816 445
10th Percentile £40,000 £26,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £45,628 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.38% -9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £57,500 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,708 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,600 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.19% -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 5,078 2,363 2,787
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 66.86% 24.38% 34.78%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 1,604 941
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £36,250 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £58,943 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £71,250 £78,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £57,960
% change year-on-year - -5.11% +5.38%

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 26 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 26 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 -1 1,321 £45,628 +15.51% 72
Lancashire +2 1,122 £50,055 -3.90% 254
Manchester +10 448 £50,000 - 473
Cheshire -9 76 £47,500 +5.56% 119
Merseyside +10 61 £32,500 - 103
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
1 110 (3.63%) SharePoint
2 24 (0.79%) CMS
3 22 (0.73%) Umbraco
4 17 (0.56%) Confluence
4 17 (0.56%) IBM Domino
5 11 (0.36%) SAS
6 6 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.17%) Apache
7 5 (0.17%) Apache Spark
8 3 (0.099%) WordPress
9 2 (0.066%) Apache Airflow
9 2 (0.066%) GemFire
10 1 (0.033%) Moodle
10 1 (0.033%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 243 (8.02%) Microsoft Office
2 234 (7.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 206 (6.80%) Mathcad
4 182 (6.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 166 (5.48%) Abaqus
6 129 (4.26%) Simulink
7 72 (2.38%) SOLIDWORKS
8 39 (1.29%) Chatbot
9 31 (1.02%) AutoCAD
10 21 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
11 17 (0.56%) Trello
12 6 (0.20%) MS Visio
13 2 (0.066%) Spreadsheet
14 1 (0.033%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 244 (8.06%) Teamcenter
2 60 (1.98%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 35 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.23%) Shopify
5 3 (0.099%) Maximo
5 3 (0.099%) Remedy ITSM
6 2 (0.066%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.033%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.033%) iTrent
7 1 (0.033%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.033%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 121 (3.99%) Power Platform
2 54 (1.78%) Azure
3 45 (1.49%) AWS
4 28 (0.92%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (0.46%) SaaS
6 12 (0.40%) GCP
7 8 (0.26%) Cloud Computing
7 8 (0.26%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (0.26%) Entra ID
8 7 (0.23%) Serverless
9 6 (0.20%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (0.20%) Azure DevOps
9 6 (0.20%) Figma
10 5 (0.17%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.13%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 4 (0.13%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.13%) Google Workspace
11 4 (0.13%) Miro
11 4 (0.13%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.13%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 22 (0.73%) Intranet
2 17 (0.56%) Firewall
3 16 (0.53%) VoIP
4 15 (0.50%) Intrusion Detection
5 9 (0.30%) TCP/IP
6 8 (0.26%) VPN
7 7 (0.23%) DNS
8 4 (0.13%) DHCP
8 4 (0.13%) Internet
9 3 (0.099%) Skype
10 2 (0.066%) LAN
10 2 (0.066%) NAS
10 2 (0.066%) Network Security
10 2 (0.066%) SAN
10 2 (0.066%) WAN
10 2 (0.066%) Wireless
11 1 (0.033%) Bluetooth
11 1 (0.033%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.033%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.033%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 108 (3.57%) Power BI
2 71 (2.34%) SQL Server
3 16 (0.53%) Relational Database
4 13 (0.43%) Big Data
4 13 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (0.36%) MongoDB
6 8 (0.26%) MySQL
7 6 (0.20%) BigQuery
7 6 (0.20%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.20%) Power Query
8 5 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
9 4 (0.13%) Hadoop
9 4 (0.13%) PowerPivot
9 4 (0.13%) Tableau
10 3 (0.099%) Electronic Patient Records
10 3 (0.099%) Oracle Database
10 3 (0.099%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.066%) Data Mining
11 2 (0.066%) GIS
11 2 (0.066%) InterSystems Cache
Development Applications
1 124 (4.09%) Rational DOORS
2 115 (3.80%) JIRA
3 109 (3.60%) LabVIEW
4 18 (0.59%) Git
5 16 (0.53%) Bitbucket
6 15 (0.50%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 7 (0.23%) Jenkins
8 5 (0.17%) ClearCase
9 4 (0.13%) Balsamiq
9 4 (0.13%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.13%) Robot Framework
10 3 (0.099%) TeamCity
11 2 (0.066%) Babel
11 2 (0.066%) CircleCI
11 2 (0.066%) Eclipse
11 2 (0.066%) GitLab
11 2 (0.066%) MSTest
11 2 (0.066%) SpecFlow
11 2 (0.066%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.066%) webpack
General
1 907 (29.94%) Social Skills
2 452 (14.92%) Aerospace
3 428 (14.13%) Analytical Skills
4 382 (12.61%) Automotive
5 289 (9.54%) Manufacturing
6 247 (8.15%) Finance
7 182 (6.01%) Avionics
8 169 (5.58%) Telecoms
9 129 (4.26%) Aeronautics
10 99 (3.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 92 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
12 80 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
13 55 (1.82%) Electronics
14 54 (1.78%) Legal
15 42 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
16 33 (1.09%) Agriculture
17 30 (0.99%) Banking
18 26 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
19 25 (0.83%) Retail
20 17 (0.56%) Law
Job Titles
1 1,120 (36.98%) Senior
2 982 (32.42%) Systems Engineer
3 410 (13.54%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 358 (11.82%) Principal Engineer
5 233 (7.69%) Principal Systems Engineer
6 181 (5.98%) Lead
7 179 (5.91%) Analyst
8 175 (5.78%) Senior Electrical Engineer
9 167 (5.51%) Support Engineer
10 166 (5.48%) Software Support Engineer
11 151 (4.99%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 134 (4.42%) Engineering Specialist
13 113 (3.73%) Commissioning Manager
14 109 (3.60%) Platform Engineer
15 98 (3.24%) Engineering Manager
15 98 (3.24%) Lead Systems Engineer
16 95 (3.14%) Developer
17 92 (3.04%) Project Manager
18 73 (2.41%) Team Leader
19 69 (2.28%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (1.42%) .NET
2 42 (1.39%) CSS
3 39 (1.29%) HTML
4 28 (0.92%) HTML5
5 26 (0.86%) jQuery
6 18 (0.59%) .NET Core
7 17 (0.56%) React
8 13 (0.43%) ASP.NET
9 12 (0.40%) Software Packaging
10 11 (0.36%) .NET Framework
11 10 (0.33%) AngularJS
11 10 (0.33%) RESTful
12 9 (0.30%) WinForms
13 7 (0.23%) XML
14 6 (0.20%) JSON
14 6 (0.20%) Node.js
15 5 (0.17%) CSS3
15 5 (0.17%) REST
15 5 (0.17%) XSD
16 4 (0.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 200 (6.60%) Management Information System
2 87 (2.87%) Product Ownership
3 86 (2.84%) Social Media
4 45 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
5 31 (1.02%) SCADA
6 30 (0.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 22 (0.73%) NHS
8 20 (0.66%) Security Posture
9 12 (0.40%) FMCG
10 10 (0.33%) Algorithms
10 10 (0.33%) Analytical Mindset
11 9 (0.30%) Manufacturing Execution System
12 8 (0.26%) Greenfield Project
13 7 (0.23%) Data Protection Act
13 7 (0.23%) Renewable Energy
14 6 (0.20%) Learning Management System
15 5 (0.17%) Data Structures
15 5 (0.17%) Hybrid Cloud
16 4 (0.13%) Credit Risk
16 4 (0.13%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 97 (3.20%) Windows
2 69 (2.28%) Windows Vista
3 34 (1.12%) Linux
4 8 (0.26%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.13%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.099%) Android
6 3 (0.099%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.099%) CentOS
6 3 (0.099%) Ubuntu
6 3 (0.099%) Unix
7 2 (0.066%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,150 (37.97%) Systems Engineering
2 519 (17.13%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 436 (14.39%) Mathematics
4 363 (11.98%) Agile
5 333 (10.99%) Problem-Solving
6 280 (9.24%) SysML
7 271 (8.95%) Business Case
8 260 (8.58%) Physics
9 259 (8.55%) Validation
10 250 (8.25%) Coaching
11 245 (8.09%) Requirements Management
12 233 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 232 (7.66%) Software Engineering
14 231 (7.63%) Continuous Improvement
15 230 (7.59%) Finite Element Analysis
16 218 (7.20%) CAD
17 209 (6.90%) Customer Requirements
18 195 (6.44%) PLM
19 194 (6.40%) Computer Science
19 194 (6.40%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 453 (14.96%) MATLAB
2 137 (4.52%) SQL
3 125 (4.13%) Java
4 113 (3.73%) C#
5 98 (3.24%) Python
6 42 (1.39%) C
6 42 (1.39%) JavaScript
7 21 (0.69%) VB
8 19 (0.63%) PowerShell
9 17 (0.56%) Ada
10 12 (0.40%) Bash
10 12 (0.40%) C++
11 10 (0.33%) Shell Script
12 9 (0.30%) C-shell
12 9 (0.30%) Korn
12 9 (0.30%) TypeScript
13 8 (0.26%) PHP
13 8 (0.26%) PL/SQL
14 6 (0.20%) Rust
15 4 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 1,698 (56.06%) BPSS Clearance
2 738 (24.36%) HND
3 589 (19.45%) HNC
4 458 (15.12%) Master's Degree
5 268 (8.85%) Chartered Engineer
6 128 (4.23%) MBA
7 98 (3.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 89 (2.94%) DBS Check
9 61 (2.01%) TOGAF Certification
10 58 (1.91%) Numerate Degree
11 50 (1.65%) PhD
12 42 (1.39%) ACCA
12 42 (1.39%) CIMA
13 33 (1.09%) CEH
14 32 (1.06%) CISSP
15 29 (0.96%) CISM
16 25 (0.83%) Six Sigma Black Belt
16 25 (0.83%) Six Sigma Green Belt
17 24 (0.79%) PMI Certification
17 24 (0.79%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 157 (5.18%) IEC 61508
2 138 (4.56%) ISO 9001
3 133 (4.39%) Def Stans
4 108 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 77 (2.54%) Data Quality
6 51 (1.68%) QA
7 46 (1.52%) GDPR
8 39 (1.29%) DO-254
9 35 (1.16%) NEBOSH
10 31 (1.02%) Accessibility
11 23 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 22 (0.73%) ARP4754
12 22 (0.73%) WCAG
13 21 (0.69%) NIST
14 9 (0.30%) SLA
15 5 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
16 3 (0.099%) HIPAA
16 3 (0.099%) NCSC
16 3 (0.099%) NIST 800
17 2 (0.066%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 26 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
2 17 (0.56%) Firmware
3 12 (0.40%) Docker
4 11 (0.36%) Active Directory
5 8 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (0.20%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.099%) Dovecot
7 3 (0.099%) Postfix
8 1 (0.033%) BitLocker
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 14 (0.46%) Kubernetes
2 6 (0.20%) SCCM
3 5 (0.17%) Grafana
4 4 (0.13%) Kibana
4 4 (0.13%) SCOM
4 4 (0.13%) SCOrch
5 3 (0.099%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.099%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.066%) QRadar
6 2 (0.066%) Terraform
7 1 (0.033%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.033%) Automic
7 1 (0.033%) Consul
7 1 (0.033%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.033%) logstash
7 1 (0.033%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.033%) Rancher
Vendors
1 316 (10.43%) Microsoft
2 167 (5.51%) ANSYS
3 80 (2.64%) Oracle
4 79 (2.61%) SAP
5 61 (2.01%) Sparx
6 58 (1.91%) Alteryx
7 39 (1.29%) PayPal
8 22 (0.73%) HP
9 20 (0.66%) Atlassian
10 19 (0.63%) Google
11 16 (0.53%) Siemens
12 11 (0.36%) Capita
13 10 (0.33%) MathWorks
14 9 (0.30%) Cisco
14 9 (0.30%) IBM
14 9 (0.30%) Salesforce
14 9 (0.30%) VMware
15 7 (0.23%) Bloomberg
16 6 (0.20%) Adobe
16 6 (0.20%) Red Hat