Degree Job Trends in Northumberland

Academic Degree
North East > Northumberland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northumberland with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 11 10
Rank change year-on-year -1 -1 -9
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Northumberland 2.06% 8.57% 5.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% 30.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £75,125 - £41,500
25th Percentile £76,063 - £48,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £87,250 - £63,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +142.31%
75th Percentile £101,563 - £65,500
90th Percentile £104,375 - -
North East median annual salary £66,720 £51,250 £42,500
% change year-on-year +30.18% +20.59% -15.05%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northumberland

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 Northumberland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 6 10 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northumberland 6.19% 28.57% 5.56%
Number of salaries quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile £46,100 - £41,500
25th Percentile £56,750 £30,500 £48,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,000 £31,000 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +161.29% -50.79% +142.31%
75th Percentile £96,875 £31,500 £65,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £36,375 -
North East median annual salary £60,000 £51,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +17.65% +20.00% -19.05%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.

Degree job vacancy trend in Northumberland

Degree
Salary Trend in Northumberland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northumberland citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Commissioning Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Construction Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Change Control
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (50.00%) HNC
1 1 (50.00%) NVQ Level 5
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA