Degree Job Trends in Renfrewshire

Academic Degree
Scotland > Renfrewshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Renfrewshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 6 -
Rank change year-on-year -13 - -
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Renfrewshire 2.35% 12.82% -
As % of the Qualifications category 8.70% 50.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 5 0
10th Percentile £52,125 £43,100 -
25th Percentile £53,438 £44,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% - -
75th Percentile £58,438 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £59,375 £64,250 -
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £48,774
% change year-on-year -33.00% +2.51% -11.32%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Renfrewshire

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 Renfrewshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 23 10 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Renfrewshire 27.06% 25.64% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 0
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,100 -
25th Percentile £45,342 £44,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -
75th Percentile £56,875 £57,500 -
90th Percentile £68,500 £64,250 -
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -39.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Renfrewshire

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Renfrewshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Renfrewshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Renfrewshire citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Renfrewshire citing Degree

Degree
Job Locations in Renfrewshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Renfrewshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Erskine -2 1 £52,500 +10.53%
Paisley - 1 £60,000 - 2
Degree
Scotland

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Renfrewshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Solaris Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Unix Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Unix Infrastructure Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) AIX
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Solaris
1 1 (50.00%) Unix
1 1 (50.00%) Windows
1 1 (50.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) IBM