Degree Job Trends in Rochester

Academic Degree
Kent > Rochester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Rochester with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 1 2
Rank change year-on-year -6 +1 +6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 7 30 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester 11.86% 50.00% 36.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.17% 76.92% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 24 4
10th Percentile £43,500 £52,500 £31,450
25th Percentile £48,750 £53,250 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £70,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +91.78% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £39,000
90th Percentile £76,920 - -
Kent median annual salary £37,500 £62,250 £43,750
% change year-on-year -39.76% +42.29% -16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Rochester

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 Rochester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24 39 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 40.68% 65.00% 36.36%
Number of salaries quoted 16 31 4
10th Percentile £47,625 £45,000 £31,450
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £32,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £70,000 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.29% +91.78% -
75th Percentile £66,788 £74,000 £39,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 -
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +57.14% -28.57%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Rochester

Degree
Salary Trend in Rochester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Rochester citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Rochester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Rochester over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Rochester

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochester 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 4 (57.14%) Military
2 3 (42.86%) Electronics
3 1 (14.29%) Avionics
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Lead
2 2 (28.57%) Lead Systems Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Lead Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Systems Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Systems Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Team Leader
2 2 (28.57%) Test Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Test Leader
2 2 (28.57%) Test Team Leader
3 1 (14.29%) Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Principal Technologist
3 1 (14.29%) Software Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 1 (14.29%) Augmented Reality
2 1 (14.29%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) Physics
3 2 (28.57%) Coaching
3 2 (28.57%) Cost Control
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Requirements
3 2 (28.57%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (28.57%) Information Assurance
3 2 (28.57%) Mathematics
3 2 (28.57%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Management
3 2 (28.57%) SysML
3 2 (28.57%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
4 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Design Patterns
4 1 (14.29%) LLM
4 1 (14.29%) Open Source
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) MATLAB
2 1 (14.29%) JavaScript
2 1 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (14.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (14.29%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (14.29%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 12207
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Siemens