Degree Jobs in Scotland

Academic Degree
UK > Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 17 5 18
Rank change year-on-year -12 +13 +9
Permanent jobs citing Degree 335 1,011 510
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 11.73% 20.03% 11.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.93% 68.50% 42.32%
Number of salaries quoted 185 256 216
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £31,113
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year - +19.05% -6.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,063 £52,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £77,715 £58,822
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 799 1,476 1,205
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.99% 29.24% 26.02%
Number of salaries quoted 369 448 517
10th Percentile £31,200 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% -
75th Percentile £65,250 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,715 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Scotland

Degree
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Scotland.

Salary trend for Degree in Scotland

Degree
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Degree in Scotland

Degree
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
Edinburgh -1 141 £56,909 +3.47% 124
Glasgow -16 100 £52,500 +16.02% 83
Aberdeen -11 17 £52,500 +16.67% 25
Dundee 0 14 £47,557 +18.09% 12
Fife -3 7 £45,000 +5.88% 16
Roxburghshire - 7 £37,500 -
Dumfries and Galloway +3 6 - - 7
Lanarkshire -1 5 £46,000 -3.16% 33
West Lothian -10 5 £36,500 -33.64% 16
Stirling -7 3 £52,500 +52.17% 2
Dunbartonshire +6 2 £40,764 -
Aberdeenshire 0 2 £42,500 - 15
Renfrewshire +5 1 £47,500 - 15
Inverclyde +1 1 - -
North Lanarkshire -2 1 £26,000 - 5
Degree
UK

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 14 (4.18%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.99%) Confluence
3 5 (1.49%) SAS
4 4 (1.19%) SharePoint Server
5 3 (0.90%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.60%) Apache
6 2 (0.60%) Jetty
6 2 (0.60%) MS Exchange
6 2 (0.60%) Tomcat
7 1 (0.30%) IIS
7 1 (0.30%) WebSphere
7 1 (0.30%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 23 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.09%) Simulink
3 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.49%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.90%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.60%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.60%) Siemens NX
6 2 (0.60%) UserZoom
7 1 (0.30%) EViews
7 1 (0.30%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (1.49%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (0.60%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.60%) Primavera
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 71 (21.19%) Azure
2 62 (18.51%) AWS
3 37 (11.04%) Microsoft 365
4 34 (10.15%) SaaS
5 25 (7.46%) GitHub
6 24 (7.16%) GCP
7 19 (5.67%) Amazon EC2
8 14 (4.18%) Power Platform
9 9 (2.69%) Entra ID
10 7 (2.09%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (2.09%) PaaS
11 4 (1.19%) Azure Sentinel
11 4 (1.19%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.19%) Lucidchart
11 4 (1.19%) Serverless
12 3 (0.90%) Azure API Management
12 3 (0.90%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (0.90%) OneDrive
13 2 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 2 (0.60%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 22 (6.57%) Wireless
2 19 (5.67%) Firewall
3 17 (5.07%) DHCP
3 17 (5.07%) DNS
4 11 (3.28%) Network Security
5 10 (2.99%) VPN
6 6 (1.79%) Internet
6 6 (1.79%) SMS
7 4 (1.19%) HTTP
7 4 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
7 4 (1.19%) SNMP
7 4 (1.19%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.90%) Junos
8 3 (0.90%) MPLS
8 3 (0.90%) OSPF
8 3 (0.90%) RSVP
9 2 (0.60%) DMZ
9 2 (0.60%) Intranet
9 2 (0.60%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.60%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.96%) SQL Server
2 28 (8.36%) MySQL
3 20 (5.97%) Amazon RDS
4 14 (4.18%) Power BI
5 10 (2.99%) Relational Database
6 8 (2.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 6 (1.79%) Power Query
8 5 (1.49%) Big Data
8 5 (1.49%) RDBMS
9 4 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (1.19%) DB2
9 4 (1.19%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.90%) DTS
10 3 (0.90%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.60%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.60%) Redis
11 2 (0.60%) SQLite
12 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 32 (9.55%) Git
1 32 (9.55%) Jenkins
2 25 (7.46%) Maven
3 19 (5.67%) IntelliJ
4 13 (3.88%) JIRA
5 3 (0.90%) Jasmine
6 2 (0.60%) Gradle
6 2 (0.60%) JMeter
6 2 (0.60%) Selenium
6 2 (0.60%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.60%) Subversion
6 2 (0.60%) Travis CI
6 2 (0.60%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.30%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.30%) Karma Test Runner
7 1 (0.30%) MSI
7 1 (0.30%) NUnit
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
General
1 150 (44.78%) Social Skills
2 56 (16.72%) Finance
3 55 (16.42%) Analytical Skills
4 37 (11.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 28 (8.36%) Telecoms
6 20 (5.97%) Manufacturing
6 20 (5.97%) Public Sector
7 19 (5.67%) Banking
8 16 (4.78%) Electronics
9 12 (3.58%) Marketing
10 8 (2.39%) Retail
11 7 (2.09%) Legal
11 7 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.79%) Law
13 5 (1.49%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.90%) Aviation
15 2 (0.60%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
15 2 (0.60%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.60%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 67 (20.00%) Senior
2 51 (15.22%) Developer
3 50 (14.93%) Analyst
4 35 (10.45%) Software Engineer
5 27 (8.06%) Graduate
6 25 (7.46%) Java Developer
7 22 (6.57%) React Developer
7 22 (6.57%) Senior Developer
8 21 (6.27%) Senior React Developer
9 20 (5.97%) Architect
9 20 (5.97%) Senior Java Developer
10 19 (5.67%) J2EE Developer
10 19 (5.67%) Java/J2EE Developer
10 19 (5.67%) JavaScript Developer
10 19 (5.67%) Senior J2EE Developer
10 19 (5.67%) Senior Java/J2EE Developer
10 19 (5.67%) Senior JavaScript Developer
11 18 (5.37%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (5.07%) Embedded Engineer
12 17 (5.07%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (8.96%) React
2 26 (7.76%) CSS
2 26 (7.76%) HTML
3 20 (5.97%) AngularJS
4 19 (5.67%) J2EE
4 19 (5.67%) jOOQ
4 19 (5.67%) React Native
4 19 (5.67%) Redux
5 14 (4.18%) Node.js
6 10 (2.99%) ModSecurity
7 9 (2.69%) Express.js
8 7 (2.09%) Spring Boot
9 5 (1.49%) Spring
9 5 (1.49%) Vue
9 5 (1.49%) Web Services
10 4 (1.19%) Entity Framework
10 4 (1.19%) Kafka
10 4 (1.19%) REST
10 4 (1.19%) RESTful
10 4 (1.19%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 45 (13.43%) Management Information System
2 35 (10.45%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (3.28%) Algorithms
3 11 (3.28%) Greenfield Project
4 8 (2.39%) Renewable Energy
5 6 (1.79%) Virtual Team
6 5 (1.49%) Hybrid Cloud
6 5 (1.49%) Mobile App
6 5 (1.49%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.49%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.19%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.19%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.19%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.19%) Enterprise Storage
7 4 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.90%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
8 3 (0.90%) Optoelectronics
Operating Systems
1 50 (14.93%) Windows
2 24 (7.16%) Linux
3 21 (6.27%) Mac OS
4 19 (5.67%) Windows Server
5 15 (4.48%) Unix
6 7 (2.09%) Windows 10
6 7 (2.09%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (1.79%) Windows Server 2012
7 6 (1.79%) Windows Server 2019
8 4 (1.19%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.19%) Mac OS X
9 3 (0.90%) Android
9 3 (0.90%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (37.91%) Computer Science
2 102 (30.45%) Problem-Solving
3 89 (26.57%) Agile
4 62 (18.51%) Mathematics
5 61 (18.21%) Actionable Insight
6 56 (16.72%) Software Engineering
7 55 (16.42%) Project Management
8 49 (14.63%) DevOps
9 47 (14.03%) Physics
10 44 (13.13%) Customer Service
11 38 (11.34%) ITIL
12 31 (9.25%) Cybersecurity
13 30 (8.96%) SDLC
13 30 (8.96%) Validation
14 29 (8.66%) Prototyping
15 26 (7.76%) Technical Analysis
16 25 (7.46%) Mentoring
16 25 (7.46%) Risk Management
16 25 (7.46%) Service Delivery
17 24 (7.16%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 62 (18.51%) SQL
2 50 (14.93%) Python
3 43 (12.84%) Java
4 36 (10.75%) JavaScript
5 27 (8.06%) Bash
6 22 (6.57%) C
7 17 (5.07%) Embedded C
8 16 (4.78%) PowerShell
9 13 (3.88%) MATLAB
10 10 (2.99%) C++
11 9 (2.69%) C#
12 7 (2.09%) Shell Script
13 5 (1.49%) Go
14 4 (1.19%) Perl
14 4 (1.19%) R
14 4 (1.19%) TypeScript
15 3 (0.90%) Bicep
16 2 (0.60%) PHP
16 2 (0.60%) Ruby
16 2 (0.60%) XPath
Qualifications
1 95 (28.36%) Computer Science Degree
2 33 (9.85%) Security Cleared
3 23 (6.87%) Master's Degree
4 21 (6.27%) SC Cleared
5 16 (4.78%) TOGAF Certification
6 15 (4.48%) CISA
7 14 (4.18%) CISSP
8 11 (3.28%) CISM
8 11 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 10 (2.99%) CRISC
9 10 (2.99%) HNC
10 5 (1.49%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 5 (1.49%) MCSE
10 5 (1.49%) PhD
11 4 (1.19%) A+ Certification
11 4 (1.19%) HND
12 3 (0.90%) JNCIA
12 3 (0.90%) JNCIS
12 3 (0.90%) MCITP
12 3 (0.90%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.88%) GRC
3 12 (3.58%) NIST
4 10 (2.99%) ISO 22301
5 9 (2.69%) Cyber Essentials
5 9 (2.69%) QA
6 7 (2.09%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (1.79%) NEBOSH
7 6 (1.79%) PMO
8 5 (1.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (1.19%) Accessibility
9 4 (1.19%) Data Quality
9 4 (1.19%) ITGC
10 2 (0.60%) CRD IV
10 2 (0.60%) IFRS
10 2 (0.60%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.30%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.30%) IASME
11 1 (0.30%) NCSC
11 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 29 (8.66%) Active Directory
2 25 (7.46%) Docker
3 23 (6.87%) Firmware
4 10 (2.99%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (1.79%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.49%) BitLocker
6 5 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (0.30%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.30%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 10 (2.99%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.69%) Ansible
3 7 (2.09%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.79%) Terraform
5 5 (1.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 4 (1.19%) vRealize
6 4 (1.19%) vRealize Orchestrator
7 2 (0.60%) CASB
7 2 (0.60%) SCCM
8 1 (0.30%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.30%) WMI
8 1 (0.30%) WSUS
Vendors
1 56 (16.72%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.07%) Oracle
2 17 (5.07%) SAP
3 13 (3.88%) Dell
4 11 (3.28%) VMware
5 10 (2.99%) CA
6 7 (2.09%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.79%) Cisco
7 6 (1.79%) NEC
7 6 (1.79%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.49%) Google
9 4 (1.19%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.19%) Juniper
9 4 (1.19%) Sage
10 3 (0.90%) PayPal
11 2 (0.60%) Adobe
11 2 (0.60%) Citrix
11 2 (0.60%) NVIDIA
11 2 (0.60%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.60%) Qualtrics