Degree Jobs in Scotland

Academic Degree
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 35 8
Rank change year-on-year +34 -27 +8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 942 704 749
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 33.43% 10.45% 15.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 73.36% 56.64% 54.83%
Number of salaries quoted 547 316 226
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £45,272 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.08% -9.46% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,265 £61,563 £67,500
90th Percentile - £77,500 £76,385
UK median annual salary £52,600 £52,084 £57,500
% change year-on-year +0.99% -9.42% +4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,284 1,243 1,366
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 45.56% 18.45% 28.92%
Number of salaries quoted 622 557 412
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,700 £29,000
25th Percentile £47,683 £33,000 £39,283
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -8.90% +21.12%
75th Percentile £60,265 £62,880 £69,649
90th Percentile £66,925 £77,500 £77,715
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +1.85% -6.90% +5.45%

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 May 2025.

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 May 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
South Ayrshire 0 165 £58,033 -10.72% 6
East Ayrshire +6 137 £58,033 +132.13% 4
Edinburgh -2 120 £30,000 -50.00% 164
Fife +5 96 £47,683 +12.20% 12
Moray - 90 £47,683 - 1
Glasgow +49 87 £58,033 +36.55% 106
Renfrewshire +2 77 £51,645 +43.13% 68
Inverclyde - 54 £51,645 - 2
Ayrshire - 46 £58,033 - 10
North Ayrshire - 24 £58,033 - 1
Stirling +3 11 £42,500 -15.00% 11
Aberdeen -1 11 £57,500 +64.29% 39
Aberdeenshire +4 6 £62,500 +119.30% 10
Dundee -5 4 £50,445 +6.20% 19
Lanarkshire -6 3 £62,500 +47.06% 16
West Lothian +8 2 £62,500 +61.29% 9
Highlands - 2 - - 3
North Lanarkshire +1 1 £28,500 -15.56% 1
Midlothian -2 1 - - 10
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 6 (0.64%) SAS
2 5 (0.53%) Apache
3 3 (0.32%) Apache Solr
3 3 (0.32%) CMS
3 3 (0.32%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
3 3 (0.32%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.21%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 235 (24.95%) Simulink
2 110 (11.68%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (4.25%) Windchill
4 23 (2.44%) Chatbot
5 15 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 68 (7.22%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (2.34%) Azure
2 15 (1.59%) AWS
3 9 (0.96%) GitHub
4 8 (0.85%) Amazon SageMaker
4 8 (0.85%) Power Platform
5 7 (0.74%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (0.53%) Entra ID
6 5 (0.53%) Smartsheet
7 4 (0.42%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (0.42%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.32%) Snowflake
9 2 (0.21%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (0.21%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.21%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (0.21%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (0.21%) SaaS
9 2 (0.21%) Serverless
10 1 (0.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.64%) Network Security
2 5 (0.53%) DHCP
2 5 (0.53%) DNS
3 4 (0.42%) Firewall
4 2 (0.21%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.11%) Internet
5 1 (0.11%) Multicast
5 1 (0.11%) RTP
5 1 (0.11%) RTSP
5 1 (0.11%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.38%) Big Data
2 9 (0.96%) MS Access
3 7 (0.74%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.53%) Power BI
5 3 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (0.32%) Tableau
6 2 (0.21%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.21%) MySQL
6 2 (0.21%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.11%) Flink
7 1 (0.11%) GIS
7 1 (0.11%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.11%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.11%) OLAP
7 1 (0.11%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 33 (3.50%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (1.17%) Git
3 6 (0.64%) Visual Studio
4 5 (0.53%) Eclipse
4 5 (0.53%) Eclipse RCP
5 4 (0.42%) GitLab
6 3 (0.32%) MSBuild
6 3 (0.32%) webpack
7 1 (0.11%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.11%) JIRA
7 1 (0.11%) Subversion
7 1 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 216 (22.93%) Social Skills
2 181 (19.21%) Presentation Skills
3 112 (11.89%) Finance
4 61 (6.48%) Analytical Skills
5 59 (6.26%) Electronics
6 53 (5.63%) Banking
7 30 (3.18%) Legal
8 28 (2.97%) Aerospace
9 15 (1.59%) Retail
10 14 (1.49%) Manufacturing
11 13 (1.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 11 (1.17%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (1.06%) Public Sector
14 9 (0.96%) Marketing
14 9 (0.96%) Telecoms
15 7 (0.74%) Front Office
15 7 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
16 5 (0.53%) Wholesale Banking
17 4 (0.42%) Advertising
18 3 (0.32%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 374 (39.70%) Systems Engineer
2 352 (37.37%) Senior
3 54 (5.73%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 44 (4.67%) Senior Electrical Engineer
5 38 (4.03%) Project Manager
6 35 (3.72%) Engineering Manager
6 35 (3.72%) Principal Engineer
7 33 (3.50%) Junior
8 29 (3.08%) Principal Systems Engineer
9 28 (2.97%) Junior Systems Engineer
10 27 (2.87%) Software Engineer
11 26 (2.76%) Analyst
12 24 (2.55%) Integration Engineer
12 24 (2.55%) System Verification Engineer
12 24 (2.55%) Systems Integration Engineer
12 24 (2.55%) Validation Engineer
13 22 (2.34%) Trainer
14 18 (1.91%) Graduate
14 18 (1.91%) Senior Manager
15 17 (1.80%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.27%) Software Packaging
2 10 (1.06%) CSS
2 10 (1.06%) Middleware
3 8 (0.85%) HTML
4 6 (0.64%) .NET
5 5 (0.53%) JSP
5 5 (0.53%) RESTful
6 4 (0.42%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.42%) ASP.NET
6 4 (0.42%) scikit-learn
6 4 (0.42%) Vue
7 3 (0.32%) Next.js
7 3 (0.32%) Node.js
7 3 (0.32%) PyTorch
7 3 (0.32%) React
7 3 (0.32%) Sass
7 3 (0.32%) TensorFlow
8 2 (0.21%) Google JAX
8 2 (0.21%) JAX
8 2 (0.21%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 119 (12.63%) Management Information System
2 36 (3.82%) SCADA
3 15 (1.59%) Algorithms
4 12 (1.27%) Credit Risk
4 12 (1.27%) Learning Management System
5 8 (0.85%) Life Science
6 7 (0.74%) Mobile App
7 5 (0.53%) Genomics
7 5 (0.53%) Hackathon
7 5 (0.53%) PMI
7 5 (0.53%) Robotics
8 4 (0.42%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.42%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.42%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.32%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.32%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.32%) Virtual Team
10 2 (0.21%) Embedded Systems
10 2 (0.21%) IoT
10 2 (0.21%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.34%) Windows
2 16 (1.70%) Linux
3 9 (0.96%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.53%) Robot Operating System
5 4 (0.42%) AIX
5 4 (0.42%) Solaris
5 4 (0.42%) Unix
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.11%) Android
7 1 (0.11%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.11%) Rocky
7 1 (0.11%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 468 (49.68%) Systems Engineering
2 398 (42.25%) Mathematics
3 315 (33.44%) SysML
4 261 (27.71%) Software Engineering
5 258 (27.39%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 244 (25.90%) Validation
7 236 (25.05%) Verification and Validation
8 207 (21.97%) Digital Twin
9 130 (13.80%) Decision-Making
10 129 (13.69%) Agile
11 120 (12.74%) Risk Management
12 113 (12.00%) UML
13 106 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
14 104 (11.04%) Risk Assessment
15 100 (10.62%) Physics
16 94 (9.98%) Project Management
17 81 (8.60%) Problem-Solving
18 80 (8.49%) MODAF
19 76 (8.07%) Computer Science
20 74 (7.86%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 315 (33.44%) MATLAB
2 59 (6.26%) Python
3 46 (4.88%) SQL
4 30 (3.18%) Java
5 23 (2.44%) C++
6 18 (1.91%) C#
7 14 (1.49%) JavaScript
8 13 (1.38%) Rust
9 7 (0.74%) C
9 7 (0.74%) Kotlin
10 5 (0.53%) Ada
11 4 (0.42%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.21%) R
13 1 (0.11%) Bash
13 1 (0.11%) Bicep
13 1 (0.11%) Go
13 1 (0.11%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.11%) Perl
13 1 (0.11%) PHP
13 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 434 (46.07%) BPSS Clearance
2 218 (23.14%) HNC
2 218 (23.14%) HND
3 93 (9.87%) Master's Degree
4 89 (9.45%) Chartered Engineer
5 43 (4.56%) PhD
6 28 (2.97%) Numerate Degree
7 21 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
8 12 (1.27%) CISSP
8 12 (1.27%) PMI Certification
9 10 (1.06%) Security Cleared
10 9 (0.96%) PMP
10 9 (0.96%) SC Cleared
11 4 (0.42%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.32%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.21%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.11%) CCDP
14 1 (0.11%) CCNP
14 1 (0.11%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (10.40%) IEC 61508
2 70 (7.43%) Def Stans
3 28 (2.97%) ARP4754
3 28 (2.97%) DO-254
4 10 (1.06%) QA
5 2 (0.21%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.21%) GDPR
6 1 (0.11%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.11%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.11%) GRC
6 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.11%) NCSC
6 1 (0.11%) NIST
6 1 (0.11%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.11%) PMO
6 1 (0.11%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (0.64%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.42%) Docker
2 4 (0.42%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.21%) Firmware
3 2 (0.21%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.42%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (3.50%) IBM
2 29 (3.08%) Microsoft
3 23 (2.44%) PayPal
4 10 (1.06%) Dell
5 6 (0.64%) Micro Focus
6 5 (0.53%) Google
7 3 (0.32%) Allen-Bradley
7 3 (0.32%) Facebook
7 3 (0.32%) Optimizely
7 3 (0.32%) Oracle
7 3 (0.32%) SAP
7 3 (0.32%) Siemens
7 3 (0.32%) Sitecore
7 3 (0.32%) Wonderware
7 3 (0.32%) YouTube
8 2 (0.21%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.21%) VMware
9 1 (0.11%) Cisco
9 1 (0.11%) Planview
9 1 (0.11%) Red Hat