Degree Jobs in Somerset

Academic Degree
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 6 2
Rank change year-on-year +4 -4 +11
Permanent jobs citing Degree 112 101 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 29.87% 13.65% 27.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 66.67% 50.50% 78.26%
Number of salaries quoted 38 73 48
10th Percentile £37,574 £26,500 £28,000
25th Percentile - £30,000 £28,793
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% +7.95% -20.00%
75th Percentile £49,421 £56,250 £60,800
90th Percentile £71,625 £62,500 £69,305
South West median annual salary £52,600 £48,750 £47,500
% change year-on-year +7.90% +2.63% +5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 168 200 207
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 44.80% 27.03% 35.69%
Number of salaries quoted 65 157 91
10th Percentile £32,750 £28,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,574 £30,385 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.96% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,000 £60,800
90th Percentile £68,250 £62,500 £70,600
South West median annual salary £52,600 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -1.68% +1.90% +5.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Salary Trend in Somerset

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

Salary trend for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Salary Histogram in Somerset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Somerset over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Somerset

Degree
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 13 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
Yeovil +12 91 £47,683 -13.30% 3
Bath -6 8 £55,000 +4.76% 23
Weston-super-Mare +2 3 - - 2
Clevedon 0 3 - - 6
Bridgwater -1 3 - - 6
Taunton +8 1 - -
Portishead 0 1 £66,414 +145.98% 7
Degree
South West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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 2 (1.79%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.89%) Apache
Applications
1 7 (6.25%) Simulink
2 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.89%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (9.82%) Teamcenter
2 1 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (2.68%) Entra ID
3 2 (1.79%) Azure
4 1 (0.89%) AWS
4 1 (0.89%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (0.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 1 (0.89%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (0.89%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (0.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (0.89%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (0.89%) Lucidchart
4 1 (0.89%) Power Automate
4 1 (0.89%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.89%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.89%) Firewall
1 1 (0.89%) LAN
1 1 (0.89%) WAN
1 1 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.89%) Apache Cassandra
1 1 (0.89%) DynamoDB
1 1 (0.89%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 8 (7.14%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.89%) Eclipse
2 1 (0.89%) Eclipse RCP
General
1 24 (21.43%) Presentation Skills
2 13 (11.61%) Social Skills
3 11 (9.82%) Electronics
4 7 (6.25%) Aerospace
5 5 (4.46%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.46%) Manufacturing
6 4 (3.57%) Finance
6 4 (3.57%) Legal
7 3 (2.68%) Back Office
8 1 (0.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.89%) Marketing
8 1 (0.89%) Police
Job Titles
1 51 (45.54%) Senior
2 45 (40.18%) Systems Engineer
3 14 (12.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
4 11 (9.82%) Senior Electrical Engineer
5 9 (8.04%) Engineering Manager
6 8 (7.14%) Junior
7 7 (6.25%) Junior Systems Engineer
7 7 (6.25%) Principal Engineer
7 7 (6.25%) Principal Systems Engineer
8 6 (5.36%) Integration Engineer
8 6 (5.36%) Project Manager
8 6 (5.36%) Senior Manager
8 6 (5.36%) System Verification Engineer
8 6 (5.36%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 6 (5.36%) Validation Engineer
9 3 (2.68%) Desktop Support
9 3 (2.68%) Desktop Support Technician
9 3 (2.68%) Product Architect
9 3 (2.68%) Software Engineer
9 3 (2.68%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.89%) .NET
1 1 (0.89%) CSS
1 1 (0.89%) GraphQL
1 1 (0.89%) HTML
1 1 (0.89%) JSP
1 1 (0.89%) Middleware
1 1 (0.89%) Node.js
1 1 (0.89%) React
Miscellaneous
1 7 (6.25%) SCADA
2 4 (3.57%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.68%) Driving Licence
4 2 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.89%) Algorithms
5 1 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.89%) IoT
5 1 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
5 1 (0.89%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (5.36%) Windows
2 3 (2.68%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.79%) Linux
4 1 (0.89%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (59.82%) Systems Engineering
2 32 (28.57%) Mathematics
2 32 (28.57%) UML
3 31 (27.68%) SysML
4 28 (25.00%) Agile
5 27 (24.11%) Cybersecurity
6 24 (21.43%) MODAF
7 21 (18.75%) Physics
8 16 (14.29%) FMEA
9 14 (12.50%) Coaching
9 14 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
10 13 (11.61%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
11 12 (10.71%) Project Management
12 11 (9.82%) Computer Science
12 11 (9.82%) Continuous Improvement
13 10 (8.93%) Project Delivery
14 7 (6.25%) Acceptance Criteria
14 7 (6.25%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 7 (6.25%) Customer Engagement
14 7 (6.25%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 31 (27.68%) MATLAB
2 4 (3.57%) Python
3 3 (2.68%) Java
3 3 (2.68%) Rust
4 2 (1.79%) C#
4 2 (1.79%) SQL
5 1 (0.89%) Ada
5 1 (0.89%) C++
5 1 (0.89%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.89%) R
5 1 (0.89%) Scala
5 1 (0.89%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 75 (66.96%) BPSS Clearance
2 13 (11.61%) Chartered Engineer
3 11 (9.82%) Master's Degree
4 7 (6.25%) Numerate Degree
5 4 (3.57%) CTC Cleared
5 4 (3.57%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.57%) Security Cleared
6 3 (2.68%) CISSP
7 1 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.89%) HNC
7 1 (0.89%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (20.54%) IEC 61508
2 16 (14.29%) Def Stans
3 7 (6.25%) ARP4754
3 7 (6.25%) DO-254
4 3 (2.68%) SLA
5 1 (0.89%) ISO 14001
5 1 (0.89%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.89%) QA
System Software
1 1 (0.89%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.89%) Jamf Pro
1 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (0.89%) Puppet
1 1 (0.89%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (6.25%) IBM
1 7 (6.25%) Microsoft
2 3 (2.68%) Cisco
3 1 (0.89%) Databricks
3 1 (0.89%) ServiceNow