Degree Jobs in the South East

Academic Degree
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 4 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2,668 2,629 2,604
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 25.73% 15.82% 21.87%
As % of the Qualifications category 51.34% 49.37% 55.27%
Number of salaries quoted 990 1,681 1,176
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £38,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £51,350 £53,825
Median % change year-on-year +26.58% -4.60% +7.65%
75th Percentile £75,000 £68,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,700 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% +14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,197 5,325 4,711
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 50.13% 32.04% 39.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,502 3,288 2,355
10th Percentile £34,988 £31,250 £29,310
25th Percentile £42,500 £39,747 £37,131
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,250 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.83% +0.48% +2.27%
75th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the South East.

Salary trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the South East over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in the South East

Degree
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South East region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Thames Valley +1 1,064 £60,000 +14.18% 537
Isle of Wight -4 495 £70,000 +64.71% 13
Buckinghamshire +3 490 £43,887 -2.47% 133
Berkshire -1 416 £67,500 +14.41% 251
Hampshire +8 367 £47,683 -1.18% 256
Surrey 0 257 £54,625 +11.48% 170
Oxfordshire 0 158 £60,000 +26.32% 165
East Sussex +5 155 £45,000 -25.00% 45
Kent +10 124 £47,683 -2.69% 102
Middlesex +25 112 - - 44
West Sussex +2 88 £65,000 +8.33% 61
Sussex +5 7 £75,000 +25.00% 58
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 51 (1.91%) SharePoint
2 46 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 16 (0.60%) WordPress
4 13 (0.49%) Apache Spark
5 11 (0.41%) CMS
6 7 (0.26%) Confluence
7 5 (0.19%) Apache
8 4 (0.15%) SugarCRM
9 3 (0.11%) Drupal
9 3 (0.11%) IIS
9 3 (0.11%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.075%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.075%) R Markdown
10 2 (0.075%) ThingWorx
11 1 (0.037%) GemFire
Applications
1 106 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
2 82 (3.07%) Chatbot
3 71 (2.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 46 (1.72%) Simulink
5 15 (0.56%) Microsoft Project
6 13 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 11 (0.41%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
8 7 (0.26%) OrCAD
9 4 (0.15%) MS Visio
10 3 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
10 3 (0.11%) InDesign
11 2 (0.075%) GNU Octave
11 2 (0.075%) S-PLUS
12 1 (0.037%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 1 (0.037%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.037%) MicroStation
12 1 (0.037%) Pipeline Pilot
12 1 (0.037%) Revit
12 1 (0.037%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 25 (0.94%) Teamcenter
2 6 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
3 5 (0.19%) SAP Business One
4 4 (0.15%) ResourceLink
4 4 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.075%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.037%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.037%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.037%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.037%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.037%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.037%) PORTIA
7 1 (0.037%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.037%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.037%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.037%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.037%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 233 (8.73%) Azure
2 144 (5.40%) AWS
3 92 (3.45%) GCP
4 82 (3.07%) Power Platform
5 76 (2.85%) Microsoft 365
6 36 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
7 32 (1.20%) PowerApps
8 30 (1.12%) Power Automate
9 29 (1.09%) Serverless
10 28 (1.05%) AWS Lambda
11 27 (1.01%) Snowflake
12 25 (0.94%) SaaS
13 24 (0.90%) Entra ID
13 24 (0.90%) PaaS
14 21 (0.79%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
15 15 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
16 13 (0.49%) Azure Monitor
17 10 (0.37%) Azure Sentinel
18 8 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
18 8 (0.30%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 236 (8.85%) Wireless
2 221 (8.28%) Wi-Fi
3 218 (8.17%) LTE
4 217 (8.13%) 5G
4 217 (8.13%) Bluetooth
4 217 (8.13%) GSM
4 217 (8.13%) UMTS
5 149 (5.58%) Broadband
6 63 (2.36%) TCP/IP
7 55 (2.06%) VPN
8 52 (1.95%) Firewall
9 34 (1.27%) DNS
10 33 (1.24%) SAN
11 27 (1.01%) DHCP
12 25 (0.94%) NAS
13 21 (0.79%) Network Security
13 21 (0.79%) VoIP
14 19 (0.71%) SNMP
15 17 (0.64%) LAN
15 17 (0.64%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (2.96%) Power BI
2 68 (2.55%) SQL Server
3 63 (2.36%) Data Lake
4 45 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (1.39%) Big Data
5 37 (1.39%) Tableau
6 32 (1.20%) Metadata
7 17 (0.64%) NoSQL
8 16 (0.60%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
10 13 (0.49%) Hadoop
10 13 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 11 (0.41%) MySQL
12 9 (0.34%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.34%) OLTP
12 9 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 7 (0.26%) GIS
14 5 (0.19%) Azure SQL Database
15 4 (0.15%) Data Mining
16 3 (0.11%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 105 (3.94%) JIRA
2 102 (3.82%) Rational DOORS
3 42 (1.57%) Git
4 34 (1.27%) Cucumber
4 34 (1.27%) Robot Framework
5 14 (0.52%) Visual Studio
6 10 (0.37%) Jenkins
7 6 (0.22%) Postman
7 6 (0.22%) Selenium
7 6 (0.22%) SoapUI
8 4 (0.15%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.15%) Subversion
8 4 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.15%) Vite
8 4 (0.15%) WebDriver
9 3 (0.11%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.11%) MLflow
9 3 (0.11%) Octopus Deploy
9 3 (0.11%) SpecFlow
9 3 (0.11%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 686 (25.71%) Social Skills
2 433 (16.23%) Electronics
3 355 (13.31%) Manufacturing
4 302 (11.32%) Law
5 294 (11.02%) Retail
6 262 (9.82%) Analytical Skills
7 221 (8.28%) Finance
8 157 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 144 (5.40%) Marketing
10 134 (5.02%) Presentation Skills
11 115 (4.31%) Legal
12 81 (3.04%) Telecoms
13 67 (2.51%) Aerospace
14 64 (2.40%) Dutch Language
14 64 (2.40%) Finnish Language
14 64 (2.40%) Norwegian Language
15 51 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
16 43 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
17 40 (1.50%) Advertising
18 30 (1.12%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 427 (16.00%) Senior
2 387 (14.51%) Lead
3 322 (12.07%) Trainer
4 297 (11.13%) Test Engineer
5 248 (9.30%) Electronics Engineer
6 219 (8.21%) Systems Engineer
7 217 (8.13%) Electronics Test Engineer
8 189 (7.08%) Architect
9 152 (5.70%) Software Engineer
10 146 (5.47%) Software Architect
11 118 (4.42%) Principal Engineer
12 104 (3.90%) Principal Software Engineer
13 90 (3.37%) Support Engineer
14 88 (3.30%) Analyst
15 71 (2.66%) Developer
16 53 (1.99%) Senior Systems Engineer
16 53 (1.99%) System Design Authority
17 50 (1.87%) Team Leader
18 47 (1.76%) Technical Support
19 46 (1.72%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 173 (6.48%) Middleware
2 61 (2.29%) HTML
3 54 (2.02%) .NET
4 35 (1.31%) SOAP
5 27 (1.01%) CSS
5 27 (1.01%) REST
6 25 (0.94%) React
7 24 (0.90%) Kafka
7 24 (0.90%) Lightning Web Components
8 18 (0.67%) XML
9 17 (0.64%) Node.js
10 16 (0.60%) PyTorch
10 16 (0.60%) TensorFlow
10 16 (0.60%) YAML
11 13 (0.49%) .NET Framework
11 13 (0.49%) Hugging Face
11 13 (0.49%) LangChain
12 12 (0.45%) AngularJS
13 11 (0.41%) ASP.NET
14 10 (0.37%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 297 (11.13%) Driving Licence
2 256 (9.60%) Robotics
3 145 (5.43%) Management Information System
4 61 (2.29%) Self-Motivation
5 51 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
6 43 (1.61%) Operational Technology
7 41 (1.54%) Data Centre
8 38 (1.42%) Linux Command Line
9 37 (1.39%) Life Science
10 35 (1.31%) Security Posture
11 30 (1.12%) Product Ownership
11 30 (1.12%) Social Media
12 28 (1.05%) Algorithms
13 27 (1.01%) Virtual Team
14 26 (0.97%) Cloud Native
15 24 (0.90%) FMCG
16 22 (0.82%) NHS
17 21 (0.79%) SCADA
18 15 (0.56%) Analytical Mindset
18 15 (0.56%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 185 (6.93%) Windows
2 104 (3.90%) Linux
3 26 (0.97%) Windows Server 2012
4 21 (0.79%) Windows Server
5 17 (0.64%) Android
6 15 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (0.41%) Apple iOS
8 10 (0.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 9 (0.34%) Windows 10
9 9 (0.34%) Windows Server 2016
10 8 (0.30%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.22%) Unix
12 3 (0.11%) Debian
12 3 (0.11%) Embedded Linux
12 3 (0.11%) Mac OS X
12 3 (0.11%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.075%) Amazon Linux
13 2 (0.075%) VMS
14 1 (0.037%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.037%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 833 (31.22%) Computer Science
2 719 (26.95%) Mentoring
3 644 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
4 627 (23.50%) Agile
5 450 (16.87%) Artificial Intelligence
6 405 (15.18%) UML
7 389 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 387 (14.51%) Coaching
9 375 (14.06%) Machine Learning
10 350 (13.12%) Systems Engineering
10 350 (13.12%) Validation
11 347 (13.01%) Waterfall
12 340 (12.74%) Configuration Management
13 311 (11.66%) Customer Requirements
14 301 (11.28%) Cybersecurity
15 276 (10.34%) DevOps
16 273 (10.23%) Verification and Validation
17 265 (9.93%) Generative AI
18 261 (9.78%) LLM
19 241 (9.03%) Red Team
Programming Languages
1 254 (9.52%) MATLAB
2 219 (8.21%) Python
3 168 (6.30%) SQL
4 100 (3.75%) JavaScript
5 97 (3.64%) Ada
6 94 (3.52%) PowerShell
7 91 (3.41%) C++
8 90 (3.37%) C#
9 83 (3.11%) Ada 95
10 63 (2.36%) Bash
11 62 (2.32%) TypeScript
12 60 (2.25%) C
13 52 (1.95%) Java
14 33 (1.24%) PHP
15 30 (1.12%) R
16 22 (0.82%) Apex Code
17 18 (0.67%) Ruby
18 17 (0.64%) Rust
19 16 (0.60%) Dart
20 13 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 714 (26.76%) BPSS Clearance
2 490 (18.37%) Computer Science Degree
3 341 (12.78%) Chartered Engineer
4 334 (12.52%) Master's Degree
5 284 (10.64%) HND
6 191 (7.16%) PhD
7 96 (3.60%) Security Cleared
8 57 (2.14%) SC Cleared
9 49 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
10 37 (1.39%) Numerate Degree
11 29 (1.09%) DBS Check
12 28 (1.05%) DV Cleared
13 24 (0.90%) Azure Certification
13 24 (0.90%) PMI Certification
14 21 (0.79%) CISSP
14 21 (0.79%) PMP
15 20 (0.75%) HNC
16 15 (0.56%) CISM
17 14 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
17 14 (0.52%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 241 (9.03%) ISO/IEC 12207
2 114 (4.27%) QA
3 88 (3.30%) Data Quality
4 72 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 64 (2.40%) Accessibility
6 57 (2.14%) IEC 61508
7 49 (1.84%) GDPR
8 46 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 35 (1.31%) ARP4754
9 35 (1.31%) DO-254
10 32 (1.20%) NIST
11 31 (1.16%) Def Stans
12 24 (0.90%) GxP
13 16 (0.60%) NCSC
14 12 (0.45%) SLA
15 11 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
16 10 (0.37%) GLP
16 10 (0.37%) HIPAA
17 9 (0.34%) California Consumer Privacy Act
18 8 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 110 (4.12%) Active Directory
2 60 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 26 (0.97%) Docker
4 18 (0.67%) Firmware
5 15 (0.56%) Hyper-V
6 9 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
6 9 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
7 8 (0.30%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 4 (0.15%) HDFS
8 4 (0.15%) NFS
9 3 (0.11%) GPFS
9 3 (0.11%) Lustre
10 2 (0.075%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.075%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.037%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 32 (1.20%) Kubernetes
2 18 (0.67%) Grafana
2 18 (0.67%) Prometheus
3 14 (0.52%) QRadar
4 11 (0.41%) Terraform
5 10 (0.37%) Ansible
6 7 (0.26%) Functional Safety
7 6 (0.22%) ArcSight ESM
7 6 (0.22%) WSUS
8 3 (0.11%) FortiGate
8 3 (0.11%) Kubeflow
8 3 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
8 3 (0.11%) Puppet
8 3 (0.11%) SCCM
9 2 (0.075%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 2 (0.075%) Hadoop YARN
10 1 (0.037%) Argo
10 1 (0.037%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.037%) Podman
10 1 (0.037%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 292 (10.94%) Microsoft
2 268 (10.04%) Google
3 249 (9.33%) Adobe
4 243 (9.11%) Databricks
5 84 (3.15%) IBM
6 82 (3.07%) PayPal
7 73 (2.74%) VMware
8 44 (1.65%) Salesforce
9 41 (1.54%) SAP
10 38 (1.42%) ServiceNow
11 34 (1.27%) Dell
12 33 (1.24%) Cisco
12 33 (1.24%) EMC
13 27 (1.01%) Siemens
14 25 (0.94%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 25 (0.94%) Sun
15 24 (0.90%) Splunk
16 14 (0.52%) OpenAI
16 14 (0.52%) Rockwell
17 13 (0.49%) Meraki