Degree Job Trends in the South West

Academic Degree
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 4 8
Rank change year-on-year -21 +4 -4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 373 478 1,315
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 4.87% 17.84% 14.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.94% 43.26% 43.21%
Number of salaries quoted 204 248 846
10th Percentile £27,300 £25,313 £27,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,750 £34,187
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,050 £51,500 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year -14.47% +5.64% +1.56%
75th Percentile £58,972 £58,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £70,752 £77,250 £73,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,079 1,105 3,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 27.15% 41.23% 34.03%
Number of salaries quoted 992 694 2,136
10th Percentile £31,013 £27,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £31,750 £39,759
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -5.66% +0.95%
75th Percentile £77,500 £65,204 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,250 £81,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the South West

Degree
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the South West over the 6 months to 15 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in the South West

Degree
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South West region over the 6 months to 15 May 2026. 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
Bristol -28 91 £32,000 -37.86% 64
Somerset +8 74 £42,500 -36.01% 26
Gloucestershire -25 71 £54,500 +3.61% 61
Wiltshire -10 55 £32,500 -36.35% 38
Devon -21 55 £44,100 -14.75% 25
Dorset -32 18 £38,750 -18.73% 26
Cornwall -7 9 £32,500 -23.53% 2
Degree
England

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 8 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (1.88%) WordPress
3 4 (1.07%) Confluence
3 4 (1.07%) IIS
3 4 (1.07%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.54%) Apache
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.27%) CMS
5 1 (0.27%) Joomla!
Applications
1 86 (23.06%) Microsoft Office
2 23 (6.17%) Microsoft Project
3 18 (4.83%) Microsoft Excel
4 11 (2.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (2.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (1.88%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (1.07%) Fusion 360
7 4 (1.07%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.80%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.80%) Civil 3D
8 3 (0.80%) FrameMaker
8 3 (0.80%) InDesign
8 3 (0.80%) MadCap Flare
8 3 (0.80%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.80%) Windchill
9 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
10 1 (0.27%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.27%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (2.41%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.54%) Eloqua
2 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.54%) Primavera
3 1 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.27%) Shopify
3 1 (0.27%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.60%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (9.92%) Azure
3 13 (3.49%) GitHub
4 11 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
5 10 (2.68%) Power Platform
6 8 (2.14%) AWS
6 8 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
6 8 (2.14%) Entra ID
7 6 (1.61%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.61%) Canva
8 4 (1.07%) GCP
8 4 (1.07%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.54%) Intacct
9 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.27%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.27%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.83%) Broadband
2 16 (4.29%) 4G
3 15 (4.02%) WAN
4 13 (3.49%) Firewall
5 10 (2.68%) SD-WAN
6 9 (2.41%) Internet
7 8 (2.14%) 5G
8 7 (1.88%) LAN
8 7 (1.88%) VPN
9 6 (1.61%) TCP/IP
9 6 (1.61%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (1.34%) DNS
10 5 (1.34%) Wireless
11 4 (1.07%) Bluetooth
11 4 (1.07%) WLAN
12 3 (0.80%) HTTP
12 3 (0.80%) SMTP
13 2 (0.54%) DHCP
13 2 (0.54%) Intranet
13 2 (0.54%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.41%) Power BI
2 7 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.61%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.34%) MySQL
4 5 (1.34%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.34%) Tableau
5 3 (0.80%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.27%) GIS
7 1 (0.27%) Metadata
7 1 (0.27%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.27%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 21 (5.63%) Git
2 9 (2.41%) JIRA
3 8 (2.14%) LabVIEW
4 4 (1.07%) Cypress.io
4 4 (1.07%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.80%) Selenium
6 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.54%) GitLab
6 2 (0.54%) Rational Rhapsody
7 1 (0.27%) Eclipse
7 1 (0.27%) Gatling
7 1 (0.27%) GoogleTest
7 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.27%) JMeter
7 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 149 (39.95%) Social Skills
2 63 (16.89%) Finance
3 50 (13.40%) Analytical Skills
4 46 (12.33%) Manufacturing
5 43 (11.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (8.58%) Electronics
7 23 (6.17%) Marketing
8 22 (5.90%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (5.09%) Law
10 18 (4.83%) Automotive
11 16 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
12 15 (4.02%) Back Office
13 10 (2.68%) Aerospace
13 10 (2.68%) Retail
13 10 (2.68%) Telecoms
14 9 (2.41%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (2.14%) Advertising
15 8 (2.14%) Banking
15 8 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (1.61%) Legal
Job Titles
1 52 (13.94%) Analyst
2 49 (13.14%) Senior
3 47 (12.60%) Systems Engineer
4 34 (9.12%) Support Engineer
5 23 (6.17%) Senior Manager
6 21 (5.63%) Project Manager
6 21 (5.63%) Senior Project Manager
7 20 (5.36%) Business Analyst
7 20 (5.36%) Developer
8 19 (5.09%) Graduate
9 18 (4.83%) Commercial Manager
9 18 (4.83%) IT Support
10 15 (4.02%) Architect
10 15 (4.02%) Software Engineer
10 15 (4.02%) Test Engineer
11 14 (3.75%) Desktop Engineer
11 14 (3.75%) Desktop Support
11 14 (3.75%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 14 (3.75%) Site Engineer
11 14 (3.75%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.02%) .NET
2 14 (3.75%) RESTful
3 12 (3.22%) .NET Core
4 9 (2.41%) HTML
5 8 (2.14%) pytest
6 7 (1.88%) CSS
6 7 (1.88%) Playwright
6 7 (1.88%) React
7 4 (1.07%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.07%) jQuery
7 4 (1.07%) REST
8 3 (0.80%) CSS3
8 3 (0.80%) FastAPI
8 3 (0.80%) HTML5
8 3 (0.80%) JSON
8 3 (0.80%) SQLAlchemy
8 3 (0.80%) Vue
8 3 (0.80%) XML
9 2 (0.54%) Flask
9 2 (0.54%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 24 (6.43%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (3.75%) IoT
3 12 (3.22%) Driving Licence
4 11 (2.95%) Social Media
5 10 (2.68%) Analytical Mindset
5 10 (2.68%) Cyberattack
6 9 (2.41%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.14%) Self-Driving Car
8 7 (1.88%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.61%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.61%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.61%) PMI
9 6 (1.61%) Podcast
9 6 (1.61%) Web Conferencing
10 4 (1.07%) Blog
10 4 (1.07%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.07%) Life Science
10 4 (1.07%) Video Editing
11 3 (0.80%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.80%) GNSS
Operating Systems
1 47 (12.60%) Windows
2 32 (8.58%) Windows 10
3 18 (4.83%) Android
3 18 (4.83%) Linux
4 8 (2.14%) Unix
5 4 (1.07%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.27%) ThreadX
7 1 (0.27%) VMS
7 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (17.16%) Continuous Improvement
3 60 (16.09%) ITIL
4 58 (15.55%) Computer Science
5 55 (14.75%) Project Management
6 51 (13.67%) Agile
7 40 (10.72%) Customer Experience
7 40 (10.72%) Software Engineering
8 35 (9.38%) Test Automation
8 35 (9.38%) Validation
9 33 (8.85%) Cybersecurity
9 33 (8.85%) Project Delivery
10 32 (8.58%) Budget Management
10 32 (8.58%) Coaching
11 29 (7.77%) Operations Management
12 28 (7.51%) CI/CD
12 28 (7.51%) Customer Service
12 28 (7.51%) PRINCE2
13 26 (6.97%) Collaborative Working
14 25 (6.70%) AI
Programming Languages
1 39 (10.46%) Python
2 28 (7.51%) C#
3 21 (5.63%) SQL
4 19 (5.09%) JavaScript
5 10 (2.68%) MATLAB
6 8 (2.14%) C++
6 8 (2.14%) Java
6 8 (2.14%) PHP
7 6 (1.61%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.07%) C
8 4 (1.07%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.80%) Bash
9 3 (0.80%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.54%) Embedded C
10 2 (0.54%) Go
10 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.54%) Rust
11 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.27%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.27%) Perl
Qualifications
1 69 (18.50%) Security Cleared
2 40 (10.72%) Computer Science Degree
3 31 (8.31%) SC Cleared
4 21 (5.63%) DV Cleared
4 21 (5.63%) Master's Degree
4 21 (5.63%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 18 (4.83%) A+ Certification
6 16 (4.29%) BPSS Clearance
6 16 (4.29%) PhD
7 14 (3.75%) ACCA
7 14 (3.75%) CIMA
7 14 (3.75%) CTC Cleared
8 10 (2.68%) HND
8 10 (2.68%) PMI Certification
9 9 (2.41%) Postgraduate
10 8 (2.14%) ISTQB
11 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (1.34%) Chartered Engineer
13 4 (1.07%) PMP
14 3 (0.80%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (4.29%) SLA
2 15 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (4.02%) NIST
3 11 (2.95%) QA
4 7 (1.88%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.61%) GDPR
6 4 (1.07%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.07%) Automotive SPICE
6 4 (1.07%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 4 (1.07%) ISO 13485
6 4 (1.07%) ISO 26262
7 3 (0.80%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.80%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.54%) ARP4754
8 2 (0.54%) ARP4761
8 2 (0.54%) COBIT
8 2 (0.54%) DO-160
8 2 (0.54%) GRC
8 2 (0.54%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 13 (3.49%) Docker
2 6 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (1.34%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.80%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.80%) Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.27%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.27%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 16 (4.29%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.61%) Terraform
3 3 (0.80%) Plesk
4 2 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.54%) CASB
4 2 (0.54%) Grafana
4 2 (0.54%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.27%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (12.33%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.83%) Adobe
2 18 (4.83%) NEC
3 17 (4.56%) Cisco
4 16 (4.29%) Starlink
5 7 (1.88%) Google
5 7 (1.88%) HubSpot
6 6 (1.61%) VMware
7 5 (1.34%) Oracle
8 4 (1.07%) Marketo
8 4 (1.07%) Pardot
9 3 (0.80%) Apple
9 3 (0.80%) Facebook
9 3 (0.80%) IONA
9 3 (0.80%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.80%) SAP
10 2 (0.54%) Citrix
10 2 (0.54%) Genesys
10 2 (0.54%) Sage
10 2 (0.54%) Verint