Degree Jobs in Staffordshire

Academic Degree
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 3 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 +6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 162 169 112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 25.67% 16.30% 21.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 45.51% 54.69% 63.28%
Number of salaries quoted 31 65 47
10th Percentile - £21,922 £32,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £25,300 £35,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £40,000 £44,250
Median % change year-on-year -1.25% -9.60% -4.84%
75th Percentile £53,688 £56,500 £53,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £62,100 £58,750
West Midlands median annual salary £51,447 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.89% -4.76% +16.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 356 309 177
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 56.42% 29.80% 33.71%
Number of salaries quoted 160 167 111
10th Percentile £26,375 £21,500 £24,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £25,150 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,925 £43,098 £42,250
Median % change year-on-year -14.32% +2.01% -11.05%
75th Percentile £37,500 £58,125 £53,750
90th Percentile £53,688 £63,000 £62,251
West Midlands median annual salary £51,850 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.70% -4.76% +13.58%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

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

Salary trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 22 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
Stoke-on-Trent +14 39 £35,000 -22.22% 35
Cannock +2 22 - - 1
Lichfield -1 22 £97,500 +143.75%
Leek +2 17 £51,447 -6.46%
Burntwood 0 17 £37,500 +17.19% 1
Rugeley 0 17 - - 1
Burton-upon-Trent +6 16 - - 4
Stafford -10 6 £53,688 +24.57% 17
Tamworth -5 2 - - 2
Degree
West Midlands

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (1.23%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 19 (11.73%) Chatbot
2 12 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.85%) Simulink
4 2 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.62%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 12 (7.41%) Google Workspace
2 6 (3.70%) AWS
3 5 (3.09%) Azure
4 4 (2.47%) Entra ID
4 4 (2.47%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (1.85%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.23%) SaaS
7 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.62%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.62%) Power Platform
7 1 (0.62%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (11.73%) Firewall
2 13 (8.02%) BGP
2 13 (8.02%) OSPF
3 12 (7.41%) DHCP
3 12 (7.41%) DNS
3 12 (7.41%) TCP/IP
3 12 (7.41%) VLAN
3 12 (7.41%) WLAN
4 3 (1.85%) Internet
5 1 (0.62%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.62%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.62%) IPsec
5 1 (0.62%) Network Security
5 1 (0.62%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.62%) VPN
5 1 (0.62%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.62%) MySQL
1 1 (0.62%) NoSQL
1 1 (0.62%) Power BI
1 1 (0.62%) SQL Server
1 1 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.62%) Vagrant
General
1 102 (62.96%) Retail
2 90 (55.56%) Manufacturing
3 27 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 24 (14.81%) Dutch Language
4 24 (14.81%) Finnish Language
4 24 (14.81%) Norwegian Language
5 14 (8.64%) Automotive
6 10 (6.17%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (4.32%) Finance
8 6 (3.70%) Catalan Language
8 6 (3.70%) Documentation Skills
8 6 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (3.70%) Police
9 5 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (2.47%) Agriculture
11 3 (1.85%) Aerospace
12 2 (1.23%) Avionics
12 2 (1.23%) Electronics
13 1 (0.62%) Legal
13 1 (0.62%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 109 (67.28%) Trainer
2 15 (9.26%) Systems Engineer
3 12 (7.41%) IT Engineer
4 6 (3.70%) Graduate
4 6 (3.70%) Technical Support
5 5 (3.09%) Analyst
5 5 (3.09%) Security Engineer
5 5 (3.09%) Support Analyst
5 5 (3.09%) Technical Analyst
5 5 (3.09%) Technical Support Analyst
6 4 (2.47%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 4 (2.47%) Research Scientist
6 4 (2.47%) Senior
7 3 (1.85%) Architect
8 2 (1.23%) IT Manager
8 2 (1.23%) Project Manager
8 2 (1.23%) Senior Project Manager
8 2 (1.23%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 2 (1.23%) Support Engineer
8 2 (1.23%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.70%) HTML
2 3 (1.85%) MACH
3 1 (0.62%) .NET
3 1 (0.62%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.62%) CSS
3 1 (0.62%) jQuery
3 1 (0.62%) OpenAPI
3 1 (0.62%) REST
3 1 (0.62%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.62%) Swagger
3 1 (0.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 90 (55.56%) Robotics
2 22 (13.58%) Management Information System
3 12 (7.41%) Smartphone
4 3 (1.85%) PKI
5 2 (1.23%) Embedded Systems
6 1 (0.62%) Acoustics
6 1 (0.62%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (0.62%) FMCG
6 1 (0.62%) Private Cloud
6 1 (0.62%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.62%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (10.49%) Windows
2 12 (7.41%) Linux
2 12 (7.41%) Mac OS X
2 12 (7.41%) Ubuntu
2 12 (7.41%) Windows 10
2 12 (7.41%) Windows Server
2 12 (7.41%) Windows Server 2016
2 12 (7.41%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (70.99%) Artificial Intelligence
2 96 (59.26%) Machine Learning
3 95 (58.64%) Problem-Solving
4 90 (55.56%) Generative AI
4 90 (55.56%) LLM
4 90 (55.56%) Red Team
5 72 (44.44%) Data Privacy
6 33 (20.37%) Computer Science
7 19 (11.73%) Conversational UI
8 15 (9.26%) Systems Engineering
9 14 (8.64%) Mathematics
10 13 (8.02%) Physics
11 12 (7.41%) Business Case
11 12 (7.41%) Performance Tuning
12 10 (6.17%) Chemistry
13 8 (4.94%) Collaborative Working
13 8 (4.94%) Continuous Improvement
13 8 (4.94%) Information Security
14 7 (4.32%) Project Management
15 6 (3.70%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 21 (12.96%) SQL
2 13 (8.02%) PowerShell
3 9 (5.56%) MATLAB
4 8 (4.94%) C
4 8 (4.94%) C++
5 7 (4.32%) C#
5 7 (4.32%) Java
5 7 (4.32%) JavaScript
5 7 (4.32%) PHP
5 7 (4.32%) Python
6 6 (3.70%) Dart
6 6 (3.70%) R
6 6 (3.70%) Ruby
6 6 (3.70%) Rust
6 6 (3.70%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.23%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 24 (14.81%) Computer Science Degree
2 18 (11.11%) Master's Degree
2 18 (11.11%) PhD
3 17 (10.49%) MCSE
3 17 (10.49%) Microsoft Certification
4 13 (8.02%) HNC
5 12 (7.41%) HND
6 5 (3.09%) MCSA
7 3 (1.85%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.85%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (1.23%) APMG
8 2 (1.23%) AWS Certification
8 2 (1.23%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 2 (1.23%) Cyber Scheme
8 2 (1.23%) GIAC
8 2 (1.23%) ISACA
8 2 (1.23%) SANS
9 1 (0.62%) CCNP
9 1 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.62%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (2.47%) NIST
2 2 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.62%) COBIT
3 1 (0.62%) NCSC
3 1 (0.62%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (9.26%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.62%) Ansible
2 1 (0.62%) Nessus
2 1 (0.62%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 102 (62.96%) Google
2 90 (55.56%) Adobe
2 90 (55.56%) Databricks
3 20 (12.35%) Microsoft
4 19 (11.73%) PayPal
5 13 (8.02%) Cisco
6 12 (7.41%) Apple
6 12 (7.41%) Dell
6 12 (7.41%) Fortinet
6 12 (7.41%) Ubiquiti
7 1 (0.62%) Aruba
7 1 (0.62%) BMC
7 1 (0.62%) F5
7 1 (0.62%) Juniper
7 1 (0.62%) Okta
7 1 (0.62%) Remedy