Degree Job Trends in Stockport

Academic Degree
Manchester > Stockport

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Stockport with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 10 12
Rank change year-on-year +8 +2 +22
Permanent jobs citing Degree 39 11 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockport 67.24% 12.22% 10.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 79.59% 37.93% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £40,600 -
25th Percentile - £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -2.17%
75th Percentile - £59,000 £47,500
90th Percentile - £62,600 -
Manchester median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.81% -4.55% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Stockport

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 Stockport.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 49 29 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stockport 84.48% 32.22% 11.54%
Number of salaries quoted 7 17 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,000 - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £25,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -44.44% -1.10%
75th Percentile £33,750 - £47,500
90th Percentile £52,750 £43,600 -
Manchester median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% -4.35% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Stockport

Degree
Salary Trend in Stockport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stockport 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:

Applications
1 6 (15.38%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 33 (84.62%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 33 (84.62%) Internet
General
1 33 (84.62%) Banking
1 33 (84.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 33 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 4 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (76.92%) Lecturer
2 6 (15.38%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 33 (84.62%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (100.00%) AI
2 33 (84.62%) Cybersecurity
2 33 (84.62%) Machine Learning
2 33 (84.62%) User Experience
2 33 (84.62%) Web Development
3 6 (15.38%) Conversational UI
4 4 (10.26%) Chemistry
5 2 (5.13%) Mathematics
5 2 (5.13%) Physics
Qualifications
1 39 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 39 (100.00%) PhD
2 33 (84.62%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 6 (15.38%) PayPal