Degree Jobs in Suffolk

Academic Degree
East of England > Suffolk

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Suffolk with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 13 1
Rank change year-on-year +12 -12 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 209 36 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 42.31% 7.33% 35.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 89.70% 59.02% 77.05%
Number of salaries quoted 139 32 20
10th Percentile £62,584 £25,125 -
25th Percentile £66,200 £26,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,219 £37,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +76.58% -1.32% -25.85%
75th Percentile £66,268 £44,688 £45,313
90th Percentile £66,340 £54,368 £61,869
East of England median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -5.00% +5.26%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 233 61 122
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 47.17% 12.42% 46.56%
Number of salaries quoted 163 49 40
10th Percentile £42,500 - £24,931
25th Percentile £66,100 £26,250 £31,393
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,212 £42,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +55.79% +11.84% -13.14%
75th Percentile £66,254 £54,575 £42,000
90th Percentile £66,340 £75,000 £61,059
East of England median annual salary £53,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.58% -5.00% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
Salary Trend in Suffolk

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

Salary trend for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
Salary Histogram in Suffolk

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Suffolk over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Suffolk

Degree
Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 11 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
Newmarket - 62 - - 3
Ipswich -8 6 £50,000 +81.82% 23
Bury St Edmunds +6 2 £46,750 +10.00% 1
Leiston - 2 - -
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Applications
1 123 (58.85%) Chatbot
2 26 (12.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (11.48%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 17 (8.13%) SaaS
2 3 (1.44%) AWS
2 3 (1.44%) Azure
3 2 (0.96%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 9 (4.31%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.44%) BGP
2 3 (1.44%) Firewall
2 3 (1.44%) LAN
2 3 (1.44%) VPN
2 3 (1.44%) WAN
3 2 (0.96%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (1.91%) JIRA
General
1 63 (30.14%) Social Skills
2 31 (14.83%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (6.22%) Electronics
4 9 (4.31%) Finance
5 6 (2.87%) Manufacturing
6 5 (2.39%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (0.96%) Banking
8 2 (0.96%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 114 (54.55%) Trainer
2 45 (21.53%) Developer
3 36 (17.22%) Software Engineer
4 26 (12.44%) Analyst
5 23 (11.00%) Account Executive
6 18 (8.61%) Cloud Engineer
7 16 (7.66%) Architect
8 11 (5.26%) Junior
9 9 (4.31%) Managed Services Architect
9 9 (4.31%) Platform Architect
10 8 (3.83%) Consultant
11 6 (2.87%) Applications Developer
11 6 (2.87%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
11 6 (2.87%) Cloud Software Engineer
11 6 (2.87%) Database Developer
11 6 (2.87%) DevOps Engineer
11 6 (2.87%) IT Support Specialist
11 6 (2.87%) Software Developer
11 6 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
11 6 (2.87%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (49.76%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
2 12 (5.74%) Data Centre
3 6 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (0.96%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.48%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.87%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (59.81%) Artificial Intelligence
2 123 (58.85%) Conversational UI
3 104 (49.76%) Code Quality
4 62 (29.67%) Business Enablement
5 53 (25.36%) Technology Enablement
6 42 (20.10%) Customer Service
7 36 (17.22%) Software Engineering
8 32 (15.31%) Problem-Solving
9 25 (11.96%) Project Management
9 25 (11.96%) Time Management
10 24 (11.48%) Business Development
10 24 (11.48%) Computer Science
10 24 (11.48%) Customer Experience
11 21 (10.05%) PRINCE2
12 19 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 17 (8.13%) Business Analysis
13 17 (8.13%) Critical Thinking
14 15 (7.18%) Agile
15 11 (5.26%) User Experience
16 9 (4.31%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 122 (58.37%) C#
1 122 (58.37%) JavaScript
1 122 (58.37%) Python
1 122 (58.37%) SQL
2 104 (49.76%) C++
Qualifications
1 23 (11.00%) Master's Degree
2 21 (10.05%) PMP
3 19 (9.09%) PMI Certification
4 17 (8.13%) CBAP
5 11 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.96%) PhD
7 1 (0.48%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (2.39%) QA
2 3 (1.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.44%) PMO
Vendors
1 123 (58.85%) PayPal
2 53 (25.36%) YouTube
3 7 (3.35%) Fortinet
3 7 (3.35%) Microsoft
4 3 (1.44%) Cisco
4 3 (1.44%) Citrix