Degree Job Trends in Surrey

Academic Degree
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 528 331 178
As % of all permanent jobs in Surrey 31.54% 26.95% 17.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 73.85% 59.11% 49.72%
Number of salaries quoted 145 159 123
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £39,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £85,000 £73,500
South East median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% +9.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 715 560 358
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 42.71% 45.60% 35.76%
Number of salaries quoted 277 240 206
10th Percentile £27,040 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,000 £44,625 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,125 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,750 £85,000 £77,500
South East median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £53,260
% change year-on-year -12.50% +12.65% +2.42%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Surrey

Degree
Salary Trend in Surrey

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Surrey over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Surrey

Degree
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Guildford -3 28 £78,750 +31.25% 83
Staines -1 24 £46,500 +43.08% 6
Epsom +9 22 £28,000 -53.33% 3
Redhill -1 22 £60,000 +100.00% 3
Tadworth 0 16 - -
Cobham - 14 - -
Sunbury-on-Thames +2 13 £41,500 +3.75% 2
Godstone - 13 £36,000 -
Reigate +5 12 £31,500 - 1
Horley +1 12 £60,000 +144.90% 1
Warlingham - 12 - -
Egham +3 9 £100,000 +42.86% 8
Woking -10 8 £100,000 +25.00% 77
Banstead - 8 - -
Chertsey +4 7 - - 3
Addlestone 0 7 - -
Caterham - 7 - -
Betchworth - 7 - -
Esher - 7 - -
Whyteleafe - 7 - -
Thames Ditton - 7 - -
Weybridge +1 6 - - 4
Leatherhead -4 6 - - 4
Oxted - 6 - -
East Molesey - 6 - -
Walton-on-Thames - 6 - -
Shepperton - 6 - -
Camberley +4 3 £47,500 -7.32% 3
Farnham - 2 - -
Dorking -1 1 £77,500 +10.71%
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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 5 (0.95%) IIS
2 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.19%) Jupyter
2 1 (0.19%) R Markdown
Applications
1 27 (5.11%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.38%) S-PLUS
Business Applications
1 5 (0.95%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 327 (61.93%) Cloud Computing
2 21 (3.98%) AWS
3 17 (3.22%) Azure
4 12 (2.27%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (0.95%) Snowflake
6 4 (0.76%) Figma
7 2 (0.38%) Google Play
7 2 (0.38%) SaaS
7 2 (0.38%) TestFlight
8 1 (0.19%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.19%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.19%) AWS Lambda
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.19%) Azure DevOps
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.19%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 327 (61.93%) Internet
2 7 (1.33%) Firewall
2 7 (1.33%) LAN
2 7 (1.33%) SD-WAN
2 7 (1.33%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.33%) VoIP
2 7 (1.33%) VPN
2 7 (1.33%) WAN
2 7 (1.33%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (0.95%) Network Security
3 5 (0.95%) Wireless
4 4 (0.76%) Intranet
5 2 (0.38%) GPRS
5 2 (0.38%) LTE
5 2 (0.38%) Modbus
6 1 (0.19%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
6 1 (0.19%) NAS
6 1 (0.19%) SSL
6 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (1.89%) Spotfire
2 7 (1.33%) NoSQL
2 7 (1.33%) Tableau
3 6 (1.14%) Data Mining
4 5 (0.95%) Big Data
4 5 (0.95%) Hadoop
5 4 (0.76%) GIS
6 3 (0.57%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (4.36%) JIRA
2 22 (4.17%) Selenium
3 17 (3.22%) Postman
3 17 (3.22%) SoapUI
3 17 (3.22%) Team Foundation Server
3 17 (3.22%) WebDriver
4 8 (1.52%) Git
5 4 (0.76%) Babel
5 4 (0.76%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.76%) rollup.js
5 4 (0.76%) SpecFlow
6 2 (0.38%) Android Studio
6 2 (0.38%) CMake
6 2 (0.38%) Subversion
6 2 (0.38%) TestRail
6 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.38%) Xcode
7 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (0.19%) Robot Framework
General
1 413 (78.22%) Social Skills
2 351 (66.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 330 (62.50%) Banking
4 58 (10.98%) Finance
5 31 (5.87%) Marketing
5 31 (5.87%) Pharmaceutical
6 21 (3.98%) Analytical Skills
7 17 (3.22%) Legal
8 15 (2.84%) Presentation Skills
9 14 (2.65%) Retail
10 13 (2.46%) Telecoms
11 10 (1.89%) Electronics
12 6 (1.14%) Aerospace
12 6 (1.14%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.14%) Public Sector
13 5 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.76%) Automotive
14 4 (0.76%) Manufacturing
15 3 (0.57%) Law
16 2 (0.38%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 270 (51.14%) Lecturer
2 25 (4.73%) Senior
3 20 (3.79%) Developer
3 20 (3.79%) Junior
4 19 (3.60%) Analyst
4 19 (3.60%) Data Manager
5 16 (3.03%) Project Engineer
5 16 (3.03%) Test Analyst
6 13 (2.46%) Consultant
6 13 (2.46%) Recruitment Consultant
7 12 (2.27%) Lead
8 11 (2.08%) Software Engineer
9 10 (1.89%) Senior Manager
10 8 (1.52%) React Developer
11 7 (1.33%) C++ Software Engineer
11 7 (1.33%) Head of IT
11 7 (1.33%) Head of IT Operations
11 7 (1.33%) Head of Operations
11 7 (1.33%) Project Manager
12 5 (0.95%) Senior Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (6.25%) .NET
2 23 (4.36%) HTML
3 18 (3.41%) SOAP
4 13 (2.46%) React
5 12 (2.27%) WPF
6 10 (1.89%) Blazor
7 8 (1.52%) REST
7 8 (1.52%) WinForms
8 6 (1.14%) Qt
9 5 (0.95%) .NET Framework
9 5 (0.95%) AngularJS
9 5 (0.95%) Play Framework
9 5 (0.95%) Vue
10 4 (0.76%) CSS
10 4 (0.76%) Gherkin
10 4 (0.76%) Jest
10 4 (0.76%) Node.js
11 3 (0.57%) .NET Core
11 3 (0.57%) OpenGL
11 3 (0.57%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 330 (62.50%) IoT
2 19 (3.60%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.41%) Onboarding
4 15 (2.84%) Management Information System
5 13 (2.46%) Driving Licence
6 10 (1.89%) Algorithms
7 9 (1.70%) Operational Technology
8 8 (1.52%) NHS
9 6 (1.14%) 3D Graphics
9 6 (1.14%) Life Science
10 5 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.76%) FPGA
11 4 (0.76%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.76%) Video\Live Streaming
12 3 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
12 3 (0.57%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.57%) Embedded Systems
12 3 (0.57%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.89%) Windows
2 6 (1.14%) Linux
2 6 (1.14%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.57%) Android
4 2 (0.38%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (66.86%) AI
2 352 (66.67%) Machine Learning
3 342 (64.77%) Cybersecurity
4 327 (61.93%) User Experience
4 327 (61.93%) Web Development
5 47 (8.90%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (6.06%) Agile
6 32 (6.06%) Computer Science
7 30 (5.68%) Digital Transformation Strategy
8 26 (4.92%) Mathematics
9 24 (4.55%) Software Testing
10 23 (4.36%) Project Management
10 23 (4.36%) Stakeholder Management
11 22 (4.17%) Test Scripting
12 20 (3.79%) Logistics
12 20 (3.79%) Mentoring
12 20 (3.79%) Visualisation
13 19 (3.60%) Scrum
14 18 (3.41%) Market Research
15 17 (3.22%) Test Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (6.44%) C#
2 30 (5.68%) SQL
3 27 (5.11%) Java
4 13 (2.46%) Python
5 12 (2.27%) C++
6 11 (2.08%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.52%) R
8 7 (1.33%) C
9 6 (1.14%) JavaScript
10 5 (0.95%) Bash
10 5 (0.95%) Scala
11 4 (0.76%) Julia
12 3 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.38%) Objective-C
14 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 358 (67.80%) Master's Degree
2 337 (63.83%) PhD
3 327 (61.93%) Postgraduate
4 21 (3.98%) ISTQB
5 17 (3.22%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 14 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (2.08%) PMI Certification
7 11 (2.08%) PMP
8 8 (1.52%) Azure Certification
8 8 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.33%) AWS Certification
9 7 (1.33%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (1.33%) CCNP
10 6 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.14%) Security Cleared
11 5 (0.95%) MBA
11 5 (0.95%) MCSE
11 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.76%) HND
12 4 (0.76%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.89%) Good Clinical Practice
1 10 (1.89%) NIST
2 8 (1.52%) GDPR
3 5 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
3 5 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.57%) SLA
5 2 (0.38%) GxP
6 1 (0.19%) Def Stans
6 1 (0.19%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.19%) PMO
6 1 (0.19%) QA
System Software
1 8 (1.52%) Docker
2 6 (1.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.14%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.57%) Firmware
3 3 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (1.33%) Terraform
2 1 (0.19%) Ansible
2 1 (0.19%) Podman
2 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Satellite
2 1 (0.19%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 40 (7.58%) Microsoft
2 18 (3.41%) NEC
3 11 (2.08%) Cisco
3 11 (2.08%) VMware
4 6 (1.14%) Citrix
4 6 (1.14%) Veeam
5 5 (0.95%) BT
5 5 (0.95%) Databricks
6 4 (0.76%) Aruba
6 4 (0.76%) HP
6 4 (0.76%) Sage
6 4 (0.76%) SAP
7 3 (0.57%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.38%) Apple
8 2 (0.38%) ESRI
8 2 (0.38%) Google
8 2 (0.38%) Mapbox
8 2 (0.38%) Xamarin
9 1 (0.19%) Samsung
9 1 (0.19%) Splunk