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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 26 May 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| Academic Degree UK |
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6 months to
26 May 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
19 |
13 |
14 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+1 |
+1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Degree |
9,199 |
17,072 |
20,778 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
10.05% |
11.85% |
11.96% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
46.82% |
47.98% |
50.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,034 |
12,343 |
15,772 |
| Median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£48,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.17% |
+1.05% |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£46,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.24% |
- |
+6.25% |
Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| All Academic and Professional Certifications UK |
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
19,648 |
35,581 |
41,144 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
21.47% |
24.70% |
23.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
14,378 |
25,416 |
31,129 |
| Median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£49,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
+2.04% |
+8.89% |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£26,250 |
£26,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£81,250 |
£80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£44,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
+1.12% |
+5.95% |
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Degree
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Degree
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree.
Degree
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree over the 6 months to 26 May 2020.
Degree
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the UK over the 6 months to 26 May 2020.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
-4 |
8,503 |
£50,000 |
- |
978 |
| UK excluding London |
-4 |
5,184 |
£46,000 |
+8.24% |
707 |
| London |
-2 |
3,827 |
£60,000 |
- |
344 |
| South East |
-4 |
2,004 |
£47,500 |
+5.56% |
165 |
| North of England |
-7 |
858 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
127 |
| Midlands |
-5 |
642 |
£47,500 |
+14.41% |
129 |
| South West |
-2 |
633 |
£45,000 |
+12.50% |
69 |
| East of England |
-2 |
543 |
£45,000 |
-5.26% |
141 |
| North West |
-1 |
537 |
£47,500 |
+12.32% |
70 |
| West Midlands |
-6 |
388 |
£47,500 |
+11.76% |
83 |
| Work from Home |
-3 |
367 |
£45,000 |
-14.29% |
76 |
| Scotland |
-11 |
276 |
£43,500 |
+8.75% |
48 |
| East Midlands |
-2 |
247 |
£47,500 |
+15.85% |
46 |
| Yorkshire |
-6 |
215 |
£38,631 |
-3.42% |
29 |
| Wales |
0 |
186 |
£42,500 |
+28.12% |
19 |
| North East |
0 |
106 |
£46,000 |
+22.67% |
28 |
| Northern Ireland |
+7 |
65 |
£45,000 |
+23.29% |
9 |
| Isle of Man |
- |
9 |
£42,250 |
- |
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For the 6 months to 26 May 2020, IT jobs citing Degree also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads with a requirement for Degree.
| 1 |
3,522 (38.29%) |
Computer Science |
| 2 |
2,799 (30.43%) |
Agile Software Development |
| 3 |
2,359 (25.64%) |
SQL |
| 4 |
2,273 (24.71%) |
Computer Science Degree |
| 5 |
2,188 (23.79%) |
Finance |
| 6 |
1,796 (19.52%) |
C# |
| 7 |
1,687 (18.34%) |
Problem-Solving |
| 8 |
1,649 (17.93%) |
Python |
| 9 |
1,627 (17.69%) |
Java |
| 10 |
1,565 (17.01%) |
Software Engineering |
| 11 |
1,558 (16.94%) |
Analytical Skills |
| 12 |
1,528 (16.61%) |
JavaScript |
| 13 |
1,392 (15.13%) |
Microsoft |
| 14 |
1,363 (14.82%) |
.NET |
| 15 |
1,156 (12.57%) |
SQL Server |
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Degree
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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