Degree Jobs in Wales

Academic Degree
UK > Wales

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Dec 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 18 2 18
Rank change year-on-year -16 +16 -3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 139 455 196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 12.29% 27.88% 12.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 28.66% 71.88% 42.70%
Number of salaries quoted 92 193 123
10th Percentile £31,250 £30,650 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,938 £36,838 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,190 £43,658 £40,130
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% +8.79% +0.33%
75th Percentile £58,125 £58,831 £55,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £63,900 £67,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 advertised in Wales with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 485 633 459
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 42.88% 38.79% 28.26%
Number of salaries quoted 214 293 273
10th Percentile £32,608 £31,250 £25,150
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,838 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,145 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% +8.58% -3.41%
75th Percentile £61,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £73,034 £69,800 £67,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Degree in Wales

Degree
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Wales over the 6 months to 1 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Degree in Wales

Degree
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 December 2023. 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
South Wales -20 98 £44,033 -2.15% 93
West Wales +2 29 £42,500 +6.25% 11
Mid Wales -3 7 £48,546 - 5
North Wales -19 4 £40,000 -8.38% 16
Degree
UK

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 8 (5.76%) SAS
2 4 (2.88%) Apache
2 4 (2.88%) Apache Spark
3 3 (2.16%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.72%) Simulink
4 1 (0.72%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 1 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.72%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 54 (38.85%) Azure
2 29 (20.86%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (10.79%) AWS
3 15 (10.79%) SaaS
4 8 (5.76%) GCP
4 8 (5.76%) IaaS
5 7 (5.04%) Azure Service Bus
5 7 (5.04%) PaaS
6 6 (4.32%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (3.60%) Power Platform
8 3 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
9 2 (1.44%) IBM Cloud
10 1 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.72%) GitHub
10 1 (0.72%) Google Workspace
10 1 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.76%) Network Security
1 8 (5.76%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (5.04%) VPN
2 7 (5.04%) WAN
3 6 (4.32%) LAN
4 5 (3.60%) DNS
4 5 (3.60%) Firewall
5 4 (2.88%) NAS
5 4 (2.88%) SAN
5 4 (2.88%) VLAN
6 3 (2.16%) 5G
6 3 (2.16%) MPLS
6 3 (2.16%) Unified Communications
6 3 (2.16%) WLAN
7 2 (1.44%) Ethernet
7 2 (1.44%) LTE
7 2 (1.44%) MIMO
7 2 (1.44%) VoIP
8 1 (0.72%) 4G
8 1 (0.72%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (14.39%) SQL Server
2 8 (5.76%) MySQL
3 7 (5.04%) Redis
4 6 (4.32%) RDBMS
4 6 (4.32%) Relational Database
5 5 (3.60%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (3.60%) Power BI
6 4 (2.88%) Oracle Database
6 4 (2.88%) Oracle Database 11g
6 4 (2.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (2.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (2.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (2.88%) Tableau
7 2 (1.44%) Big Data
8 1 (0.72%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.72%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.72%) GIS
8 1 (0.72%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 18 (12.95%) Git
2 15 (10.79%) Team Foundation Server
2 15 (10.79%) Visual Studio Team System
3 7 (5.04%) MSBuild
3 7 (5.04%) Visual Studio
3 7 (5.04%) Visual Studio Code
4 4 (2.88%) Selenium
5 2 (1.44%) JIRA
6 1 (0.72%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.72%) PVCS
General
1 44 (31.65%) Social Skills
2 34 (24.46%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (17.99%) Finance
4 23 (16.55%) Local Government
5 21 (15.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 21 (15.11%) Police
6 17 (12.23%) Telecoms
7 8 (5.76%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (5.76%) Retail
8 7 (5.04%) Banking
8 7 (5.04%) Legal
9 5 (3.60%) Law
10 4 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.88%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.16%) Marketing
11 3 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (2.16%) Welsh Language
12 2 (1.44%) Advertising
12 2 (1.44%) Automotive
12 2 (1.44%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 29 (20.86%) Analyst
1 29 (20.86%) Senior
2 24 (17.27%) Developer
3 14 (10.07%) Junior
4 13 (9.35%) Architect
5 12 (8.63%) ICT Specialist
5 12 (8.63%) Support Analyst
6 10 (7.19%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (5.76%) Applications Support
7 8 (5.76%) Applications Support Analyst
7 8 (5.76%) Junior Developer
7 8 (5.76%) Senior Analyst
8 7 (5.04%) Enterprise Architect
8 7 (5.04%) Enterprise Solutions Architect
8 7 (5.04%) Project Manager
8 7 (5.04%) Software Engineer
9 6 (4.32%) Data Analyst
9 6 (4.32%) Lead
9 6 (4.32%) Senior Manager
9 6 (4.32%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (13.67%) AngularJS
2 16 (11.51%) jQuery
2 16 (11.51%) Vue
3 15 (10.79%) .NET
4 14 (10.07%) .NET Framework
5 8 (5.76%) ASP.NET
6 7 (5.04%) ASP.NET MVC
7 5 (3.60%) ModSecurity
8 4 (2.88%) Express.js
8 4 (2.88%) JSON
8 4 (2.88%) Node.js
9 3 (2.16%) CSS
9 3 (2.16%) HTML
9 3 (2.16%) Middleware
9 3 (2.16%) React
10 2 (1.44%) NumPy
10 2 (1.44%) Pandas
10 2 (1.44%) RESTful
10 2 (1.44%) scikit-learn
10 2 (1.44%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (15.11%) Management Information System
2 18 (12.95%) Data Centre
3 10 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (5.76%) Credit Risk
4 8 (5.76%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (4.32%) Greenfield Project
5 6 (4.32%) Product Ownership
6 4 (2.88%) Virtual Team
7 3 (2.16%) Smart City
7 3 (2.16%) Smartphone
8 2 (1.44%) IoT
9 1 (0.72%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.72%) CCTV
9 1 (0.72%) Clustering
9 1 (0.72%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 1 (0.72%) Digital TV
9 1 (0.72%) Distributed Applications
9 1 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
9 1 (0.72%) Replication
9 1 (0.72%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 15 (10.79%) Windows
2 5 (3.60%) Linux
3 3 (2.16%) Unix
3 3 (2.16%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (43.17%) Computer Science
2 49 (35.25%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (31.65%) Agile
3 44 (31.65%) Project Management
4 43 (30.94%) DevOps
5 37 (26.62%) Mentoring
6 36 (25.90%) Actionable Insight
7 22 (15.83%) Test Automation
8 20 (14.39%) Security Management
9 19 (13.67%) Analytics
10 18 (12.95%) Business Continuity
10 18 (12.95%) Service Delivery
11 17 (12.23%) Service Management
11 17 (12.23%) User Stories
12 16 (11.51%) Acceptance Criteria
12 16 (11.51%) Mathematics
13 15 (10.79%) Cybersecurity
13 15 (10.79%) Resource Management
13 15 (10.79%) Software Engineering
14 13 (9.35%) Physics
Programming Languages
1 51 (36.69%) SQL
2 28 (20.14%) C#
3 20 (14.39%) JavaScript
4 18 (12.95%) Python
5 8 (5.76%) Java
6 7 (5.04%) R
7 3 (2.16%) Bash
7 3 (2.16%) C
7 3 (2.16%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.44%) C++
8 2 (1.44%) PHP
9 1 (0.72%) Go
9 1 (0.72%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.72%) Perl
9 1 (0.72%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.72%) Ruby
9 1 (0.72%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.72%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.72%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 49 (35.25%) Computer Science Degree
2 20 (14.39%) Master's Degree
3 19 (13.67%) DBS Check
4 16 (11.51%) Security Cleared
5 11 (7.91%) SC Cleared
6 8 (5.76%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (5.04%) TOGAF Certification
8 6 (4.32%) CISM
8 6 (4.32%) CISSP
9 5 (3.60%) CISA
9 5 (3.60%) CRISC
10 4 (2.88%) MCSA
10 4 (2.88%) MCSE
11 3 (2.16%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (2.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 2 (1.44%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.72%) CompTIA CySA+
13 1 (0.72%) CompTIA Security+
13 1 (0.72%) GCFE
13 1 (0.72%) GISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.04%) SLA
2 6 (4.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.32%) NIST
3 5 (3.60%) GRC
3 5 (3.60%) ISO 22301
3 5 (3.60%) QA
4 4 (2.88%) CRD IV
4 4 (2.88%) IFRS
4 4 (2.88%) IFRS 9
5 2 (1.44%) PMO
6 1 (0.72%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 1 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.72%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (7.91%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.88%) Firmware
2 4 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.16%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (1.44%) Docker
5 1 (0.72%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 7 (5.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (4.32%) SCCM
3 3 (2.16%) SCOM
4 2 (1.44%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.72%) Ansible
5 1 (0.72%) HAProxy
Vendors
1 34 (24.46%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.63%) Salesforce
3 11 (7.91%) SAP
4 7 (5.04%) TOWER Software
4 7 (5.04%) VMware
5 5 (3.60%) CA
5 5 (3.60%) Oracle
6 4 (2.88%) Citrix
6 4 (2.88%) NEC
7 3 (2.16%) Cisco
7 3 (2.16%) HP
7 3 (2.16%) MuleSoft
8 2 (1.44%) IBM
9 1 (0.72%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.72%) Dell
9 1 (0.72%) ESRI
9 1 (0.72%) Google
9 1 (0.72%) Serena
9 1 (0.72%) SonicWALL