Degree Jobs in Wales

Academic Degree
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 10 3
Rank change year-on-year -3 -7 +13
Permanent jobs citing Degree 169 290 403
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 8.76% 16.96% 20.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 45.43% 41.19% 68.54%
Number of salaries quoted 77 112 164
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,800 £29,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £36,115
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,033 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -2.15% +12.14%
75th Percentile £52,101 £60,800 £57,500
90th Percentile £66,200 £75,000 £63,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 372 704 588
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 19.28% 41.17% 30.02%
Number of salaries quoted 166 264 263
10th Percentile £31,250 £26,391 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,688 £33,750 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +24.60%
75th Percentile £63,438 £57,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £79,225 £69,196 £71,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

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 26 July 2024.

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 26 July 2024. 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 0 128 £47,029 +4.51% 72
North Wales -1 22 £40,000 - 11
West Wales -17 10 £32,500 -15.58% 8
Mid Wales -5 6 - - 3
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 24 (14.20%) Oracle Service Bus
1 24 (14.20%) WebLogic
2 4 (2.37%) ArcGIS
3 3 (1.78%) SAS
4 2 (1.18%) Confluence
4 2 (1.18%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.59%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 46 (27.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (15.98%) MS Visio
4 4 (2.37%) AutoCAD
5 3 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.59%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.59%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (14.20%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (1.18%) Primavera
3 1 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 20 (11.83%) Azure
2 16 (9.47%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.33%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.37%) AWS
4 4 (2.37%) Azure API Management
4 4 (2.37%) Azure Service Bus
5 2 (1.18%) Entra ID
5 2 (1.18%) iPaaS
5 2 (1.18%) Miro
5 2 (1.18%) Nutanix
5 2 (1.18%) PaaS
5 2 (1.18%) WhatsApp
6 1 (0.59%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 11 (6.51%) Firewall
1 11 (6.51%) LAN
1 11 (6.51%) WAN
2 10 (5.92%) Wi-Fi
3 8 (4.73%) DHCP
3 8 (4.73%) DNS
4 7 (4.14%) MPLS
5 6 (3.55%) TCP/IP
5 6 (3.55%) VoIP
6 5 (2.96%) Bluetooth
6 5 (2.96%) SAN
7 4 (2.37%) Ethernet
7 4 (2.37%) Network Security
7 4 (2.37%) VLAN
7 4 (2.37%) VPN
8 3 (1.78%) Internet
8 3 (1.78%) WLAN
9 2 (1.18%) Modbus
9 2 (1.18%) RS-232
9 2 (1.18%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (20.12%) Oracle Database
2 24 (14.20%) Oracle Database 10g
2 24 (14.20%) Oracle Database 11g
2 24 (14.20%) VLDB
3 15 (8.88%) RDBMS
3 15 (8.88%) Relational Database
4 11 (6.51%) SQL Server
5 10 (5.92%) Oracle Database 12c
6 7 (4.14%) MySQL
7 5 (2.96%) Power BI
7 5 (2.96%) QlikView
8 3 (1.78%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (1.78%) Tableau
9 2 (1.18%) GIS
9 2 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 10 (5.92%) Oracle APEX
2 5 (2.96%) Git
3 2 (1.18%) JIRA
3 2 (1.18%) Subversion
4 1 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.59%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.59%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 54 (31.95%) Analytical Skills
2 49 (28.99%) Social Skills
3 24 (14.20%) Finance
4 17 (10.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 14 (8.28%) Electronics
6 11 (6.51%) Local Government
7 10 (5.92%) Manufacturing
8 9 (5.33%) Police
8 9 (5.33%) Public Sector
9 8 (4.73%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (3.55%) Advertising
10 6 (3.55%) Games
11 5 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.96%) Welsh Language
12 4 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.78%) Automotive
13 3 (1.78%) Retail
14 2 (1.18%) Telecoms
15 1 (0.59%) Aerospace
15 1 (0.59%) Law
Job Titles
1 52 (30.77%) Analyst
2 41 (24.26%) Senior
3 24 (14.20%) Applications Support
3 24 (14.20%) Applications Support Analyst
3 24 (14.20%) Oracle Analyst
3 24 (14.20%) Oracle Support Analyst
3 24 (14.20%) SQL Analyst
3 24 (14.20%) SQL Support Analyst
3 24 (14.20%) Support Analyst
4 22 (13.02%) Developer
5 17 (10.06%) Software Engineer
6 16 (9.47%) Senior Developer
7 14 (8.28%) Embedded Engineer
8 13 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
9 12 (7.10%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 10 (5.92%) Lead
10 10 (5.92%) Oracle Developer
10 10 (5.92%) Senior Oracle Developer
11 9 (5.33%) Financial Analyst
11 9 (5.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.10%) .NET
2 11 (6.51%) RESTful
2 11 (6.51%) XML
3 10 (5.92%) JSON
3 10 (5.92%) SOAP
3 10 (5.92%) Web Services
4 5 (2.96%) .NET Core
4 5 (2.96%) React
4 5 (2.96%) Regular Expression
4 5 (2.96%) Vue
5 4 (2.37%) ASP.NET
5 4 (2.37%) CSS
5 4 (2.37%) HTML
5 4 (2.37%) HTML5
6 3 (1.78%) .NET Framework
6 3 (1.78%) AngularJS
6 3 (1.78%) Blazor
6 3 (1.78%) COM
6 3 (1.78%) CSS3
6 3 (1.78%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.10%) Data Centre
2 7 (4.14%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.55%) Driving Licence
4 5 (2.96%) Data Structures
4 5 (2.96%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (2.37%) Photovoltaics
6 2 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.18%) FPGA
6 2 (1.18%) Housing Association
6 2 (1.18%) PCIe
6 2 (1.18%) Replication
6 2 (1.18%) VHDL
7 1 (0.59%) Cloud Native
7 1 (0.59%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.59%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.59%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.59%) Operational Technology
7 1 (0.59%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 39 (23.08%) Linux
2 29 (17.16%) Unix
3 28 (16.57%) Windows
4 24 (14.20%) Solaris
5 15 (8.88%) Windows Server
6 5 (2.96%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (2.96%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.59%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (26.04%) Actionable Insight
2 34 (20.12%) Capacity Planning
3 33 (19.53%) Artificial Intelligence
4 29 (17.16%) Computer Science
4 29 (17.16%) Incident Management
4 29 (17.16%) Performance Tuning
5 27 (15.98%) ITSM
6 26 (15.38%) Software Engineering
7 24 (14.20%) Capacity Management
7 24 (14.20%) Performance Monitoring
7 24 (14.20%) Problem-Solving
7 24 (14.20%) Release Management
8 23 (13.61%) Agile
8 23 (13.61%) Project Management
9 21 (12.43%) Mentoring
10 19 (11.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 18 (10.65%) Mathematics
12 15 (8.88%) Customer Service
13 13 (7.69%) Service Delivery
14 12 (7.10%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 54 (31.95%) SQL
2 34 (20.12%) PL/SQL
3 22 (13.02%) C
4 20 (11.83%) C++
5 16 (9.47%) C#
6 10 (5.92%) Embedded C
7 7 (4.14%) Python
8 6 (3.55%) Embedded C++
9 5 (2.96%) Groovy
9 5 (2.96%) JavaScript
10 3 (1.78%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.78%) R
10 3 (1.78%) VB
11 2 (1.18%) Bash
11 2 (1.18%) Shell Script
11 2 (1.18%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.59%) Java
Qualifications
1 43 (25.44%) Security Cleared
2 41 (24.26%) SC Cleared
3 16 (9.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 15 (8.88%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (8.28%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (6.51%) CCNA
7 9 (5.33%) ACCA
7 9 (5.33%) CIMA
8 5 (2.96%) A+ Certification
8 5 (2.96%) Master's Degree
8 5 (2.96%) MCSE
8 5 (2.96%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (1.78%) DBS Check
9 3 (1.78%) HNC
9 3 (1.78%) MCSA
9 3 (1.78%) PhD
10 2 (1.18%) HND
10 2 (1.18%) MCITP
10 2 (1.18%) PMP
10 2 (1.18%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (19.53%) SLA
2 10 (5.92%) MISRA
3 9 (5.33%) IFRS
4 6 (3.55%) ISO 26262
5 5 (2.96%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (2.37%) NEBOSH
7 3 (1.78%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.78%) QA
8 2 (1.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.18%) MISRA C
8 2 (1.18%) PMO
System Software
1 24 (14.20%) Oracle RAC
2 11 (6.51%) Active Directory
3 6 (3.55%) Hyper-V
4 5 (2.96%) Docker
5 3 (1.78%) Firmware
6 1 (0.59%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (14.20%) Data Guard
1 24 (14.20%) Oracle RMAN
2 2 (1.18%) Ansible
2 2 (1.18%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.18%) SCCM
3 1 (0.59%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.59%) Terraform
Vendors
1 50 (29.59%) Microsoft
2 39 (23.08%) Oracle
3 24 (14.20%) Remedy
3 24 (14.20%) Sun
4 13 (7.69%) VMware
5 9 (5.33%) Hyperion
5 9 (5.33%) PeopleSoft
6 7 (4.14%) Veeam
7 6 (3.55%) Cisco
8 5 (2.96%) Acronis
8 5 (2.96%) Aruba
8 5 (2.96%) Datto
8 5 (2.96%) Mitel
8 5 (2.96%) Sophos
9 4 (2.37%) Autodesk
9 4 (2.37%) Siemens
10 3 (1.78%) ANSYS
11 2 (1.18%) Altera
11 2 (1.18%) Cadence
11 2 (1.18%) Lattice Semiconductor