Degree Job Trends in Worcester

Academic Degree
Worcestershire > Worcester

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Worcester with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 15 17
Rank change year-on-year +7 +2 -1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 8 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcester 7.34% 6.67% 8.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.38% 14.29% 32.00%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 8
10th Percentile - - £26,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £37,500 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £40,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% +14.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £53,750 £42,500 £45,553
90th Percentile - - £69,422
Worcestershire median annual salary £27,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -40.00% -10.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcester

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 Worcester.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 52 21 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcester 47.71% 46.67% 25.51%
Number of salaries quoted 40 17 25
10th Percentile - £42,675 £32,500
25th Percentile - £59,250 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £65,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +34.02% +21.25%
75th Percentile - - £50,250
90th Percentile £67,750 - -
Worcestershire median annual salary £39,000 £65,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -40.00% +34.02% +2.11%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Worcester

Degree
Salary Trend in Worcester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcester citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcester citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcester 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:

Applications
1 6 (75.00%) Chatbot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (25.00%) Bluetooth
1 2 (25.00%) RFID
1 2 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
1 2 (25.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (25.00%) Electronics
1 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Customer Support Specialist
1 6 (75.00%) Support Specialist
1 6 (75.00%) Trainer
2 2 (25.00%) Firmware Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Linux Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Firmware Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Senior Linux Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Systems
1 2 (25.00%) FPGA
1 2 (25.00%) PCIe
1 2 (25.00%) Photography
1 2 (25.00%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Linux
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) AI
1 6 (75.00%) Conversational UI
2 2 (25.00%) DevOps
2 2 (25.00%) Software Engineering
System Software
1 2 (25.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) PayPal