Degree Job Trends in Worcestershire

Academic Degree
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 6 12
Rank change year-on-year +2 +6 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 168 33 28
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 38.18% 19.08% 13.86%
As % of the Qualifications category 68.29% 53.23% 43.75%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 22
10th Percentile - £36,050 £27,100
25th Percentile £26,500 £36,250 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -32.50% -5.88% -5.56%
75th Percentile £27,500 £47,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £42,500 £54,776 £62,375
West Midlands median annual salary £44,543 £50,000 £44,388
% change year-on-year -10.91% +12.64% -5.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 246 62 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 55.91% 35.84% 31.68%
Number of salaries quoted 48 27 57
10th Percentile £29,300 £36,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £35,313 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £60,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.54% +24.74% +2.11%
75th Percentile £66,563 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 - £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% +2.04%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Degree
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Worcestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 4 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Worcestershire

Degree
Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
Kidderminster -1 10 £55,000 +43.79% 1
Stourport-on-Severn - 9 - -
Droitwich -2 8 - - 3
Bromsgrove -8 8 - -
Bewdley - 8 - -
Redditch 0 7 - - 1
Worcester +4 6 - - 21
Degree
West Midlands

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 (3.57%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.60%) Acrobat
2 1 (0.60%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (0.60%) CATIA
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.60%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.60%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 1 (0.60%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 155 (92.26%) Cloud Computing
2 5 (2.98%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 155 (92.26%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.60%) Power BI
General
1 157 (93.45%) Social Skills
2 156 (92.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 155 (92.26%) Banking
4 7 (4.17%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.98%) Advertising
6 1 (0.60%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.60%) Finance
Job Titles
1 119 (70.83%) Lecturer
2 6 (3.57%) Customer Support Specialist
2 6 (3.57%) Support Specialist
2 6 (3.57%) Trainer
3 5 (2.98%) Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) IT Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) IT Support
3 5 (2.98%) IT Support Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) Junior
3 5 (2.98%) Junior Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) Junior IT Support
3 5 (2.98%) Junior IT Support Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) Junior Support Analyst
3 5 (2.98%) Support Analyst
4 1 (0.60%) ERP Specialist
4 1 (0.60%) Technical Illustrator
Miscellaneous
1 156 (92.86%) IoT
2 1 (0.60%) 3D Printing
2 1 (0.60%) Industry 4.0
2 1 (0.60%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.98%) Mac OS
1 5 (2.98%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (95.83%) AI
2 156 (92.86%) Cybersecurity
3 155 (92.26%) Machine Learning
3 155 (92.26%) User Experience
3 155 (92.26%) Web Development
4 6 (3.57%) Conversational UI
5 2 (1.19%) CAD
6 1 (0.60%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (0.60%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.60%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (0.60%) Data Visualisation
6 1 (0.60%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 1 (0.60%) ERP
6 1 (0.60%) Innovative Thinking
6 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing Engineering
6 1 (0.60%) PRINCE2
6 1 (0.60%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (0.60%) Project Management
6 1 (0.60%) Six Sigma
6 1 (0.60%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.60%) SQL
Qualifications
1 155 (92.26%) Master's Degree
1 155 (92.26%) PhD
1 155 (92.26%) Postgraduate
2 1 (0.60%) HNC
2 1 (0.60%) HND
2 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 6 (3.57%) PayPal
2 2 (1.19%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.60%) Adobe
3 1 (0.60%) Epicor
3 1 (0.60%) Infor
3 1 (0.60%) SAP