Degree Jobs in Bedfordshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Bedfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 19 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 8 2
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 82 140 150
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 18.30% 21.31% 23.89%
As % of the Qualifications category 61.19% 49.65% 69.12%
Number of salaries quoted 40 36 38
10th Percentile £28,150 £44,375 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £55,313 £35,972
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,750 £58,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.83% +30.56% -12.20%
75th Percentile £66,250 £60,000 £52,875
90th Percentile £91,250 £78,750 £54,125
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -7.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 134 282 217
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 29.91% 42.92% 34.55%
Number of salaries quoted 78 100 65
10th Percentile £28,850 £27,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,432 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +15.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £67,500 £71,563 £62,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £69,500
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Salary trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Salary Histogram in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 May 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
Luton 0 36 £60,000 +4.35% 17
Bedford +3 27 £37,000 -38.33% 25
Shefford - 1 - -
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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 4 (4.88%) Apache
2 1 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (21.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (14.63%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (12.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (3.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (3.66%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (3.66%) InDesign
4 3 (3.66%) Photoshop
5 2 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.22%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (4.88%) Azure
3 2 (2.44%) Power Platform
3 2 (2.44%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.22%) AWS
4 1 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (1.22%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.22%) SAP Fieldglass
4 1 (1.22%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.32%) LAN
1 6 (7.32%) WAN
2 2 (2.44%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.22%) Internet
3 1 (1.22%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.88%) GIS
1 4 (4.88%) Spatial Data
1 4 (4.88%) Triplestore
2 2 (2.44%) Power BI
2 2 (2.44%) Relational Database
2 2 (2.44%) SQL Server
3 1 (1.22%) MySQL
3 1 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 10 (12.20%) LabVIEW
2 1 (1.22%) JIRA
General
1 54 (65.85%) Social Skills
2 22 (26.83%) Finance
3 20 (24.39%) Aerospace
4 16 (19.51%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (17.07%) Law
6 11 (13.41%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (9.76%) Electronics
8 6 (7.32%) Local Government
8 6 (7.32%) Manufacturing
9 5 (6.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (3.66%) Organisational Skills
10 3 (3.66%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (3.66%) Retail
10 3 (3.66%) Telecoms
11 2 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (2.44%) Marketing
12 1 (1.22%) Automotive
12 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
12 1 (1.22%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 14 (17.07%) Project Manager
2 12 (14.63%) Developer
3 11 (13.41%) Analyst
4 10 (12.20%) Contracts Manager
5 7 (8.54%) Lead
6 6 (7.32%) Service Analyst
6 6 (7.32%) Service Desk Analyst
7 4 (4.88%) Data Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Data Science Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (4.88%) Infrastructure Project Manager
7 4 (4.88%) Technical Leader
8 3 (3.66%) Architect
8 3 (3.66%) Designer
8 3 (3.66%) Graphic Designer
8 3 (3.66%) Junior
8 3 (3.66%) Junior Analyst
8 3 (3.66%) Junior Systems Analyst
8 3 (3.66%) Procurement Manager
8 3 (3.66%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.10%) .NET
1 5 (6.10%) RESTful
2 3 (3.66%) CSS
2 3 (3.66%) HTML
3 1 (1.22%) ModSecurity
Miscellaneous
1 17 (20.73%) Self-Motivation
2 10 (12.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (7.32%) Legacy Systems
4 5 (6.10%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (4.88%) Data Structures
5 4 (4.88%) Linked Data
5 4 (4.88%) Reference Data
6 3 (3.66%) Graphic Design
7 2 (2.44%) Digital Signage
7 2 (2.44%) Life Science
7 2 (2.44%) Management Information System
8 1 (1.22%) Blockchain
8 1 (1.22%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 13 (15.85%) Windows
2 6 (7.32%) Android
3 4 (4.88%) Linux
4 1 (1.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (46.34%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (29.27%) Project Management
3 20 (24.39%) Software Engineering
4 17 (20.73%) Computer Science
5 15 (18.29%) Change Management
6 13 (15.85%) Risk Management
7 12 (14.63%) Contract Management
8 10 (12.20%) Change Control
8 10 (12.20%) Pricing Strategy
8 10 (12.20%) Software Licensing
9 9 (10.98%) Systems Engineering
10 8 (9.76%) Refactoring
11 7 (8.54%) Agile
11 7 (8.54%) Customer Requirements
11 7 (8.54%) Data Analysis
11 7 (8.54%) Service Delivery
11 7 (8.54%) Software Testing
12 6 (7.32%) Product Breakdown Structure
12 6 (7.32%) Root Cause Analysis
12 6 (7.32%) Work Breakdown Structure
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.10%) SQL
2 4 (4.88%) SPARQL
3 2 (2.44%) MATLAB
4 1 (1.22%) C
4 1 (1.22%) C#
4 1 (1.22%) Embedded C
4 1 (1.22%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.22%) R
4 1 (1.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (19.51%) Computer Science Degree
2 14 (17.07%) Security Cleared
3 7 (8.54%) Master's Degree
4 4 (4.88%) HND
5 3 (3.66%) MBA
6 2 (2.44%) Postgraduate
7 1 (1.22%) CISM
7 1 (1.22%) CISSP
7 1 (1.22%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (1.22%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.22%) JSP 440
1 1 (1.22%) RMADS
1 1 (1.22%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (8.54%) Active Directory
2 4 (4.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (4.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 23 (28.05%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.41%) SAP
3 3 (3.66%) Adobe
4 1 (1.22%) Freshdesk