Degree Jobs in the South East

Academic Degree
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 2 5
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2,870 3,743 4,033
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 17.19% 25.11% 20.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 49.99% 63.61% 62.01%
Number of salaries quoted 1,847 1,356 1,808
10th Percentile £28,750 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £34,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £51,000 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.98% +0.99% +1.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,741 5,884 6,504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.39% 39.47% 32.69%
Number of salaries quoted 3,659 2,613 3,151
10th Percentile £29,500 £28,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,350 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,526 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.60% +8.23% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the South East.

Salary trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the South East over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the South East

Degree
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 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
Thames Valley 0 1,417 £53,000 +6.00% 570
Berkshire -1 611 £60,000 +9.09% 238
Buckinghamshire 0 476 £43,750 -2.78% 128
Surrey -2 474 £47,625 -17.17% 200
Hampshire -7 474 £48,500 +7.78% 237
Oxfordshire 0 330 £47,500 +5.56% 205
West Sussex -3 156 £60,000 +4.35% 68
Kent -15 156 £55,000 +30.95% 121
East Sussex -3 118 £47,500 -6.86% 54
Sussex -6 23 £60,000 - 3
Middlesex -6 19 £51,750 -50.71% 13
Isle of Wight 0 5 £42,500 -2.30% 5
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 80 (2.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (2.23%) SharePoint
3 29 (1.01%) Confluence
4 22 (0.77%) CMS
5 20 (0.70%) SAS
6 15 (0.52%) Oracle Service Bus
6 15 (0.52%) WebLogic
7 13 (0.45%) WordPress
8 10 (0.35%) OpenStack
9 8 (0.28%) Apache
9 8 (0.28%) IIS
10 7 (0.24%) nginx
11 6 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2000
11 6 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
12 5 (0.17%) Kinematics
13 4 (0.14%) Apache Spark
14 3 (0.10%) Joomla!
14 3 (0.10%) Skype for Business
15 2 (0.070%) Alfresco
15 2 (0.070%) Drupal
Applications
1 304 (10.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 267 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
3 153 (5.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 75 (2.61%) Simulink
5 62 (2.16%) MS Visio
6 54 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
7 25 (0.87%) Stateflow
8 24 (0.84%) Spreadsheet
9 13 (0.45%) AutoCAD
9 13 (0.45%) OrCAD
10 7 (0.24%) CANalyzer
10 7 (0.24%) InVision
10 7 (0.24%) Sketch
11 5 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 5 (0.17%) Photoshop
11 5 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
12 4 (0.14%) Chatbot
12 4 (0.14%) Maya
12 4 (0.14%) MotionBuilder
12 4 (0.14%) Solid Edge
Business Applications
1 43 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 22 (0.77%) NetSuite
3 20 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
4 17 (0.59%) Remedy ITSM
5 12 (0.42%) SAP CO
5 12 (0.42%) SAP FI
5 12 (0.42%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.35%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
8 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 5 (0.17%) Odoo
9 4 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.14%) SDL Web 8
10 3 (0.10%) Shopify
10 3 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
11 2 (0.070%) Primavera
11 2 (0.070%) Sage 200
11 2 (0.070%) SAP ERP
12 1 (0.035%) SAP MDM
12 1 (0.035%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 355 (12.37%) Azure
2 274 (9.55%) Microsoft 365
3 149 (5.19%) AWS
4 129 (4.49%) Power Platform
5 101 (3.52%) SaaS
6 52 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
7 43 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (1.43%) PowerApps
9 37 (1.29%) Entra ID
9 37 (1.29%) Power Automate
10 34 (1.18%) Serverless
11 31 (1.08%) AWS Lambda
12 28 (0.98%) IaaS
13 25 (0.87%) GCP
14 24 (0.84%) GitHub
15 23 (0.80%) OneDrive
16 22 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
17 21 (0.73%) Amazon S3
18 20 (0.70%) PaaS
19 18 (0.63%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 160 (5.57%) Firewall
2 88 (3.07%) Wireless
3 49 (1.71%) DNS
3 49 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
4 46 (1.60%) Network Security
5 45 (1.57%) Internet
6 40 (1.39%) 5G
7 39 (1.36%) DHCP
7 39 (1.36%) VPN
8 35 (1.22%) WAN
9 33 (1.15%) SAN
10 30 (1.05%) Intrusion Detection
11 27 (0.94%) LAN
12 26 (0.91%) TCP/IP
13 25 (0.87%) Bluetooth
14 24 (0.84%) LTE
15 22 (0.77%) GSM
15 22 (0.77%) ISDN
15 22 (0.77%) PSTN
15 22 (0.77%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (5.51%) SQL Server
2 120 (4.18%) NoSQL
3 105 (3.66%) Power BI
4 54 (1.88%) Relational Database
5 41 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
6 32 (1.11%) MySQL
6 32 (1.11%) Tableau
7 29 (1.01%) MongoDB
8 28 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
9 24 (0.84%) Big Data
10 23 (0.80%) GIS
11 17 (0.59%) Amazon RDS
12 16 (0.56%) Oracle Database
13 15 (0.52%) Oracle Database 10g
13 15 (0.52%) Oracle Database 11g
13 15 (0.52%) VLDB
14 12 (0.42%) Redis
15 11 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
16 10 (0.35%) MS Access
16 10 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 223 (7.77%) Git
2 96 (3.34%) JIRA
3 67 (2.33%) Selenium
4 60 (2.09%) Cypress.io
5 54 (1.88%) Subversion
6 35 (1.22%) Visual Studio
7 26 (0.91%) GitLab
8 24 (0.84%) CMake
8 24 (0.84%) Jenkins
8 24 (0.84%) SoapUI
9 22 (0.77%) LabVIEW
10 14 (0.49%) ClearCase
10 14 (0.49%) Plastic SCM
11 13 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
12 12 (0.42%) Vagrant
13 10 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
14 8 (0.28%) Eclipse
15 7 (0.24%) ClearQuest
15 7 (0.24%) Hudson
15 7 (0.24%) NUnit
General
1 1,025 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 481 (16.76%) Analytical Skills
3 406 (14.15%) Finance
4 398 (13.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 278 (9.69%) Manufacturing
6 259 (9.02%) Electronics
7 206 (7.18%) Marketing
8 189 (6.59%) Retail
9 156 (5.44%) Legal
10 152 (5.30%) Telecoms
11 97 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
12 81 (2.82%) German Language
13 80 (2.79%) Public Sector
14 78 (2.72%) Pharmaceutical
15 76 (2.65%) Military
16 71 (2.47%) Organisational Skills
17 57 (1.99%) Automotive
18 54 (1.88%) Aviation
19 52 (1.81%) Law
20 41 (1.43%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 401 (13.97%) Senior
2 333 (11.60%) Developer
3 313 (10.91%) Graduate
4 284 (9.90%) Software Engineer
5 238 (8.29%) Analyst
6 168 (5.85%) Junior
7 141 (4.91%) Software Developer
8 131 (4.56%) Lead
9 124 (4.32%) Data Scientist
10 118 (4.11%) Project Manager
11 107 (3.73%) Support Engineer
12 102 (3.55%) Electronics Engineer
13 100 (3.48%) Consultant
14 97 (3.38%) Architect
15 87 (3.03%) Systems Engineer
16 86 (3.00%) IT Support
17 85 (2.96%) Senior Developer
18 73 (2.54%) Development Engineer
19 71 (2.47%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
20 70 (2.44%) Junior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 263 (9.16%) .NET
2 225 (7.84%) React
3 149 (5.19%) HTML
4 124 (4.32%) CSS
5 89 (3.10%) AngularJS
6 86 (3.00%) HTML5
7 65 (2.26%) CSS3
8 58 (2.02%) Jest
9 51 (1.78%) .NET Core
10 45 (1.57%) Qt
11 43 (1.50%) .NET Framework
12 38 (1.32%) ASP.NET
13 36 (1.25%) XML
14 34 (1.18%) RESTful
14 34 (1.18%) Web Services
15 33 (1.15%) Node.js
16 28 (0.98%) EDI
17 24 (0.84%) ASP.NET MVC
17 24 (0.84%) jQuery
18 22 (0.77%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 313 (10.91%) Algorithms
2 234 (8.15%) Self-Motivation
3 210 (7.32%) Management Information System
4 142 (4.95%) Driving Licence
5 105 (3.66%) Data Centre
6 79 (2.75%) Product Ownership
7 62 (2.16%) Analytical Mindset
8 61 (2.13%) Data Structures
9 55 (1.92%) IoT
10 52 (1.81%) FPGA
11 43 (1.50%) Biopharmaceutical
11 43 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
12 35 (1.22%) Life Science
13 34 (1.18%) Social Media
14 33 (1.15%) Analogue Electronics
15 29 (1.01%) CUDA
16 28 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
17 27 (0.94%) PKI
17 27 (0.94%) Virtual Team
18 26 (0.91%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 350 (12.20%) Windows
2 268 (9.34%) Linux
3 98 (3.41%) Windows Server
4 84 (2.93%) Windows 10
5 55 (1.92%) Unix
6 52 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 43 (1.50%) Windows Server 2016
8 41 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
9 36 (1.25%) Android
10 26 (0.91%) Embedded Linux
10 26 (0.91%) Ubuntu
11 24 (0.84%) Windows 7
12 20 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 17 (0.59%) Apple iOS
14 16 (0.56%) Solaris
15 14 (0.49%) Mac OS
16 12 (0.42%) CentOS
16 12 (0.42%) Windows XP
17 7 (0.24%) VMS
18 4 (0.14%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 979 (34.11%) Computer Science
2 793 (27.63%) Problem-Solving
3 670 (23.34%) Agile
4 443 (15.44%) Software Engineering
5 383 (13.34%) Mathematics
6 355 (12.37%) Project Management
7 318 (11.08%) Artificial Intelligence
7 318 (11.08%) Cybersecurity
8 296 (10.31%) Decision-Making
9 292 (10.17%) Mentoring
10 272 (9.48%) DevOps
11 269 (9.37%) Coaching
12 225 (7.84%) Data Analysis
13 210 (7.32%) Data Science
14 198 (6.90%) Machine Learning
15 196 (6.83%) Continuous Improvement
16 193 (6.72%) ITIL
17 188 (6.55%) Physics
18 185 (6.45%) Analytics
19 180 (6.27%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 453 (15.78%) Python
2 407 (14.18%) C#
3 341 (11.88%) JavaScript
4 304 (10.59%) SQL
5 253 (8.82%) C
5 253 (8.82%) C++
6 165 (5.75%) TypeScript
7 142 (4.95%) Java
8 102 (3.55%) PowerShell
9 85 (2.96%) Fortran
10 67 (2.33%) PHP
11 61 (2.13%) MATLAB
12 59 (2.06%) Bash
13 37 (1.29%) Embedded C
14 34 (1.18%) Go
15 32 (1.11%) VB
16 30 (1.05%) R
17 27 (0.94%) Perl
18 15 (0.52%) Kotlin
18 15 (0.52%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 526 (18.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 308 (10.73%) Security Cleared
3 286 (9.97%) Master's Degree
4 175 (6.10%) SC Cleared
5 166 (5.78%) PhD
6 122 (4.25%) DBS Check
7 78 (2.72%) Cisco Certification
8 76 (2.65%) HNC
9 68 (2.37%) DV Cleared
10 65 (2.26%) HND
11 58 (2.02%) CCNA
12 55 (1.92%) CISSP
13 45 (1.57%) MBA
14 41 (1.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 35 (1.22%) AWS Certification
15 35 (1.22%) Microsoft Certification
15 35 (1.22%) PMI Certification
16 29 (1.01%) CCNP
17 26 (0.91%) Numerate Degree
18 23 (0.80%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 137 (4.77%) QA
2 78 (2.72%) GDPR
2 78 (2.72%) SLA
3 77 (2.68%) Data Quality
4 59 (2.06%) Accessibility
5 46 (1.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 36 (1.25%) WCAG
7 32 (1.11%) ISO 9001
8 26 (0.91%) ISO 26262
8 26 (0.91%) PMO
9 25 (0.87%) Automotive SPICE
9 25 (0.87%) NIST
10 23 (0.80%) Cyber Essentials
11 19 (0.66%) ISO 13485
11 19 (0.66%) NEBOSH
12 15 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 15 (0.52%) MISRA
12 15 (0.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 14 (0.49%) AUTOSAR
13 14 (0.49%) HIPAA
System Software
1 225 (7.84%) Docker
2 170 (5.92%) Active Directory
3 135 (4.70%) Firmware
4 98 (3.41%) Embedded Firmware
5 83 (2.89%) VMware Infrastructure
6 32 (1.11%) Hyper-V
7 25 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
7 25 (0.87%) VMware ESXi
8 19 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
9 16 (0.56%) vSphere
10 15 (0.52%) Oracle RAC
11 10 (0.35%) OpenSSH
11 10 (0.35%) XenApp
12 5 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
12 5 (0.17%) Terminal Services
12 5 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
13 4 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
14 2 (0.070%) HDFS
15 1 (0.035%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 209 (7.28%) Kubernetes
2 54 (1.88%) SCCM
3 50 (1.74%) Terraform
4 38 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
5 37 (1.29%) Ansible
6 35 (1.22%) WSUS
7 30 (1.05%) SCOM
8 22 (0.77%) vCenter Server
9 19 (0.66%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 15 (0.52%) Data Guard
10 15 (0.52%) Functional Safety
10 15 (0.52%) Oracle RMAN
11 13 (0.45%) Cisco CUCM
11 13 (0.45%) NetBackup
11 13 (0.45%) Puppet
11 13 (0.45%) ServiceCenter
12 12 (0.42%) EMC NetWorker
12 12 (0.42%) ZABBIX
13 10 (0.35%) IBM BigFix
13 10 (0.35%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 557 (19.41%) Microsoft
2 118 (4.11%) SAP
3 117 (4.08%) EMC
4 103 (3.59%) VMware
5 81 (2.82%) Cisco
6 67 (2.33%) Oracle
7 52 (1.81%) Apple
8 51 (1.78%) Adobe
8 51 (1.78%) Google
9 48 (1.67%) HP
10 43 (1.50%) Salesforce
11 34 (1.18%) Dell
12 32 (1.11%) Meraki
12 32 (1.11%) Palo Alto
12 32 (1.11%) Veeam
13 29 (1.01%) IBM
14 27 (0.94%) Citrix
14 27 (0.94%) Xilinx
15 23 (0.80%) NEC
15 23 (0.80%) Sage