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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 3 2 5
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +6
Permanent jobs citing Degree 2,930 3,583 4,112
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 17.35% 25.08% 20.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.46% 63.20% 62.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,848 1,318 1,801
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,750 £28,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,350 £52,500 £50,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +3.96% +1.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £66,250
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 5,807 5,669 6,611
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 34.38% 39.68% 33.17%
Number of salaries quoted 3,632 2,521 3,144
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,000 £29,288
25th Percentile £38,000 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,500 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.98% -3.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,063
90th Percentile £82,500 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -

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 18 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 18 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 1,467 £52,550 +5.10% 526
Berkshire -1 611 £60,000 +4.35% 226
Buckinghamshire 0 511 £42,500 -5.56% 132
Surrey -2 480 £48,375 -15.87% 156
Hampshire -8 466 £48,500 +7.78% 218
Oxfordshire 0 345 £47,500 +5.56% 170
West Sussex -1 164 £60,000 +4.35% 59
Kent -12 156 £55,000 +37.50% 86
East Sussex -3 119 £50,000 -1.96% 46
Sussex -6 23 £60,000 - 3
Middlesex -6 20 £51,750 -50.71% 2
Isle of Wight 0 5 £42,500 -2.30% 3
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 72 (2.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 28 (0.96%) Confluence
4 20 (0.68%) CMS
4 20 (0.68%) SAS
5 14 (0.48%) Oracle Service Bus
5 14 (0.48%) WebLogic
6 13 (0.44%) WordPress
7 10 (0.34%) OpenStack
8 8 (0.27%) Apache
8 8 (0.27%) IIS
9 6 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2000
9 6 (0.20%) Kinematics
9 6 (0.20%) nginx
9 6 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.14%) Apache Spark
11 3 (0.10%) Joomla!
11 3 (0.10%) Skype for Business
12 2 (0.068%) Drupal
12 2 (0.068%) Tomcat
Applications
1 316 (10.78%) Microsoft Excel
2 272 (9.28%) Microsoft Office
3 153 (5.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 85 (2.90%) Simulink
5 61 (2.08%) MS Visio
6 51 (1.74%) Microsoft Project
7 25 (0.85%) Stateflow
8 24 (0.82%) Spreadsheet
9 13 (0.44%) AutoCAD
9 13 (0.44%) 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 40 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 23 (0.78%) NetSuite
3 21 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 16 (0.55%) Remedy ITSM
5 12 (0.41%) SAP CO
5 12 (0.41%) SAP FI
5 12 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.34%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.20%) Oracle Applications
8 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
8 5 (0.17%) Odoo
8 5 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
9 4 (0.14%) SDL Web 8
10 3 (0.10%) Shopify
10 3 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
11 2 (0.068%) Primavera
11 2 (0.068%) Sage 200
12 1 (0.034%) SAP Business One
12 1 (0.034%) SAP ERP
12 1 (0.034%) SAP MDM
Cloud Services
1 364 (12.42%) Azure
2 270 (9.22%) Microsoft 365
3 156 (5.32%) AWS
4 134 (4.57%) Power Platform
5 98 (3.34%) SaaS
6 53 (1.81%) Dynamics 365
7 47 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
8 42 (1.43%) PowerApps
9 38 (1.30%) Power Automate
10 34 (1.16%) Entra ID
10 34 (1.16%) Serverless
11 31 (1.06%) AWS Lambda
12 28 (0.96%) IaaS
13 26 (0.89%) GCP
14 23 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
14 23 (0.78%) GitHub
15 22 (0.75%) OneDrive
16 21 (0.72%) PaaS
17 20 (0.68%) Amazon S3
18 18 (0.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 163 (5.56%) Firewall
2 89 (3.04%) Wireless
3 51 (1.74%) DNS
4 50 (1.71%) Internet
5 48 (1.64%) Wi-Fi
6 47 (1.60%) Network Security
7 42 (1.43%) VPN
8 41 (1.40%) DHCP
9 40 (1.37%) 5G
10 36 (1.23%) WAN
11 33 (1.13%) SAN
12 30 (1.02%) Intrusion Detection
13 28 (0.96%) TCP/IP
14 27 (0.92%) LAN
15 25 (0.85%) Bluetooth
16 24 (0.82%) LTE
17 22 (0.75%) GSM
17 22 (0.75%) ISDN
17 22 (0.75%) PSTN
17 22 (0.75%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 159 (5.43%) SQL Server
2 121 (4.13%) NoSQL
3 113 (3.86%) Power BI
4 56 (1.91%) Relational Database
5 41 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
6 32 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
6 32 (1.09%) Tableau
7 31 (1.06%) MySQL
8 28 (0.96%) Big Data
9 23 (0.78%) GIS
9 23 (0.78%) MongoDB
10 16 (0.55%) Amazon RDS
11 15 (0.51%) Oracle Database
12 14 (0.48%) Oracle Database 10g
12 14 (0.48%) Oracle Database 11g
12 14 (0.48%) VLDB
13 12 (0.41%) Data Lake
13 12 (0.41%) Redis
14 11 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
14 11 (0.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 220 (7.51%) Git
2 94 (3.21%) JIRA
3 61 (2.08%) Selenium
4 54 (1.84%) Cypress.io
5 53 (1.81%) Subversion
6 40 (1.37%) Visual Studio
7 31 (1.06%) GitLab
8 23 (0.78%) CMake
8 23 (0.78%) Jenkins
8 23 (0.78%) LabVIEW
9 22 (0.75%) SoapUI
10 16 (0.55%) Vagrant
11 14 (0.48%) ClearCase
11 14 (0.48%) Plastic SCM
12 13 (0.44%) Rational DOORS
13 10 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
14 9 (0.31%) Eclipse
15 7 (0.24%) ClearQuest
15 7 (0.24%) Hudson
15 7 (0.24%) NUnit
General
1 1,086 (37.06%) Social Skills
2 470 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
3 442 (15.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 417 (14.23%) Finance
5 261 (8.91%) Manufacturing
6 259 (8.84%) Electronics
7 205 (7.00%) Marketing
8 189 (6.45%) Retail
9 157 (5.36%) Legal
10 149 (5.09%) Telecoms
11 108 (3.69%) Presentation Skills
12 84 (2.87%) Pharmaceutical
13 81 (2.76%) German Language
14 80 (2.73%) Public Sector
15 77 (2.63%) Military
16 68 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
17 59 (2.01%) Automotive
18 53 (1.81%) Aviation
19 51 (1.74%) Law
20 45 (1.54%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 426 (14.54%) Senior
2 325 (11.09%) Developer
3 316 (10.78%) Graduate
4 287 (9.80%) Software Engineer
5 237 (8.09%) Analyst
6 168 (5.73%) Junior
7 154 (5.26%) Lead
8 152 (5.19%) Architect
9 139 (4.74%) Software Developer
10 124 (4.23%) Data Scientist
11 113 (3.86%) Project Manager
12 108 (3.69%) Support Engineer
13 102 (3.48%) Electronics Engineer
14 97 (3.31%) Consultant
15 93 (3.17%) Systems Engineer
16 86 (2.94%) IT Support
17 81 (2.76%) Senior Developer
18 73 (2.49%) Development Engineer
19 72 (2.46%) Graduate Electronics Engineer
20 70 (2.39%) Junior Electronics Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 252 (8.60%) .NET
2 211 (7.20%) React
3 144 (4.91%) HTML
4 120 (4.10%) CSS
5 85 (2.90%) AngularJS
6 82 (2.80%) HTML5
7 61 (2.08%) CSS3
8 53 (1.81%) Jest
9 49 (1.67%) .NET Core
10 43 (1.47%) .NET Framework
10 43 (1.47%) Qt
11 36 (1.23%) Node.js
12 35 (1.19%) ASP.NET
12 35 (1.19%) Web Services
12 35 (1.19%) XML
13 32 (1.09%) RESTful
14 27 (0.92%) EDI
15 24 (0.82%) jQuery
15 24 (0.82%) Middleware
16 23 (0.78%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 313 (10.68%) Algorithms
2 231 (7.88%) Self-Motivation
3 209 (7.13%) Management Information System
4 141 (4.81%) Driving Licence
5 109 (3.72%) Data Centre
6 79 (2.70%) Product Ownership
7 62 (2.12%) Data Structures
8 61 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
9 56 (1.91%) IoT
10 51 (1.74%) FPGA
11 48 (1.64%) Biopharmaceutical
12 45 (1.54%) Life Science
13 43 (1.47%) Embedded Systems
14 34 (1.16%) Analogue Electronics
15 33 (1.13%) Social Media
16 29 (0.99%) CUDA
17 28 (0.96%) Onboarding
17 28 (0.96%) PKI
18 27 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
18 27 (0.92%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 353 (12.05%) Windows
2 277 (9.45%) Linux
3 104 (3.55%) Windows Server
4 85 (2.90%) Windows 10
5 54 (1.84%) Unix
6 53 (1.81%) Windows Server 2019
7 46 (1.57%) Windows Server 2016
8 43 (1.47%) Windows Server 2012
9 39 (1.33%) Android
10 30 (1.02%) Embedded Linux
10 30 (1.02%) Ubuntu
11 25 (0.85%) Windows 7
12 23 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 17 (0.58%) Apple iOS
13 17 (0.58%) CentOS
14 15 (0.51%) Solaris
15 14 (0.48%) Mac OS
16 12 (0.41%) Windows XP
17 7 (0.24%) VMS
18 5 (0.17%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 982 (33.52%) Computer Science
2 852 (29.08%) Problem-Solving
3 666 (22.73%) Agile
4 447 (15.26%) Software Engineering
5 390 (13.31%) Mathematics
6 355 (12.12%) Project Management
7 339 (11.57%) Mentoring
8 325 (11.09%) Cybersecurity
9 322 (10.99%) Artificial Intelligence
10 314 (10.72%) Coaching
11 300 (10.24%) Decision-Making
12 277 (9.45%) DevOps
13 237 (8.09%) Data Analysis
14 217 (7.41%) Data Science
15 206 (7.03%) Continuous Improvement
16 204 (6.96%) Machine Learning
17 199 (6.79%) Analytics
18 196 (6.69%) Physics
19 192 (6.55%) ITIL
20 186 (6.35%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 467 (15.94%) Python
2 397 (13.55%) C#
3 330 (11.26%) JavaScript
4 307 (10.48%) SQL
5 267 (9.11%) C++
6 256 (8.74%) C
7 152 (5.19%) Java
7 152 (5.19%) TypeScript
8 100 (3.41%) PowerShell
9 90 (3.07%) Fortran
10 65 (2.22%) MATLAB
11 62 (2.12%) PHP
12 53 (1.81%) Bash
13 38 (1.30%) Embedded C
14 33 (1.13%) Go
14 33 (1.13%) VB
15 32 (1.09%) R
16 27 (0.92%) Perl
17 18 (0.61%) Kotlin
18 14 (0.48%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 530 (18.09%) Computer Science Degree
2 328 (11.19%) Security Cleared
3 289 (9.86%) Master's Degree
4 182 (6.21%) SC Cleared
5 164 (5.60%) PhD
6 122 (4.16%) DBS Check
7 78 (2.66%) HNC
8 75 (2.56%) DV Cleared
9 72 (2.46%) Cisco Certification
10 66 (2.25%) HND
11 57 (1.95%) CISSP
12 53 (1.81%) CCNA
13 45 (1.54%) MBA
14 41 (1.40%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 36 (1.23%) Microsoft Certification
16 35 (1.19%) PMI Certification
17 34 (1.16%) AWS Certification
18 31 (1.06%) CCNP
19 27 (0.92%) Numerate Degree
20 26 (0.89%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (4.95%) QA
2 81 (2.76%) SLA
3 78 (2.66%) Data Quality
4 77 (2.63%) GDPR
5 47 (1.60%) Accessibility
6 46 (1.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 32 (1.09%) ISO 9001
7 32 (1.09%) WCAG
8 27 (0.92%) NIST
9 26 (0.89%) ISO 26262
9 26 (0.89%) PMO
10 25 (0.85%) Automotive SPICE
11 22 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
12 20 (0.68%) ISO 13485
13 19 (0.65%) NEBOSH
14 16 (0.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
15 15 (0.51%) HIPAA
15 15 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 15 (0.51%) MISRA
16 14 (0.48%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 213 (7.27%) Docker
2 163 (5.56%) Active Directory
3 141 (4.81%) Firmware
4 102 (3.48%) Embedded Firmware
5 87 (2.97%) VMware Infrastructure
6 31 (1.06%) Hyper-V
7 26 (0.89%) VMware ESXi
8 25 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
9 19 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
10 17 (0.58%) vSphere
11 14 (0.48%) Oracle RAC
12 11 (0.38%) OpenSSH
12 11 (0.38%) XenApp
13 6 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
14 5 (0.17%) Microsoft Virtual Server
14 5 (0.17%) Terminal Services
15 4 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
16 2 (0.068%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 197 (6.72%) Kubernetes
2 54 (1.84%) SCCM
3 53 (1.81%) Terraform
4 42 (1.43%) Ansible
5 37 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
6 35 (1.19%) WSUS
7 30 (1.02%) SCOM
8 23 (0.78%) vCenter Server
9 19 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 15 (0.51%) Functional Safety
11 14 (0.48%) Data Guard
11 14 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
12 13 (0.44%) Cisco CUCM
12 13 (0.44%) NetBackup
12 13 (0.44%) Puppet
12 13 (0.44%) ServiceCenter
12 13 (0.44%) ZABBIX
13 12 (0.41%) EMC NetWorker
14 11 (0.38%) IBM BigFix
14 11 (0.38%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 576 (19.66%) Microsoft
2 117 (3.99%) EMC
3 115 (3.92%) SAP
4 105 (3.58%) VMware
5 77 (2.63%) Cisco
6 65 (2.22%) Oracle
7 52 (1.77%) Apple
8 50 (1.71%) Adobe
8 50 (1.71%) Google
9 47 (1.60%) HP
10 42 (1.43%) Salesforce
11 37 (1.26%) Xilinx
12 34 (1.16%) Dell
12 34 (1.16%) Meraki
13 33 (1.13%) Palo Alto
14 31 (1.06%) Veeam
15 29 (0.99%) IBM
16 28 (0.96%) Citrix
17 25 (0.85%) NEC
18 23 (0.78%) Juniper