Degree Jobs in the East of England

Academic Degree
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 2 2
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +2
Permanent jobs citing Degree 859 1,554 1,729
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 14.04% 29.42% 26.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 53.39% 68.73% 71.74%
Number of salaries quoted 569 298 424
10th Percentile £25,759 £30,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,000 £35,165
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +7.53% -7.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £62,817
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,609 2,261 2,410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.30% 42.80% 36.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1,105 614 798
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,225 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.21% +3.50% -2.91%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the East of England

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

Salary trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 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
Cambridgeshire 0 337 £55,000 +10.00% 276
Hertfordshire -3 271 £50,000 -13.04% 183
Essex -12 88 £46,297 +2.88% 113
Bedfordshire +5 82 £47,500 -17.39% 59
Norfolk -31 45 £40,000 +5.26% 60
Suffolk -14 36 £37,500 -1.32% 44
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 14 (1.63%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.40%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.58%) Apache
3 5 (0.58%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.35%) IIS
5 2 (0.23%) Confluence
6 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.12%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.12%) SAS
6 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 61 (7.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (6.64%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (2.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (2.68%) Simulink
4 13 (1.51%) Photoshop
5 12 (1.40%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 12 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
6 10 (1.16%) InDesign
6 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
7 7 (0.81%) AutoCAD
7 7 (0.81%) Revit
8 5 (0.58%) MS Visio
9 4 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
10 3 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.23%) Adobe After Effects
11 2 (0.23%) Adobe XD
12 1 (0.12%) SOLIDWORKS
12 1 (0.12%) Stateflow
12 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 11 (1.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.58%) Oracle Financials
3 5 (0.58%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.35%) CA PPM
4 3 (0.35%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.23%) iTrent
5 2 (0.23%) Oracle Financial Analyzer
6 1 (0.12%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 86 (10.01%) Microsoft 365
2 61 (7.10%) Azure
3 46 (5.36%) Power Platform
4 44 (5.12%) AWS
5 18 (2.10%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (2.10%) SaaS
6 10 (1.16%) Entra ID
7 9 (1.05%) GCP
7 9 (1.05%) GitHub
7 9 (1.05%) Serverless
8 6 (0.70%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.58%) Amazon EMR
9 5 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (0.58%) Google Workspace
9 5 (0.58%) Mimecast
10 4 (0.47%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.47%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.35%) Amazon EC2
11 3 (0.35%) Apigee
11 3 (0.35%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 32 (3.73%) LAN
2 30 (3.49%) TCP/IP
3 28 (3.26%) Wireless
4 27 (3.14%) WAN
5 24 (2.79%) Firewall
5 24 (2.79%) Wi-Fi
6 17 (1.98%) 5G
7 14 (1.63%) Broadband
7 14 (1.63%) DNS
8 10 (1.16%) DHCP
8 10 (1.16%) LTE
9 9 (1.05%) Bluetooth
9 9 (1.05%) Internet
10 8 (0.93%) Intranet
10 8 (0.93%) TETRA
11 6 (0.70%) Ethernet
11 6 (0.70%) VPN
12 5 (0.58%) Software-Defined Radio
13 4 (0.47%) BGP
14 3 (0.35%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.12%) Power BI
2 34 (3.96%) SQL Server
3 20 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (1.75%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.51%) Big Data
5 13 (1.51%) GIS
6 11 (1.28%) MySQL
6 11 (1.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 10 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
7 10 (1.16%) Geospatial Data
8 9 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
8 9 (1.05%) Spatial Data
9 8 (0.93%) Redis
10 7 (0.81%) NoSQL
10 7 (0.81%) QlikView
11 5 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
11 5 (0.58%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (0.58%) Tableau
12 4 (0.47%) PowerPivot
12 4 (0.47%) Triplestore
Development Applications
1 35 (4.07%) Git
2 11 (1.28%) JIRA
3 10 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.16%) LabVIEW
3 10 (1.16%) NUnit
4 9 (1.05%) Moq
5 8 (0.93%) Appium
5 8 (0.93%) UI Automator
5 8 (0.93%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.70%) Rational Rhapsody
7 3 (0.35%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.35%) GCC
7 3 (0.35%) GitLab
7 3 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.35%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.23%) IntelliJ
9 1 (0.12%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.12%) ClearCase
9 1 (0.12%) Selenium
9 1 (0.12%) TestDirector
General
1 326 (37.95%) Social Skills
2 179 (20.84%) Analytical Skills
3 120 (13.97%) Finance
4 107 (12.46%) Electronics
5 59 (6.87%) Aerospace
6 57 (6.64%) Manufacturing
7 52 (6.05%) Presentation Skills
8 51 (5.94%) Automotive
9 44 (5.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 38 (4.42%) Marketing
11 33 (3.84%) Organisational Skills
12 25 (2.91%) Legal
12 25 (2.91%) Telecoms
13 24 (2.79%) Law
14 22 (2.56%) Pharmaceutical
15 19 (2.21%) Retail
16 15 (1.75%) Local Government
17 13 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
18 12 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (1.05%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 105 (12.22%) Analyst
2 87 (10.13%) Developer
3 84 (9.78%) Senior
4 80 (9.31%) Lead
5 78 (9.08%) Systems Engineer
6 54 (6.29%) Software Engineer
7 46 (5.36%) Graduate
8 45 (5.24%) Hardware Engineer
9 43 (5.01%) Project Manager
10 32 (3.73%) Junior
11 30 (3.49%) Team Leader
12 29 (3.38%) IT Support
13 28 (3.26%) Embedded Engineer
14 26 (3.03%) Senior Hardware Engineer
15 24 (2.79%) Principal Engineer
15 24 (2.79%) RF Engineer
15 24 (2.79%) Senior RF Engineer
16 23 (2.68%) Software Developer
17 22 (2.56%) Consultant
17 22 (2.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (4.66%) .NET
2 39 (4.54%) HTML
3 34 (3.96%) CSS
4 22 (2.56%) .NET Core
5 21 (2.44%) React
6 18 (2.10%) JSON
6 18 (2.10%) REST
7 16 (1.86%) AngularJS
8 14 (1.63%) ASP.NET
9 13 (1.51%) .NET Framework
9 13 (1.51%) ASP.NET Web API
9 13 (1.51%) jQuery
10 10 (1.16%) RESTful
10 10 (1.16%) Vue
11 9 (1.05%) LINQ
11 9 (1.05%) LINQ to SQL
11 9 (1.05%) NumPy
11 9 (1.05%) PyQt
11 9 (1.05%) Razor View Engine
11 9 (1.05%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.03%) Algorithms
2 61 (7.10%) Self-Motivation
3 45 (5.24%) IoT
4 39 (4.54%) Management Information System
5 35 (4.07%) FPGA
6 26 (3.03%) Robotics
7 24 (2.79%) VHDL
8 23 (2.68%) Driving Licence
8 23 (2.68%) Embedded Systems
8 23 (2.68%) Verilog
9 18 (2.10%) Onboarding
9 18 (2.10%) Product Ownership
10 15 (1.75%) Cyber Threat
10 15 (1.75%) Life Science
11 14 (1.63%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.28%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.28%) Data Structures
12 11 (1.28%) Mobile App
13 10 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 107 (12.46%) Windows
2 63 (7.33%) Linux
3 32 (3.73%) Windows Server
4 29 (3.38%) Android
5 17 (1.98%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (1.86%) Windows 10
7 15 (1.75%) Mac OS
8 14 (1.63%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (1.05%) Apple iOS
10 7 (0.81%) Unix
11 6 (0.70%) Windows Server 2003
12 5 (0.58%) VMS
13 4 (0.47%) Windows 2000
13 4 (0.47%) Windows NT
13 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
13 4 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
13 4 (0.47%) Windows XP
14 3 (0.35%) Mac OS X
14 3 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 3 (0.35%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 245 (28.52%) Problem-Solving
2 208 (24.21%) Computer Science
3 118 (13.74%) Agile
4 109 (12.69%) Software Engineering
5 96 (11.18%) Project Management
6 93 (10.83%) Customer Service
7 85 (9.90%) Mathematics
8 64 (7.45%) Data Analysis
9 61 (7.10%) Decision-Making
10 58 (6.75%) Software Testing
11 56 (6.52%) ITIL
11 56 (6.52%) Mentoring
12 53 (6.17%) Systems Engineering
13 52 (6.05%) Continuous Improvement
14 49 (5.70%) Collaborative Working
15 47 (5.47%) Physics
16 46 (5.36%) Validation
17 44 (5.12%) Business Intelligence
18 43 (5.01%) Project Delivery
18 43 (5.01%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 133 (15.48%) Python
2 80 (9.31%) SQL
3 78 (9.08%) C#
4 68 (7.92%) C
5 49 (5.70%) JavaScript
6 44 (5.12%) MATLAB
7 32 (3.73%) PowerShell
8 28 (3.26%) Java
9 26 (3.03%) C++
10 21 (2.44%) PHP
11 17 (1.98%) R
12 13 (1.51%) Embedded C
13 11 (1.28%) TypeScript
14 10 (1.16%) Bash
15 9 (1.05%) T-SQL
16 6 (0.70%) SPARQL
17 4 (0.47%) Go
17 4 (0.47%) Kotlin
17 4 (0.47%) Rust
17 4 (0.47%) VBA
Qualifications
1 116 (13.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 107 (12.46%) Master's Degree
3 80 (9.31%) Security Cleared
4 58 (6.75%) PhD
5 45 (5.24%) BPSS Clearance
6 25 (2.91%) HND
7 21 (2.44%) Chartered Engineer
8 17 (1.98%) HNC
9 15 (1.75%) MBA
9 15 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (1.75%) SC Cleared
10 8 (0.93%) Azure Certification
10 8 (0.93%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.81%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.58%) MCSA
13 5 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
14 4 (0.47%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.47%) PMP
14 4 (0.47%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (3.84%) QA
2 11 (1.28%) Data Quality
3 10 (1.16%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.16%) GDPR
3 10 (1.16%) SLA
4 6 (0.70%) ISO 9001
4 6 (0.70%) NEBOSH
5 5 (0.58%) GxP
6 4 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.47%) IEC 62304
6 4 (0.47%) ISO 13485
7 3 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (0.35%) NIST
7 3 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.23%) NCSC
9 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.12%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.12%) DO-160
9 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.12%) PMO
System Software
1 63 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 24 (2.79%) Docker
3 22 (2.56%) Firmware
4 19 (2.21%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
5 4 (0.47%) vSphere
6 3 (0.35%) KVM
7 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (1.40%) Ansible
1 12 (1.40%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (0.93%) Progress Chef
3 8 (0.93%) Terraform
4 5 (0.58%) Puppet
4 5 (0.58%) SCCM
5 4 (0.47%) SCOM
5 4 (0.47%) WSUS
6 3 (0.35%) HAProxy
6 3 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.23%) Functional Safety
7 2 (0.23%) NetCrunch
7 2 (0.23%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.12%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.12%) Iperf
8 1 (0.12%) Nmap
Vendors
1 170 (19.79%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.26%) SAP
3 26 (3.03%) EMC
4 23 (2.68%) VMware
5 16 (1.86%) Oracle
6 15 (1.75%) Google
7 12 (1.40%) Adobe
7 12 (1.40%) Virgin Media
8 10 (1.16%) IBM
9 8 (0.93%) Apple
9 8 (0.93%) BT
9 8 (0.93%) Computacenter
9 8 (0.93%) Intel
9 8 (0.93%) Xilinx
10 7 (0.81%) Citrix
11 6 (0.70%) Cisco
11 6 (0.70%) ESRI
12 5 (0.58%) HP
12 5 (0.58%) Salesforce
12 5 (0.58%) Sophos