Degree Jobs in the Midlands

Academic Degree
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 4 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +12
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,824 2,161 2,043
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.96% 25.26% 18.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.35% 62.67% 57.52%
Number of salaries quoted 975 707 1,032
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,188 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +11.11% +4.65%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,800 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,250 £75,040
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,126 3,448 3,552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 23.93% 40.30% 31.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1,892 1,234 1,795
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,813 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £51,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +10.87% +2.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £63,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
West Midlands +1 1,205 £50,000 -4.76% 556
East Midlands -3 606 £42,500 -10.53% 347
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 55 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 50 (2.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 25 (1.37%) WordPress
4 18 (0.99%) CMS
5 12 (0.66%) IIS
6 10 (0.55%) Confluence
7 8 (0.44%) Apache
7 8 (0.44%) Tomcat
8 7 (0.38%) SAS
9 6 (0.33%) WebSphere
10 2 (0.11%) Appian
10 2 (0.11%) BizTalk Server
10 2 (0.11%) MTS
10 2 (0.11%) WinCC
11 1 (0.055%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.055%) Mule
11 1 (0.055%) Umbraco
Applications
1 445 (24.40%) Microsoft Office
2 312 (17.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (2.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 25 (1.37%) AutoCAD
4 25 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (0.88%) Simulink
6 13 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
6 13 (0.71%) Photoshop
7 10 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 9 (0.49%) InDesign
9 5 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
10 4 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
10 4 (0.22%) Adobe XD
10 4 (0.22%) CANalyzer
10 4 (0.22%) EPLAN
10 4 (0.22%) MS Visio
10 4 (0.22%) Sketch
10 4 (0.22%) SPSS
11 2 (0.11%) Autodesk Inventor
11 2 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 20 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.66%) Shopify
3 8 (0.44%) NEC Housing
4 7 (0.38%) NetSuite
4 7 (0.38%) SAP ERP
5 5 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
5 5 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.22%) Magento
6 4 (0.22%) Sage 300 ERP
7 3 (0.16%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.11%) Dynamics AX
8 2 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.11%) Primavera
8 2 (0.11%) SAP Business One
8 2 (0.11%) SAP S/4HANA
9 1 (0.055%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 196 (10.75%) Azure
2 131 (7.18%) Power Platform
3 117 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
4 87 (4.77%) AWS
5 56 (3.07%) SaaS
6 41 (2.25%) Dynamics 365
7 30 (1.64%) PowerApps
8 25 (1.37%) Entra ID
9 20 (1.10%) Power Automate
10 19 (1.04%) Azure DevOps
10 19 (1.04%) GCP
11 18 (0.99%) OneDrive
12 13 (0.71%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 13 (0.71%) GitHub
13 11 (0.60%) WhatsApp
14 10 (0.55%) Amazon S3
15 9 (0.49%) Amazon EC2
15 9 (0.49%) Boomi
15 9 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
15 9 (0.49%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 54 (2.96%) WAN
2 51 (2.80%) Firewall
3 37 (2.03%) DNS
4 35 (1.92%) DHCP
5 33 (1.81%) LAN
6 27 (1.48%) Network Security
7 25 (1.37%) VPN
8 24 (1.32%) TCP/IP
9 23 (1.26%) SAN
10 21 (1.15%) VoIP
11 20 (1.10%) Internet
12 19 (1.04%) SD-WAN
13 17 (0.93%) Ethernet
14 16 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
15 12 (0.66%) VLAN
16 11 (0.60%) Wireless
17 9 (0.49%) Cisco Firepower
18 8 (0.44%) WLAN
19 6 (0.33%) DVB
19 6 (0.33%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (6.63%) Power BI
2 100 (5.48%) SQL Server
3 62 (3.40%) Tableau
4 45 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
5 31 (1.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 28 (1.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 27 (1.48%) MySQL
8 17 (0.93%) Relational Database
9 14 (0.77%) Data Lake
10 13 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
10 13 (0.71%) Data Mining
10 13 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 11 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
12 10 (0.55%) Power Query
13 8 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
13 8 (0.44%) BusinessObjects
13 8 (0.44%) GIS
13 8 (0.44%) Oracle Database
14 7 (0.38%) BigQuery
15 6 (0.33%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 49 (2.69%) Git
2 32 (1.75%) JIRA
3 26 (1.43%) Visual Studio
4 7 (0.38%) CANoe
4 7 (0.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 5 (0.27%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.22%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.22%) Moq
6 4 (0.22%) Postman
6 4 (0.22%) Xcode
7 2 (0.11%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.11%) CMake
7 2 (0.11%) GitLab
7 2 (0.11%) LabVIEW
7 2 (0.11%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.055%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.055%) NUnit
8 1 (0.055%) PowerBuilder
8 1 (0.055%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.055%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 699 (38.32%) Social Skills
2 365 (20.01%) Analytical Skills
3 229 (12.55%) Finance
4 190 (10.42%) Manufacturing
5 180 (9.87%) Military
6 171 (9.38%) Influencing Skills
7 169 (9.27%) Retail
8 167 (9.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 148 (8.11%) Organisational Skills
10 125 (6.85%) Legal
11 99 (5.43%) Marketing
12 79 (4.33%) Electronics
13 71 (3.89%) Automotive
13 71 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
14 55 (3.02%) Local Government
15 47 (2.58%) Public Sector
16 44 (2.41%) Pharmaceutical
17 41 (2.25%) Telecoms
18 28 (1.54%) Law
19 27 (1.48%) Games
Job Titles
1 385 (21.11%) Analyst
2 249 (13.65%) Graduate
3 173 (9.48%) Senior
4 158 (8.66%) Developer
5 157 (8.61%) Lead
6 119 (6.52%) Project Manager
7 118 (6.47%) Product Analyst
8 116 (6.36%) Sales Analyst
9 69 (3.78%) Business Analyst
10 68 (3.73%) Architect
10 68 (3.73%) Software Engineer
11 66 (3.62%) Senior Analyst
12 59 (3.23%) Consultant
13 52 (2.85%) Systems Engineer
14 49 (2.69%) Junior
15 48 (2.63%) Data Analyst
16 45 (2.47%) Software Developer
17 42 (2.30%) Team Leader
18 39 (2.14%) Technical Leader
19 36 (1.97%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (4.77%) .NET
2 65 (3.56%) HTML
3 57 (3.13%) CSS
4 32 (1.75%) RESTful
5 28 (1.54%) AngularJS
6 26 (1.43%) React
7 25 (1.37%) .NET Core
8 23 (1.26%) ASP.NET
9 18 (0.99%) XML
10 16 (0.88%) Node.js
11 14 (0.77%) EDI
12 13 (0.71%) GraphQL
12 13 (0.71%) HTML5
12 13 (0.71%) jQuery
12 13 (0.71%) Web Services
13 12 (0.66%) .NET Framework
13 12 (0.66%) JSON
13 12 (0.66%) Vue
14 10 (0.55%) SOAP
15 8 (0.44%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 210 (11.51%) Onboarding
2 106 (5.81%) Management Information System
3 68 (3.73%) Self-Motivation
4 65 (3.56%) Data Centre
5 43 (2.36%) Driving Licence
6 41 (2.25%) Mobile App
7 40 (2.19%) Algorithms
8 29 (1.59%) Product Ownership
9 27 (1.48%) SCADA
10 23 (1.26%) Public Cloud
10 23 (1.26%) Social Media
11 22 (1.21%) Life Science
12 20 (1.10%) CCTV
13 18 (0.99%) Virtual Team
14 17 (0.93%) Embedded Systems
14 17 (0.93%) Robotics
15 15 (0.82%) Industry 4.0
16 14 (0.77%) Data Structures
17 13 (0.71%) IoT
18 12 (0.66%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 160 (8.77%) Windows
2 84 (4.61%) Linux
3 51 (2.80%) Windows Server
4 40 (2.19%) Windows 10
5 17 (0.93%) Mac OS
6 16 (0.88%) Windows 7
7 15 (0.82%) Unix
8 14 (0.77%) Android
9 9 (0.49%) Apple iOS
9 9 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
10 8 (0.44%) Embedded Linux
10 8 (0.44%) Solaris
10 8 (0.44%) Windows Server 2016
11 6 (0.33%) SUSE
11 6 (0.33%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
11 6 (0.33%) VMS
12 5 (0.27%) Mac OS X
12 5 (0.27%) Ubuntu
13 4 (0.22%) Windows Server 2003
13 4 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 543 (29.77%) Problem-Solving
2 440 (24.12%) Customer Service
3 425 (23.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 384 (21.05%) Computer Science
5 304 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 271 (14.86%) Logistics
7 266 (14.58%) Process Improvement
8 257 (14.09%) Mathematics
9 249 (13.65%) Agile
9 249 (13.65%) Project Management
10 195 (10.69%) Creative Thinking
11 194 (10.64%) Performance Metrics
12 189 (10.36%) Customer Experience
13 182 (9.98%) Mentoring
14 177 (9.70%) Contingency Planning
15 175 (9.59%) Customer Requirements
16 150 (8.22%) ITIL
16 150 (8.22%) Software Engineering
17 145 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
18 131 (7.18%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 242 (13.27%) SQL
2 124 (6.80%) Python
3 112 (6.14%) C#
4 100 (5.48%) JavaScript
5 59 (3.23%) C
6 57 (3.13%) C++
7 47 (2.58%) Java
8 30 (1.64%) TypeScript
9 29 (1.59%) MATLAB
9 29 (1.59%) PowerShell
10 25 (1.37%) Embedded C
11 20 (1.10%) PHP
11 20 (1.10%) VB
12 17 (0.93%) T-SQL
13 12 (0.66%) R
14 11 (0.60%) Embedded C++
15 8 (0.44%) Assembly Language
15 8 (0.44%) Shell Script
16 7 (0.38%) Ladder Logic
17 5 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 209 (11.46%) Computer Science Degree
2 108 (5.92%) Security Cleared
3 107 (5.87%) Master's Degree
4 73 (4.00%) DBS Check
5 66 (3.62%) SC Cleared
6 63 (3.45%) Microsoft Certification
7 49 (2.69%) CCNA
7 49 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
8 39 (2.14%) HNC
8 39 (2.14%) HND
9 35 (1.92%) MCP
10 33 (1.81%) Azure Certification
11 31 (1.70%) CCNP
12 29 (1.59%) PMI Certification
13 24 (1.32%) PMP
14 21 (1.15%) CISM
14 21 (1.15%) CISSP
15 19 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
16 17 (0.93%) MCSE
17 16 (0.88%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 124 (6.80%) QA
2 36 (1.97%) PMO
3 34 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 25 (1.37%) Accessibility
5 24 (1.32%) GMP
6 23 (1.26%) Data Quality
6 23 (1.26%) ISO 9001
7 18 (0.99%) GLP
7 18 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 17025
8 17 (0.93%) NIST
9 13 (0.71%) SLA
10 12 (0.66%) GDPR
11 11 (0.60%) ISO 26262
12 10 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
12 10 (0.55%) AUTOSAR
13 8 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
13 8 (0.44%) PCI DSS
14 7 (0.38%) ISO 14001
15 5 (0.27%) MISRA
15 5 (0.27%) NCSC
System Software
1 101 (5.54%) Active Directory
2 54 (2.96%) Firmware
3 52 (2.85%) VMware Infrastructure
4 36 (1.97%) Hyper-V
5 30 (1.64%) Embedded Firmware
6 21 (1.15%) Docker
7 11 (0.60%) vSphere
8 5 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
9 4 (0.22%) pfSense
9 4 (0.22%) Terminal Services
9 4 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
10 3 (0.16%) XenApp
10 3 (0.16%) XenDesktop
11 2 (0.11%) BitLocker
11 2 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
11 2 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
12 1 (0.055%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (1.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.10%) SCCM
3 17 (0.93%) Terraform
4 15 (0.82%) Kubernetes
5 14 (0.77%) EnCase
6 11 (0.60%) Functional Safety
7 9 (0.49%) Stealthwatch
8 7 (0.38%) SCOM
9 6 (0.33%) Tivoli Storage Manager
10 5 (0.27%) Autotask
10 5 (0.27%) CASB
10 5 (0.27%) Failover Clustering
10 5 (0.27%) FortiGate
10 5 (0.27%) HP ALM
11 4 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
11 4 (0.22%) SmoothWall
12 2 (0.11%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 2 (0.11%) WSUS
13 1 (0.055%) Single Sign-On
13 1 (0.055%) VxRail
Vendors
1 365 (20.01%) Microsoft
2 69 (3.78%) VMware
3 48 (2.63%) Cisco
4 41 (2.25%) Apple
4 41 (2.25%) Databricks
5 40 (2.19%) Adobe
6 37 (2.03%) EMC
7 34 (1.86%) SAP
8 28 (1.54%) ServiceNow
9 23 (1.26%) IFS
9 23 (1.26%) Salesforce
10 22 (1.21%) Google
11 20 (1.10%) Meraki
12 19 (1.04%) Workday
13 18 (0.99%) Oracle
14 15 (0.82%) Dell
15 14 (0.77%) NEC
16 12 (0.66%) Veeam
17 11 (0.60%) Alteryx
17 11 (0.60%) Fortinet