Degree Jobs in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 10 14
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,970 2,694 2,244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 11.02% 16.01% 12.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.33% 52.50% 43.24%
Number of salaries quoted 1,427 871 1,067
10th Percentile £25,750 £27,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +19.32% -6.88%
75th Percentile £60,000 £64,250 £57,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £72,500 £67,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North 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 North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,914 5,131 5,190
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 21.90% 30.49% 28.38%
Number of salaries quoted 2,708 1,743 2,463
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,100 £27,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,734 £54,882 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.20% +15.54% -5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £68,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £78,825 £82,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,995 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.34% +9.09% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 23 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
North West +3 1,189 £47,507 -13.62% 710
Yorkshire +2 570 £45,000 -10.00% 367
North East -9 211 £48,000 +0.69% 159
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North 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 57 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 27 (1.37%) Confluence
2 27 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 26 (1.32%) CMS
4 19 (0.96%) IIS
5 18 (0.91%) SAS
6 13 (0.66%) Apache
7 11 (0.56%) Tomcat
8 10 (0.51%) Apache Spark
9 7 (0.36%) MS Project Server
9 7 (0.36%) WordPress
10 6 (0.30%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.20%) ArcGIS
11 4 (0.20%) Umbraco
12 2 (0.10%) OpenStack
13 1 (0.051%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.051%) Kentico
13 1 (0.051%) Moodle
13 1 (0.051%) Site Server
13 1 (0.051%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 169 (8.58%) Microsoft Office
2 127 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 61 (3.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 40 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (0.96%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 16 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
6 16 (0.81%) Photoshop
7 15 (0.76%) AutoCAD
8 10 (0.51%) InDesign
9 9 (0.46%) Adobe Captivate
10 6 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
10 6 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
11 5 (0.25%) Solid Edge
11 5 (0.25%) SOLIDWORKS
12 4 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
12 4 (0.20%) Trello
13 2 (0.10%) Acrobat
13 2 (0.10%) Simulink
13 2 (0.10%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 26 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 17 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (0.56%) SAP Business One
4 10 (0.51%) NetSuite
5 9 (0.46%) SAP CX
5 9 (0.46%) SAP ERP
6 8 (0.41%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.30%) Sage X3
8 5 (0.25%) Maximo
9 4 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
9 4 (0.20%) SAP CO
9 4 (0.20%) SAP FI
9 4 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
10 3 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.15%) Primavera
10 3 (0.15%) SAP APO
10 3 (0.15%) SAP MM
10 3 (0.15%) SAP PP
10 3 (0.15%) SAP SD
10 3 (0.15%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 254 (12.89%) Azure
2 189 (9.59%) AWS
3 139 (7.06%) Microsoft 365
4 76 (3.86%) Power Platform
5 42 (2.13%) Dynamics 365
6 41 (2.08%) GCP
7 33 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
8 29 (1.47%) Amazon Kinesis
9 26 (1.32%) GitHub
10 23 (1.17%) Serverless
11 21 (1.07%) Power Automate
12 20 (1.02%) Amazon S3
12 20 (1.02%) SaaS
13 18 (0.91%) Amazon EC2
14 17 (0.86%) Cloud Computing
15 15 (0.76%) AWS Lambda
16 11 (0.56%) AWS CloudFormation
16 11 (0.56%) Entra ID
16 11 (0.56%) PowerApps
17 10 (0.51%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 79 (4.01%) Firewall
2 49 (2.49%) WAN
3 44 (2.23%) LAN
3 44 (2.23%) TCP/IP
4 42 (2.13%) DNS
4 42 (2.13%) Network Security
5 41 (2.08%) Internet
6 39 (1.98%) VPN
7 38 (1.93%) PPP
8 32 (1.62%) DHCP
9 27 (1.37%) Wi-Fi
10 26 (1.32%) VoIP
11 20 (1.02%) VLAN
12 18 (0.91%) RS-232
13 17 (0.86%) Ethernet
14 15 (0.76%) Wireless
15 14 (0.71%) Remote Desktop
15 14 (0.71%) SD-WAN
16 13 (0.66%) Broadband
17 11 (0.56%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (6.40%) SQL Server
2 75 (3.81%) MySQL
3 60 (3.05%) Power BI
4 45 (2.28%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (2.03%) Relational Database
6 39 (1.98%) NoSQL
7 29 (1.47%) Amazon RDS
7 29 (1.47%) Redis
8 28 (1.42%) Tableau
9 24 (1.22%) Amazon Redshift
10 23 (1.17%) RDBMS
11 21 (1.07%) PostgreSQL
12 19 (0.96%) MS Access
12 19 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 17 (0.86%) Oracle Database
13 17 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 16 (0.81%) Big Data
15 12 (0.61%) DynamoDB
16 11 (0.56%) Amazon Aurora
16 11 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 112 (5.69%) Git
2 91 (4.62%) JIRA
3 19 (0.96%) Postman
4 16 (0.81%) TeamCity
5 14 (0.71%) Visual Studio
6 11 (0.56%) Gatling
6 11 (0.56%) Subversion
7 10 (0.51%) Appium
7 10 (0.51%) Jenkins
8 8 (0.41%) Cypress.io
8 8 (0.41%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (0.30%) Dreamweaver
9 6 (0.30%) LoadRunner
9 6 (0.30%) Selenium
10 5 (0.25%) Clang
10 5 (0.25%) HP UFT
10 5 (0.25%) InstallShield
10 5 (0.25%) IntelliJ
10 5 (0.25%) JMeter
10 5 (0.25%) MSTest
General
1 860 (43.65%) Social Skills
2 275 (13.96%) Analytical Skills
3 267 (13.55%) Finance
4 207 (10.51%) Manufacturing
5 113 (5.74%) Marketing
6 99 (5.03%) Retail
7 92 (4.67%) Legal
8 83 (4.21%) Organisational Skills
9 74 (3.76%) Electronics
9 74 (3.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 64 (3.25%) Games
11 59 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
12 57 (2.89%) Public Sector
13 54 (2.74%) Law
14 39 (1.98%) Banking
14 39 (1.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 38 (1.93%) Aerospace
15 38 (1.93%) Automotive
16 31 (1.57%) Telecoms
17 30 (1.52%) Military
Job Titles
1 286 (14.52%) Developer
2 284 (14.42%) Senior
3 181 (9.19%) Analyst
4 155 (7.87%) Software Engineer
5 138 (7.01%) Project Manager
6 119 (6.04%) Lead
7 109 (5.53%) Architect
7 109 (5.53%) Graduate
8 71 (3.60%) IT Manager
9 55 (2.79%) Consultant
10 52 (2.64%) .NET Developer
11 49 (2.49%) Junior
12 47 (2.39%) Software Developer
13 46 (2.34%) Lead Developer
13 46 (2.34%) Senior Developer
14 39 (1.98%) Team Leader
15 38 (1.93%) Solutions Architect
16 36 (1.83%) Infrastructure Engineer
17 35 (1.78%) Support Engineer
18 33 (1.68%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 175 (8.88%) .NET
2 100 (5.08%) HTML
3 79 (4.01%) CSS
4 73 (3.71%) Node.js
5 55 (2.79%) React
6 51 (2.59%) .NET Framework
7 48 (2.44%) Web Services
8 47 (2.39%) ASP.NET
9 46 (2.34%) JSON
10 45 (2.28%) AngularJS
11 40 (2.03%) RESTful
12 39 (1.98%) Vue
13 34 (1.73%) REST
14 30 (1.52%) ASP.NET Web API
15 29 (1.47%) .NET Core
16 26 (1.32%) Entity Framework
17 22 (1.12%) HTML5
18 20 (1.02%) Spring
19 19 (0.96%) ASP.NET MVC
20 18 (0.91%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 161 (8.17%) Management Information System
2 87 (4.42%) Self-Motivation
3 63 (3.20%) Driving Licence
4 53 (2.69%) Data Centre
4 53 (2.69%) Operational Technology
5 49 (2.49%) Onboarding
6 33 (1.68%) Industrial Internet of Things
7 30 (1.52%) Embedded Systems
7 30 (1.52%) Social Media
8 27 (1.37%) Public Cloud
9 24 (1.22%) NHS
10 23 (1.17%) Product Ownership
11 22 (1.12%) Mobile App
12 21 (1.07%) Cloud Native
12 21 (1.07%) Data Structures
13 20 (1.02%) Reinsurance
14 19 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
14 19 (0.96%) SCADA
15 18 (0.91%) Client/Server
15 18 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 205 (10.41%) Windows
2 115 (5.84%) Linux
3 73 (3.71%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.73%) Windows 10
5 30 (1.52%) Unix
6 22 (1.12%) Mac OS
7 19 (0.96%) Windows Vista
8 18 (0.91%) Android
9 16 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
10 14 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
11 13 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
12 11 (0.56%) FreeRTOS
13 9 (0.46%) Windows Phone
14 8 (0.41%) Solaris
15 5 (0.25%) Apple iOS
15 5 (0.25%) VMS
16 4 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
17 1 (0.051%) CentOS
17 1 (0.051%) ThreadX
17 1 (0.051%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 602 (30.56%) Computer Science
2 600 (30.46%) Problem-Solving
3 380 (19.29%) Agile
4 316 (16.04%) Project Management
5 256 (12.99%) Software Engineering
6 227 (11.52%) Cybersecurity
7 190 (9.64%) Mentoring
8 186 (9.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 175 (8.88%) DevOps
10 156 (7.92%) Customer Service
11 146 (7.41%) Analytics
12 137 (6.95%) ITIL
13 132 (6.70%) Project Delivery
14 129 (6.55%) Mathematics
15 125 (6.35%) ERP
16 116 (5.89%) Coaching
17 102 (5.18%) Business Intelligence
18 99 (5.03%) Decision-Making
19 98 (4.97%) Risk Management
20 97 (4.92%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 259 (13.15%) SQL
2 209 (10.61%) C#
3 169 (8.58%) JavaScript
4 137 (6.95%) Python
5 115 (5.84%) Java
6 75 (3.81%) C
7 58 (2.94%) TypeScript
8 55 (2.79%) PHP
9 38 (1.93%) PowerShell
10 28 (1.42%) C++
11 24 (1.22%) Embedded C
12 22 (1.12%) VB
13 19 (0.96%) R
14 18 (0.91%) T-SQL
15 15 (0.76%) Shell Script
16 14 (0.71%) Kotlin
16 14 (0.71%) Scala
16 14 (0.71%) VBScript
17 12 (0.61%) Ruby
18 11 (0.56%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 371 (18.83%) Computer Science Degree
2 114 (5.79%) Master's Degree
3 93 (4.72%) Security Cleared
4 83 (4.21%) HNC
5 77 (3.91%) Cisco Certification
6 72 (3.65%) Microsoft Certification
7 64 (3.25%) HND
8 61 (3.10%) SC Cleared
9 57 (2.89%) CCNA
10 51 (2.59%) CISSP
11 47 (2.39%) PMP
12 46 (2.34%) PMI Certification
13 43 (2.18%) CCNP
14 39 (1.98%) DBS Check
15 35 (1.78%) CISM
16 31 (1.57%) Azure Certification
16 31 (1.57%) PhD
17 28 (1.42%) MCP
18 24 (1.22%) AWS Certification
19 20 (1.02%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (3.81%) QA
2 56 (2.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 38 (1.93%) Accessibility
3 38 (1.93%) PMO
4 33 (1.68%) GDPR
5 28 (1.42%) NIST
6 26 (1.32%) Data Quality
7 25 (1.27%) GMP
8 23 (1.17%) ISO 9001
9 22 (1.12%) SLA
10 21 (1.07%) PCI DSS
11 16 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
12 8 (0.41%) NCSC
13 6 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 6 (0.30%) IEC 62304
13 6 (0.30%) NIST 800
14 5 (0.25%) CRD IV
14 5 (0.25%) IFRS
14 5 (0.25%) IFRS 9
14 5 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 106 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 55 (2.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 48 (2.44%) Hyper-V
4 45 (2.28%) Docker
5 17 (0.86%) Firmware
6 14 (0.71%) Terminal Services
7 11 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
8 9 (0.46%) vSphere
9 2 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.10%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (0.10%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.051%) KVM
10 1 (0.051%) Lustre
10 1 (0.051%) Slurm Workload Manager
10 1 (0.051%) Snort
10 1 (0.051%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 46 (2.34%) Terraform
2 33 (1.68%) Kubernetes
3 15 (0.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 13 (0.66%) SCCM
5 11 (0.56%) Ansible
6 9 (0.46%) AirWatch
6 9 (0.46%) Progress Chef
7 8 (0.41%) Autotask
7 8 (0.41%) Failover Clustering
7 8 (0.41%) Stealthwatch
8 7 (0.36%) Grafana
8 7 (0.36%) Prometheus
9 6 (0.30%) CASB
9 6 (0.30%) Microsoft Clustering
10 5 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
10 5 (0.25%) Nessus
10 5 (0.25%) SCOM
11 4 (0.20%) WSUS
12 3 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
13 2 (0.10%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 391 (19.85%) Microsoft
2 75 (3.81%) VMware
3 70 (3.55%) SAP
4 69 (3.50%) Cisco
5 66 (3.35%) Adobe
6 55 (2.79%) Google
7 50 (2.54%) Oracle
8 42 (2.13%) Apple
9 29 (1.47%) Salesforce
10 21 (1.07%) Meraki
11 20 (1.02%) ServiceNow
12 18 (0.91%) HP
13 14 (0.71%) F5
14 13 (0.66%) Dell
14 13 (0.66%) IBM
14 13 (0.66%) Sage
15 11 (0.56%) Samsung
15 11 (0.56%) Virgin Media
16 10 (0.51%) Facebook
16 10 (0.51%) Veeam