Degree Job Trends in Dorset

Academic Degree
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 75 70 64
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 16.89% 12.39% 18.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 68.81% 56.91% 39.51%
Number of salaries quoted 46 23 59
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £31,700
25th Percentile £27,500 £40,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £50,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -23.08% +85.71%
75th Percentile £80,000 £53,750 £85,000
90th Percentile - £69,000 -
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +23.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 109 123 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 24.55% 21.77% 45.89%
Number of salaries quoted 60 51 145
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £37,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.50% -9.09% +15.79%
75th Percentile £80,000 £57,629 £71,250
90th Percentile - £71,250 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £51,748
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.29% +3.50%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Degree job vacancy trend in Dorset

Degree
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Dorset over the 6 months to 6 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Dorset

Degree
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. 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
Bournemouth +29 28 £30,000 -55.56% 5
Wareham - 24 £75,000 -
Poole -3 10 £27,500 -5.17% 10
Dorchester +2 2 - - 1
Weymouth -3 1 - -
Bridport - 1 - -
Degree
South West

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (22.67%) Chatbot
2 6 (8.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.67%) AWS
1 2 (2.67%) Azure
2 1 (1.33%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.33%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.67%) Big Data
1 2 (2.67%) GIS
1 2 (2.67%) Tableau
2 1 (1.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (12.00%) JIRA
2 2 (2.67%) Git
2 2 (2.67%) Maven
General
1 44 (58.67%) Social Skills
2 25 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (32.00%) Local Government
4 7 (9.33%) Banking
4 7 (9.33%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.00%) Marketing
6 4 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.00%) Finance
8 2 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.67%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.67%) Law
8 2 (2.67%) Military
9 1 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.33%) Electronics
9 1 (1.33%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 24 (32.00%) Technical Director
2 17 (22.67%) Trainer
3 9 (12.00%) Junior
4 7 (9.33%) Sales Executive
4 7 (9.33%) Technical Sales Executive
5 5 (6.67%) IT Support
5 5 (6.67%) Junior IT Support
6 4 (5.33%) Graduate
6 4 (5.33%) Graduate Support Engineer
6 4 (5.33%) Junior Support Engineer
6 4 (5.33%) Project Manager
6 4 (5.33%) Software Support Engineer
6 4 (5.33%) Strategic Project Manager
6 4 (5.33%) Support Engineer
6 4 (5.33%) Technical Manager
6 4 (5.33%) Technical Project Manager
7 3 (4.00%) Principal Engineer
7 3 (4.00%) Senior
8 2 (2.67%) Azure Architect
8 2 (2.67%) Cloud Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.33%) HTML
2 2 (2.67%) JavaFX
3 1 (1.33%) NumPy
3 1 (1.33%) Pandas
3 1 (1.33%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.33%) scikit-learn
3 1 (1.33%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.67%) Management Information System
1 5 (6.67%) NHS
2 3 (4.00%) Web Conferencing
3 2 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.33%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.33%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (42.67%) Project Management
2 25 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
3 24 (32.00%) Business Strategy
3 24 (32.00%) Due Diligence
3 24 (32.00%) Feasibility Study
3 24 (32.00%) Risk Management
3 24 (32.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 19 (25.33%) AI
5 17 (22.67%) Chemistry
5 17 (22.67%) Conversational UI
6 10 (13.33%) Continuous Improvement
7 9 (12.00%) Decision-Making
7 9 (12.00%) Presales
8 8 (10.67%) CRM
8 8 (10.67%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (10.67%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (9.33%) Analytics
9 7 (9.33%) Business Development
9 7 (9.33%) Computer Science
9 7 (9.33%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.67%) SQL
2 4 (5.33%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.67%) Java
4 1 (1.33%) Python
4 1 (1.33%) R
Qualifications
1 21 (28.00%) Master's Degree
2 17 (22.67%) PhD
3 6 (8.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (5.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.00%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (4.00%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.00%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.00%) Def Stans
1 3 (4.00%) IEC 61508
2 2 (2.67%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.33%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.33%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 2 (2.67%) Docker
2 1 (1.33%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 17 (22.67%) PayPal
2 7 (9.33%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.67%) Atlassian
4 1 (1.33%) EMC
4 1 (1.33%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.33%) TikTok