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 24 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 7 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Degree 71 76 60
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 14.82% 13.92% 17.49%
As % of the Qualifications category 68.27% 59.84% 38.71%
Number of salaries quoted 46 25 55
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,500 £29,850
25th Percentile £27,500 £40,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £50,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -25.93% +92.86%
75th Percentile £80,000 £59,908 £85,000
90th Percentile - £61,500 -
South West median annual salary £49,250 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -10.45% +7.84% +20.00%

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 104 127 155
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 21.71% 23.26% 45.19%
Number of salaries quoted 60 49 138
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,100 £33,413
25th Percentile £27,500 £39,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.50% -13.04% +21.05%
75th Percentile £80,000 £59,908 £73,125
90th Percentile - £78,750 £85,000
South West median annual salary £51,058 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.17% +10.00% -

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 24 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 24 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 +24 27 £30,000 -49.79% 7
Wareham - 24 £75,000 - 1
Poole -7 8 £27,500 -5.17% 7
Dorchester -2 2 - - 3
Bridport +1 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 4 (5.63%) Confluence
Applications
1 15 (21.13%) Chatbot
2 4 (5.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (5.63%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.82%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.23%) Azure
2 2 (2.82%) AWS
3 1 (1.41%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.41%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.82%) Big Data
1 2 (2.82%) GIS
1 2 (2.82%) Tableau
2 1 (1.41%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (9.86%) JIRA
2 2 (2.82%) Git
2 2 (2.82%) Maven
General
1 42 (59.15%) Social Skills
2 24 (33.80%) Local Government
3 21 (29.58%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (11.27%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.45%) Marketing
6 5 (7.04%) Banking
7 4 (5.63%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.82%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.82%) Finance
8 2 (2.82%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.82%) Military
9 1 (1.41%) Electronics
9 1 (1.41%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.41%) Law
9 1 (1.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 24 (33.80%) Technical Director
2 15 (21.13%) Trainer
3 8 (11.27%) Sales Executive
4 7 (9.86%) Junior
4 7 (9.86%) Technical Sales Executive
5 4 (5.63%) IT Support
5 4 (5.63%) Junior IT Support
5 4 (5.63%) Senior
6 3 (4.23%) Graduate
6 3 (4.23%) Graduate Support Engineer
6 3 (4.23%) Junior Support Engineer
6 3 (4.23%) Project Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Software Support Engineer
6 3 (4.23%) Strategic Project Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Support Engineer
6 3 (4.23%) Technical Manager
6 3 (4.23%) Technical Project Manager
7 2 (2.82%) Enterprise Architect
7 2 (2.82%) Senior Software Engineer
7 2 (2.82%) Software Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.23%) HTML
2 2 (2.82%) JavaFX
3 1 (1.41%) NumPy
3 1 (1.41%) Pandas
3 1 (1.41%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.41%) scikit-learn
3 1 (1.41%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.04%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.63%) NHS
3 3 (4.23%) Web Conferencing
4 2 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.41%) AI Agents
5 1 (1.41%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.41%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.41%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (42.25%) Project Management
2 25 (35.21%) Collaborative Working
3 24 (33.80%) Business Strategy
3 24 (33.80%) Due Diligence
3 24 (33.80%) Feasibility Study
3 24 (33.80%) Risk Management
3 24 (33.80%) Strategic Thinking
4 17 (23.94%) AI
5 15 (21.13%) Chemistry
5 15 (21.13%) Conversational UI
6 9 (12.68%) Continuous Improvement
6 9 (12.68%) CRM
7 8 (11.27%) Business Development
7 8 (11.27%) Lead Generation
8 7 (9.86%) Decision-Making
8 7 (9.86%) Presales
8 7 (9.86%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (8.45%) Analytics
9 6 (8.45%) Computer Science
9 6 (8.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.63%) SQL
2 3 (4.23%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.82%) Java
4 1 (1.41%) Python
4 1 (1.41%) R
Qualifications
1 19 (26.76%) Master's Degree
2 15 (21.13%) PhD
3 5 (7.04%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (5.63%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.23%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (4.23%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.23%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.41%) CISSP
6 1 (1.41%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (1.41%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.82%) Def Stans
1 2 (2.82%) IEC 61508
1 2 (2.82%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (1.41%) IEC 61131
2 1 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.41%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (2.82%) Docker
2 1 (1.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (2.82%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 15 (21.13%) PayPal
2 8 (11.27%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.82%) Atlassian
4 1 (1.41%) EMC
4 1 (1.41%) Microsoft
4 1 (1.41%) TikTok