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 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 5 14
Rank change year-on-year -11 +9 -11
Permanent jobs citing Degree 34 68 45
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 7.38% 18.73% 9.68%
As % of the Qualifications category 48.57% 64.15% 36.00%
Number of salaries quoted 17 21 25
10th Percentile - £35,000 £26,950
25th Percentile £27,500 £45,000 £34,187
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £92,250 £61,500 £81,072
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,550 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.85% +5.10% +9.29%

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 70 106 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 15.18% 29.20% 26.88%
Number of salaries quoted 33 37 86
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,300 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £43,650 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £53,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -6.98% +13.16%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,773 £70,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £67,900 £73,125
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -2.04%

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 21 January 2026.

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 21 January 2026. 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 +21 22 £30,000 -60.00% 41
Dorchester -5 2 - - 1
Wareham - 2 £75,000 - 1
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 1 (2.94%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (32.35%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.82%) Azure
2 2 (5.88%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.94%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Big Data
1 2 (5.88%) GIS
2 1 (2.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (5.88%) Git
1 2 (5.88%) Maven
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 14 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 13 (38.24%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (23.53%) Manufacturing
4 6 (17.65%) Marketing
5 4 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (5.88%) Banking
6 2 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (5.88%) Finance
6 2 (5.88%) Investment Banking
6 2 (5.88%) Local Government
6 2 (5.88%) Military
7 1 (2.94%) Electronics
7 1 (2.94%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.94%) Law
7 1 (2.94%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (32.35%) Trainer
2 8 (23.53%) Sales Executive
3 7 (20.59%) Technical Sales Executive
4 4 (11.76%) Senior
5 2 (5.88%) Architect
5 2 (5.88%) AWS Architect
5 2 (5.88%) Azure Architect
5 2 (5.88%) Cloud Architect
5 2 (5.88%) Enterprise Architect
5 2 (5.88%) Senior Software Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Software Architect
5 2 (5.88%) Software Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Technical Director
6 1 (2.94%) Account Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Head of Information
6 1 (2.94%) Instrumentation Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Operations Manager
6 1 (2.94%) Principal Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 1 (2.94%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (5.88%) JavaFX
2 1 (2.94%) NumPy
2 1 (2.94%) Pandas
2 1 (2.94%) PyTorch
2 1 (2.94%) scikit-learn
2 1 (2.94%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 6 (17.65%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.82%) Web Conferencing
3 2 (5.88%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.94%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.94%) Algorithms
4 1 (2.94%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (2.94%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (35.29%) AI
2 11 (32.35%) Chemistry
2 11 (32.35%) Conversational UI
3 9 (26.47%) Business Development
3 9 (26.47%) CRM
4 8 (23.53%) Lead Generation
5 5 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (14.71%) Demand Generation
5 5 (14.71%) Project Management
6 3 (8.82%) B2B
6 3 (8.82%) B2B Sales
6 3 (8.82%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (8.82%) Computer Science
6 3 (8.82%) Customer Service
6 3 (8.82%) Decision-Making
6 3 (8.82%) Market Research
6 3 (8.82%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (5.88%) CI/CD
7 2 (5.88%) Integration Patterns
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.88%) Java
2 1 (2.94%) Python
2 1 (2.94%) R
2 1 (2.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (41.18%) Master's Degree
2 11 (32.35%) PhD
3 4 (11.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
4 3 (8.82%) Security Cleared
5 2 (5.88%) Chartered Engineer
5 2 (5.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.94%) CISSP
6 1 (2.94%) CompTIA CySA+
6 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.88%) ISO 9001
2 1 (2.94%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.94%) IEC 61131
2 1 (2.94%) IEC 61508
2 1 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (2.94%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (5.88%) Docker
2 1 (2.94%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (5.88%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (32.35%) PayPal
2 9 (26.47%) Salesforce
3 2 (5.88%) Atlassian
4 1 (2.94%) EMC
4 1 (2.94%) Microsoft