Degree Jobs 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 March 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 9 2
Rank change year-on-year +8 -7 +14
Permanent jobs citing Degree 219 94 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 45.34% 13.86% 24.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 69.97% 55.62% 66.21%
Number of salaries quoted 53 51 33
10th Percentile £37,574 £32,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £47,683 £37,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -
75th Percentile £61,500 £51,250 £50,000
90th Percentile - £72,500 £68,480
South West median annual salary £52,600 £48,750 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.90% +8.33% -

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 313 169 293
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 64.80% 24.93% 36.44%
Number of salaries quoted 80 108 113
10th Percentile £37,574 £30,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £37,000 £41,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £61,500 £61,875 £54,500
90th Percentile - £71,625 £62,000
South West median annual salary £52,600 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.14% +2.00% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Dorset

Degree
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Degree in Dorset

Degree
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Dorset over the 6 months to 6 March 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 March 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
Dorchester +1 22 £52,500 - 6
Poole +12 16 £61,500 +76.77% 9
Weymouth -4 16 £61,500 +29.47% 3
Bridport - 11 £61,500 -
Bournemouth -4 5 £35,000 -15.15% 10
Degree
South West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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 9 (4.11%) WinCC
2 1 (0.46%) Apache
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.46%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.28%) Simulink
2 3 (1.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.46%) EPLAN
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (2.28%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.37%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.46%) Azure
2 1 (0.46%) Entra ID
2 1 (0.46%) OneDrive
2 1 (0.46%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.46%) VPN
1 1 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.46%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 45 (20.55%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (5.48%) LabVIEW
3 8 (3.65%) NetBeans
3 8 (3.65%) Visual Studio
4 4 (1.83%) CppUnit
4 4 (1.83%) Git
4 4 (1.83%) JUnit
5 1 (0.46%) Appium
5 1 (0.46%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.46%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.46%) Eclipse RCP
5 1 (0.46%) JMeter
5 1 (0.46%) Maven
5 1 (0.46%) Postman
5 1 (0.46%) Selenium
General
1 25 (11.42%) Presentation Skills
2 24 (10.96%) Social Skills
3 22 (10.05%) Aerospace
4 11 (5.02%) Automotive
4 11 (5.02%) Documentation Skills
5 8 (3.65%) Military
6 5 (2.28%) Electronics
7 4 (1.83%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (0.91%) Finance
8 2 (0.91%) Local Government
8 2 (0.91%) Police
8 2 (0.91%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.46%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.46%) Manufacturing
9 1 (0.46%) Marketing
9 1 (0.46%) Retail
Job Titles
1 74 (33.79%) Senior
2 64 (29.22%) Principal Engineer
3 43 (19.63%) Principal Systems Engineer
4 41 (18.72%) Engineering Manager
5 31 (14.16%) Software Engineer
6 29 (13.24%) Systems Engineer
7 15 (6.85%) Senior Electrical Engineer
8 14 (6.39%) Senior Manager
9 12 (5.48%) Configuration Management Engineer
9 12 (5.48%) SCM Engineer
10 11 (5.02%) Senior Software Engineer
11 8 (3.65%) Architect
11 8 (3.65%) Product Architect
11 8 (3.65%) Security Architect
11 8 (3.65%) Senior Architect
11 8 (3.65%) Senior Security Architect
11 8 (3.65%) Senior Systems Engineer
12 7 (3.20%) Junior
12 7 (3.20%) Security Engineer
12 7 (3.20%) Senior Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (8.22%) HTML
2 14 (6.39%) CSS
3 11 (5.02%) .NET
4 9 (4.11%) .NET Framework
4 9 (4.11%) ASP.NET
4 9 (4.11%) Blazor
4 9 (4.11%) WPF
5 8 (3.65%) JavaFX
6 1 (0.46%) Gherkin
6 1 (0.46%) JSP
6 1 (0.46%) Middleware
6 1 (0.46%) Node.js
6 1 (0.46%) Playwright
6 1 (0.46%) React
6 1 (0.46%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.85%) SCADA
2 11 (5.02%) Taxonomies
3 9 (4.11%) Robotics
4 8 (3.65%) Acoustics
5 4 (1.83%) Arduino
5 4 (1.83%) ARM Cortex
5 4 (1.83%) PMI
6 2 (0.91%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (0.91%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.91%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.46%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.46%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.83%) Windows
2 1 (0.46%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (46.12%) Systems Engineering
2 55 (25.11%) Mathematics
3 49 (22.37%) Agile
4 36 (16.44%) UML
5 34 (15.53%) Physics
5 34 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
6 33 (15.07%) Requirements Management
6 33 (15.07%) Software Engineering
7 30 (13.70%) Coaching
8 27 (12.33%) Configuration Management
8 27 (12.33%) Cybersecurity
9 23 (10.50%) Release Management
9 23 (10.50%) Situational Awareness
9 23 (10.50%) Supplier Management
10 21 (9.59%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
10 21 (9.59%) Project Management
10 21 (9.59%) SysML
11 19 (8.68%) FMEA
12 16 (7.31%) Customer Engagement
12 16 (7.31%) MODAF
Programming Languages
1 29 (13.24%) MATLAB
2 26 (11.87%) C++
3 18 (8.22%) Python
4 17 (7.76%) Java
5 16 (7.31%) JavaScript
6 15 (6.85%) C
7 14 (6.39%) C#
7 14 (6.39%) SQL
8 8 (3.65%) Fortran
9 4 (1.83%) Embedded C
9 4 (1.83%) Embedded C++
9 4 (1.83%) Rust
10 1 (0.46%) Ada
10 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.46%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (36.53%) BPSS Clearance
2 67 (30.59%) Chartered Engineer
3 20 (9.13%) Master's Degree
4 16 (7.31%) Security Cleared
5 15 (6.85%) Numerate Degree
6 12 (5.48%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.83%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.83%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.37%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.91%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.91%) MOS
10 1 (0.46%) CISSP
10 1 (0.46%) HNC
10 1 (0.46%) HND
10 1 (0.46%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (24.66%) IEC 61508
2 31 (14.16%) Def Stans
3 11 (5.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (5.02%) NIST
4 8 (3.65%) ISO 9001
4 8 (3.65%) QA
5 4 (1.83%) TickIT
6 3 (1.37%) IEC 61131
System Software
1 1 (0.46%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 23 (10.50%) Functional Safety
2 1 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (7.76%) IBM
2 12 (5.48%) Micro Focus
3 9 (4.11%) Siemens
4 8 (3.65%) Atlassian
5 5 (2.28%) Microsoft
6 2 (0.91%) EMC
6 2 (0.91%) Oracle
7 1 (0.46%) Salesforce