Degree Job Trends in Glasgow

Academic Degree
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 7 52
Rank change year-on-year -21 +45 -45
Permanent jobs citing Degree 41 51 324
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.24% 12.00% 8.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.85% 38.06% 61.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12 18 74
10th Percentile £29,000 £38,750 £26,325
25th Percentile £34,438 £49,542 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +41.18% -22.73%
75th Percentile £54,063 £67,188 £57,500
90th Percentile £74,125 £67,875 £73,000
Scotland median annual salary £49,100 £50,000 £45,543
% change year-on-year -1.80% +9.79% -8.91%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Glasgow

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 Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 165 134 526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 17.08% 31.53% 14.00%
Number of salaries quoted 36 50 205
10th Percentile £25,375 £31,225 £28,200
25th Percentile £27,500 £42,438 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.30% +25.50% -12.46%
75th Percentile £69,688 £80,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,575 £78,250
Scotland median annual salary £39,000 £51,914 £50,000
% change year-on-year -24.88% +3.83% -8.90%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Degree
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Degree

Degree
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Glasgow over the 6 months to 27 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Degree in Glasgow

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 (9.76%) SharePoint
2 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (7.32%) WebSphere
2 3 (7.32%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.88%) Chatbot
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 12 (29.27%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (24.39%) Azure
3 5 (12.20%) Entra ID
4 3 (7.32%) AWS
4 3 (7.32%) SaaS
5 2 (4.88%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (4.88%) Mimecast
5 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.44%) Asana
6 1 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (2.44%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.32%) DNS
2 2 (4.88%) Firewall
3 1 (2.44%) DHCP
3 1 (2.44%) Network Security
3 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
3 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.44%) VLAN
3 1 (2.44%) VPN
3 1 (2.44%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.76%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.88%) Power BI
3 1 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (2.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (7.32%) Git
1 3 (7.32%) JIRA
General
1 29 (70.73%) Social Skills
2 12 (29.27%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (17.07%) Electronics
3 7 (17.07%) Finance
4 3 (7.32%) Documentation Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.32%) Law
4 3 (7.32%) Manufacturing
4 3 (7.32%) Marketing
4 3 (7.32%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (4.88%) Back Office
6 1 (2.44%) Banking
6 1 (2.44%) Billing
6 1 (2.44%) Games
6 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Sales Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Account Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Sales Account Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Telesales Executive
3 6 (14.63%) Analyst
4 5 (12.20%) Senior
5 4 (9.76%) IT Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Applications Support
6 3 (7.32%) Applications Support Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Lead
6 3 (7.32%) Project Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Support Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Technical Leader
7 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) Head of Sales
7 2 (4.88%) Industrial Engineer
7 2 (4.88%) IT Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) IT Systems Administrator
7 2 (4.88%) Senior IT Administrator
7 2 (4.88%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.32%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (12.20%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.32%) IoT
2 3 (7.32%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.88%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.44%) FMCG
4 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.44%) PropTech
4 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
2 4 (9.76%) Windows 10
3 2 (4.88%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (29.27%) ITIL
2 10 (24.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (21.95%) Telesales
4 7 (17.07%) Change Management
4 7 (17.07%) Disaster Recovery
4 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (14.63%) Customer Service
6 5 (12.20%) CRM
6 5 (12.20%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (9.76%) Business Strategy
7 4 (9.76%) Decision-Making
7 4 (9.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 4 (9.76%) ERP
7 4 (9.76%) Project Delivery
7 4 (9.76%) Project Management
7 4 (9.76%) Server Management
7 4 (9.76%) Service Delivery
7 4 (9.76%) Ticket Management
8 3 (7.32%) B2B Sales
8 3 (7.32%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.76%) SQL
2 3 (7.32%) Java
2 3 (7.32%) T-SQL
3 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.44%) Bash
4 1 (2.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (9.76%) HNC
1 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
1 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (4.88%) City & Guilds
2 2 (4.88%) CTC Cleared
2 2 (4.88%) DBS Check
2 2 (4.88%) HND
2 2 (4.88%) MBA
2 2 (4.88%) MCSE
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
2 2 (4.88%) MOS
2 2 (4.88%) PhD
2 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
2 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.44%) CCNA
3 1 (2.44%) CCNP
3 1 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
3 1 (2.44%) Network+ Certification
3 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) SLA
2 3 (7.32%) QA
3 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
System Software
1 10 (24.39%) Active Directory
2 5 (12.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.88%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.44%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.88%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (4.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 15 (36.59%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.07%) Dell
3 5 (12.20%) Cisco
3 5 (12.20%) VMware
4 3 (7.32%) ServiceNow
5 2 (4.88%) Citrix
5 2 (4.88%) PayPal
6 1 (2.44%) Anaplan
6 1 (2.44%) Datto
6 1 (2.44%) Genesys
6 1 (2.44%) Veeam
6 1 (2.44%) Verint