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 2 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 26 53
Rank change year-on-year +8 +27 -46
Permanent jobs citing Degree 56 80 281
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 5.34% 12.07% 8.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 32.00% 45.45% 60.95%
Number of salaries quoted 25 19 80
10th Percentile £25,225 - £26,475
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% -22.73%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,625 £67,500
90th Percentile - £67,500 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £43,200
% change year-on-year +17.65% -1.62% -13.60%

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 175 176 461
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.70% 26.55% 13.60%
Number of salaries quoted 47 54 196
10th Percentile £25,375 £27,425 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,125 £31,000 £41,146
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -16.82% -2.73%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,500 £90,000 £83,625
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £47,292 £49,608
% change year-on-year +5.73% -4.67% -0.79%

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 2 July 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 6 (10.71%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.57%) WebSphere
3 2 (3.57%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 4 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.79%) C-CURE
2 1 (1.79%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 13 (23.21%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (16.07%) Azure
3 7 (12.50%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.36%) SaaS
5 2 (3.57%) AWS
5 2 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (3.57%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.79%) Asana
6 1 (1.79%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.14%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.57%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.79%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (1.79%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Git
1 2 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 31 (55.36%) Social Skills
2 8 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (12.50%) Manufacturing
4 6 (10.71%) Electronics
4 6 (10.71%) Law
5 5 (8.93%) Finance
6 3 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.36%) Marketing
7 2 (3.57%) Back Office
7 2 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.57%) Local Government
7 2 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (16.07%) Sales Executive
1 9 (16.07%) Senior
2 7 (12.50%) Account Executive
2 7 (12.50%) Developer
2 7 (12.50%) RPG Developer
3 6 (10.71%) Sales Account Executive
3 6 (10.71%) Telesales Executive
4 5 (8.93%) Analyst
4 5 (8.93%) Industrial Engineer
4 5 (8.93%) Project Manager
4 5 (8.93%) Sales Engineer
5 4 (7.14%) Administrator
5 4 (7.14%) IT Administrator
5 4 (7.14%) IT Manager
5 4 (7.14%) IT Systems Administrator
5 4 (7.14%) Senior IT Administrator
5 4 (7.14%) Senior Systems Administrator
5 4 (7.14%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (5.36%) Applications Support
6 3 (5.36%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.57%) .NET
2 1 (1.79%) SAP Basis
2 1 (1.79%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.29%) AS400
2 6 (10.71%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.36%) IoT
4 2 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.57%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.57%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.79%) FMCG
5 1 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.79%) PropTech
5 1 (1.79%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.93%) Windows
2 4 (7.14%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.79%) Linux
3 1 (1.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (33.93%) ITIL
3 18 (32.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (19.64%) Telesales
5 10 (17.86%) Customer Service
5 10 (17.86%) Mentoring
6 9 (16.07%) Disaster Recovery
7 6 (10.71%) Change Management
7 6 (10.71%) CRM
8 5 (8.93%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 5 (8.93%) Pricing Strategy
8 5 (8.93%) Project Delivery
8 5 (8.93%) Project Management
9 4 (7.14%) Agile
9 4 (7.14%) Budget Management
9 4 (7.14%) Customer Experience
9 4 (7.14%) Mobile Device Management
9 4 (7.14%) Server Management
9 4 (7.14%) Service Delivery
9 4 (7.14%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (14.29%) RPG
2 2 (3.57%) Java
2 2 (3.57%) SQL
2 2 (3.57%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.79%) C
3 1 (1.79%) C#
3 1 (1.79%) C++
3 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.79%) Python
3 1 (1.79%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (8.93%) City & Guilds
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.57%) CTC Cleared
3 2 (3.57%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.57%) HNC
3 2 (3.57%) HND
3 2 (3.57%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.57%) MBA
3 2 (3.57%) MCSE
3 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (3.57%) MOS
3 2 (3.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (3.57%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.71%) QA
2 2 (3.57%) SLA
3 1 (1.79%) Accessibility
System Software
1 11 (19.64%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.79%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.79%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (8.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.57%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (23.21%) Microsoft
2 8 (14.29%) IBM
3 6 (10.71%) Dell
4 2 (3.57%) Cisco
4 2 (3.57%) Citrix
4 2 (3.57%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.57%) VMware
5 1 (1.79%) SAP