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 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 10 28
Rank change year-on-year +6 +18 -24
Permanent jobs citing Degree 96 91 108
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 13.68% 11.70% 11.29%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.49% 45.96% 51.18%
Number of salaries quoted 23 37 40
10th Percentile £27,200 £31,250 £28,350
25th Percentile £29,125 £38,750 £37,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +22.09%
75th Percentile £55,249 £68,750 £58,750
90th Percentile £60,000 £81,500 £63,900
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.00% - -2.91%

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 167 198 211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 23.79% 25.45% 22.05%
Number of salaries quoted 60 88 118
10th Percentile £26,750 £35,117 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,188 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,313 £78,313 £58,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £65,075
Scotland median annual salary £33,250 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.55% +4.76% -

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 16 December 2025.

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 5 (5.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.08%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (2.08%) WebSphere
2 2 (2.08%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (1.04%) SharePoint
Applications
1 46 (47.92%) Chatbot
2 4 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.08%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (10.42%) Azure
2 6 (6.25%) Power Platform
3 5 (5.21%) AWS
3 5 (5.21%) GitHub
3 5 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (5.21%) SaaS
4 3 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (3.13%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.04%) IaaS
5 1 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
5 1 (1.04%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.29%) Firewall
2 5 (5.21%) DHCP
2 5 (5.21%) DNS
3 4 (4.17%) TCP/IP
4 3 (3.13%) Network Security
4 3 (3.13%) VPN
4 3 (3.13%) WAN
4 3 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (2.08%) LAN
5 2 (2.08%) Softphone
6 1 (1.04%) SD-WAN
6 1 (1.04%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.21%) Power BI
1 5 (5.21%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.17%) Oracle BI EE
2 4 (4.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 4 (4.17%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (4.17%) Tableau
3 1 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.17%) JIRA
2 2 (2.08%) Git
General
1 34 (35.42%) Analytical Skills
2 20 (20.83%) Social Skills
3 12 (12.50%) Finance
4 7 (7.29%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.13%) Electronics
8 2 (2.08%) Back Office
8 2 (2.08%) Law
8 2 (2.08%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.04%) Avionics
9 1 (1.04%) Banking
9 1 (1.04%) Billing
9 1 (1.04%) Games
9 1 (1.04%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.04%) Military
9 1 (1.04%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.04%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 45 (46.88%) Trainer
2 11 (11.46%) Analyst
2 11 (11.46%) Developer
3 8 (8.33%) Lead
4 6 (6.25%) Senior
4 6 (6.25%) Technical Leader
4 6 (6.25%) Trainee
5 5 (5.21%) IT Engineer
6 4 (4.17%) Customer Service Representative
6 4 (4.17%) Insight Analyst
6 4 (4.17%) IT Support
6 4 (4.17%) IT Support Engineer
6 4 (4.17%) Oracle Developer
6 4 (4.17%) Support Analyst
6 4 (4.17%) Support Engineer
7 3 (3.13%) Analyst Developer
7 3 (3.13%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.13%) Graduate
7 3 (3.13%) Report Analyst
7 3 (3.13%) Sales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.13%) Hibernate
1 3 (3.13%) RESTful
1 3 (3.13%) Spring
2 2 (2.08%) .NET
2 2 (2.08%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.08%) React
2 2 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (7.29%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.17%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.08%) CCTV
3 2 (2.08%) NHS
4 1 (1.04%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.04%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.04%) Molecular Biology
4 1 (1.04%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 8 (8.33%) Windows
2 3 (3.13%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.08%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (2.08%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.04%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.04%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (52.08%) AI
2 46 (47.92%) Conversational UI
3 24 (25.00%) Chemistry
4 21 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 16 (16.67%) Content Writing
6 11 (11.46%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (8.33%) Analytics
7 8 (8.33%) Statistics
8 7 (7.29%) ERP
9 6 (6.25%) Asset Management
9 6 (6.25%) Business Strategy
9 6 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (5.21%) Agile
10 5 (5.21%) Collaborative Culture
10 5 (5.21%) Customer Service
10 5 (5.21%) Decision-Making
10 5 (5.21%) ITIL
10 5 (5.21%) OOP
10 5 (5.21%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (9.38%) SQL
2 7 (7.29%) Java
3 3 (3.13%) C
3 3 (3.13%) C#
4 2 (2.08%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.08%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.04%) Ada
5 1 (1.04%) Bash
5 1 (1.04%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.04%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (34.38%) Master's Degree
2 28 (29.17%) PhD
3 9 (9.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (5.21%) HNC
4 5 (5.21%) HND
5 3 (3.13%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (3.13%) DBS Check
6 2 (2.08%) CCIE
6 2 (2.08%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.04%) CCNA
7 1 (1.04%) CCNP
7 1 (1.04%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.04%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.04%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.04%) PMP
7 1 (1.04%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.04%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.21%) SLA
2 2 (2.08%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.08%) QA
3 1 (1.04%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.04%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (10.42%) Active Directory
2 7 (7.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.08%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (5.21%) Cisco CUCM
2 4 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 46 (47.92%) PayPal
2 14 (14.58%) Microsoft
3 8 (8.33%) Cisco
4 7 (7.29%) VMware
5 5 (5.21%) Dell
6 4 (4.17%) Oracle
7 3 (3.13%) Alteryx
7 3 (3.13%) Teradata
8 2 (2.08%) HP
8 2 (2.08%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.04%) Anaplan
9 1 (1.04%) Datto
9 1 (1.04%) Genesys
9 1 (1.04%) Intel
9 1 (1.04%) Veeam
9 1 (1.04%) Verint