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

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 11 39
Rank change year-on-year +5 +28 -33
Permanent jobs citing Degree 84 83 129
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 12.41% 11.71% 10.21%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.14% 45.60% 51.39%
Number of salaries quoted 18 31 41
10th Percentile £28,325 £31,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £29,438 £38,625 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £55,374 £62,375 £57,500
90th Percentile £60,000 £68,750 £63,750
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £48,628
% change year-on-year -33.00% +2.82% -8.25%

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 147 182 251
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 21.71% 25.67% 19.86%
Number of salaries quoted 50 75 130
10th Percentile £26,750 £33,484 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £57,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +18.56% -12.49%
75th Percentile £59,688 £77,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year -39.09% +8.91% -8.18%

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 5 January 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 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.38%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (2.38%) WebSphere
2 2 (2.38%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (1.19%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (48.81%) Chatbot
2 4 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.19%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.19%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 9 (10.71%) Azure
2 5 (5.95%) AWS
2 5 (5.95%) Power Platform
3 4 (4.76%) GitHub
3 4 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (4.76%) SaaS
4 3 (3.57%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.19%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.19%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.19%) IaaS
5 1 (1.19%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (8.33%) Firewall
2 3 (3.57%) DHCP
2 3 (3.57%) DNS
2 3 (3.57%) Network Security
2 3 (3.57%) TCP/IP
2 3 (3.57%) VPN
2 3 (3.57%) WAN
2 3 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (2.38%) LAN
3 2 (2.38%) Softphone
4 1 (1.19%) SD-WAN
4 1 (1.19%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.95%) Power BI
2 4 (4.76%) Oracle BI EE
2 4 (4.76%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 4 (4.76%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (4.76%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.76%) Tableau
3 1 (1.19%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.57%) JIRA
2 2 (2.38%) Git
General
1 29 (34.52%) Analytical Skills
2 16 (19.05%) Social Skills
3 11 (13.10%) Finance
4 7 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (5.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (3.57%) Electronics
7 2 (2.38%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.19%) Avionics
8 1 (1.19%) Back Office
8 1 (1.19%) Banking
8 1 (1.19%) Billing
8 1 (1.19%) Games
8 1 (1.19%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.19%) Law
8 1 (1.19%) Military
8 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.19%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (47.62%) Trainer
2 11 (13.10%) Analyst
3 10 (11.90%) Developer
4 8 (9.52%) Lead
5 6 (7.14%) Technical Leader
6 5 (5.95%) Senior
7 4 (4.76%) Customer Service Representative
7 4 (4.76%) Insight Analyst
7 4 (4.76%) Oracle Developer
7 4 (4.76%) Support Analyst
8 3 (3.57%) Account Executive
8 3 (3.57%) Analyst Developer
8 3 (3.57%) Business Analyst
8 3 (3.57%) Report Analyst
8 3 (3.57%) Report Developer
8 3 (3.57%) Sales Executive
8 3 (3.57%) Telesales Executive
8 3 (3.57%) Trainee
8 3 (3.57%) Trainee Analyst
8 3 (3.57%) Trainee Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.57%) Hibernate
1 3 (3.57%) RESTful
1 3 (3.57%) Spring
2 2 (2.38%) .NET
2 2 (2.38%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.38%) React
3 1 (1.19%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.14%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.76%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.38%) CCTV
4 1 (1.19%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.19%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.19%) Molecular Biology
4 1 (1.19%) NHS
4 1 (1.19%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.19%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.14%) Windows
2 3 (3.57%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.38%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (2.38%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.19%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (53.57%) AI
2 41 (48.81%) Conversational UI
3 22 (26.19%) Chemistry
4 18 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (19.05%) Content Writing
6 11 (13.10%) Computer Science
7 10 (11.90%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (9.52%) Analytics
9 6 (7.14%) Asset Management
9 6 (7.14%) ERP
9 6 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (5.95%) Business Strategy
10 5 (5.95%) Collaborative Culture
10 5 (5.95%) Decision-Making
10 5 (5.95%) ITIL
10 5 (5.95%) Project Management
10 5 (5.95%) Statistics
11 4 (4.76%) Actionable Insight
11 4 (4.76%) Customer Service
11 4 (4.76%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.71%) SQL
2 6 (7.14%) Java
3 2 (2.38%) C
3 2 (2.38%) C#
3 2 (2.38%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.38%) T-SQL
4 1 (1.19%) Ada
4 1 (1.19%) Bash
4 1 (1.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.19%) Python
Qualifications
1 24 (28.57%) Master's Degree
2 23 (27.38%) PhD
3 8 (9.52%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (5.95%) HNC
4 5 (5.95%) HND
5 3 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (3.57%) DBS Check
6 2 (2.38%) CCIE
6 2 (2.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.19%) CCNA
7 1 (1.19%) CCNP
7 1 (1.19%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.19%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.19%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.19%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.95%) SLA
2 2 (2.38%) QA
3 1 (1.19%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.19%) ISO 9001
3 1 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.19%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.19%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (5.95%) Cisco CUCM
2 4 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 41 (48.81%) PayPal
2 11 (13.10%) Microsoft
3 8 (9.52%) Cisco
4 6 (7.14%) VMware
5 5 (5.95%) Dell
6 4 (4.76%) Oracle
7 3 (3.57%) Alteryx
7 3 (3.57%) Teradata
8 2 (2.38%) HP
9 1 (1.19%) Anaplan
9 1 (1.19%) Datto
9 1 (1.19%) Genesys
9 1 (1.19%) Intel
9 1 (1.19%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.19%) Veeam
9 1 (1.19%) Verint