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 23 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 10 45
Rank change year-on-year +2 +35 -41
Permanent jobs citing Degree 77 73 194
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 10.17% 11.99% 9.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 50.00% 40.11% 55.43%
Number of salaries quoted 21 26 53
10th Percentile - £31,250 £23,800
25th Percentile £29,000 £39,375 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,593 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.39% +14.34% -23.02%
75th Percentile £55,498 £61,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £70,500
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £45,543
% change year-on-year -33.00% +9.79% -14.07%

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 154 182 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 20.34% 29.89% 16.59%
Number of salaries quoted 53 67 163
10th Percentile £25,650 £34,573 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% -16.67%
75th Percentile £61,250 £74,375 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £84,200 £79,750
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £52,683 £50,000
% change year-on-year -36.41% +5.37% -9.09%

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 23 February 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 (5.19%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (5.19%) WebSphere
1 4 (5.19%) WebSphere Application Server
2 3 (3.90%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.60%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 26 (33.77%) Chatbot
2 6 (7.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.30%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.88%) Azure
2 8 (10.39%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (6.49%) Entra ID
3 5 (6.49%) Power Platform
4 4 (5.19%) AWS
5 3 (3.90%) SaaS
6 2 (2.60%) Mimecast
7 1 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (1.30%) IaaS
7 1 (1.30%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (9.09%) Firewall
2 3 (3.90%) DHCP
2 3 (3.90%) DNS
2 3 (3.90%) Network Security
2 3 (3.90%) TCP/IP
2 3 (3.90%) VPN
2 3 (3.90%) WAN
2 3 (3.90%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (2.60%) LAN
3 2 (2.60%) Softphone
4 1 (1.30%) SD-WAN
4 1 (1.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.49%) Power BI
1 5 (6.49%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.19%) Tableau
3 3 (3.90%) Oracle BI EE
3 3 (3.90%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 3 (3.90%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (6.49%) JIRA
2 4 (5.19%) Git
General
1 25 (32.47%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (31.17%) Social Skills
3 13 (16.88%) Finance
4 7 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (7.79%) Electronics
6 5 (6.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.19%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.90%) Marketing
9 2 (2.60%) Back Office
9 2 (2.60%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.30%) Avionics
10 1 (1.30%) Banking
10 1 (1.30%) Billing
10 1 (1.30%) Games
10 1 (1.30%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.30%) Law
10 1 (1.30%) Military
10 1 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.30%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 26 (33.77%) Trainer
2 15 (19.48%) Analyst
3 9 (11.69%) Sales Executive
4 8 (10.39%) Lead
5 7 (9.09%) Senior
6 6 (7.79%) Account Executive
6 6 (7.79%) Developer
6 6 (7.79%) Sales Account Executive
6 6 (7.79%) Support Analyst
6 6 (7.79%) Technical Leader
6 6 (7.79%) Telesales Executive
7 4 (5.19%) Applications Support
7 4 (5.19%) Applications Support Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Insight Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Support Engineer
8 3 (3.90%) Analyst Developer
8 3 (3.90%) Business Analyst
8 3 (3.90%) IT Engineer
8 3 (3.90%) Oracle Developer
8 3 (3.90%) Report Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.19%) .NET
2 2 (2.60%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 6 (7.79%) Driving Licence
2 3 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (3.90%) Data Structures
2 3 (3.90%) Onboarding
3 2 (2.60%) CCTV
3 2 (2.60%) IoT
3 2 (2.60%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.30%) Molecular Biology
4 1 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (12.99%) Windows
2 4 (5.19%) Windows 10
3 3 (3.90%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (2.60%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (1.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (37.66%) AI
2 26 (33.77%) Conversational UI
3 16 (20.78%) Chemistry
3 16 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (14.29%) ITIL
5 9 (11.69%) Analytics
6 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (10.39%) Content Writing
7 7 (9.09%) Decision-Making
8 6 (7.79%) Asset Management
8 6 (7.79%) Computer Science
8 6 (7.79%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (7.79%) Customer Service
8 6 (7.79%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (7.79%) Telesales
9 5 (6.49%) Business Strategy
9 5 (6.49%) Collaborative Culture
9 5 (6.49%) ERP
9 5 (6.49%) ITSM
9 5 (6.49%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.39%) SQL
2 4 (5.19%) Java
2 4 (5.19%) T-SQL
3 2 (2.60%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.30%) Ada
4 1 (1.30%) Bash
4 1 (1.30%) C
4 1 (1.30%) C#
4 1 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 20 (25.97%) Master's Degree
2 17 (22.08%) PhD
3 5 (6.49%) HNC
3 5 (6.49%) HND
4 3 (3.90%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (3.90%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.60%) CCIE
5 2 (2.60%) CTC Cleared
5 2 (2.60%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.60%) MBA
5 2 (2.60%) MCSE
5 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 2 (2.60%) MOS
5 2 (2.60%) SC Cleared
5 2 (2.60%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.30%) CCNA
6 1 (1.30%) CCNP
6 1 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) SLA
2 4 (5.19%) QA
3 1 (1.30%) Data Quality
System Software
1 10 (12.99%) Active Directory
2 6 (7.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.30%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (6.49%) Cisco CUCM
2 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 26 (33.77%) PayPal
2 12 (15.58%) Microsoft
3 10 (12.99%) Cisco
4 8 (10.39%) Dell
5 6 (7.79%) VMware
6 3 (3.90%) Alteryx
6 3 (3.90%) Oracle
6 3 (3.90%) ServiceNow
6 3 (3.90%) Teradata
7 2 (2.60%) Citrix
7 2 (2.60%) HP
8 1 (1.30%) Anaplan
8 1 (1.30%) Datto
8 1 (1.30%) Genesys
8 1 (1.30%) Intel
8 1 (1.30%) Veeam
8 1 (1.30%) Verint