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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 25 52
Rank change year-on-year +4 +27 -44
Permanent jobs citing Degree 53 85 270
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.93% 11.95% 8.35%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.64% 46.70% 61.36%
Number of salaries quoted 24 20 74
10th Percentile £24,888 - £28,950
25th Percentile £36,219 £29,000 £40,220
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £48,750 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -7.14% -4.55%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,313 £67,500
90th Percentile - £67,500 £86,000
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £46,522
% change year-on-year +17.65% -8.64% -6.96%

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 173 182 440
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.08% 25.60% 13.60%
Number of salaries quoted 46 56 184
10th Percentile £25,375 £27,875 £33,475
25th Percentile £29,000 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -19.09% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £68,875
90th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £86,675
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £44,314 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.83% -11.37% -

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 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 5 (9.43%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.89%) WebSphere
3 1 (1.89%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (5.66%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (3.77%) SAP ERP
2 1 (1.89%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 11 (20.75%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (13.21%) Azure
3 6 (11.32%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.89%) Asana
5 1 (1.89%) AWS
5 1 (1.89%) Mimecast
5 1 (1.89%) SaaS
5 1 (1.89%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.55%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.77%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (3.77%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.89%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Git
1 1 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 28 (52.83%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.09%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (13.21%) Manufacturing
4 6 (11.32%) Law
5 5 (9.43%) Electronics
5 5 (9.43%) Finance
6 4 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (3.77%) Local Government
7 2 (3.77%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Back Office
8 1 (1.89%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.89%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 8 (15.09%) Developer
1 8 (15.09%) RPG Developer
1 8 (15.09%) Senior
2 6 (11.32%) Account Executive
2 6 (11.32%) Sales Executive
3 5 (9.43%) Industrial Engineer
3 5 (9.43%) Project Manager
3 5 (9.43%) Sales Account Executive
3 5 (9.43%) Sales Engineer
3 5 (9.43%) Telesales Executive
4 4 (7.55%) Administrator
4 4 (7.55%) IT Administrator
4 4 (7.55%) IT Manager
4 4 (7.55%) IT Systems Administrator
4 4 (7.55%) Senior IT Administrator
4 4 (7.55%) Senior Systems Administrator
4 4 (7.55%) Systems Administrator
5 3 (5.66%) Analyst
5 3 (5.66%) Applications Support
5 3 (5.66%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) SAP Basis
1 2 (3.77%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.89%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.98%) AS400
2 6 (11.32%) Driving Licence
3 3 (5.66%) IoT
4 2 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.77%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.89%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.89%) FMCG
5 1 (1.89%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.89%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.89%) PropTech
5 1 (1.89%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 3 (5.66%) Windows
2 2 (3.77%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.89%) Linux
3 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (39.62%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (33.96%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (33.96%) ITIL
3 11 (20.75%) Mentoring
4 10 (18.87%) Telesales
5 9 (16.98%) Disaster Recovery
6 8 (15.09%) Customer Service
7 6 (11.32%) Change Management
8 5 (9.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
8 5 (9.43%) Pricing Strategy
8 5 (9.43%) Project Management
9 4 (7.55%) Agile
9 4 (7.55%) Budget Management
9 4 (7.55%) CRM
9 4 (7.55%) ERP
9 4 (7.55%) Mobile Device Management
9 4 (7.55%) Project Delivery
9 4 (7.55%) Server Management
9 4 (7.55%) Service Delivery
10 3 (5.66%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.98%) RPG
2 1 (1.89%) C
2 1 (1.89%) C#
2 1 (1.89%) C++
2 1 (1.89%) Java
2 1 (1.89%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.89%) Python
2 1 (1.89%) R
2 1 (1.89%) SQL
2 1 (1.89%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (9.43%) City & Guilds
2 2 (3.77%) DBS Check
2 2 (3.77%) HNC
2 2 (3.77%) HND
2 2 (3.77%) Master's Degree
2 2 (3.77%) MBA
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (3.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (1.89%) CTC Cleared
3 1 (1.89%) MCSE
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 1 (1.89%) MOS
3 1 (1.89%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.89%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.43%) QA
2 1 (1.89%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.89%) SLA
System Software
1 10 (18.87%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.89%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.89%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.89%) SCCM
Vendors
1 12 (22.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (16.98%) IBM
3 5 (9.43%) Dell
4 2 (3.77%) SAP
4 2 (3.77%) VMware
5 1 (1.89%) Cisco
5 1 (1.89%) Citrix
5 1 (1.89%) ServiceNow