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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 27 52
Rank change year-on-year +9 +25 -44
Permanent jobs citing Degree 56 83 253
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 5.12% 11.84% 8.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 32.18% 47.16% 61.71%
Number of salaries quoted 24 19 73
10th Percentile £24,888 - £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £29,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,625 £67,500
90th Percentile £64,210 £67,500 £86,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £42,500 £49,225
% change year-on-year +17.65% -13.66% -1.55%

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 174 176 410
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 15.90% 25.11% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 47 53 177
10th Percentile £25,375 £27,200 £36,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £88,500 £90,000 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £50,500 £44,064 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.61% -11.87% -

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 24 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 4 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.79%) WebSphere
2 1 (1.79%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (3.57%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (3.57%) SAP ERP
2 1 (1.79%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.07%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (12.50%) Azure
3 5 (8.93%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.79%) Asana
5 1 (1.79%) AWS
5 1 (1.79%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.14%) DNS
2 1 (1.79%) MPLS
2 1 (1.79%) SDH
2 1 (1.79%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.57%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (3.57%) SAP BW
2 1 (1.79%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.79%) Git
1 1 (1.79%) JIRA
General
1 26 (46.43%) Social Skills
2 10 (17.86%) Finance
2 10 (17.86%) Law
3 9 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (16.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 7 (12.50%) Manufacturing
5 5 (8.93%) Electronics
6 4 (7.14%) Banking
6 4 (7.14%) Private Banking
7 3 (5.36%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.57%) Local Government
9 1 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.79%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (14.29%) Developer
1 8 (14.29%) RPG Developer
2 7 (12.50%) Senior
3 6 (10.71%) Account Executive
4 5 (8.93%) Industrial Engineer
4 5 (8.93%) Project Manager
4 5 (8.93%) Sales Account Executive
4 5 (8.93%) Sales Engineer
4 5 (8.93%) Sales Executive
4 5 (8.93%) Telesales Executive
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%) Lead
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%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.14%) Hugging Face
1 4 (7.14%) PyTorch
2 2 (3.57%) SAP Basis
2 2 (3.57%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (1.79%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 9 (16.07%) AS400
2 6 (10.71%) Driving Licence
3 4 (7.14%) AI Agents
3 4 (7.14%) Algorithms
4 3 (5.36%) IoT
5 2 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.57%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.79%) Cyber Threat
6 1 (1.79%) Digital Media
6 1 (1.79%) FMCG
6 1 (1.79%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.79%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (1.79%) PropTech
6 1 (1.79%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.79%) Linux
1 1 (1.79%) Windows
1 1 (1.79%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (39.29%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 17 (30.36%) ITIL
4 11 (19.64%) Mentoring
5 10 (17.86%) Telesales
6 9 (16.07%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (12.50%) Decision-Making
8 6 (10.71%) Change Management
8 6 (10.71%) Customer Service
9 5 (8.93%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.93%) Data Science
9 5 (8.93%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 5 (8.93%) Machine Learning
9 5 (8.93%) Pricing Strategy
9 5 (8.93%) Project Management
10 4 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (7.14%) Decision Tree
10 4 (7.14%) Personalization
10 4 (7.14%) Question Answering
10 4 (7.14%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (16.07%) RPG
2 5 (8.93%) Python
3 1 (1.79%) C
3 1 (1.79%) C#
3 1 (1.79%) C++
3 1 (1.79%) Java
3 1 (1.79%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.79%) R
3 1 (1.79%) SQL
3 1 (1.79%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (8.93%) City & Guilds
2 4 (7.14%) PhD
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%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (1.79%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.79%) CISSP
4 1 (1.79%) CompTIA CySA+
4 1 (1.79%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.79%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.93%) QA
2 1 (1.79%) Accessibility
System Software
1 9 (16.07%) 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
Vendors
1 12 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 9 (16.07%) IBM
3 5 (8.93%) Dell
4 2 (3.57%) SAP
4 2 (3.57%) VMware