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

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 14 55
Rank change year-on-year -11 +41 -48
Permanent jobs citing Degree 41 33 310
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.69% 7.97% 8.53%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.80% 26.83% 59.39%
Number of salaries quoted 13 17 70
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £26,175
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +29.41% -22.73%
75th Percentile £55,000 £66,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £72,100 £67,500 £70,125
Scotland median annual salary £42,500 £45,000 £45,543
% change year-on-year -5.56% -1.19% -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 153 123 522
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 17.51% 29.71% 14.36%
Number of salaries quoted 42 50 213
10th Percentile £25,375 £31,250 £26,300
25th Percentile £27,500 £39,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,250 £63,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.02% +27.00% -9.79%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,575 £77,500
Scotland median annual salary £37,500 £51,914 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.77% +3.83% -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 8 April 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 (9.76%) WebSphere
1 4 (9.76%) WebSphere Application Server
2 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (14.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (4.88%) Chatbot
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.44%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (24.39%) Azure
1 10 (24.39%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (9.76%) AWS
2 4 (9.76%) Entra ID
3 3 (7.32%) SaaS
4 2 (4.88%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (4.88%) Mimecast
4 2 (4.88%) Power Platform
5 1 (2.44%) Asana
5 1 (2.44%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.44%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (2.44%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 5 (12.20%) Firewall
2 2 (4.88%) Network Security
2 2 (4.88%) WAN
3 1 (2.44%) DHCP
3 1 (2.44%) DNS
3 1 (2.44%) LAN
3 1 (2.44%) SD-WAN
3 1 (2.44%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.44%) VLAN
3 1 (2.44%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.20%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.88%) Power BI
3 1 (2.44%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (2.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (12.20%) JIRA
2 4 (9.76%) Git
General
1 29 (70.73%) Social Skills
2 12 (29.27%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (19.51%) Finance
4 7 (17.07%) Electronics
5 6 (14.63%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (9.76%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (7.32%) Marketing
8 2 (4.88%) Back Office
9 1 (2.44%) Avionics
9 1 (2.44%) Banking
9 1 (2.44%) Billing
9 1 (2.44%) Games
9 1 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (2.44%) Law
9 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.44%) Military
9 1 (2.44%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.44%) Private Banking
9 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Sales Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Account Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Analyst
2 7 (17.07%) Lead
2 7 (17.07%) Sales Account Executive
2 7 (17.07%) Telesales Executive
3 6 (14.63%) Technical Leader
4 4 (9.76%) Applications Support
4 4 (9.76%) Applications Support Analyst
4 4 (9.76%) IT Manager
4 4 (9.76%) Support Analyst
5 3 (7.32%) Project Manager
5 3 (7.32%) Senior
6 2 (4.88%) Desktop Support
6 2 (4.88%) ERP Manager
6 2 (4.88%) Head of Sales
6 2 (4.88%) IT Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
6 2 (4.88%) Site Engineer
6 2 (4.88%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.76%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.32%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (7.32%) IoT
2 3 (7.32%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.88%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.44%) FMCG
4 1 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.44%) PropTech
4 1 (2.44%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 6 (14.63%) Windows
2 4 (9.76%) Windows 10
3 2 (4.88%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (34.15%) ITIL
2 10 (24.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (19.51%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (17.07%) Business Strategy
4 7 (17.07%) Change Management
4 7 (17.07%) ERP
4 7 (17.07%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (17.07%) Telesales
5 6 (14.63%) Asset Management
6 5 (12.20%) CRM
6 5 (12.20%) Disaster Recovery
6 5 (12.20%) Project Delivery
6 5 (12.20%) Statistics
7 4 (9.76%) Customer Service
7 4 (9.76%) Decision-Making
7 4 (9.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
7 4 (9.76%) ITSM
7 4 (9.76%) Project Management
7 4 (9.76%) Server Management
7 4 (9.76%) Ticket Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (12.20%) SQL
2 4 (9.76%) Java
2 4 (9.76%) T-SQL
3 2 (4.88%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.44%) Ada
4 1 (2.44%) Bash
4 1 (2.44%) C
4 1 (2.44%) C#
4 1 (2.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (2.44%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (12.20%) HNC
2 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
2 4 (9.76%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (4.88%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (4.88%) CTC Cleared
3 2 (4.88%) MBA
3 2 (4.88%) MCSE
3 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (4.88%) MOS
3 2 (4.88%) PhD
3 2 (4.88%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.88%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.44%) CCIE
4 1 (2.44%) CCNA
4 1 (2.44%) CCNP
4 1 (2.44%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.07%) SLA
2 4 (9.76%) QA
3 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
System Software
1 9 (21.95%) Active Directory
2 8 (19.51%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (4.88%) Hyper-V
4 1 (2.44%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (12.20%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (4.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 16 (39.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (21.95%) Cisco
3 8 (19.51%) VMware
4 7 (17.07%) Dell
5 3 (7.32%) ServiceNow
6 2 (4.88%) Citrix
6 2 (4.88%) PayPal
7 1 (2.44%) Anaplan
7 1 (2.44%) Datto
7 1 (2.44%) Genesys
7 1 (2.44%) Veeam
7 1 (2.44%) Verint