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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 32 52
Rank change year-on-year +15 +20 -45
Permanent jobs citing Degree 52 71 292
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 5.17% 11.58% 8.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.95% 44.38% 60.71%
Number of salaries quoted 22 16 78
10th Percentile £24,213 - £26,425
25th Percentile £29,000 £29,000 £36,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £52,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +23.53% -22.73%
75th Percentile £56,563 £65,313 £66,963
90th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £48,000 £47,500 £43,200
% change year-on-year +1.05% +9.95% -13.60%

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 168 160 481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.72% 26.10% 13.31%
Number of salaries quoted 43 47 197
10th Percentile £25,375 £28,100 £31,250
25th Percentile £26,313 £31,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% -15.24% -4.55%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £89,500 £91,950 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £49,000 £50,000 £48,500
% change year-on-year -2.00% +3.09% -3.27%

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 18 June 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 6 (11.54%) SharePoint
2 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (3.85%) WebSphere
3 2 (3.85%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 4 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.92%) C-CURE
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (17.31%) Azure
3 7 (13.46%) Entra ID
4 3 (5.77%) SaaS
5 2 (3.85%) AWS
5 2 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (3.85%) Mimecast
6 1 (1.92%) Asana
6 1 (1.92%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) Git
1 2 (3.85%) JIRA
General
1 30 (57.69%) Social Skills
2 8 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (13.46%) Manufacturing
4 6 (11.54%) Electronics
4 6 (11.54%) Law
5 4 (7.69%) Finance
6 3 (5.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (5.77%) Marketing
7 2 (3.85%) Back Office
7 2 (3.85%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Local Government
7 2 (3.85%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (17.31%) Sales Executive
1 9 (17.31%) Senior
2 7 (13.46%) Account Executive
3 6 (11.54%) Sales Account Executive
3 6 (11.54%) Telesales Executive
4 5 (9.62%) Analyst
4 5 (9.62%) Industrial Engineer
4 5 (9.62%) Project Manager
4 5 (9.62%) Sales Engineer
5 4 (7.69%) Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) Developer
5 4 (7.69%) IT Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) IT Manager
5 4 (7.69%) IT Systems Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) RPG Developer
5 4 (7.69%) Senior IT Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) Senior Systems Administrator
5 4 (7.69%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (5.77%) IT Support
6 3 (5.77%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (11.54%) Driving Licence
2 5 (9.62%) AS400
3 3 (5.77%) IoT
4 2 (3.85%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.85%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.92%) FMCG
5 1 (1.92%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.92%) PropTech
5 1 (1.92%) VLE
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.62%) Windows
2 4 (7.69%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.92%) Linux
3 1 (1.92%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (28.85%) ITIL
3 14 (26.92%) Continuous Improvement
4 11 (21.15%) Telesales
5 10 (19.23%) Customer Service
6 9 (17.31%) Disaster Recovery
7 7 (13.46%) Mentoring
8 6 (11.54%) Change Management
8 6 (11.54%) CRM
9 5 (9.62%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 5 (9.62%) Pricing Strategy
9 5 (9.62%) Project Delivery
9 5 (9.62%) Project Management
10 4 (7.69%) Agile
10 4 (7.69%) Budget Management
10 4 (7.69%) Customer Experience
10 4 (7.69%) Mobile Device Management
10 4 (7.69%) Server Management
10 4 (7.69%) Ticket Management
11 3 (5.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.62%) RPG
2 2 (3.85%) Java
2 2 (3.85%) SQL
2 2 (3.85%) T-SQL
3 1 (1.92%) C
3 1 (1.92%) C#
3 1 (1.92%) C++
3 1 (1.92%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.92%) Python
3 1 (1.92%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (9.62%) City & Guilds
2 3 (5.77%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (3.85%) CTC Cleared
3 2 (3.85%) DBS Check
3 2 (3.85%) HNC
3 2 (3.85%) HND
3 2 (3.85%) Master's Degree
3 2 (3.85%) MBA
3 2 (3.85%) MCSE
3 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (3.85%) MOS
3 2 (3.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (3.85%) SC Cleared
3 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (11.54%) QA
2 2 (3.85%) SLA
3 1 (1.92%) Accessibility
System Software
1 11 (21.15%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.92%) Hyper-V
3 1 (1.92%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.85%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.54%) Dell
3 5 (9.62%) IBM
4 2 (3.85%) Cisco
4 2 (3.85%) Citrix
4 2 (3.85%) ServiceNow
4 2 (3.85%) VMware