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 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 9 38
Rank change year-on-year +4 +29 -32
Permanent jobs citing Degree 90 87 120
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 12.89% 11.69% 10.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.69% 45.31% 51.72%
Number of salaries quoted 22 35 39
10th Percentile £26,975 £31,250 £28,200
25th Percentile £29,438 £38,625 £36,991
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £55,374 £66,875 £58,125
90th Percentile £60,000 £75,500 £64,050
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -33.00% - -5.66%

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 156 192 232
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 22.35% 25.81% 20.57%
Number of salaries quoted 57 84 120
10th Percentile £26,750 £32,940 £25,200
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,250 £80,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £65,025
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -39.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 25 December 2025.

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 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (2.22%) Exchange Server 2013
2 2 (2.22%) WebSphere
2 2 (2.22%) WebSphere Application Server
3 1 (1.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (45.56%) Chatbot
2 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.11%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.22%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (11.11%) Azure
2 6 (6.67%) Power Platform
3 5 (5.56%) AWS
3 5 (5.56%) GitHub
3 5 (5.56%) SaaS
4 4 (4.44%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (3.33%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (3.33%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.11%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.11%) IaaS
6 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.11%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (7.78%) Firewall
2 4 (4.44%) DHCP
2 4 (4.44%) DNS
3 3 (3.33%) Network Security
3 3 (3.33%) TCP/IP
3 3 (3.33%) VPN
3 3 (3.33%) WAN
3 3 (3.33%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (2.22%) LAN
4 2 (2.22%) Softphone
5 1 (1.11%) SD-WAN
5 1 (1.11%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.56%) Power BI
1 5 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.44%) Oracle BI EE
2 4 (4.44%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 4 (4.44%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (4.44%) Tableau
3 1 (1.11%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (4.44%) JIRA
2 2 (2.22%) Git
General
1 32 (35.56%) Analytical Skills
2 19 (21.11%) Social Skills
3 12 (13.33%) Finance
4 7 (7.78%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.33%) Electronics
8 2 (2.22%) Back Office
8 2 (2.22%) Law
8 2 (2.22%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.11%) Avionics
9 1 (1.11%) Banking
9 1 (1.11%) Billing
9 1 (1.11%) Games
9 1 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.11%) Military
9 1 (1.11%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.11%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (44.44%) Trainer
2 11 (12.22%) Analyst
2 11 (12.22%) Developer
3 8 (8.89%) Lead
4 6 (6.67%) Senior
4 6 (6.67%) Technical Leader
4 6 (6.67%) Trainee
5 4 (4.44%) Customer Service Representative
5 4 (4.44%) Insight Analyst
5 4 (4.44%) IT Engineer
5 4 (4.44%) Oracle Developer
5 4 (4.44%) Support Analyst
6 3 (3.33%) Account Executive
6 3 (3.33%) Business Analyst
6 3 (3.33%) Graduate
6 3 (3.33%) IT Support
6 3 (3.33%) Sales Account Executive
6 3 (3.33%) Sales Executive
6 3 (3.33%) Support Engineer
6 3 (3.33%) Telesales Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.33%) Hibernate
1 3 (3.33%) RESTful
1 3 (3.33%) Spring
2 2 (2.22%) .NET
2 2 (2.22%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.22%) React
2 2 (2.22%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (6.67%) Driving Licence
2 4 (4.44%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.22%) CCTV
3 2 (2.22%) NHS
4 1 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.11%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.11%) Molecular Biology
4 1 (1.11%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.78%) Windows
2 3 (3.33%) Windows Server
3 2 (2.22%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (1.11%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (50.00%) AI
2 41 (45.56%) Conversational UI
3 22 (24.44%) Chemistry
4 21 (23.33%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (17.78%) Content Writing
6 13 (14.44%) Computer Science
7 11 (12.22%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (8.89%) Analytics
9 7 (7.78%) ERP
10 6 (6.67%) Asset Management
10 6 (6.67%) Business Strategy
10 6 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
11 5 (5.56%) Agile
11 5 (5.56%) Collaborative Culture
11 5 (5.56%) Decision-Making
11 5 (5.56%) ITIL
11 5 (5.56%) OOP
11 5 (5.56%) Project Management
11 5 (5.56%) Statistics
12 4 (4.44%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.00%) SQL
2 7 (7.78%) Java
3 3 (3.33%) C
3 3 (3.33%) C#
4 2 (2.22%) PowerShell
4 2 (2.22%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.11%) Ada
5 1 (1.11%) Bash
5 1 (1.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (31.11%) Master's Degree
2 23 (25.56%) PhD
3 9 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (5.56%) HNC
4 5 (5.56%) HND
5 3 (3.33%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (3.33%) DBS Check
6 2 (2.22%) CCIE
6 2 (2.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.11%) CCNA
7 1 (1.11%) CCNP
7 1 (1.11%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (1.11%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (1.11%) PMI Certification
7 1 (1.11%) PMP
7 1 (1.11%) SC Cleared
7 1 (1.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.56%) SLA
2 2 (2.22%) ISO 9001
2 2 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (2.22%) QA
3 1 (1.11%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.11%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (10.00%) Active Directory
2 6 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.11%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (5.56%) Cisco CUCM
2 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 41 (45.56%) PayPal
2 13 (14.44%) Microsoft
3 8 (8.89%) Cisco
4 6 (6.67%) VMware
5 5 (5.56%) Dell
6 4 (4.44%) Oracle
7 3 (3.33%) Alteryx
7 3 (3.33%) Teradata
8 2 (2.22%) HP
8 2 (2.22%) ServiceNow
9 1 (1.11%) Anaplan
9 1 (1.11%) Datto
9 1 (1.11%) Genesys
9 1 (1.11%) Intel
9 1 (1.11%) Veeam
9 1 (1.11%) Verint