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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 7 55
Rank change year-on-year -19 +48 -49
Permanent jobs citing Degree 40 49 319
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.08% 11.86% 8.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 24.10% 37.69% 61.94%
Number of salaries quoted 13 15 73
10th Percentile £27,600 £40,750 £26,300
25th Percentile £29,000 £50,084 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +41.18% -22.73%
75th Percentile £52,500 £66,125 £57,500
90th Percentile £71,750 £67,500 £73,250
Scotland median annual salary £49,100 £50,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year -1.80% +8.70% -8.00%

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 166 130 515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 16.94% 31.48% 13.61%
Number of salaries quoted 37 44 199
10th Percentile - £31,000 £29,166
25th Percentile £25,375 £41,313 £39,299
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £62,250 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -35.74% +24.50% -9.79%
75th Percentile £60,000 £78,313 £62,815
90th Percentile £90,000 £86,750 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £41,250 £51,645 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.13% +3.29% -5.66%

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 9 May 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 (15.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (7.50%) WebSphere
3 3 (7.50%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.00%) Chatbot
2 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (5.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 13 (32.50%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (25.00%) Azure
3 7 (17.50%) Entra ID
4 3 (7.50%) AWS
4 3 (7.50%) SaaS
5 2 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (5.00%) Mimecast
6 1 (2.50%) Asana
6 1 (2.50%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.50%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 4 (10.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.50%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.50%) Power BI
2 1 (2.50%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (7.50%) Git
1 3 (7.50%) JIRA
General
1 29 (72.50%) Social Skills
2 10 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (17.50%) Electronics
4 5 (12.50%) Finance
5 3 (7.50%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (7.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (7.50%) Manufacturing
5 3 (7.50%) Marketing
6 2 (5.00%) Back Office
6 2 (5.00%) Law
6 2 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.50%) Games
7 1 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (25.00%) Sales Executive
2 8 (20.00%) Account Executive
3 7 (17.50%) Sales Account Executive
3 7 (17.50%) Senior
3 7 (17.50%) Telesales Executive
4 5 (12.50%) Analyst
5 4 (10.00%) Administrator
5 4 (10.00%) IT Administrator
5 4 (10.00%) IT Manager
5 4 (10.00%) IT Systems Administrator
5 4 (10.00%) Senior IT Administrator
5 4 (10.00%) Senior Systems Administrator
5 4 (10.00%) Systems Administrator
6 3 (7.50%) Applications Support
6 3 (7.50%) Applications Support Analyst
6 3 (7.50%) Project Manager
6 3 (7.50%) Support Analyst
7 2 (5.00%) Desktop Support
7 2 (5.00%) Support Engineer
7 2 (5.00%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.50%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (7.50%) IoT
3 2 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (5.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (5.00%) Operational Technology
4 1 (2.50%) FMCG
4 1 (2.50%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.50%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.50%) Windows
2 4 (10.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (27.50%) ITIL
2 9 (22.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (22.50%) Disaster Recovery
2 9 (22.50%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (22.50%) Telesales
3 7 (17.50%) Customer Service
4 6 (15.00%) Change Management
4 6 (15.00%) CRM
5 4 (10.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 4 (10.00%) Mobile Device Management
5 4 (10.00%) Project Delivery
5 4 (10.00%) Project Management
5 4 (10.00%) Server Management
5 4 (10.00%) Ticket Management
6 3 (7.50%) B2B Sales
6 3 (7.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 3 (7.50%) Decision-Making
6 3 (7.50%) Lead Generation
6 3 (7.50%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (7.50%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.50%) Java
1 3 (7.50%) SQL
1 3 (7.50%) T-SQL
2 1 (2.50%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (10.00%) Master's Degree
2 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (5.00%) City & Guilds
3 2 (5.00%) CTC Cleared
3 2 (5.00%) DBS Check
3 2 (5.00%) HNC
3 2 (5.00%) HND
3 2 (5.00%) MBA
3 2 (5.00%) MCSE
3 2 (5.00%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (5.00%) MOS
3 2 (5.00%) PhD
3 2 (5.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.50%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.00%) QA
2 2 (5.00%) SLA
System Software
1 11 (27.50%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.50%) Hyper-V
3 1 (2.50%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 5 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (5.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 13 (32.50%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.50%) Dell
3 3 (7.50%) ServiceNow
4 2 (5.00%) Cisco
4 2 (5.00%) Citrix
4 2 (5.00%) PayPal
4 2 (5.00%) VMware
5 1 (2.50%) Anaplan
5 1 (2.50%) Genesys
5 1 (2.50%) Verint