Degree Jobs in Kent

Academic Degree
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 1 3
Rank change year-on-year -14 +2 +25
Permanent jobs citing Degree 166 279 386
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 10.11% 28.07% 25.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 51.39% 74.80% 78.78%
Number of salaries quoted 108 86 81
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £22,500
25th Percentile £35,500 £28,500 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.29% -5.56% +12.50%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,438 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,750 £61,250 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,922 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.92% +6.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 323 373 490
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 19.67% 37.53% 32.62%
Number of salaries quoted 215 156 143
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,750 £27,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,938 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.50%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,813 £53,125
90th Percentile £70,000 £67,285 £67,250
South East median annual salary £51,500 £51,425 £50,845
% change year-on-year +0.15% +1.14% +1.69%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Kent

Degree
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in Kent.

Salary trend for Degree in Kent

Degree
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Kent over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in Kent

Degree
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Kent region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Rochester 0 20 £37,000 -20.43% 9
Maidstone -9 17 £49,000 +71.93% 9
West Malling - 11 £65,000 -
Canterbury -10 4 £39,747 -34.73% 2
Dartford -14 4 £34,250 - 9
Tunbridge Wells -17 4 £34,250 +12.30% 5
Margate - 4 - - 2
Chatham +10 3 £36,500 -45.28% 2
Dover 0 3 £45,000 +5.88% 1
Sandwich - 3 £27,500 - 4
Whitstable -1 2 £29,500 - 1
Sevenoaks -14 2 £68,750 - 6
Tonbridge -15 1 £39,000 - 2
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (2.41%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.60%) CMS
2 1 (0.60%) IIS
2 1 (0.60%) Umbraco
Applications
1 28 (16.87%) Simulink
2 21 (12.65%) Stateflow
3 18 (10.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (10.84%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (4.82%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (4.22%) CANalyzer
6 6 (3.61%) AutoCAD
7 5 (3.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (0.60%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.60%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.61%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 40 (24.10%) Azure
2 24 (14.46%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (12.05%) AWS
4 19 (11.45%) Power Platform
5 10 (6.02%) AWS Lambda
5 10 (6.02%) IaaS
5 10 (6.02%) PaaS
5 10 (6.02%) Serverless
6 7 (4.22%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 7 (4.22%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (4.22%) Azure Functions
7 5 (3.01%) OCI
8 4 (2.41%) Entra ID
8 4 (2.41%) GitHub
9 3 (1.81%) AWS CodePipeline
9 3 (1.81%) Azure App Service
9 3 (1.81%) GCP
9 3 (1.81%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.20%) Power Automate
10 2 (1.20%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 21 (12.65%) J1939
2 12 (7.23%) Firewall
3 7 (4.22%) HTTP
3 7 (4.22%) TCP/IP
4 6 (3.61%) Internet
4 6 (3.61%) VLAN
4 6 (3.61%) VoIP
4 6 (3.61%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.20%) 5G
5 2 (1.20%) Broadband
6 1 (0.60%) Network Security
6 1 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (12.65%) SQL Server
2 19 (11.45%) Power BI
3 12 (7.23%) MySQL
4 10 (6.02%) Relational Database
5 9 (5.42%) Tableau
6 8 (4.82%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (4.82%) GIS
7 7 (4.22%) DynamoDB
7 7 (4.22%) NoSQL
8 5 (3.01%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (2.41%) DB2
10 3 (1.81%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (1.81%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (10.24%) JIRA
2 14 (8.43%) ClearCase
2 14 (8.43%) Plastic SCM
3 10 (6.02%) Git
4 7 (4.22%) ClearQuest
5 5 (3.01%) Visual Studio
6 3 (1.81%) Babel
6 3 (1.81%) GDB
6 3 (1.81%) GitLab
6 3 (1.81%) webpack
7 2 (1.20%) NUnit
8 1 (0.60%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.60%) Octopus Deploy
8 1 (0.60%) Vite
General
1 79 (47.59%) Social Skills
2 36 (21.69%) Finance
3 28 (16.87%) Electronics
4 25 (15.06%) Automotive
5 24 (14.46%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (11.45%) Retail
7 14 (8.43%) Marketing
8 13 (7.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (6.63%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (5.42%) Local Government
11 8 (4.82%) Military
12 6 (3.61%) Aerospace
12 6 (3.61%) Legal
13 5 (3.01%) Manufacturing
13 5 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.81%) Public Sector
14 3 (1.81%) Telecoms
15 2 (1.20%) Agriculture
16 1 (0.60%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 34 (20.48%) Senior
2 27 (16.27%) Software Engineer
3 25 (15.06%) Developer
4 15 (9.04%) Consultant
4 15 (9.04%) Graduate
5 14 (8.43%) Senior Software Engineer
6 13 (7.83%) Systems Engineer
7 11 (6.63%) Analyst
7 11 (6.63%) Network Engineer
7 11 (6.63%) Senior Systems Engineer
8 9 (5.42%) Embedded Engineer
9 8 (4.82%) Project Manager
10 7 (4.22%) AWS Developer
10 7 (4.22%) Azure Developer
10 7 (4.22%) Backend Developer
10 7 (4.22%) Embedded Software Engineer
10 7 (4.22%) Support Engineer
10 7 (4.22%) Technical Manager
11 6 (3.61%) 1st Line Engineer
11 6 (3.61%) 1st Line Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (12.05%) .NET
2 16 (9.64%) RESTful
3 15 (9.04%) AngularJS
4 11 (6.63%) CSS
4 11 (6.63%) HTML
5 10 (6.02%) React
6 9 (5.42%) ASP.NET
7 8 (4.82%) ASP.NET Core
7 8 (4.82%) Web Services
8 7 (4.22%) gRPC
9 6 (3.61%) CSS3
9 6 (3.61%) HTML5
9 6 (3.61%) Vue
10 5 (3.01%) ASP.NET Web API
11 4 (2.41%) .NET Framework
12 3 (1.81%) Entity Framework
12 3 (1.81%) Ionic Framework
12 3 (1.81%) JSON
12 3 (1.81%) Node.js
12 3 (1.81%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (15.06%) Algorithms
2 19 (11.45%) Management Information System
3 17 (10.24%) Self-Motivation
4 10 (6.02%) Cloud Native
4 10 (6.02%) Embedded Systems
5 9 (5.42%) Taxonomies
6 7 (4.22%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (3.61%) Driving Licence
7 6 (3.61%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (3.01%) Data Centre
8 5 (3.01%) Product Ownership
9 4 (2.41%) PMI
10 3 (1.81%) Mobile App
10 3 (1.81%) Onboarding
11 2 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
11 2 (1.20%) Clustering
11 2 (1.20%) Cyber Security Posture
11 2 (1.20%) e-Learning
11 2 (1.20%) Replication
11 2 (1.20%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 18 (10.84%) Windows
2 9 (5.42%) Windows Server
3 6 (3.61%) Linux
4 2 (1.20%) Android
4 2 (1.20%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.60%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.60%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (33.13%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (27.11%) Computer Science
3 36 (21.69%) Software Engineering
4 33 (19.88%) Agile
4 33 (19.88%) Mathematics
5 30 (18.07%) Validation
6 26 (15.66%) Project Management
7 24 (14.46%) Data Acquisition
8 21 (12.65%) Software Architecture
9 20 (12.05%) Business Intelligence
10 18 (10.84%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (9.64%) Data Management
11 16 (9.64%) Performance Optimisation
12 15 (9.04%) Physics
13 14 (8.43%) Configuration Management
13 14 (8.43%) Customer Requirements
13 14 (8.43%) Data Visualisation
13 14 (8.43%) DevOps
13 14 (8.43%) ETL
13 14 (8.43%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 34 (20.48%) C
1 34 (20.48%) MATLAB
2 28 (16.87%) C#
2 28 (16.87%) SQL
3 27 (16.27%) Python
4 14 (8.43%) Embedded C
4 14 (8.43%) JavaScript
4 14 (8.43%) Perl
5 11 (6.63%) C++
6 6 (3.61%) Ada
7 5 (3.01%) TypeScript
8 4 (2.41%) Java
8 4 (2.41%) RPG
9 3 (1.81%) PHP
9 3 (1.81%) VB
10 2 (1.20%) PowerShell
10 2 (1.20%) R
11 1 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 36 (21.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 33 (19.88%) Master's Degree
3 18 (10.84%) HND
4 11 (6.63%) MBA
5 10 (6.02%) Azure Certification
6 9 (5.42%) PhD
7 8 (4.82%) CISSP
7 8 (4.82%) HNC
7 8 (4.82%) SC Cleared
7 8 (4.82%) Security Cleared
8 6 (3.61%) PMI Certification
9 5 (3.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (3.01%) AWS Certification
9 5 (3.01%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (3.01%) CCSP
9 5 (3.01%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (3.01%) DBS Check
10 4 (2.41%) CESG Certified Professional
10 4 (2.41%) MAPM
11 3 (1.81%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (15.06%) Automotive SPICE
1 25 (15.06%) ISO 26262
2 19 (11.45%) GDPR
3 16 (9.64%) Accessibility
4 14 (8.43%) AUTOSAR
4 14 (8.43%) MISRA
5 12 (7.23%) Data Quality
6 11 (6.63%) QA
7 10 (6.02%) HIPAA
8 9 (5.42%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 4 (2.41%) COBIT
10 3 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (1.81%) GRC
10 3 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (1.81%) PMO
System Software
1 10 (6.02%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.01%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.81%) Docker
3 3 (1.81%) Embedded Firmware
3 3 (1.81%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (6.63%) Functional Safety
2 3 (1.81%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
Vendors
1 20 (12.05%) Microsoft
2 14 (8.43%) IBM
2 14 (8.43%) Lauterbach
3 12 (7.23%) NEC
4 11 (6.63%) Cisco
5 9 (5.42%) Facebook
6 7 (4.22%) Instagram
6 7 (4.22%) Oracle
6 7 (4.22%) VMware
7 6 (3.61%) Progress
8 3 (1.81%) Google
9 2 (1.20%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (1.20%) Darktrace
9 2 (1.20%) Virgin Media
10 1 (0.60%) Apple
10 1 (0.60%) Mentor Graphics
10 1 (0.60%) SAP