Degree Jobs in the West Midlands

Academic Degree
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 4 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +2 +8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,122 1,647 1,295
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.22% 25.77% 17.83%
As % of the Qualifications category 57.36% 62.58% 58.57%
Number of salaries quoted 619 501 682
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £78,000 £71,250 £77,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,956 2,632 2,211
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.54% 41.19% 30.45%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 959 1,178
10th Percentile £25,700 £28,450 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +11.70% -1.05%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,235 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,995 £59,600 £55,000
% change year-on-year -7.73% +8.36% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Degree in the West Midlands

Degree
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 9 May 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
Birmingham -2 299 £55,000 -3.51% 189
Warwickshire +2 221 £37,500 -30.56% 83
Staffordshire +1 167 £40,000 -5.33% 78
Worcestershire +6 82 £50,000 +11.11% 47
Shropshire +1 69 £52,500 -4.55% 17
Wolverhampton +13 40 £25,000 -53.70% 26
Coventry -8 33 £35,000 -7.89% 70
Solihull -13 26 £50,000 +81.82% 14
Sutton Coldfield -1 15 £24,000 -76.00% 4
Tipton - 11 £25,000 -
Dudley +14 9 £25,000 - 6
Wednesbury 0 7 £23,000 -34.29%
Walsall +8 6 £39,649 -15.19% 2
Halesowen - 5 - - 1
West Bromwich +1 4 - - 2
Rowley Regis 0 4 - -
Herefordshire -15 4 £85,000 +97.67% 11
Bilston - 4 - -
Willenhall - 4 - - 1
Brierley Hill - 4 - - 1
Smethwick - 4 - -
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 41 (3.65%) SharePoint
2 34 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.87%) WordPress
4 11 (0.98%) CMS
5 8 (0.71%) IIS
6 7 (0.62%) Confluence
7 6 (0.53%) Apache
7 6 (0.53%) Tomcat
8 5 (0.45%) WebSphere
9 3 (0.27%) SAS
10 2 (0.18%) Alfresco
10 2 (0.18%) Appian
10 2 (0.18%) Captiva
10 2 (0.18%) Documentum
10 2 (0.18%) MTS
10 2 (0.18%) WinCC
11 1 (0.089%) Apache Spark
11 1 (0.089%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.089%) Umbraco
Applications
1 299 (26.65%) Microsoft Office
2 184 (16.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.43%) AutoCAD
4 16 (1.43%) Simulink
5 7 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.53%) CANalyzer
7 5 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.45%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.36%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.36%) InDesign
8 4 (0.36%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.27%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.089%) Abaqus
10 1 (0.089%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.089%) InVision
10 1 (0.089%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.089%) Revit
10 1 (0.089%) SketchUp
10 1 (0.089%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.80%) Shopify
3 6 (0.53%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.45%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.36%) Magento
6 3 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.27%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.27%) Sage 300 ERP
7 2 (0.18%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.18%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.089%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 130 (11.59%) Azure
2 101 (9.00%) Power Platform
3 74 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (4.19%) SaaS
5 38 (3.39%) AWS
6 30 (2.67%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (1.96%) PowerApps
8 21 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
9 19 (1.69%) GCP
10 18 (1.60%) Power Automate
11 16 (1.43%) Entra ID
12 10 (0.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 10 (0.89%) OneDrive
13 9 (0.80%) Boomi
13 9 (0.80%) Snowflake
14 8 (0.71%) Amazon S3
15 7 (0.62%) Amazon EC2
15 7 (0.62%) GitHub
16 6 (0.53%) WhatsApp
17 5 (0.45%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 43 (3.83%) WAN
2 25 (2.23%) LAN
3 22 (1.96%) Firewall
3 22 (1.96%) TCP/IP
4 19 (1.69%) VoIP
5 17 (1.52%) Ethernet
5 17 (1.52%) SD-WAN
6 16 (1.43%) DHCP
6 16 (1.43%) DNS
7 14 (1.25%) Network Security
8 12 (1.07%) VPN
8 12 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
9 11 (0.98%) Internet
10 10 (0.89%) SAN
11 7 (0.62%) Cisco Firepower
12 6 (0.53%) VLAN
13 5 (0.45%) WLAN
14 4 (0.36%) Intranet
14 4 (0.36%) MPLS
14 4 (0.36%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 92 (8.20%) Power BI
2 69 (6.15%) SQL Server
3 33 (2.94%) Tableau
4 31 (2.76%) Data Warehouse
5 18 (1.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 17 (1.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 15 (1.34%) MySQL
8 13 (1.16%) Amazon Redshift
8 13 (1.16%) Data Mining
9 9 (0.80%) Data Lake
9 9 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 7 (0.62%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.62%) Power Query
11 6 (0.53%) Looker
11 6 (0.53%) Oracle Database
12 5 (0.45%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.45%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.45%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.36%) GIS
13 4 (0.36%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (2.14%) JIRA
2 20 (1.78%) Git
3 18 (1.60%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.71%) CANoe
5 6 (0.53%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.36%) Postman
6 4 (0.36%) Xcode
7 2 (0.18%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.18%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.18%) MSBuild
7 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.089%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.089%) Moq
8 1 (0.089%) NUnit
8 1 (0.089%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.089%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.089%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 444 (39.57%) Social Skills
2 234 (20.86%) Analytical Skills
3 163 (14.53%) Finance
4 162 (14.44%) Influencing Skills
5 127 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
6 112 (9.98%) Manufacturing
7 109 (9.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 96 (8.56%) Military
9 69 (6.15%) Automotive
10 66 (5.88%) Marketing
11 54 (4.81%) Electronics
12 53 (4.72%) Retail
13 52 (4.63%) Legal
14 46 (4.10%) Local Government
15 33 (2.94%) Public Sector
16 26 (2.32%) Telecoms
17 24 (2.14%) Presentation Skills
18 23 (2.05%) Games
19 18 (1.60%) Back Office
20 12 (1.07%) Law
Job Titles
1 246 (21.93%) Analyst
2 142 (12.66%) Graduate
3 116 (10.34%) Product Analyst
3 116 (10.34%) Sales Analyst
4 112 (9.98%) Senior
5 91 (8.11%) Project Manager
6 88 (7.84%) Developer
7 74 (6.60%) Lead
8 42 (3.74%) Software Engineer
9 37 (3.30%) Architect
10 36 (3.21%) Junior
10 36 (3.21%) Senior Analyst
11 35 (3.12%) Consultant
12 32 (2.85%) Data Scientist
13 23 (2.05%) Software Developer
14 21 (1.87%) Data Engineer
15 19 (1.69%) Digital Analyst
15 19 (1.69%) Forensic Analyst
15 19 (1.69%) Systems Engineer
16 18 (1.60%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (4.63%) .NET
2 32 (2.85%) HTML
3 28 (2.50%) RESTful
4 27 (2.41%) CSS
5 21 (1.87%) AngularJS
6 18 (1.60%) ASP.NET
7 16 (1.43%) .NET Core
8 15 (1.34%) XML
9 14 (1.25%) EDI
10 13 (1.16%) GraphQL
11 11 (0.98%) React
12 10 (0.89%) Vue
13 9 (0.80%) .NET Framework
13 9 (0.80%) SOAP
14 8 (0.71%) Node.js
15 7 (0.62%) JSON
16 6 (0.53%) HTML5
16 6 (0.53%) PyTorch
16 6 (0.53%) TensorFlow
16 6 (0.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 105 (9.36%) Onboarding
2 68 (6.06%) Management Information System
3 41 (3.65%) Data Centre
4 39 (3.48%) Algorithms
5 36 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
6 29 (2.58%) Mobile App
7 26 (2.32%) Driving Licence
7 26 (2.32%) Product Ownership
8 17 (1.52%) SCADA
8 17 (1.52%) Virtual Team
9 15 (1.34%) Public Cloud
10 13 (1.16%) Social Media
11 12 (1.07%) Infotainment
11 12 (1.07%) Smartcard
12 11 (0.98%) CCTV
12 11 (0.98%) Data Structures
12 11 (0.98%) PMI
13 10 (0.89%) IoT
13 10 (0.89%) NHS
13 10 (0.89%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 99 (8.82%) Windows
2 48 (4.28%) Linux
3 31 (2.76%) Windows 10
4 28 (2.50%) Windows Server
5 14 (1.25%) Windows 7
6 10 (0.89%) Android
6 10 (0.89%) Unix
7 8 (0.71%) Mac OS
8 6 (0.53%) Solaris
8 6 (0.53%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.45%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.45%) SUSE
9 5 (0.45%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.36%) VMS
10 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.27%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.27%) Windows Server 2003
12 2 (0.18%) CentOS
12 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (36.01%) Problem-Solving
2 306 (27.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 269 (23.98%) Customer Service
4 243 (21.66%) Computer Science
5 194 (17.29%) Mathematics
6 177 (15.78%) Data Analysis
7 174 (15.51%) Project Management
8 172 (15.33%) Customer Requirements
9 167 (14.88%) Agile
10 127 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
11 120 (10.70%) Process Improvement
12 116 (10.34%) Mentoring
13 110 (9.80%) Creative Thinking
13 110 (9.80%) Logistics
14 108 (9.63%) Performance Metrics
15 102 (9.09%) Customer Experience
16 93 (8.29%) Contingency Planning
17 91 (8.11%) Business Intelligence
18 83 (7.40%) Software Engineering
19 80 (7.13%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 124 (11.05%) SQL
2 75 (6.68%) Python
3 62 (5.53%) JavaScript
4 54 (4.81%) C#
5 30 (2.67%) C
6 27 (2.41%) C++
7 26 (2.32%) Java
8 21 (1.87%) MATLAB
9 19 (1.69%) PowerShell
10 17 (1.52%) Embedded C
10 17 (1.52%) PHP
11 15 (1.34%) TypeScript
12 12 (1.07%) T-SQL
13 11 (0.98%) Embedded C++
14 9 (0.80%) R
15 6 (0.53%) Shell Script
15 6 (0.53%) VB
16 3 (0.27%) Apex Code
17 2 (0.18%) Bash
17 2 (0.18%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 124 (11.05%) Computer Science Degree
2 68 (6.06%) Security Cleared
3 61 (5.44%) Master's Degree
4 39 (3.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 33 (2.94%) SC Cleared
6 28 (2.50%) CCNA
6 28 (2.50%) Cisco Certification
7 27 (2.41%) HND
8 23 (2.05%) PMI Certification
9 21 (1.87%) CCNP
10 20 (1.78%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.69%) CISM
11 19 (1.69%) CISSP
12 17 (1.52%) HNC
12 17 (1.52%) PMP
13 15 (1.34%) MCP
14 14 (1.25%) Azure Certification
14 14 (1.25%) MCSE
15 12 (1.07%) PhD
15 12 (1.07%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (4.81%) QA
2 25 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (1.78%) Data Quality
3 20 (1.78%) ISO 9001
4 19 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 17025
4 19 (1.69%) PMO
5 18 (1.60%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.25%) ISO 26262
7 13 (1.16%) NIST
8 9 (0.80%) AUTOSAR
9 8 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
9 8 (0.71%) PCI DSS
9 8 (0.71%) SLA
10 7 (0.62%) GDPR
11 6 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.27%) Automotive SPICE
12 3 (0.27%) COSHH
12 3 (0.27%) GMP
13 2 (0.18%) ISO 14001
13 2 (0.18%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 50 (4.46%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (1.60%) Firmware
4 15 (1.34%) Embedded Firmware
4 15 (1.34%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.89%) Docker
6 4 (0.36%) pfSense
7 3 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.18%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.18%) vSphere
9 1 (0.089%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.089%) XenApp
9 1 (0.089%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 14 (1.25%) EnCase
1 14 (1.25%) SCCM
1 14 (1.25%) Terraform
2 11 (0.98%) Functional Safety
3 10 (0.89%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.62%) Failover Clustering
4 7 (0.62%) Stealthwatch
5 6 (0.53%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.53%) SCOM
6 5 (0.45%) CASB
6 5 (0.45%) HP ALM
6 5 (0.45%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 4 (0.36%) Autotask
7 4 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
8 3 (0.27%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.089%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.089%) VxRail
Vendors
1 235 (20.94%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.39%) VMware
3 32 (2.85%) Cisco
4 29 (2.58%) Adobe
5 28 (2.50%) Apple
6 21 (1.87%) IFS
7 19 (1.69%) EMC
8 17 (1.52%) Databricks
9 16 (1.43%) Meraki
9 16 (1.43%) SAP
9 16 (1.43%) Workday
10 13 (1.16%) Alteryx
11 12 (1.07%) ServiceNow
12 11 (0.98%) Oracle
13 10 (0.89%) Cellebrite
13 10 (0.89%) Dell
13 10 (0.89%) Google
13 10 (0.89%) Sage
13 10 (0.89%) Xamarin
14 9 (0.80%) NEC