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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 4 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +8
Permanent jobs citing Degree 1,152 1,614 1,342
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 15.42% 25.82% 18.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 58.18% 62.78% 58.91%
Number of salaries quoted 622 505 709
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 £62,251 £58,500
90th Percentile £79,750 £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 1,980 2,571 2,278
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.51% 41.12% 30.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1,283 951 1,212
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,750 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,550 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +14.13% -3.16%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £54,700 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.83% +9.09% -

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 18 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 18 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 -3 305 £55,000 -3.51% 203
Warwickshire +2 237 £37,500 -29.25% 91
Staffordshire 0 168 £40,000 -9.60% 83
Worcestershire +9 86 £50,000 +11.11% 46
Shropshire +1 69 £52,500 -4.55% 22
Wolverhampton +14 39 £25,000 -56.45% 26
Coventry -3 36 £31,250 -17.76% 81
Solihull -12 27 £50,000 +11.11% 14
Sutton Coldfield 0 17 £24,000 -76.00% 3
Tipton - 11 £25,000 -
Dudley +14 9 £25,000 - 5
Walsall +8 6 £39,649 -20.70% 3
Wednesbury 0 6 £24,750 -29.29% 5
Halesowen - 5 - - 2
Rowley Regis 0 4 - -
West Bromwich 0 4 - -
Herefordshire -16 4 £85,000 +93.18% 8
Brierley Hill - 4 - - 1
Bilston - 4 - -
Willenhall - 4 - - 3
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 39 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.69%) Microsoft Exchange
3 21 (1.82%) WordPress
4 11 (0.95%) CMS
5 8 (0.69%) Apache
5 8 (0.69%) IIS
5 8 (0.69%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.61%) Confluence
7 5 (0.43%) WebSphere
8 3 (0.26%) SAS
9 2 (0.17%) Appian
9 2 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
9 2 (0.17%) MTS
9 2 (0.17%) WinCC
10 1 (0.087%) Alfresco
10 1 (0.087%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.087%) Captiva
10 1 (0.087%) Documentum
10 1 (0.087%) Umbraco
Applications
1 312 (27.08%) Microsoft Office
2 200 (17.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (1.39%) AutoCAD
4 16 (1.39%) Simulink
5 7 (0.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.52%) CANalyzer
7 5 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.43%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.35%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.35%) InDesign
8 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.087%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.087%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.087%) Autodesk Inventor
9 1 (0.087%) Fusion 360
9 1 (0.087%) InVision
9 1 (0.087%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.087%) Sketch
9 1 (0.087%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 19 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.78%) Shopify
3 8 (0.69%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (0.35%) Magento
6 3 (0.26%) Sage 200
6 3 (0.26%) Sage 300 ERP
7 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
8 1 (0.087%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 135 (11.72%) Azure
2 105 (9.11%) Power Platform
3 74 (6.42%) Microsoft 365
4 47 (4.08%) SaaS
5 36 (3.13%) AWS
6 30 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
7 22 (1.91%) PowerApps
8 19 (1.65%) Azure DevOps
9 18 (1.56%) Power Automate
10 17 (1.48%) GCP
11 16 (1.39%) Entra ID
12 11 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (0.87%) OneDrive
14 9 (0.78%) Boomi
14 9 (0.78%) Snowflake
15 8 (0.69%) Amazon S3
16 7 (0.61%) Amazon EC2
16 7 (0.61%) GitHub
17 6 (0.52%) WhatsApp
18 5 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 44 (3.82%) WAN
2 25 (2.17%) LAN
3 22 (1.91%) Firewall
4 21 (1.82%) TCP/IP
5 18 (1.56%) SD-WAN
5 18 (1.56%) VoIP
6 17 (1.48%) Ethernet
7 16 (1.39%) Network Security
8 15 (1.30%) DHCP
8 15 (1.30%) DNS
9 13 (1.13%) Wi-Fi
10 12 (1.04%) VPN
11 11 (0.95%) Internet
12 9 (0.78%) SAN
13 8 (0.69%) Cisco Firepower
14 6 (0.52%) VLAN
14 6 (0.52%) Wireless
15 5 (0.43%) WLAN
16 4 (0.35%) Intranet
16 4 (0.35%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 97 (8.42%) Power BI
2 71 (6.16%) SQL Server
3 39 (3.39%) Data Warehouse
4 33 (2.86%) Tableau
5 23 (2.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 21 (1.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 13 (1.13%) Amazon Redshift
7 13 (1.13%) Data Mining
7 13 (1.13%) MySQL
8 10 (0.87%) Data Lake
8 10 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 8 (0.69%) Oracle Database
10 7 (0.61%) BigQuery
10 7 (0.61%) Power Query
11 6 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
11 6 (0.52%) Looker
12 5 (0.43%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (0.43%) Crystal Reports
12 5 (0.43%) Relational Database
13 4 (0.35%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 24 (2.08%) JIRA
2 21 (1.82%) Git
3 18 (1.56%) Visual Studio
4 8 (0.69%) CANoe
5 6 (0.52%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.35%) Postman
6 4 (0.35%) Xcode
7 2 (0.17%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.17%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.087%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.087%) CMake
8 1 (0.087%) Moq
8 1 (0.087%) NUnit
8 1 (0.087%) Sourcetree
8 1 (0.087%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.087%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 449 (38.98%) Social Skills
2 238 (20.66%) Analytical Skills
3 165 (14.32%) Finance
4 162 (14.06%) Influencing Skills
5 127 (11.02%) Organisational Skills
6 113 (9.81%) Manufacturing
7 112 (9.72%) Military
8 106 (9.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 68 (5.90%) Automotive
10 67 (5.82%) Marketing
11 61 (5.30%) Legal
11 61 (5.30%) Retail
12 53 (4.60%) Electronics
13 50 (4.34%) Local Government
14 35 (3.04%) Public Sector
15 25 (2.17%) Telecoms
16 24 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
17 23 (2.00%) Games
18 18 (1.56%) Back Office
19 12 (1.04%) Police
Job Titles
1 252 (21.88%) Analyst
2 158 (13.72%) Graduate
3 116 (10.07%) Product Analyst
3 116 (10.07%) Sales Analyst
4 111 (9.64%) Senior
5 93 (8.07%) Developer
6 90 (7.81%) Project Manager
7 74 (6.42%) Lead
8 41 (3.56%) Architect
8 41 (3.56%) Software Engineer
9 37 (3.21%) Consultant
9 37 (3.21%) Junior
10 35 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
11 31 (2.69%) Data Scientist
12 24 (2.08%) Software Developer
13 23 (2.00%) Data Engineer
14 21 (1.82%) Business Analyst
15 19 (1.65%) Systems Engineer
16 18 (1.56%) Full Stack Developer
16 18 (1.56%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (4.43%) .NET
2 32 (2.78%) HTML
3 28 (2.43%) RESTful
4 26 (2.26%) CSS
5 21 (1.82%) AngularJS
6 16 (1.39%) .NET Core
6 16 (1.39%) ASP.NET
7 15 (1.30%) EDI
7 15 (1.30%) XML
8 13 (1.13%) GraphQL
9 11 (0.95%) React
10 10 (0.87%) Vue
11 9 (0.78%) .NET Framework
11 9 (0.78%) SOAP
12 8 (0.69%) JSON
12 8 (0.69%) Node.js
12 8 (0.69%) Web Services
13 7 (0.61%) PyTorch
13 7 (0.61%) TensorFlow
14 6 (0.52%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 122 (10.59%) Onboarding
2 68 (5.90%) Management Information System
3 41 (3.56%) Data Centre
4 40 (3.47%) Algorithms
5 36 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
6 29 (2.52%) Mobile App
7 26 (2.26%) Product Ownership
8 25 (2.17%) Driving Licence
9 18 (1.56%) Public Cloud
9 18 (1.56%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.48%) SCADA
11 13 (1.13%) Social Media
12 12 (1.04%) Infotainment
12 12 (1.04%) Smartcard
13 11 (0.95%) CCTV
13 11 (0.95%) Data Structures
13 11 (0.95%) PMI
14 10 (0.87%) Industry 4.0
14 10 (0.87%) IoT
14 10 (0.87%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 102 (8.85%) Windows
2 48 (4.17%) Linux
3 30 (2.60%) Windows 10
3 30 (2.60%) Windows Server
4 13 (1.13%) Windows 7
5 11 (0.95%) Unix
6 10 (0.87%) Android
7 8 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.69%) Solaris
8 6 (0.52%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.43%) Apple iOS
9 5 (0.43%) SUSE
9 5 (0.43%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
10 4 (0.35%) VMS
10 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
10 4 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.26%) Ubuntu
12 2 (0.17%) CentOS
12 2 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 404 (35.07%) Problem-Solving
2 323 (28.04%) Continuous Improvement
3 288 (25.00%) Customer Service
4 250 (21.70%) Computer Science
5 195 (16.93%) Data Analysis
6 194 (16.84%) Mathematics
7 173 (15.02%) Project Management
8 172 (14.93%) Customer Requirements
9 171 (14.84%) Agile
10 145 (12.59%) Process Improvement
11 135 (11.72%) Logistics
12 129 (11.20%) Cybersecurity
13 126 (10.94%) Creative Thinking
14 124 (10.76%) Performance Metrics
15 118 (10.24%) Customer Experience
15 118 (10.24%) Mentoring
16 109 (9.46%) Contingency Planning
17 97 (8.42%) Business Intelligence
18 85 (7.38%) Analytics
19 82 (7.12%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 128 (11.11%) SQL
2 74 (6.42%) Python
3 62 (5.38%) JavaScript
4 53 (4.60%) C#
5 29 (2.52%) C
5 29 (2.52%) C++
6 27 (2.34%) Java
7 21 (1.82%) MATLAB
8 18 (1.56%) PowerShell
9 17 (1.48%) Embedded C
10 15 (1.30%) PHP
10 15 (1.30%) TypeScript
11 14 (1.22%) T-SQL
12 11 (0.95%) Embedded C++
13 9 (0.78%) R
14 8 (0.69%) Shell Script
15 6 (0.52%) VB
16 3 (0.26%) Apex Code
17 2 (0.17%) Bash
17 2 (0.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 130 (11.28%) Computer Science Degree
2 71 (6.16%) Security Cleared
3 61 (5.30%) Master's Degree
4 37 (3.21%) Microsoft Certification
5 34 (2.95%) SC Cleared
6 31 (2.69%) CCNA
6 31 (2.69%) Cisco Certification
7 27 (2.34%) HND
8 24 (2.08%) CCNP
9 23 (2.00%) PMI Certification
10 20 (1.74%) DBS Check
11 19 (1.65%) CISM
11 19 (1.65%) CISSP
12 17 (1.48%) HNC
12 17 (1.48%) PMP
13 16 (1.39%) MCP
14 14 (1.22%) Azure Certification
15 12 (1.04%) MCSE
15 12 (1.04%) PhD
15 12 (1.04%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (5.38%) QA
2 25 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 21 (1.82%) Data Quality
4 20 (1.74%) Accessibility
4 20 (1.74%) ISO 9001
5 19 (1.65%) PMO
6 18 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 13 (1.13%) ISO 26262
7 13 (1.13%) NIST
8 9 (0.78%) AUTOSAR
9 8 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
9 8 (0.69%) PCI DSS
9 8 (0.69%) SLA
10 7 (0.61%) GDPR
11 6 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.35%) GMP
13 3 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
13 3 (0.26%) COSHH
14 2 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 15288
14 2 (0.17%) SOX 404
System Software
1 51 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 26 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 19 (1.65%) Firmware
4 15 (1.30%) Embedded Firmware
4 15 (1.30%) Hyper-V
5 10 (0.87%) Docker
6 4 (0.35%) pfSense
6 4 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.17%) BitLocker
7 2 (0.17%) vSphere
8 1 (0.087%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.087%) XenApp
8 1 (0.087%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (1.39%) SCCM
2 14 (1.22%) EnCase
2 14 (1.22%) Terraform
3 11 (0.95%) Functional Safety
4 10 (0.87%) Kubernetes
5 8 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (0.69%) Stealthwatch
6 6 (0.52%) Failover Clustering
6 6 (0.52%) SCOM
7 5 (0.43%) CASB
7 5 (0.43%) HP ALM
7 5 (0.43%) Tivoli Storage Manager
8 4 (0.35%) Autotask
8 4 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
9 3 (0.26%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.087%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.087%) VxRail
Vendors
1 244 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 38 (3.30%) VMware
3 34 (2.95%) Cisco
4 30 (2.60%) Adobe
5 29 (2.52%) Apple
6 21 (1.82%) IFS
7 19 (1.65%) Databricks
7 19 (1.65%) EMC
8 17 (1.48%) Meraki
9 16 (1.39%) SAP
9 16 (1.39%) Workday
10 13 (1.13%) Alteryx
10 13 (1.13%) NEC
10 13 (1.13%) Oracle
10 13 (1.13%) ServiceNow
11 11 (0.95%) Dell
12 10 (0.87%) Cellebrite
12 10 (0.87%) Google
12 10 (0.87%) Sage
12 10 (0.87%) Xamarin