As a senior manager who hires in the IT area, if I don’t see a degree, I tend to wonder why not. They are not that hard to get, and having one says something about the person. Its not quite to the point of no degree no consideration, but its close.
Sometimes it says that the person didn’t have rich parents to pay for him to lay around for 4-5 years. Sometimes it says that that person wanted to get on with their life and was smart enough and ambitious enough to do it on their own.
My stepson has a degree in History from a well-known university. He has never had a “real” job. He is a professional musician. He works steady but never makes much money. His wife is the money-maker in the family. But my husband spent $50K just so his kid could say he had a degree. A stupid waste of money in that case.
Maybe you should try to find out a bit more about the person rather than just blowing them off if you don’t see a degree. You might be missing out on a fabulous employee.