Master's Degree Jobs

Master's Degree
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 60 206
Rank change year-on-year -131 +146 +38
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,557 4,785 3,473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.48% 5.05% 2.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.57% 14.93% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 824 811 1,004
10th Percentile £34,500 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,672 £49,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £69,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -2.88% +11.20%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £94,063
90th Percentile £107,500 £125,000 £132,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,349 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.10% +4.27% +4.76%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

Master's 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,942 32,039 45,768
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.55% 33.80% 27.07%
Number of salaries quoted 17,249 14,523 19,205
10th Percentile £28,668 £32,000 £30,932
25th Percentile £38,524 £42,500 £40,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,818 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.30% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Master's Degree within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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
England -128 1,360 £65,000 -3.70% 1,236
UK excluding London -207 857 £55,000 -4.10% 683
London +22 636 £80,000 +3.23% 595
Work from Home -5 425 £65,000 - 433
South East -98 301 £60,000 -4.00% 170
North of England -245 114 £50,000 +4.88% 135
Scotland -108 110 £81,000 +42.11% 52
Midlands -175 107 £55,000 +25.71% 120
East of England -115 103 £55,000 -4.35% 115
South West -170 89 £50,000 -27.27% 75
North West -199 66 £66,440 +6.30% 78
West Midlands -140 61 £47,500 -22.45% 77
East Midlands -130 44 £73,783 +145.94% 43
Northern Ireland +21 26 £65,000 - 13
North East -86 26 £50,000 +4.88% 28
Yorkshire -155 22 £48,750 +9.93% 29
Wales -69 7 £35,000 -53.33% 19

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 67 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (1.86%) FileNet
3 25 (1.61%) Skype for Business
4 21 (1.35%) Apache Spark
5 18 (1.16%) SharePoint
6 16 (1.03%) Apache
7 14 (0.90%) IIS
8 9 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
9 6 (0.39%) Confluence
9 6 (0.39%) nginx
10 4 (0.26%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.19%) CMS
11 3 (0.19%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.19%) SAS
11 3 (0.19%) WordPress
12 1 (0.064%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.064%) Luigi
12 1 (0.064%) Umbraco
Applications
1 58 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 53 (3.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 27 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (0.77%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.64%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.51%) Simulink
7 6 (0.39%) InVision
7 6 (0.39%) Sketch
7 6 (0.39%) Trello
7 6 (0.39%) UserZoom
8 5 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.26%) EPLAN
9 4 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.19%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.064%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.064%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.064%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.064%) Blender
11 1 (0.064%) InDesign
11 1 (0.064%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 12 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
2 5 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.26%) Shopify
4 3 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.19%) Primavera
4 3 (0.19%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.19%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.19%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.19%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.13%) Ripple
5 2 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.064%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.064%) Endur
6 1 (0.064%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.064%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.064%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 233 (14.96%) AWS
2 198 (12.72%) Azure
3 114 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
4 96 (6.17%) Power Platform
5 73 (4.69%) GCP
6 58 (3.73%) SaaS
7 52 (3.34%) GitHub
8 51 (3.28%) Cloud Computing
9 44 (2.83%) Amazon S3
10 39 (2.50%) Figma
11 38 (2.44%) SurveyMonkey
12 31 (1.99%) Serverless
13 25 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
14 24 (1.54%) IaaS
15 22 (1.41%) PaaS
16 20 (1.28%) PowerApps
17 19 (1.22%) WhatsApp
18 14 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
18 14 (0.90%) Power Automate
19 13 (0.83%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 87 (5.59%) Cisco IOS
2 74 (4.75%) Wireless
3 67 (4.30%) WebEx
4 64 (4.11%) WAN
5 62 (3.98%) SD-WAN
6 30 (1.93%) 5G
6 30 (1.93%) Broadband
7 29 (1.86%) Firewall
7 29 (1.86%) TCP/IP
8 25 (1.61%) Skype
8 25 (1.61%) Telepresence
9 19 (1.22%) Internet
10 18 (1.16%) HTTP
11 15 (0.96%) Network Security
12 13 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.77%) Intranet
14 11 (0.71%) MQTT
15 9 (0.58%) SNMP
16 8 (0.51%) Ethernet
17 4 (0.26%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 100 (6.42%) Tableau
2 90 (5.78%) Power BI
3 65 (4.17%) SQL Server
4 64 (4.11%) NoSQL
5 53 (3.40%) Big Data
6 45 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
7 44 (2.83%) Relational Database
8 38 (2.44%) MySQL
9 37 (2.38%) Redis
10 35 (2.25%) Elasticsearch
11 33 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
12 30 (1.93%) Apache Cassandra
13 19 (1.22%) Hadoop
14 17 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 13 (0.83%) Data Lake
16 11 (0.71%) GIS
17 10 (0.64%) Azure SQL Database
18 9 (0.58%) Data Mining
18 9 (0.58%) DynamoDB
19 8 (0.51%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 126 (8.09%) Git
2 54 (3.47%) Jenkins
3 31 (1.99%) GitLab
4 30 (1.93%) JUnit
5 29 (1.86%) Jasmine
5 29 (1.86%) Mockito
6 20 (1.28%) JIRA
7 6 (0.39%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.26%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.26%) CMake
8 4 (0.26%) Snakemake
8 4 (0.26%) Subversion
8 4 (0.26%) webpack
9 3 (0.19%) Babel
9 3 (0.19%) MLflow
9 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.19%) TestRail
10 2 (0.13%) Maven
10 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
10 2 (0.13%) TensorBoard
General
1 720 (46.24%) Social Skills
2 408 (26.20%) Finance
3 305 (19.59%) Analytical Skills
4 194 (12.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 181 (11.62%) Marketing
6 151 (9.70%) Law
7 101 (6.49%) Pharmaceutical
8 94 (6.04%) Legal
9 82 (5.27%) Manufacturing
10 61 (3.92%) Banking
10 61 (3.92%) Telecoms
11 57 (3.66%) Presentation Skills
12 55 (3.53%) Retail
13 54 (3.47%) Automotive
14 50 (3.21%) Public Sector
15 40 (2.57%) Social Science
16 39 (2.50%) Electronics
17 34 (2.18%) Games
18 27 (1.73%) Aerospace
19 22 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 311 (19.97%) Senior
2 163 (10.47%) Software Engineer
3 155 (9.96%) Developer
4 142 (9.12%) Lead
5 120 (7.71%) Analyst
6 109 (7.00%) Data Scientist
7 99 (6.36%) Architect
8 86 (5.52%) Senior Data Scientist
9 66 (4.24%) Systems Engineer
10 65 (4.17%) IT Support
11 63 (4.05%) Support Specialist
12 62 (3.98%) IT Support Specialist
13 51 (3.28%) Principal Engineer
14 50 (3.21%) Graduate
15 42 (2.70%) Senior Developer
15 42 (2.70%) Senior Software Engineer
16 41 (2.63%) Consultant
17 40 (2.57%) Principal Systems Engineer
18 35 (2.25%) Data Engineer
19 33 (2.12%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (6.17%) .NET
2 94 (6.04%) React
3 89 (5.72%) AngularJS
4 80 (5.14%) TensorFlow
5 77 (4.95%) Kafka
6 59 (3.79%) scikit-learn
7 56 (3.60%) Pandas
8 49 (3.15%) PySpark
9 45 (2.89%) Web Services
10 41 (2.63%) PyTorch
10 41 (2.63%) Spring
11 38 (2.44%) ASP.NET
11 38 (2.44%) Hibernate
12 34 (2.18%) RESTful
13 33 (2.12%) GraphQL
13 33 (2.12%) HTML
14 29 (1.86%) J2EE
14 29 (1.86%) Spring Integration
15 26 (1.67%) CSS
16 24 (1.54%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 275 (17.66%) Algorithms
2 111 (7.13%) Management Information System
3 88 (5.65%) Video Conferencing
4 66 (4.24%) Data Structures
5 62 (3.98%) Wiki
6 56 (3.60%) Onboarding
7 55 (3.53%) Cloud Native
8 53 (3.40%) Product Ownership
9 50 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
10 37 (2.38%) IoT
11 36 (2.31%) Life Science
12 28 (1.80%) Market Risk
13 27 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
14 26 (1.67%) CUDA
15 22 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
15 22 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
15 22 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
16 18 (1.16%) Embedded Systems
16 18 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 17 (1.09%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 136 (8.73%) Windows
2 129 (8.29%) Linux
3 90 (5.78%) Windows 10
4 70 (4.50%) Android
5 42 (2.70%) Unix
6 25 (1.61%) Windows 7
7 11 (0.71%) Windows Server
8 7 (0.45%) FreeRTOS
9 6 (0.39%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (0.26%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.26%) DC/OS
10 4 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.064%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.064%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 793 (50.93%) Computer Science
2 479 (30.76%) Problem-Solving
3 318 (20.42%) Agile
3 318 (20.42%) Software Engineering
4 295 (18.95%) Mathematics
5 259 (16.63%) Machine Learning
6 254 (16.31%) Artificial Intelligence
7 251 (16.12%) Data Science
8 243 (15.61%) Analytics
9 209 (13.42%) Decision-Making
10 191 (12.27%) Roadmaps
11 190 (12.20%) Statistics
12 186 (11.95%) Visualisation
13 170 (10.92%) Project Management
14 169 (10.85%) Physics
15 154 (9.89%) Data Analysis
16 149 (9.57%) Mentoring
17 142 (9.12%) Actionable Insight
18 135 (8.67%) Continuous Improvement
19 133 (8.54%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 495 (31.79%) Python
2 310 (19.91%) SQL
3 166 (10.66%) C#
4 133 (8.54%) Java
5 126 (8.09%) C++
6 116 (7.45%) C
7 108 (6.94%) R
8 88 (5.65%) JavaScript
9 60 (3.85%) Fortran
10 36 (2.31%) TypeScript
11 35 (2.25%) Bash
12 30 (1.93%) MATLAB
13 25 (1.61%) Go
14 22 (1.41%) PowerShell
15 19 (1.22%) T-SQL
16 16 (1.03%) Rust
17 12 (0.77%) Scala
18 7 (0.45%) Haskell
18 7 (0.45%) Shell Script
19 6 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1,557 (100.00%) Degree
2 421 (27.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 386 (24.79%) PhD
4 167 (10.73%) MBA
5 99 (6.36%) Security Cleared
6 60 (3.85%) DBS Check
7 59 (3.79%) CISSP
8 46 (2.95%) Chartered Engineer
9 45 (2.89%) CISM
10 33 (2.12%) SC Cleared
11 25 (1.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 21 (1.35%) AWS Certification
12 21 (1.35%) DV Cleared
12 21 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
13 17 (1.09%) PMP
14 16 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
14 16 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
14 16 (1.03%) Numerate Degree
14 16 (1.03%) PMI Certification
15 15 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (4.75%) QA
2 68 (4.37%) Data Quality
3 48 (3.08%) GDPR
4 30 (1.93%) Accessibility
5 29 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 24 (1.54%) NIST
7 18 (1.16%) PCI DSS
8 16 (1.03%) NCSC
9 15 (0.96%) PMO
10 13 (0.83%) HIPAA
11 12 (0.77%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 10 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 8 (0.51%) COBIT
14 7 (0.45%) ISO 13485
15 6 (0.39%) WCAG
15 6 (0.39%) Web Application Security Consortium
16 5 (0.32%) ISO 26262
17 4 (0.26%) Automotive SPICE
18 3 (0.19%) ISO 31000
18 3 (0.19%) NIST 800
System Software
1 93 (5.97%) Docker
2 78 (5.01%) Active Directory
3 65 (4.17%) VMware ESXi
4 62 (3.98%) Microsoft App-V
4 62 (3.98%) XenApp
4 62 (3.98%) XenDesktop
5 20 (1.28%) Firmware
6 12 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
7 7 (0.45%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.13%) HDFS
10 1 (0.064%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.064%) Snort
10 1 (0.064%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.064%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.064%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 103 (6.62%) Kubernetes
2 63 (4.05%) SCCM
3 62 (3.98%) AirWatch
4 38 (2.44%) Terraform
5 14 (0.90%) Ansible
6 9 (0.58%) CASB
7 7 (0.45%) Kubeflow
8 6 (0.39%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 5 (0.32%) Functional Safety
10 4 (0.26%) Argo
11 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
12 2 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
12 2 (0.13%) Core Impact
12 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.13%) ITRS Geneos
13 1 (0.064%) Active Directory Federation Services
13 1 (0.064%) CFEngine
13 1 (0.064%) EMC NetWorker
13 1 (0.064%) Puppet
13 1 (0.064%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 245 (15.74%) Microsoft
2 103 (6.62%) Cisco
3 65 (4.17%) Citrix
4 57 (3.66%) Databricks
5 51 (3.28%) Google
6 46 (2.95%) Oracle
7 44 (2.83%) Qualtrics
8 42 (2.70%) EMC
8 42 (2.70%) SAP
9 30 (1.93%) Virgin Media
10 28 (1.80%) Apple
11 25 (1.61%) Polycom
12 13 (0.83%) Atlassian
13 12 (0.77%) VMware
14 11 (0.71%) Aruba
14 11 (0.71%) HP
14 11 (0.71%) Nintex
14 11 (0.71%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.58%) CA
16 6 (0.39%) Sage