Master's Degree Jobs in Berkshire

Master's Degree
South East > Berkshire

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 94 78 146
Rank change year-on-year -16 +68 -5
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 74 123 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.30% 4.01% 1.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.30% 8.58% 4.57%
Number of salaries quoted 38 20 14
10th Percentile £34,750 £36,250 £28,625
25th Percentile £36,000 £47,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.29% - +32.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,875 £72,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £103,000 -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% +18.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Berkshire

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 advertised in Berkshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,397 1,434 985
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 43.49% 46.76% 27.90%
Number of salaries quoted 930 580 397
10th Percentile £31,000 £29,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,783 £36,713 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,350 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.11% -3.11% -7.83%
75th Percentile £72,500 £73,963 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,750 £95,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £52,000 £51,350 £52,000
% change year-on-year +1.27% -1.25% +4.00%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Berkshire

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Berkshire

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Berkshire

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in Berkshire over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in Berkshire

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Reading -7 39 £55,000 -21.43% 15
Bracknell +6 11 £65,000 -31.58% 6
Maidenhead +24 9 - - 1
Slough -1 6 £36,000 -70.00% 3
Windsor -4 4 - - 3
Master's Degree
South East

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 11 (14.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.35%) Apache
2 1 (1.35%) nginx
Applications
1 13 (17.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (16.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (14.86%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 12 (16.22%) Power Platform
2 11 (14.86%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (14.86%) OneDrive
2 11 (14.86%) Power Automate
2 11 (14.86%) PowerApps
2 11 (14.86%) ShareGate
3 4 (5.41%) Azure
4 3 (4.05%) AWS
4 3 (4.05%) GitHub
5 2 (2.70%) GCP
5 2 (2.70%) IaaS
6 1 (1.35%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (1.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.11%) Internet
2 5 (6.76%) 5G
2 5 (6.76%) Broadband
2 5 (6.76%) Intranet
2 5 (6.76%) SNMP
3 4 (5.41%) Firewall
4 2 (2.70%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (16.22%) Power BI
2 10 (13.51%) SQL Server
3 3 (4.05%) GIS
3 3 (4.05%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.35%) Redis
Development Applications
1 10 (13.51%) Git
2 2 (2.70%) JIRA
General
1 16 (21.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (14.86%) Pharmaceutical
3 8 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (9.46%) Finance
4 7 (9.46%) Social Skills
5 6 (8.11%) Marketing
6 4 (5.41%) Legal
7 3 (4.05%) Electronics
7 3 (4.05%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.70%) Aerospace
8 2 (2.70%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.35%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 20 (27.03%) Software Engineer
2 17 (22.97%) Senior
3 12 (16.22%) Senior Software Engineer
4 11 (14.86%) Associate Director
4 11 (14.86%) Data Scientist
5 7 (9.46%) Research Engineer
5 7 (9.46%) Research Software Engineer
6 5 (6.76%) Physicist
7 4 (5.41%) Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) IT Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) IT Sales Consultant
7 4 (5.41%) Network Manager
7 4 (5.41%) Sales Consultant
8 2 (2.70%) Cloud Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) Developer
8 2 (2.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) Principal Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) Principal Security Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) Security Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.41%) HTML
1 4 (5.41%) React
2 3 (4.05%) Dask
2 3 (4.05%) Django
2 3 (4.05%) Flask
3 2 (2.70%) CSS
3 2 (2.70%) Leaflet
3 2 (2.70%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (2.70%) OpenLayers
3 2 (2.70%) Sass
4 1 (1.35%) .NET
4 1 (1.35%) Celery
4 1 (1.35%) GeoJSON
4 1 (1.35%) GeoPandas
4 1 (1.35%) LAPP Stack
4 1 (1.35%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 33 (44.59%) Algorithms
2 7 (9.46%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.76%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (2.70%) FPGA
6 1 (1.35%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.35%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 23 (31.08%) Linux
2 22 (29.73%) Unix
3 1 (1.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (54.05%) Computer Science
2 33 (44.59%) Mathematics
3 30 (40.54%) SDLC
4 25 (33.78%) Agile
5 23 (31.08%) Physics
6 20 (27.03%) Software Engineering
7 19 (25.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 18 (24.32%) Performance Analysis
9 17 (22.97%) Open Source
9 17 (22.97%) Parallel Programming
9 17 (22.97%) Software Testing
10 16 (21.62%) Roadmaps
11 15 (20.27%) ITIL
11 15 (20.27%) Mathematical Modelling
12 13 (17.57%) Business Intelligence
13 12 (16.22%) Change Control
13 12 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
13 12 (16.22%) User Experience
14 11 (14.86%) Contract Management
14 11 (14.86%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 36 (48.65%) Python
2 22 (29.73%) Fortran
3 19 (25.68%) C
4 18 (24.32%) C++
5 17 (22.97%) Bash
6 11 (14.86%) C#
7 10 (13.51%) R
8 5 (6.76%) JavaScript
9 1 (1.35%) SQL
9 1 (1.35%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 74 (100.00%) Degree
2 36 (48.65%) PhD
3 26 (35.14%) Security Cleared
4 18 (24.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (14.86%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (6.76%) MBA
7 4 (5.41%) SC Cleared
8 2 (2.70%) Chartered Engineer
8 2 (2.70%) DV Cleared
9 1 (1.35%) DBS Check
9 1 (1.35%) MCSA
9 1 (1.35%) MCSE
9 1 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (1.35%) Numerate Degree
System Software
1 13 (17.57%) Docker
2 11 (14.86%) Active Directory
3 4 (5.41%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (13.51%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (14.86%) Nintex
3 5 (6.76%) Virgin Media
4 4 (5.41%) Aruba
4 4 (5.41%) Cisco
4 4 (5.41%) HP
4 4 (5.41%) VMware
5 2 (2.70%) Adobe
5 2 (2.70%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.35%) Apple
6 1 (1.35%) Sage
6 1 (1.35%) SAP