Master's Degree Jobs in England

Master's Degree
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 175 59 213
Rank change year-on-year -116 +154 +48
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,396 4,592 2,529
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.65% 4.93% 1.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.76% 15.06% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 758 746 916
10th Percentile £33,750 £34,269 £37,491
25th Percentile £48,188 £45,000 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% +9.80%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £96,250
90th Percentile £110,375 £125,000 £132,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% +12.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,218 30,499 34,574
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.56% 32.72% 26.45%
Number of salaries quoted 15,725 13,726 16,723
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,875 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -6.90% +5.45% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London +49 668 £80,000 +1.27% 497
South East -99 283 £60,000 - 141
North of England -219 130 £50,000 +6.38% 119
East of England -109 109 £55,000 -4.35% 110
South West -146 98 £47,500 +3.83% 80
Midlands -168 98 £55,000 +37.50% 95
North West -164 81 £65,000 +8.33% 65
West Midlands -127 57 £52,500 +5.00% 63
East Midlands -119 39 £61,439 +265.71% 32
North East -78 26 £50,000 +4.88% 26
Yorkshire -143 23 £50,000 +12.75% 34
Master's Degree
UK

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 111 (7.95%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (1.79%) Skype for Business
3 19 (1.36%) Apache Spark
4 17 (1.22%) Apache
4 17 (1.22%) SharePoint
5 9 (0.64%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (0.43%) IIS
6 6 (0.43%) nginx
7 4 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 4 (0.29%) SAS
7 4 (0.29%) WordPress
8 2 (0.14%) CMS
8 2 (0.14%) Confluence
8 2 (0.14%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.072%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.072%) Umbraco
Applications
1 53 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (3.30%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (1.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (0.72%) MS Visio
4 10 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (0.50%) Simulink
6 6 (0.43%) Trello
7 5 (0.36%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.29%) EPLAN
9 2 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
10 1 (0.072%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.072%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.072%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.072%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.072%) Blender
10 1 (0.072%) InDesign
10 1 (0.072%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (0.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
2 5 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.29%) Shopify
4 3 (0.21%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.21%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.21%) SAP MM
4 3 (0.21%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.21%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.21%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.14%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.14%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.072%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.072%) Endur
6 1 (0.072%) Primavera
6 1 (0.072%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.072%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.072%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 205 (14.68%) AWS
2 168 (12.03%) Azure
3 159 (11.39%) Microsoft 365
4 84 (6.02%) Power Platform
5 65 (4.66%) GCP
6 50 (3.58%) SaaS
7 31 (2.22%) Serverless
8 27 (1.93%) GitHub
9 25 (1.79%) AWS Lambda
10 21 (1.50%) Cloud Computing
11 19 (1.36%) WhatsApp
12 18 (1.29%) PowerApps
13 17 (1.22%) IaaS
14 16 (1.15%) Amazon S3
15 15 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
15 15 (1.07%) PaaS
16 12 (0.86%) Power Automate
16 12 (0.86%) Snowflake
17 11 (0.79%) OneDrive
18 9 (0.64%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 130 (9.31%) Cisco IOS
2 121 (8.67%) Wireless
3 110 (7.88%) WebEx
4 109 (7.81%) WAN
5 105 (7.52%) SD-WAN
6 31 (2.22%) Firewall
7 30 (2.15%) 5G
7 30 (2.15%) Broadband
8 25 (1.79%) Skype
8 25 (1.79%) Telepresence
9 17 (1.22%) Internet
10 16 (1.15%) TCP/IP
11 14 (1.00%) Network Security
12 13 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.86%) Intranet
14 9 (0.64%) SNMP
15 8 (0.57%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.50%) HTTP
17 6 (0.43%) LAN
18 5 (0.36%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 78 (5.59%) Power BI
2 77 (5.52%) Tableau
3 55 (3.94%) SQL Server
4 44 (3.15%) Big Data
5 35 (2.51%) Redis
6 34 (2.44%) MySQL
7 32 (2.29%) Data Warehouse
8 30 (2.15%) Relational Database
9 27 (1.93%) PostgreSQL
10 23 (1.65%) NoSQL
11 16 (1.15%) Hadoop
12 11 (0.79%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.64%) Amazon Athena
13 9 (0.64%) GIS
13 9 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 8 (0.57%) Data Mining
14 8 (0.57%) DynamoDB
15 7 (0.50%) Amazon Redshift
15 7 (0.50%) MongoDB
15 7 (0.50%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 104 (7.45%) Git
2 29 (2.08%) GitLab
3 20 (1.43%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.22%) JIRA
5 6 (0.43%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.29%) Snakemake
6 4 (0.29%) Subversion
7 3 (0.21%) Babel
7 3 (0.21%) CMake
7 3 (0.21%) TestRail
7 3 (0.21%) webpack
8 2 (0.14%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.14%) Burp Suite
8 2 (0.14%) ERwin
8 2 (0.14%) Maven
8 2 (0.14%) Metasploit
8 2 (0.14%) MLflow
8 2 (0.14%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.14%) TensorBoard
General
1 635 (45.49%) Social Skills
2 302 (21.63%) Finance
3 262 (18.77%) Analytical Skills
4 104 (7.45%) Marketing
5 93 (6.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 93 (6.66%) Pharmaceutical
6 83 (5.95%) Legal
7 75 (5.37%) Manufacturing
8 59 (4.23%) Telecoms
9 55 (3.94%) Automotive
9 55 (3.94%) Law
10 54 (3.87%) Retail
11 51 (3.65%) Presentation Skills
12 49 (3.51%) Public Sector
13 39 (2.79%) Banking
14 37 (2.65%) Electronics
15 30 (2.15%) Games
16 26 (1.86%) Aerospace
17 21 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
18 18 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 254 (18.19%) Senior
2 132 (9.46%) Developer
3 110 (7.88%) Lead
4 107 (7.66%) IT Support
5 106 (7.59%) Analyst
5 106 (7.59%) Support Specialist
6 105 (7.52%) IT Support Specialist
7 104 (7.45%) Software Engineer
8 91 (6.52%) Graduate
9 84 (6.02%) Data Scientist
10 77 (5.52%) Architect
11 60 (4.30%) Systems Engineer
12 59 (4.23%) Senior Data Scientist
13 50 (3.58%) Principal Engineer
14 40 (2.87%) Principal Systems Engineer
15 37 (2.65%) Data Engineer
16 34 (2.44%) Junior
16 34 (2.44%) Senior Analyst
17 32 (2.29%) Senior Developer
18 31 (2.22%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 77 (5.52%) .NET
2 57 (4.08%) React
3 52 (3.72%) TensorFlow
4 43 (3.08%) scikit-learn
5 42 (3.01%) Kafka
6 41 (2.94%) AngularJS
6 41 (2.94%) Pandas
7 34 (2.44%) PyTorch
8 30 (2.15%) PySpark
9 27 (1.93%) Web Services
10 24 (1.72%) ASP.NET
11 22 (1.58%) HTML
12 19 (1.36%) RESTful
13 17 (1.22%) Vue
14 16 (1.15%) Flask
14 16 (1.15%) NumPy
15 14 (1.00%) CSS
15 14 (1.00%) OpenACC
15 14 (1.00%) OpenMP
16 12 (0.86%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 218 (15.62%) Algorithms
2 131 (9.38%) Video Conferencing
3 105 (7.52%) Wiki
4 98 (7.02%) Management Information System
5 61 (4.37%) Data Structures
6 53 (3.80%) Driving Licence
7 52 (3.72%) Onboarding
8 47 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
9 39 (2.79%) Product Ownership
10 29 (2.08%) Life Science
11 26 (1.86%) CUDA
12 25 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
12 25 (1.79%) IoT
13 23 (1.65%) Cloud Native
14 22 (1.58%) Data Protection Act
15 20 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
16 19 (1.36%) Embedded Systems
16 19 (1.36%) Hedge funds
17 18 (1.29%) Distributed Systems
18 16 (1.15%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 178 (12.75%) Windows
2 133 (9.53%) Windows 10
3 115 (8.24%) Android
3 115 (8.24%) Linux
4 34 (2.44%) Unix
5 25 (1.79%) Windows 7
6 12 (0.86%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.43%) Apple iOS
7 6 (0.43%) FreeRTOS
8 4 (0.29%) DC/OS
8 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.14%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.072%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.072%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 708 (50.72%) Computer Science
2 486 (34.81%) Problem-Solving
3 253 (18.12%) Agile
4 247 (17.69%) Mathematics
5 230 (16.48%) Software Engineering
6 208 (14.90%) Data Science
7 198 (14.18%) Analytics
8 189 (13.54%) Machine Learning
9 162 (11.60%) Artificial Intelligence
10 156 (11.17%) Statistics
11 151 (10.82%) Roadmaps
11 151 (10.82%) Visualisation
12 145 (10.39%) Decision-Making
13 140 (10.03%) Project Management
14 138 (9.89%) Physics
15 133 (9.53%) Data Analysis
16 131 (9.38%) Contract Negotiation
17 127 (9.10%) Mentoring
18 124 (8.88%) DevOps
19 111 (7.95%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 424 (30.37%) Python
2 216 (15.47%) SQL
3 160 (11.46%) C#
4 106 (7.59%) C++
5 93 (6.66%) C
6 80 (5.73%) Java
7 71 (5.09%) JavaScript
8 67 (4.80%) R
9 50 (3.58%) Fortran
10 34 (2.44%) TypeScript
11 27 (1.93%) MATLAB
12 19 (1.36%) Go
13 18 (1.29%) Bash
14 13 (0.93%) PowerShell
15 11 (0.79%) T-SQL
16 10 (0.72%) Scala
17 6 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 5 (0.36%) Shell Script
19 4 (0.29%) VB
20 3 (0.21%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1,396 (100.00%) Degree
2 406 (29.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 283 (20.27%) PhD
4 156 (11.17%) MBA
5 78 (5.59%) Security Cleared
6 54 (3.87%) CISSP
7 49 (3.51%) Chartered Engineer
8 44 (3.15%) DBS Check
9 40 (2.87%) CISM
10 29 (2.08%) SC Cleared
11 25 (1.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 21 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
13 20 (1.43%) DV Cleared
14 19 (1.36%) AWS Certification
15 17 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
16 16 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
16 16 (1.15%) PMP
17 15 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
17 15 (1.07%) PMI Certification
18 13 (0.93%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (4.58%) Data Quality
2 52 (3.72%) QA
3 46 (3.30%) GDPR
4 37 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (1.50%) Accessibility
6 20 (1.43%) NIST
7 17 (1.22%) NCSC
7 17 (1.22%) PCI DSS
8 13 (0.93%) HIPAA
8 13 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 13 (0.93%) PMO
9 10 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 7 (0.50%) ISO 13485
11 5 (0.36%) Cyber Essentials
12 4 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
12 4 (0.29%) ISO 26262
13 3 (0.21%) COBIT
13 3 (0.21%) ISO 31000
13 3 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
13 3 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 123 (8.81%) Active Directory
2 108 (7.74%) VMware ESXi
3 105 (7.52%) Microsoft App-V
3 105 (7.52%) XenApp
3 105 (7.52%) XenDesktop
4 84 (6.02%) Docker
5 13 (0.93%) VMware Infrastructure
6 8 (0.57%) Firmware
7 7 (0.50%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.14%) HDFS
9 1 (0.072%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.072%) Snort
9 1 (0.072%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.072%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 106 (7.59%) SCCM
2 105 (7.52%) AirWatch
3 58 (4.15%) Kubernetes
4 37 (2.65%) Terraform
5 11 (0.79%) Ansible
6 9 (0.64%) CASB
7 8 (0.57%) Kubeflow
8 5 (0.36%) Argo
9 4 (0.29%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.21%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.14%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.14%) Core Impact
11 2 (0.14%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.14%) Nmap
12 1 (0.072%) EMC NetWorker
12 1 (0.072%) Grafana
12 1 (0.072%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 257 (18.41%) Microsoft
2 146 (10.46%) Cisco
3 108 (7.74%) Citrix
4 42 (3.01%) EMC
4 42 (3.01%) SAP
5 34 (2.44%) Databricks
6 33 (2.36%) Google
7 30 (2.15%) Virgin Media
8 28 (2.01%) Apple
9 25 (1.79%) Polycom
10 21 (1.50%) Oracle
11 13 (0.93%) VMware
12 12 (0.86%) Aruba
13 11 (0.79%) Atlassian
13 11 (0.79%) HP
14 10 (0.72%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.64%) Nintex
16 7 (0.50%) CA
17 6 (0.43%) Adobe
17 6 (0.43%) Sage