Master's Degree Jobs in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 245 39 249
Rank change year-on-year -206 +210 +13
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 845 3,991 1,024
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.19% 6.62% 1.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.33% 18.22% 4.56%
Number of salaries quoted 438 362 348
10th Percentile £32,500 £22,000 £31,175
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,371 £38,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,125 £79,875
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +12.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 19,504 21,909 22,453
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 27.49% 36.36% 31.58%
Number of salaries quoted 12,209 8,086 10,279
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,000 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £37,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,350 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +2.70% +1.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £54,000 £59,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.24% +8.18% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
South East -102 289 £60,000 - 174
North of England -233 120 £50,000 +12.75% 159
Scotland -109 109 £80,000 +50.94% 40
East of England -110 105 £55,000 -4.35% 126
Midlands -175 100 £55,000 +74.60% 129
South West -165 96 £50,000 - 83
North West -179 73 £63,750 +2.00% 92
West Midlands -129 60 £51,250 +2.50% 85
East Midlands -127 38 £61,439 +104.80% 44
North East -83 25 £50,000 +4.88% 30
Yorkshire -148 22 £48,750 +9.93% 42
Northern Ireland +23 21 £60,000 - 10
Wales -69 6 £51,250 -34.92% 25
Master's Degree
UK

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 29 (3.43%) FileNet
2 13 (1.54%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.07%) Apache
4 7 (0.83%) Apache Spark
5 6 (0.71%) IIS
5 6 (0.71%) nginx
6 4 (0.47%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 4 (0.47%) Confluence
7 3 (0.36%) SAS
7 3 (0.36%) WordPress
8 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) Luigi
Applications
1 38 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (3.31%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.42%) MS Visio
5 8 (0.95%) Simulink
5 8 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.71%) InVision
6 6 (0.71%) Sketch
6 6 (0.71%) Trello
6 6 (0.71%) UserZoom
7 5 (0.59%) AutoCAD
8 4 (0.47%) EPLAN
8 4 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
9 3 (0.36%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.59%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.47%) Shopify
4 3 (0.36%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.36%) Primavera
4 3 (0.36%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.36%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.36%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.36%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.12%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 90 (10.65%) AWS
2 87 (10.30%) Azure
3 62 (7.34%) Power Platform
4 44 (5.21%) GitHub
5 39 (4.62%) Figma
6 37 (4.38%) Amazon S3
7 32 (3.79%) SurveyMonkey
8 25 (2.96%) GCP
9 23 (2.72%) Cloud Computing
10 20 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
10 20 (2.37%) SaaS
11 19 (2.25%) PowerApps
11 19 (2.25%) Serverless
12 17 (2.01%) AWS Lambda
13 14 (1.66%) Power Automate
14 13 (1.54%) IaaS
15 12 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
16 11 (1.30%) OneDrive
16 11 (1.30%) PaaS
16 11 (1.30%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.20%) 5G
1 27 (3.20%) Broadband
2 16 (1.89%) TCP/IP
3 14 (1.66%) HTTP
4 13 (1.54%) Internet
5 11 (1.30%) Firewall
5 11 (1.30%) Network Security
6 8 (0.95%) Ethernet
7 7 (0.83%) MQTT
7 7 (0.83%) Wireless
8 5 (0.59%) Intranet
8 5 (0.59%) SNMP
8 5 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.47%) 4G
9 4 (0.47%) LAN
9 4 (0.47%) PPP
9 4 (0.47%) RS-232
9 4 (0.47%) WAN
9 4 (0.47%) WebEx
10 2 (0.24%) RS-485
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (6.63%) Power BI
2 47 (5.56%) NoSQL
3 32 (3.79%) SQL Server
4 31 (3.67%) Elasticsearch
5 30 (3.55%) Apache Cassandra
6 28 (3.31%) Relational Database
7 24 (2.84%) Tableau
8 23 (2.72%) Big Data
9 17 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
10 16 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
11 14 (1.66%) MySQL
12 9 (1.07%) DynamoDB
12 9 (1.07%) GIS
13 7 (0.83%) Redis
13 7 (0.83%) Snowflake Schema
14 6 (0.71%) Hadoop
14 6 (0.71%) Star Schema
15 5 (0.59%) Oracle Reports
16 4 (0.47%) MongoDB
16 4 (0.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 59 (6.98%) Git
2 40 (4.73%) Jenkins
3 29 (3.43%) Jasmine
3 29 (3.43%) JUnit
3 29 (3.43%) Mockito
4 16 (1.89%) JIRA
5 10 (1.18%) GitLab
6 4 (0.47%) Subversion
6 4 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.36%) Babel
7 3 (0.36%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.36%) CMake
7 3 (0.36%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.36%) TestRail
7 3 (0.36%) webpack
8 2 (0.24%) ERwin
8 2 (0.24%) Rational DOORS
9 1 (0.12%) Maven
9 1 (0.12%) MSTest
9 1 (0.12%) TestComplete
General
1 312 (36.92%) Social Skills
2 207 (24.50%) Finance
3 161 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
4 153 (18.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 144 (17.04%) Marketing
6 128 (15.15%) Law
7 68 (8.05%) Manufacturing
8 58 (6.86%) Legal
9 48 (5.68%) Pharmaceutical
10 34 (4.02%) Social Science
11 33 (3.91%) Retail
12 30 (3.55%) Electronics
12 30 (3.55%) Telecoms
13 26 (3.08%) Banking
14 24 (2.84%) Aerospace
15 21 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
16 20 (2.37%) Automotive
17 14 (1.66%) Military
18 13 (1.54%) Investment Banking
18 13 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 147 (17.40%) Senior
2 124 (14.67%) Software Engineer
3 82 (9.70%) Lead
4 76 (8.99%) Developer
5 60 (7.10%) Systems Engineer
6 52 (6.15%) Graduate
7 47 (5.56%) Principal Engineer
8 46 (5.44%) Analyst
9 40 (4.73%) Principal Systems Engineer
10 37 (4.38%) Data Scientist
11 32 (3.79%) Architect
12 30 (3.55%) Software Developer
13 26 (3.08%) Senior Software Engineer
14 22 (2.60%) Junior
15 21 (2.49%) Data Engineer
15 21 (2.49%) Senior Analyst
16 19 (2.25%) Senior Data Scientist
16 19 (2.25%) Senior Developer
17 16 (1.89%) Business Manager
17 16 (1.89%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (9.23%) AngularJS
2 69 (8.17%) React
3 39 (4.62%) Kafka
4 30 (3.55%) .NET
4 30 (3.55%) GraphQL
4 30 (3.55%) Web Services
5 29 (3.43%) Hibernate
5 29 (3.43%) J2EE
5 29 (3.43%) Spring
5 29 (3.43%) Spring Integration
6 27 (3.20%) RESTful
7 25 (2.96%) HTML
8 17 (2.01%) CSS
9 16 (1.89%) Vue
10 14 (1.66%) OpenACC
10 14 (1.66%) OpenMP
11 13 (1.54%) Flask
11 13 (1.54%) HTML5
12 12 (1.42%) Node.js
13 11 (1.30%) NumPy
Miscellaneous
1 145 (17.16%) Algorithms
2 52 (6.15%) Cloud Native
2 52 (6.15%) Management Information System
3 46 (5.44%) Data Structures
4 34 (4.02%) Product Ownership
5 32 (3.79%) Driving Licence
6 28 (3.31%) Market Risk
7 24 (2.84%) CUDA
8 20 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
8 20 (2.37%) IoT
9 18 (2.13%) Onboarding
10 17 (2.01%) Embedded Systems
10 17 (2.01%) Life Science
11 15 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
11 15 (1.78%) Security Operations Centre
12 14 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
13 13 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
14 12 (1.42%) Biopharmaceutical
15 10 (1.18%) Robotics
16 9 (1.07%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 88 (10.41%) Linux
2 36 (4.26%) Windows
3 31 (3.67%) Unix
4 7 (0.83%) FreeRTOS
5 6 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (0.59%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.24%) Android
7 2 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.12%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 370 (43.79%) Computer Science
2 326 (38.58%) Problem-Solving
3 204 (24.14%) Agile
4 182 (21.54%) Software Engineering
5 135 (15.98%) Analytics
5 135 (15.98%) Mathematics
6 130 (15.38%) Machine Learning
7 125 (14.79%) Artificial Intelligence
8 119 (14.08%) Roadmaps
9 100 (11.83%) Data Analysis
10 96 (11.36%) User Experience
11 94 (11.12%) DevOps
12 91 (10.77%) Decision-Making
13 90 (10.65%) Project Management
14 87 (10.30%) Data Science
15 83 (9.82%) CI/CD
16 79 (9.35%) Data Analytics
17 77 (9.11%) Mentoring
18 76 (8.99%) Continuous Improvement
19 73 (8.64%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 249 (29.47%) Python
2 124 (14.67%) SQL
3 95 (11.24%) C
4 76 (8.99%) R
5 75 (8.88%) C#
5 75 (8.88%) C++
5 75 (8.88%) Java
6 58 (6.86%) JavaScript
7 50 (5.92%) Fortran
8 23 (2.72%) MATLAB
9 21 (2.49%) TypeScript
10 19 (2.25%) Bash
10 19 (2.25%) Go
11 16 (1.89%) Rust
12 12 (1.42%) PowerShell
13 10 (1.18%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.83%) Haskell
15 4 (0.47%) Scala
15 4 (0.47%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.47%) VB
Qualifications
1 845 (100.00%) Degree
2 246 (29.11%) PhD
3 185 (21.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 92 (10.89%) MBA
5 57 (6.75%) Security Cleared
6 46 (5.44%) Chartered Engineer
7 18 (2.13%) SC Cleared
8 17 (2.01%) CISSP
9 15 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
10 13 (1.54%) DV Cleared
11 11 (1.30%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
12 10 (1.18%) CFA
12 10 (1.18%) CIMA
12 10 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
12 10 (1.18%) CompTIA CySA+
12 10 (1.18%) DBS Check
13 9 (1.07%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 9 (1.07%) Numerate Degree
14 8 (0.95%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (5.33%) QA
2 37 (4.38%) GDPR
3 27 (3.20%) Data Quality
4 25 (2.96%) Accessibility
5 14 (1.66%) PCI DSS
5 14 (1.66%) PMO
6 13 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.54%) NIST
7 11 (1.30%) HIPAA
8 10 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 7 (0.83%) ISO 13485
10 6 (0.71%) NCSC
10 6 (0.71%) WCAG
11 4 (0.47%) Automotive SPICE
11 4 (0.47%) ISO 26262
12 2 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.24%) ECSS
12 2 (0.24%) Good Clinical Practice
12 2 (0.24%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 48 (5.68%) Docker
2 15 (1.78%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.78%) Firmware
3 8 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.59%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.36%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.24%) HDFS
7 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.12%) Snort
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (6.86%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.30%) Terraform
3 9 (1.07%) CASB
4 4 (0.47%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.36%) Ansible
6 2 (0.24%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 88 (10.41%) Microsoft
2 42 (4.97%) EMC
3 38 (4.50%) Qualtrics
4 35 (4.14%) Oracle
5 27 (3.20%) Virgin Media
6 26 (3.08%) SAP
7 23 (2.72%) Google
8 13 (1.54%) Atlassian
9 11 (1.30%) Nintex
10 8 (0.95%) VMware
11 7 (0.83%) Salesforce
12 6 (0.71%) Cisco
12 6 (0.71%) Databricks
12 6 (0.71%) NVIDIA
12 6 (0.71%) YouTube
13 5 (0.59%) BT
14 4 (0.47%) Aruba
14 4 (0.47%) CA
14 4 (0.47%) HP
14 4 (0.47%) ServiceNow