Master's Degree Contracts in Devon

Master's Degree
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 3.74% - 0.51%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.15% - 1.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - +73.91%
75th Percentile - - £425
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £563 £588 £550
% change year-on-year -4.26% +6.82% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £58.00 - -
25th Percentile £62.50 - -
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
75th Percentile £69.44 - -
90th Percentile £77.43 - -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £44.03 £65.00
% change year-on-year +47.62% -32.26% +25.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Devon

Master's Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Devon.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 65 124 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 60.75% 45.09% 32.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 90 44
10th Percentile - £158 £383
25th Percentile £145 £409 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.15% -21.75% +20.97%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £674
90th Percentile £650 £660 £750
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 5
10th Percentile £33.14 £25.01 £57.00
25th Percentile £55.00 £37.50 £60.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.75 - £79.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Devon

Master's Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in Devon.

Daily rate trend for Master's Degree in Devon

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Master's Degree in Devon over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Master's Degree in Devon

Master's Degree
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Master's Degree within the Devon region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Plymouth - 4 - - 25
Master's Degree
South West

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Process Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Project Engineer
1 1 (25.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 2 (50.00%) Document Management
2 2 (50.00%) Safety Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Management
3 1 (25.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (50.00%) RIBA
4 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (25.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) HAZOP
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) NEC