Master's Degree Contracts in England

Master's Degree
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 22 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 237 311 422
Rank change year-on-year +74 +111 -93
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 363 394 412
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.00% 0.82% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.26% 2.99% 2.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 265 252
10th Percentile £350 £389 £302
25th Percentile £425 £490 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £650 £590
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +10.17% +8.46%
75th Percentile £704 £800 £763
90th Percentile £800 £950 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £619 £590
% change year-on-year -11.15% +4.92% +9.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 33 27
10th Percentile £21.70 £31.25 £19.11
25th Percentile £36.42 £42.50 £19.52
Median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% - +69.81%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £83.75 - £68.75
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £37.13
% change year-on-year +22.22% +21.21% +22.22%

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 contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 11,123 13,194 15,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 30.61% 27.54% 21.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,895 8,840 10,158
10th Percentile £313 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 972 672 687
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.83 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.13 £21.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.36
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +30.58% +10.28%
75th Percentile £62.50 £68.56 £56.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £68.30
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +22.58%

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
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Master's Degree in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 22 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +60 202 £531 -24.11% 518
South East 0 52 £525 +5.00% 183
East of England +14 29 £625 +64.26% 119
South West +7 26 £588 +6.82% 72
North of England +46 22 £638 -1.85% 140
Midlands +23 17 £550 +15.79% 126
West Midlands +29 16 £550 +4.76% 80
North West +24 14 £676 +4.00% 80
Yorkshire - 4 £554 - 33
North East - 3 £588 - 29
East Midlands 0 1 - - 46
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 16 (4.41%) Confluence
2 5 (1.38%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.10%) CMS
3 4 (1.10%) SAS
4 3 (0.83%) Apache
4 3 (0.83%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.83%) IIS
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.83%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.55%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.55%) Ethereum
5 2 (0.55%) Hyperledger
5 2 (0.55%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 20 (5.51%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.48%) Simulink
3 8 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.20%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.93%) Stateflow
5 5 (1.38%) Chatbot
5 5 (1.38%) TargetLink
6 3 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.83%) Sketch
7 2 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.28%) OmniGraffle
8 1 (0.28%) SPSS
8 1 (0.28%) Stata
Business Applications
1 13 (3.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.10%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.83%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.83%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.55%) R3 Corda
4 2 (0.55%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.28%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.28%) Endur
5 1 (0.28%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.28%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.28%) Primavera
5 1 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP CX
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.28%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.28%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.28%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.28%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 55 (15.15%) Azure
2 28 (7.71%) AWS
3 15 (4.13%) GCP
4 14 (3.86%) Power Platform
5 11 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (3.03%) Azure Service Bus
6 9 (2.48%) npm
7 8 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
8 7 (1.93%) Azure App Service
8 7 (1.93%) Azure Event Grid
8 7 (1.93%) SaaS
8 7 (1.93%) Serverless
9 6 (1.65%) Azure AKS
10 5 (1.38%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.10%) GitHub
11 4 (1.10%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.10%) OCI
11 4 (1.10%) Oracle CX
11 4 (1.10%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 4 (1.10%) Twilio
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.65%) CTI
1 6 (1.65%) VoIP
1 6 (1.65%) VSAN
2 5 (1.38%) Wireless
3 4 (1.10%) Firewall
3 4 (1.10%) Internet
3 4 (1.10%) SAN
4 3 (0.83%) Network Security
4 3 (0.83%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.83%) VPN
5 2 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.55%) HTTP
5 2 (0.55%) IOS XR
5 2 (0.55%) LTE
5 2 (0.55%) NX-OS
5 2 (0.55%) RS-485
5 2 (0.55%) SSL
6 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.28%) RTP
6 1 (0.28%) RTSP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.68%) SQL Server
2 15 (4.13%) Relational Database
3 14 (3.86%) Power BI
4 11 (3.03%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.20%) MySQL
5 8 (2.20%) Tableau
6 7 (1.93%) Big Data
6 7 (1.93%) Data Lake
7 5 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.38%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (1.38%) RDBMS
8 4 (1.10%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (1.10%) Metadata
8 4 (1.10%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.83%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.83%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.83%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.83%) GIS
9 3 (0.83%) Looker
9 3 (0.83%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 37 (10.19%) JIRA
2 22 (6.06%) Git
3 11 (3.03%) Bitbucket
4 10 (2.75%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.75%) Rational DOORS
4 10 (2.75%) Subversion
5 9 (2.48%) webpack
6 5 (1.38%) MLflow
7 4 (1.10%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (1.10%) Postman
8 3 (0.83%) Appium
8 3 (0.83%) Katalon Studio
8 3 (0.83%) Maven
8 3 (0.83%) TestRail
9 2 (0.55%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.55%) CMake
9 2 (0.55%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.55%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.55%) Selenium
10 1 (0.28%) LabVIEW
General
1 165 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 103 (28.37%) Finance
3 96 (26.45%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (11.29%) Marketing
5 30 (8.26%) Public Sector
6 27 (7.44%) Front Office
7 24 (6.61%) Banking
8 22 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (6.06%) Telecoms
9 19 (5.23%) Manufacturing
10 15 (4.13%) Aerospace
11 14 (3.86%) Automotive
11 14 (3.86%) Retail
12 11 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (2.75%) Legal
14 9 (2.48%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (2.20%) Electronics
15 8 (2.20%) Financial Institution
16 6 (1.65%) Investment Banking
16 6 (1.65%) Law
Job Titles
1 61 (16.80%) Architect
2 54 (14.88%) Developer
3 52 (14.33%) Senior
4 32 (8.82%) Software Engineer
5 28 (7.71%) Lead
6 25 (6.89%) Solutions Architect
7 24 (6.61%) Analyst
8 18 (4.96%) Systems Engineer
9 17 (4.68%) Java Developer
10 16 (4.41%) Consultant
11 14 (3.86%) Software Architect
12 12 (3.31%) Applications Developer
13 11 (3.03%) Data Engineer
13 11 (3.03%) Project Manager
14 10 (2.75%) Angular Developer
14 10 (2.75%) Business Analyst
14 10 (2.75%) Data Scientist
14 10 (2.75%) Full Stack Developer
14 10 (2.75%) Senior Software Engineer
14 10 (2.75%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (5.51%) AngularJS
2 19 (5.23%) React
3 15 (4.13%) .NET
3 15 (4.13%) HTML
4 14 (3.86%) CSS
5 12 (3.31%) DirectX
5 12 (3.31%) OpenGL
5 12 (3.31%) OpenGL ES
5 12 (3.31%) Vulkan
6 10 (2.75%) REST
7 9 (2.48%) RxJS
7 9 (2.48%) WebSockets
8 8 (2.20%) Kafka
8 8 (2.20%) NumPy
8 8 (2.20%) PyTorch
9 7 (1.93%) Pandas
9 7 (1.93%) Spring
9 7 (1.93%) TensorFlow
10 6 (1.65%) .NET Core
10 6 (1.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 34 (9.37%) Algorithms
2 31 (8.54%) Management Information System
3 16 (4.41%) Derivative
4 14 (3.86%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.75%) 3D Graphics
5 10 (2.75%) Ray Tracing
6 9 (2.48%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.20%) Embedded Systems
7 8 (2.20%) Equities
8 7 (1.93%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.93%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.93%) Life Science
9 6 (1.65%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.65%) IVR
9 6 (1.65%) Mobile App
10 5 (1.38%) Clustering
10 5 (1.38%) Device Driver
10 5 (1.38%) Fixed Income
10 5 (1.38%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.10%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 24 (6.61%) Windows
2 23 (6.34%) Linux
3 22 (6.06%) Unix
4 10 (2.75%) Android
5 5 (1.38%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.10%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.10%) SafeRTOS
7 1 (0.28%) OS/390
7 1 (0.28%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (54.27%) Computer Science
2 124 (34.16%) Problem-Solving
3 119 (32.78%) Agile
4 68 (18.73%) Software Engineering
5 52 (14.33%) Analytics
6 44 (12.12%) DevOps
6 44 (12.12%) Project Management
7 43 (11.85%) Decision-Making
7 43 (11.85%) Machine Learning
7 43 (11.85%) Validation
8 39 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (10.47%) Roadmaps
10 37 (10.19%) Data Science
11 35 (9.64%) Artificial Intelligence
11 35 (9.64%) Stakeholder Management
12 31 (8.54%) Risk Management
13 30 (8.26%) Data Analysis
14 28 (7.71%) Mathematics
15 26 (7.16%) Scrum
15 26 (7.16%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 86 (23.69%) Python
2 57 (15.70%) SQL
3 40 (11.02%) Java
4 35 (9.64%) C#
5 34 (9.37%) C++
6 29 (7.99%) C
6 29 (7.99%) JavaScript
7 15 (4.13%) MATLAB
7 15 (4.13%) Shell Script
8 11 (3.03%) R
8 11 (3.03%) TypeScript
9 8 (2.20%) Scala
10 6 (1.65%) PowerShell
11 5 (1.38%) Bash
12 4 (1.10%) ABAP
12 4 (1.10%) Assembly Language
13 3 (0.83%) Perl
13 3 (0.83%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.83%) Rust
13 3 (0.83%) VBA
Qualifications
1 363 (100.00%) Degree
2 113 (31.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 69 (19.01%) PhD
4 31 (8.54%) Security Cleared
5 30 (8.26%) MBA
6 25 (6.89%) SC Cleared
7 15 (4.13%) CISSP
8 13 (3.58%) CISM
9 10 (2.75%) Azure Certification
9 10 (2.75%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.75%) PMP
10 9 (2.48%) ITIL Certification
11 8 (2.20%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (1.93%) Chartered Engineer
12 7 (1.93%) CISA
13 6 (1.65%) SAP Certification
14 5 (1.38%) CCNA
14 5 (1.38%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 4 (1.10%) AWS Certification
15 4 (1.10%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.96%) PCI DSS
2 14 (3.86%) Data Quality
2 14 (3.86%) QA
3 8 (2.20%) GDPR
4 5 (1.38%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.38%) AUTOSAR
4 5 (1.38%) ISO 26262
4 5 (1.38%) MISRA
4 5 (1.38%) MISRA C
4 5 (1.38%) NIST
5 4 (1.10%) Dodd-Frank
5 4 (1.10%) HIPAA
5 4 (1.10%) JTAG
5 4 (1.10%) MiFID
5 4 (1.10%) SOC 2
6 2 (0.55%) COBIT
6 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.55%) NIST 800
6 2 (0.55%) PMO
6 2 (0.55%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (3.86%) VMware Infrastructure
2 9 (2.48%) Docker
3 8 (2.20%) VMware NSX
4 5 (1.38%) VMware ESXi
5 4 (1.10%) Embedded Firmware
5 4 (1.10%) Firmware
6 3 (0.83%) Active Directory
7 2 (0.55%) vSphere
8 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 16 (4.41%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.38%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.83%) Docker Swarm
3 3 (0.83%) PowerCLI
3 3 (0.83%) Terraform
4 2 (0.55%) Ansible
4 2 (0.55%) Nessus
4 2 (0.55%) OPNET
5 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 49 (13.50%) Microsoft
2 24 (6.61%) SAP
3 18 (4.96%) Oracle
4 17 (4.68%) Cisco
5 15 (4.13%) VMware
6 11 (3.03%) Google
7 9 (2.48%) Atlassian
7 9 (2.48%) Databricks
7 9 (2.48%) Genesys
8 8 (2.20%) Adobe
9 6 (1.65%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.38%) Informatica
10 5 (1.38%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.10%) Avaya
11 4 (1.10%) Optimizely
12 3 (0.83%) Ariba
12 3 (0.83%) ESRI
12 3 (0.83%) Murex
12 3 (0.83%) Splunk
13 2 (0.55%) Omniture