Master's Degree Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Master's Degree
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 23 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 0.64% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.94% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £354 £447 £339
% change year-on-year -20.81% +31.86% -15.25%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 34 35 51
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 21.79% 36.46% 35.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 20 41
10th Percentile £390 £248 £213
25th Percentile £422 £472 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £555 £270
Median % change year-on-year -14.41% +105.56% -41.62%
75th Percentile £566 £657 £538
90th Percentile £738 £715 £606
East Midlands median daily rate £444 £450 £325
% change year-on-year -1.39% +38.46% -35.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £19.25 - -
25th Percentile £21.68 - -
Median hourly rate £26.96 - -
75th Percentile £30.25 - -
90th Percentile £31.61 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year -6.95% +20.90% +18.84%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Master's Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree