Master's Degree Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Master's Degree
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes 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 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 46 50
Rank change year-on-year +10 +4 +32
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 7 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 2.03% 0.72% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.96% 1.39% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £500 £250
Median % change year-on-year - +100.00% -60.00%
Buckinghamshire median daily rate - £500 £250
% change year-on-year - +100.00% -44.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
Median hourly rate £29.61 - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £29.61 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 141 144 222
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 40.99% 51.61% 45.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 114 184
10th Percentile £346 £267 £279
25th Percentile £423 £365 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £464 £524
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -11.46% +16.39%
75th Percentile £575 £530 £623
90th Percentile £638 £627 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £517 £464 £525
% change year-on-year +11.48% -11.67% +14.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 3 4
10th Percentile - £13.34 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.35 £13.47
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.70 £14.79
Median % change year-on-year +58.34% +26.48% -10.39%
75th Percentile - £28.35 £17.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £18.80
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £16.00
% change year-on-year +34.49% +16.88% -3.03%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Applications
1 7 (100.00%) Chatbot
General
1 7 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (100.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) AI
1 7 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 7 (100.00%) Conversational UI
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) PayPal