Master's Degree
North East > Tyne and Wear
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Tyne and Wear 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 6 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 55 | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Master's Degree | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Tyne and Wear | 0.23% | - | 0.44% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.62% | - | 1.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £575 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North East median daily rate | - | - | £575 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.44 | - | - |
| North East median hourly rate | £69.44 | - | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 162 | 99 | 84 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear | 36.73% | 39.60% | 36.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 127 | 69 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £170 | £313 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £364 | £358 | £416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £442 | £501 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.69% | -9.00% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £720 |
| North East median daily rate | £450 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.46% | -5.45% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.58 | - | £12.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.19 | £46.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | £47.50 | £13.99 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.05% | +239.53% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £48.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.75 | - | £60.00 |
| North East median hourly rate | £60.00 | £46.18 | £20.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.93% | +122.34% | -63.88% |
Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.
Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Tyne and Wear
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Master's Degree.
Master's Degree
Contract Job Locations in Tyne and Wear
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 Tyne and Wear region over the 6 months to 6 February 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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: