Master's Degree Contracts

Master's Degree
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 261 313 412
Rank change year-on-year +52 +99 -65
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 397 493 510
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.82% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.96% 3.01% 2.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 316 309
10th Percentile £350 £400 £300
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £700 £750 £738
90th Percentile £800 £950 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £500 £495
% change year-on-year +10.00% +1.01% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 41 25
10th Percentile £23.48 £31.25 -
25th Percentile £36.55 £42.50 £19.52
Median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £25.29
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +77.94% -26.16%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £51.75
90th Percentile £83.75 - £66.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £24.24
% change year-on-year +22.22% +85.64% -8.53%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,394 16,404 19,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.69% 27.32% 21.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,256 10,939 12,533
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.84% +4.76% +8.36%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,065 866 781
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.28 £41.36
Median % change year-on-year -26.31% +31.25% +7.42%
75th Percentile £61.50 £68.56 £56.25
90th Percentile £75.25 £79.88 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.28 £50.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year -19.45% +61.29% -10.25%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 25 April 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
England +63 348 £550 -8.33% 1,037
London +66 200 £550 -21.43% 471
UK excluding London +41 150 £550 +10.00% 598
Work from Home +52 131 £550 -4.35% 414
South East -13 47 £525 +10.53% 153
East of England +17 27 £700 +83.97% 110
South West +10 24 £588 +6.82% 80
North of England +36 19 £676 +22.91% 113
Midlands +24 17 £550 +22.22% 92
West Midlands +32 15 £550 +15.79% 60
North West +18 15 £676 +4.16% 64
Scotland +30 12 £475 +4.40% 45
Northern Ireland - 4 £538 - 8
North East - 3 £588 - 25
East Midlands +12 2 £339 -15.25% 32
Yorkshire +24 1 - - 30

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (4.03%) Confluence
2 6 (1.51%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.01%) Apache
3 4 (1.01%) Apache Spark
3 4 (1.01%) CMS
3 4 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.76%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.50%) Camunda
5 2 (0.50%) Ethereum
5 2 (0.50%) Hyperledger
5 2 (0.50%) IIS
5 2 (0.50%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.25%) SAS
Applications
1 29 (7.30%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.27%) Simulink
4 7 (1.76%) MS Visio
4 7 (1.76%) Stateflow
5 6 (1.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.26%) Sketch
6 5 (1.26%) TargetLink
7 3 (0.76%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.50%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.50%) InVision
8 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
8 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.50%) SPSS
9 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.25%) OmniGraffle
9 1 (0.25%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 13 (3.27%) Oracle Applications
1 13 (3.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.01%) Oracle Cash Management
2 4 (1.01%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (1.01%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle AGIS
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle Assets
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle EBS R12
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle Financials
3 3 (0.76%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (0.76%) SAP SD
4 2 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.50%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (0.50%) R3 Corda
4 2 (0.50%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.50%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.25%) Eloqua
5 1 (0.25%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.25%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (14.11%) Azure
2 35 (8.82%) AWS
3 18 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
3 18 (4.53%) GCP
4 16 (4.03%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.78%) OCI
6 9 (2.27%) Azure Data Factory
6 9 (2.27%) npm
7 8 (2.02%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 7 (1.76%) Azure Service Bus
8 7 (1.76%) Oracle CX
8 7 (1.76%) SaaS
8 7 (1.76%) Serverless
9 6 (1.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 5 (1.26%) Figma
10 5 (1.26%) GitHub
10 5 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.01%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.76%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.02%) Internet
2 7 (1.76%) VSAN
3 5 (1.26%) Wireless
4 4 (1.01%) Network Security
4 4 (1.01%) SAN
5 3 (0.76%) Firewall
6 2 (0.50%) HTTP
6 2 (0.50%) LTE
6 2 (0.50%) SSL
6 2 (0.50%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.50%) VPN
7 1 (0.25%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.25%) DNS
7 1 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.25%) IOS XR
7 1 (0.25%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.25%) PPP
7 1 (0.25%) RTP
7 1 (0.25%) RTSP
7 1 (0.25%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.28%) Oracle Reports
2 15 (3.78%) Power BI
3 14 (3.53%) SQL Server
4 13 (3.27%) Data Lake
4 13 (3.27%) Relational Database
5 12 (3.02%) Big Data
6 11 (2.77%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (2.27%) Tableau
8 6 (1.51%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (1.51%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.51%) Oracle Database
8 6 (1.51%) QlikView
9 5 (1.26%) Data Mining
9 5 (1.26%) MySQL
9 5 (1.26%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.01%) GIS
10 4 (1.01%) Metadata
10 4 (1.01%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.76%) Data Mart
11 3 (0.76%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 37 (9.32%) JIRA
2 21 (5.29%) Git
3 11 (2.77%) Bitbucket
3 11 (2.77%) Jenkins
3 11 (2.77%) Rational DOORS
4 10 (2.52%) Subversion
5 9 (2.27%) webpack
6 6 (1.51%) MLflow
7 4 (1.01%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (1.01%) Postman
7 4 (1.01%) Selenium
8 3 (0.76%) Maven
8 3 (0.76%) TestRail
9 2 (0.50%) Appium
9 2 (0.50%) Charles Proxy
9 2 (0.50%) CMake
9 2 (0.50%) IntelliJ
9 2 (0.50%) Katalon Studio
9 2 (0.50%) LoadRunner
9 2 (0.50%) Rational Team Concert
General
1 198 (49.87%) Social Skills
2 116 (29.22%) Finance
3 115 (28.97%) Analytical Skills
4 38 (9.57%) Marketing
5 34 (8.56%) Public Sector
6 32 (8.06%) Banking
7 27 (6.80%) Front Office
8 25 (6.30%) Presentation Skills
9 18 (4.53%) Manufacturing
10 15 (3.78%) Aerospace
10 15 (3.78%) Automotive
11 14 (3.53%) Telecoms
12 12 (3.02%) Pharmaceutical
13 10 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.52%) Legal
13 10 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (2.27%) Financial Institution
15 8 (2.02%) Law
15 8 (2.02%) Retail
16 7 (1.76%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 69 (17.38%) Architect
2 57 (14.36%) Senior
3 50 (12.59%) Developer
4 42 (10.58%) Lead
5 36 (9.07%) Software Engineer
6 28 (7.05%) Solutions Architect
7 22 (5.54%) Analyst
8 20 (5.04%) Consultant
9 16 (4.03%) Java Developer
9 16 (4.03%) Project Manager
10 15 (3.78%) Systems Engineer
11 12 (3.02%) Applications Developer
11 12 (3.02%) Data Engineer
11 12 (3.02%) Software Architect
12 10 (2.52%) Embedded Engineer
12 10 (2.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
12 10 (2.52%) Full Stack Developer
12 10 (2.52%) Senior Developer
12 10 (2.52%) Senior Software Engineer
13 9 (2.27%) Angular Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (4.53%) React
2 15 (3.78%) AngularJS
3 13 (3.27%) .NET
3 13 (3.27%) REST
4 12 (3.02%) DirectX
4 12 (3.02%) HTML
4 12 (3.02%) OpenGL
4 12 (3.02%) OpenGL ES
4 12 (3.02%) Vulkan
5 11 (2.77%) CSS
5 11 (2.77%) PyTorch
6 10 (2.52%) TensorFlow
7 9 (2.27%) NumPy
7 9 (2.27%) RxJS
7 9 (2.27%) WebSockets
8 8 (2.02%) Pandas
9 7 (1.76%) Kafka
9 7 (1.76%) Spring
10 6 (1.51%) Flash
11 5 (1.26%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.08%) Algorithms
2 35 (8.82%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.79%) Derivative
4 12 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.52%) 3D Graphics
5 10 (2.52%) Equities
5 10 (2.52%) Ray Tracing
6 8 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (2.02%) Embedded Systems
6 8 (2.02%) Renewable Energy
7 7 (1.76%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.76%) Life Science
7 7 (1.76%) Mobile App
7 7 (1.76%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.51%) Clustering
9 5 (1.26%) Credit Risk
9 5 (1.26%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.26%) Device Driver
9 5 (1.26%) Fixed Income
9 5 (1.26%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 27 (6.80%) Windows
2 20 (5.04%) Linux
3 19 (4.79%) Unix
4 9 (2.27%) Android
5 5 (1.26%) Apple iOS
5 5 (1.26%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (1.01%) SafeRTOS
7 1 (0.25%) OS/390
7 1 (0.25%) Solaris
7 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 207 (52.14%) Computer Science
2 144 (36.27%) Problem-Solving
3 114 (28.72%) Agile
4 74 (18.64%) Software Engineering
5 59 (14.86%) Analytics
6 57 (14.36%) Machine Learning
7 54 (13.60%) Project Management
8 46 (11.59%) Continuous Improvement
9 44 (11.08%) Decision-Making
10 41 (10.33%) Validation
11 40 (10.08%) Artificial Intelligence
12 39 (9.82%) Data Science
12 39 (9.82%) DevOps
13 32 (8.06%) Risk Management
13 32 (8.06%) Stakeholder Management
14 31 (7.81%) Roadmaps
15 30 (7.56%) Collaborative Working
16 29 (7.30%) Test Strategy
17 27 (6.80%) Data Analysis
17 27 (6.80%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 94 (23.68%) Python
2 63 (15.87%) SQL
3 45 (11.34%) Java
4 34 (8.56%) C++
5 31 (7.81%) C#
6 30 (7.56%) C
7 29 (7.30%) JavaScript
8 16 (4.03%) MATLAB
9 13 (3.27%) R
10 12 (3.02%) TypeScript
11 11 (2.77%) Scala
12 10 (2.52%) Shell Script
13 7 (1.76%) PowerShell
14 5 (1.26%) Bash
14 5 (1.26%) PL/SQL
15 4 (1.01%) ABAP
15 4 (1.01%) Assembly Language
16 3 (0.76%) Perl
16 3 (0.76%) VBA
17 2 (0.50%) VB
Qualifications
1 397 (100.00%) Degree
2 123 (30.98%) Computer Science Degree
3 68 (17.13%) PhD
4 36 (9.07%) Security Cleared
5 30 (7.56%) SC Cleared
6 28 (7.05%) MBA
7 18 (4.53%) CISSP
8 15 (3.78%) CISM
9 11 (2.77%) Azure Certification
9 11 (2.77%) PMP
10 10 (2.52%) PMI Certification
11 9 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
11 9 (2.27%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.76%) Chartered Engineer
12 7 (1.76%) CISA
13 6 (1.51%) CCNA
13 6 (1.51%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 5 (1.26%) SAP Certification
15 4 (1.01%) CEH
15 4 (1.01%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (4.28%) QA
2 15 (3.78%) Data Quality
3 13 (3.27%) PCI DSS
4 8 (2.02%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.02%) NIST
5 6 (1.51%) GDPR
6 5 (1.26%) AUTOSAR
6 5 (1.26%) ISO 26262
6 5 (1.26%) MISRA
6 5 (1.26%) MISRA C
6 5 (1.26%) PMO
6 5 (1.26%) SLA
7 4 (1.01%) Dodd-Frank
7 4 (1.01%) JTAG
7 4 (1.01%) MiFID
7 4 (1.01%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.76%) WCAG
9 2 (0.50%) COBIT
9 2 (0.50%) HIPAA
System Software
1 14 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (2.02%) Docker
2 8 (2.02%) VMware NSX
3 6 (1.51%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (1.01%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (1.01%) Firmware
5 3 (0.76%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.50%) vSphere
7 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (2.77%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.51%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.76%) Docker Swarm
4 2 (0.50%) Nessus
4 2 (0.50%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.25%) Ansible
5 1 (0.25%) OPNET
5 1 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 56 (14.11%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.32%) Oracle
3 31 (7.81%) SAP
4 15 (3.78%) Google
4 15 (3.78%) VMware
5 12 (3.02%) Cisco
5 12 (3.02%) Databricks
6 9 (2.27%) Atlassian
6 9 (2.27%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.76%) Adobe
8 4 (1.01%) Marketo
8 4 (1.01%) Optimizely
8 4 (1.01%) Workday
9 3 (0.76%) Ariba
9 3 (0.76%) ESRI
9 3 (0.76%) Genesys
9 3 (0.76%) JDA
9 3 (0.76%) Murex
9 3 (0.76%) Splunk
10 2 (0.50%) Zoho