Master's Degree
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire 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 10 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 68 | 68 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +24 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Master's Degree | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 0.40% | 0.24% | 0.072% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 1.48% | 1.05% | 0.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | £356 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -38.05% |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £420 | £525 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +31.25% | -24.88% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 203 | 190 | 206 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire | 27.03% | 22.73% | 14.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 148 | 142 | 153 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £323 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £404 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.61% | -10.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £561 | £550 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £720 |
| Yorkshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £15.34 | £30.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.61 | £30.01 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.25 | £30.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.91% | +66.81% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £45.94 | £30.06 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £52.13 | £30.07 |
| Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.15 | £24.87 | £30.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.13% | -17.17% | +63.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire
Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Yorkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in West Yorkshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in West Yorkshire.
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Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire
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 West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 August 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | +3 | 3 | £650 | - | 15 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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: