Master's Degree Job Trends in Bedford

Master's Degree
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedford with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.49% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 3.57% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile £67,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £65,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +21.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedford

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 permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 28 33 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 13.66% 54.10% 26.85%
Number of salaries quoted 16 14 29
10th Percentile £30,625 - £24,875
25th Percentile £31,250 £53,000 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £58,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year -31.62% +39.29% -35.38%
75th Percentile £45,375 £87,875 £61,250
90th Percentile £62,500 £95,000 -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £40,000 £53,000 £53,750
% change year-on-year -24.53% -1.40% -10.42%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Bedford

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Master's Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Chemistry
1 1 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 1 (100.00%) Market Surveillance
1 1 (100.00%) QMS
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO 13485
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft