Postgraduate Job Trends in Birmingham

Postgraduate
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Birmingham with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 96 132
Rank change year-on-year +36 +36 +1
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 55 12 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 1.97% 0.92% 0.48%
As % of the Qualifications category 11.78% 2.58% 2.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24,500 £69,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £27,000 £73,000 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year -63.01% +92.11% -30.91%
75th Percentile £29,500 £76,500 -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £27,000 £73,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year -63.01% +92.11% -2.56%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Birmingham

Postgraduate 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 Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 467 465 619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 16.74% 35.77% 22.89%
Number of salaries quoted 242 207 485
10th Percentile - £28,500 £26,700
25th Percentile £28,250 £42,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £54,700
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.69% -4.87%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £87,500
West Midlands median annual salary £46,205 £52,344 £50,000
% change year-on-year -11.73% +4.69% -4.76%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Postgraduate relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Cloud Services
1 48 (87.27%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 43 (78.18%) Internet
General
1 50 (90.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 43 (78.18%) Banking
2 43 (78.18%) Social Skills
3 7 (12.73%) Finance
Job Titles
1 33 (60.00%) Lecturer
2 7 (12.73%) Facilities Engineer
2 7 (12.73%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (9.09%) IT Support
3 5 (9.09%) Trainee
3 5 (9.09%) Trainee IT Support
4 4 (7.27%) IT Support Technician
4 4 (7.27%) IT Technician
4 4 (7.27%) Support Technician
4 4 (7.27%) Trainee IT Technician
4 4 (7.27%) Trainee Technician
5 1 (1.82%) IT Assistant
5 1 (1.82%) IT Support Assistant
5 1 (1.82%) Support Assistant
Miscellaneous
1 43 (78.18%) IoT
2 4 (7.27%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (78.18%) AI
1 43 (78.18%) Cybersecurity
1 43 (78.18%) Machine Learning
1 43 (78.18%) User Experience
1 43 (78.18%) Web Development
2 7 (12.73%) Inventory Management
2 7 (12.73%) Mentoring
2 7 (12.73%) Preventative Maintenance
3 5 (9.09%) Cloud Security
3 5 (9.09%) Disaster Recovery
Qualifications
1 43 (78.18%) Degree
1 43 (78.18%) Master's Degree
1 43 (78.18%) PhD
2 7 (12.73%) City & Guilds
2 7 (12.73%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.73%) COSHH