Master's Degree Job Trends in Cheshire

Master's Degree
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 47 57
Rank change year-on-year +36 +10 +48
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 500 14 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 39.81% 2.32% 0.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 79.24% 7.11% 3.41%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £32,850 - -
25th Percentile £43,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 - -
75th Percentile £63,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £46,000 £69,315 £46,023
% change year-on-year -33.64% +50.61% -23.30%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 631 197 88
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 50.24% 32.67% 17.78%
Number of salaries quoted 90 91 69
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £35,750 £41,250 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £44,033
Median % change year-on-year - +13.55% +4.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £55,000 £61,123
90th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £75,000
North West median annual salary £47,842 £50,055 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.42% -4.66% -3.67%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Cheshire

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

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

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in Cheshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in Cheshire over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in Cheshire

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Master's Degree within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Warrington +26 96 £26,500 - 20
Northwich - 14 - -
Lymm - 14 - -
Macclesfield - 14 - -
Knutsford - 13 - -
Daresbury - 13 - -
Wilmslow - 12 - -
Alderley Edge - 12 - -
Nantwich - 2 £62,500 -
Master's Degree
North West

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (0.40%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 496 (99.20%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (0.40%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 496 (99.20%) Internet
General
1 498 (99.60%) Social Skills
2 496 (99.20%) Banking
2 496 (99.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (0.80%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 379 (75.80%) Lecturer
2 2 (0.40%) Analyst
2 2 (0.40%) Data Analyst
2 2 (0.40%) Graduate
2 2 (0.40%) Graduate Analyst
2 2 (0.40%) Graduate Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 496 (99.20%) IoT
2 2 (0.40%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 496 (99.20%) AI
1 496 (99.20%) Cybersecurity
1 496 (99.20%) Machine Learning
1 496 (99.20%) User Experience
1 496 (99.20%) Web Development
2 4 (0.80%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (0.60%) Customer Service
4 2 (0.40%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (0.40%) Analytics
4 2 (0.40%) Business Analysis
4 2 (0.40%) Change Management
4 2 (0.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.40%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 2 (0.40%) ERP
4 2 (0.40%) IT Strategy
4 2 (0.40%) ITIL
4 2 (0.40%) Logistics
4 2 (0.40%) Performance Monitoring
4 2 (0.40%) Service Delivery
4 2 (0.40%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (0.40%) SQL
Qualifications
1 500 (100.00%) Degree
2 497 (99.40%) Postgraduate
3 496 (99.20%) PhD
4 2 (0.40%) PMI Certification
4 2 (0.40%) PMP
5 1 (0.20%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 2 (0.40%) Databricks
1 2 (0.40%) SAP