Master's Degree Job Trends in Croydon

Master's Degree
South London > Croydon

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Croydon with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 20 41
Rank change year-on-year +15 +21 -8
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 29 27 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Croydon 24.58% 15.70% 3.82%
As % of the Qualifications category 56.86% 27.00% 9.84%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £91,250
25th Percentile - - £91,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £100,000
75th Percentile - - £107,500
90th Percentile - - -
South London median annual salary - - £100,000
% change year-on-year - - +418.13%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Croydon

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 Croydon.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 100 61
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Croydon 43.22% 58.14% 38.85%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 46
10th Percentile - £41,956 £42,500
25th Percentile £63,106 £58,016 £71,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,290 £61,644 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.29% -25.28% +34.69%
75th Percentile £65,473 £67,500 £83,750
90th Percentile - £68,750 £103,750
South London median annual salary £36,500 £60,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year -39.17% -1.64% +22.00%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Croydon

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Croydon

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

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

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Croydon

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 Croydon region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Coulsdon - 9 - -
South Croydon - 7 - - 1
Thornton Heath - 7 - -
Kenley - 6 - -
Master's Degree
South London

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon 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 29 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 29 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 29 (100.00%) Banking
1 29 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 29 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (82.76%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 29 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (100.00%) AI
1 29 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 29 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 29 (100.00%) User Experience
1 29 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 29 (100.00%) Degree
1 29 (100.00%) PhD
1 29 (100.00%) Postgraduate