Master's Degree Jobs in Dorset

Master's Degree
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 82 12
Rank change year-on-year +74 -70 +82
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 72 21 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 16.40% 1.69% 15.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 26.67% 6.05% 33.44%
Number of salaries quoted 0 12 3
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile - - £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year - -47.06% +36.00%
75th Percentile - £46,250 -
90th Percentile - £54,275 -
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £57,197
% change year-on-year +5.00% -12.58% +3.99%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Dorset

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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 270 347 299
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 61.50% 27.94% 45.65%
Number of salaries quoted 76 137 122
10th Percentile £33,000 £24,400 £35,575
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £42,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -19.05% +13.51%
75th Percentile £50,938 £57,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £66,250 £76,000
South West median annual salary £52,600 £55,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year -4.36% +0.22% +9.76%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Dorset

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in Dorset.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Dorset

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Dorset

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 Dorset region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Poole - 15 - - 1
Bridport - 14 - -
Weymouth +9 13 - - 1
Dorchester - 13 - - 1
Bournemouth +57 7 - - 49
Master's Degree
South West

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Applications
1 7 (9.72%) Chatbot
General
1 11 (15.28%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (5.56%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 55 (76.39%) Principal Engineer
2 7 (9.72%) Trainer
3 6 (8.33%) Engineering Manager
4 4 (5.56%) Senior
4 4 (5.56%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (76.39%) Safety Engineering
2 7 (9.72%) Artificial Intelligence
2 7 (9.72%) Chemistry
2 7 (9.72%) Conversational UI
3 6 (8.33%) Customer Engagement
3 6 (8.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 6 (8.33%) Systems Engineering
4 4 (5.56%) Decision-Making
4 4 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 72 (100.00%) Degree
2 65 (90.28%) BPSS Clearance
3 61 (84.72%) Chartered Engineer
4 7 (9.72%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (76.39%) Def Stans
1 55 (76.39%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 7 (9.72%) PayPal