Master's Degree Job Trends in Durham

Master's Degree
North East > Durham

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Durham with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 0.93% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North East median annual salary £105,000 - £40,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.89%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 94 72 34
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 43.52% 35.64% 22.97%
Number of salaries quoted 7 19 24
10th Percentile £52,000 £43,420 £36,475
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,731 £45,339
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,079 £59,430 £56,145
Median % change year-on-year +17.92% +5.85% +40.36%
75th Percentile £78,790 £74,144 £69,800
90th Percentile - £75,236 £76,065
North East median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% +11.94%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Durham

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Durham

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

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

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Durham

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 Durham region over the 6 months to 5 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
Hartlepool - 2 - -
Master's Degree
North East

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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 2 (100.00%) Chatbot
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Instructor
1 2 (100.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 2 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 2 (100.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) PayPal