Postgraduate Job Trends in the East of England

Postgraduate
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 177 127
Rank change year-on-year +161 -50 +61
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 366 5 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 8.71% 0.14% 0.75%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.05% 0.36% 2.42%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,754 - -
England median annual salary £54,000 £49,000 £43,396
% change year-on-year +10.20% +12.91% +4.36%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,353 1,374 745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 32.20% 38.88% 30.89%
Number of salaries quoted 536 418 478
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,488 £27,965
25th Percentile £32,500 £43,750 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.79% +0.95% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,450 £66,625 £66,438
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,500 £78,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in the East of England

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the East of England region over the 6 months to 15 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
Hertfordshire - 191 - - 3
Essex +40 142 - -
Norfolk +23 18 - -
Suffolk - 13 - -
Cambridgeshire - 2 £53,754 -
Postgraduate
England

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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
1 358 (97.81%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 358 (97.81%) Internet
General
1 363 (99.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 358 (97.81%) Banking
2 358 (97.81%) Social Skills
3 5 (1.37%) Finance
4 1 (0.27%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (0.27%) Local Government
4 1 (0.27%) Marketing
4 1 (0.27%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (0.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 286 (78.14%) Lecturer
2 5 (1.37%) Facilities Engineer
2 5 (1.37%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (0.27%) Development Manager
3 1 (0.27%) Head of Digital
3 1 (0.27%) Head of Product Management
3 1 (0.27%) Pricing Manager
3 1 (0.27%) Systems Development Manager
3 1 (0.27%) Systems Manager
3 1 (0.27%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 358 (97.81%) IoT
2 1 (0.27%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (98.09%) Machine Learning
1 359 (98.09%) User Experience
2 358 (97.81%) AI
2 358 (97.81%) Cybersecurity
2 358 (97.81%) Web Development
3 5 (1.37%) Inventory Management
3 5 (1.37%) Mentoring
3 5 (1.37%) Preventative Maintenance
4 1 (0.27%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (0.27%) Data Science
4 1 (0.27%) Digital Innovation
4 1 (0.27%) Digital Strategy
4 1 (0.27%) People Management
4 1 (0.27%) Price Optimisation
4 1 (0.27%) Product Management
4 1 (0.27%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (0.27%) Roadmaps
4 1 (0.27%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (0.27%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (0.27%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.27%) Python
1 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 361 (98.63%) Degree
2 358 (97.81%) Master's Degree
2 358 (97.81%) PhD
3 5 (1.37%) City & Guilds
3 5 (1.37%) NVQ Level 3
4 1 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (0.27%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.37%) COSHH