Master's Degree Job Trends in East Sussex

Master's Degree
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in East Sussex with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - 71
Rank change year-on-year - - -43
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1 0 7
As % of all permanent jobs in East Sussex 0.14% - 0.96%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.74% - 3.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £120,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
South East median annual salary £75,000 £55,565 £60,000
% change year-on-year +34.98% -7.39% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 136 74 208
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in East Sussex 19.35% 24.67% 28.61%
Number of salaries quoted 54 35 114
10th Percentile £26,500 - £23,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £33,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.40% -29.47% -6.86%
75th Percentile £48,750 £47,580 £65,000
90th Percentile £58,500 £86,250 £84,375
South East median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% +7.84% +2.00%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in East Sussex

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in East Sussex citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Job Locations in East Sussex

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 East Sussex region over the 6 months to 21 April 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
Hailsham - 1 £120,000 -
Master's Degree
South East

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Chief Technology Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) IT Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Product Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree