Master's Degree Jobs in England

Master's Degree
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 189 54 186
Rank change year-on-year -135 +132 +46
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,134 3,722 3,317
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.45% 5.24% 2.26%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.34% 15.68% 8.19%
Number of salaries quoted 574 735 985
10th Percentile £34,825 £37,328 £31,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £48,875 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -
75th Percentile £89,688 £93,875 £92,500
90th Percentile £117,625 £130,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 21,233 23,740 40,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.10% 33.40% 27.54%
Number of salaries quoted 12,087 12,302 17,912
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £88,770 £95,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in England over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
London +18 561 £85,000 +6.25% 147
South East -96 252 £60,000 -9.43% 101
North of England -239 93 £55,000 +11.68% 76
East of England -99 78 £62,500 +8.70% 46
South West -142 77 £50,952 -32.06% 47
Midlands -208 68 £52,500 +40.00% 48
North West -176 61 £60,000 -4.00% 46
West Midlands -143 39 £43,500 -30.40% 22
East Midlands -149 28 £80,000 +160.16% 26
North East -71 16 £50,000 +4.88% 7
Yorkshire -140 16 £52,500 +6.61% 23
Master's Degree
UK

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

Application Platforms
1 21 (1.85%) Apache Spark
2 16 (1.41%) Apache
3 14 (1.23%) SharePoint
4 10 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
5 8 (0.71%) Confluence
6 6 (0.53%) nginx
6 6 (0.53%) Skype for Business
7 3 (0.26%) CMS
7 3 (0.26%) IIS
7 3 (0.26%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.26%) SAS
8 2 (0.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.18%) Solana
9 1 (0.088%) DataSynapse
9 1 (0.088%) Luigi
9 1 (0.088%) Umbraco
Applications
1 59 (5.20%) Microsoft Office
2 51 (4.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 26 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 11 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
5 6 (0.53%) Trello
6 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.26%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.18%) EPLAN
8 2 (0.18%) Simulink
8 2 (0.18%) Stateflow
9 1 (0.088%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.088%) Blender
9 1 (0.088%) InDesign
9 1 (0.088%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 14 (1.23%) Ripple
1 14 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (0.79%) SAP SD
3 8 (0.71%) Salesforce CRM
4 6 (0.53%) SAP ERP
5 4 (0.35%) Shopify
6 3 (0.26%) SAP APO
6 3 (0.26%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.26%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.26%) SAP WM
7 2 (0.18%) Primavera
7 2 (0.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
8 1 (0.088%) Data Workbench
8 1 (0.088%) Distributed Ledger
8 1 (0.088%) Endur
8 1 (0.088%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.088%) Oracle Payroll
8 1 (0.088%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.088%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.088%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 159 (14.02%) AWS
2 146 (12.87%) Azure
3 77 (6.79%) Power Platform
4 52 (4.59%) GCP
5 29 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
5 29 (2.56%) Serverless
6 28 (2.47%) SaaS
7 27 (2.38%) AWS Lambda
8 25 (2.20%) GitHub
9 22 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
10 16 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (1.41%) PowerApps
11 14 (1.23%) Amazon S3
11 14 (1.23%) IaaS
11 14 (1.23%) PaaS
12 12 (1.06%) OneDrive
12 12 (1.06%) Power Automate
13 11 (0.97%) ShareGate
14 10 (0.88%) Snowflake
15 7 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 30 (2.65%) 5G
1 30 (2.65%) Broadband
2 28 (2.47%) Internet
3 26 (2.29%) Firewall
4 12 (1.06%) Wireless
5 11 (0.97%) Network Security
6 10 (0.88%) Ethernet
7 8 (0.71%) HTTP
7 8 (0.71%) TCP/IP
8 7 (0.62%) Intranet
9 6 (0.53%) Cisco IOS
9 6 (0.53%) Skype
9 6 (0.53%) Telepresence
10 5 (0.44%) SAN
10 5 (0.44%) SNMP
10 5 (0.44%) VPN
10 5 (0.44%) WebEx
10 5 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.35%) 4G
11 4 (0.35%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 103 (9.08%) Tableau
2 76 (6.70%) Power BI
3 58 (5.11%) Big Data
4 37 (3.26%) SQL Server
5 33 (2.91%) Relational Database
6 31 (2.73%) Data Warehouse
7 25 (2.20%) PostgreSQL
8 24 (2.12%) MySQL
9 21 (1.85%) Data Mining
9 21 (1.85%) Hadoop
10 18 (1.59%) NoSQL
11 15 (1.32%) Redis
12 13 (1.15%) Amazon Redshift
13 12 (1.06%) Data Lake
13 12 (1.06%) GIS
14 11 (0.97%) Amazon QuickSight
15 10 (0.88%) DynamoDB
16 8 (0.71%) MongoDB
16 8 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 8 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 107 (9.44%) Git
2 27 (2.38%) Jenkins
3 23 (2.03%) JIRA
4 18 (1.59%) GitLab
5 7 (0.62%) Selenium
6 6 (0.53%) Subversion
6 6 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.44%) Cypress.io
7 5 (0.44%) WebDriver
7 5 (0.44%) webpack
8 4 (0.35%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.35%) CMake
8 4 (0.35%) MLflow
9 3 (0.26%) Babel
9 3 (0.26%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.26%) TestRail
10 2 (0.18%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.18%) ERwin
10 2 (0.18%) Jasmine
10 2 (0.18%) PowerDesigner
General
1 545 (48.06%) Social Skills
2 292 (25.75%) Finance
3 272 (23.99%) Analytical Skills
4 109 (9.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 97 (8.55%) Pharmaceutical
6 96 (8.47%) Marketing
7 67 (5.91%) Legal
8 66 (5.82%) Law
9 57 (5.03%) Presentation Skills
10 52 (4.59%) Banking
10 52 (4.59%) Manufacturing
11 37 (3.26%) Public Sector
11 37 (3.26%) Retail
12 34 (3.00%) Telecoms
13 31 (2.73%) Electronics
14 27 (2.38%) Automotive
15 21 (1.85%) French Language
16 20 (1.76%) Dutch Language
16 20 (1.76%) German Language
16 20 (1.76%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 290 (25.57%) Senior
2 137 (12.08%) Analyst
3 130 (11.46%) Developer
4 113 (9.96%) Software Engineer
5 100 (8.82%) Data Scientist
6 88 (7.76%) Senior Data Scientist
7 68 (6.00%) Architect
8 61 (5.38%) Lead
9 49 (4.32%) Systems Engineer
10 43 (3.79%) Senior Software Engineer
11 41 (3.62%) Senior Developer
12 38 (3.35%) Principal Engineer
13 34 (3.00%) Senior Analyst
14 31 (2.73%) Principal Systems Engineer
15 30 (2.65%) Graduate
16 27 (2.38%) Data Engineer
16 27 (2.38%) Software Developer
17 26 (2.29%) Consultant
18 24 (2.12%) Embedded Engineer
19 22 (1.94%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 70 (6.17%) TensorFlow
2 63 (5.56%) .NET
3 57 (5.03%) scikit-learn
4 56 (4.94%) Pandas
5 51 (4.50%) PySpark
6 43 (3.79%) React
7 38 (3.35%) AngularJS
8 36 (3.17%) HTML
9 32 (2.82%) Kafka
10 31 (2.73%) CSS
11 29 (2.56%) PyTorch
12 25 (2.20%) RESTful
12 25 (2.20%) Web Services
13 18 (1.59%) ASP.NET
14 16 (1.41%) .NET Framework
15 15 (1.32%) Flask
15 15 (1.32%) NumPy
16 13 (1.15%) .NET Core
16 13 (1.15%) jQuery
17 12 (1.06%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 235 (20.72%) Algorithms
2 72 (6.35%) Onboarding
3 64 (5.64%) Management Information System
4 48 (4.23%) Life Science
5 39 (3.44%) Product Ownership
6 33 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
7 31 (2.73%) Data Structures
7 31 (2.73%) IoT
8 26 (2.29%) Distributed Systems
9 24 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 23 (2.03%) Blockchain
11 21 (1.85%) e-Learning
12 19 (1.68%) Learning Management System
12 19 (1.68%) Virtual Team
13 18 (1.59%) Cloud Native
13 18 (1.59%) Security Posture
14 17 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
14 17 (1.50%) Embedded Systems
15 15 (1.32%) Robotics
16 13 (1.15%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 100 (8.82%) Linux
2 45 (3.97%) Unix
3 40 (3.53%) Windows
4 8 (0.71%) Windows 10
5 7 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.53%) FreeRTOS
6 6 (0.53%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.18%) Android
7 2 (0.18%) VMS
8 1 (0.088%) Robot Operating System
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.088%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 549 (48.41%) Computer Science
2 361 (31.83%) Problem-Solving
3 250 (22.05%) Mathematics
4 235 (20.72%) Data Science
5 230 (20.28%) Software Engineering
6 229 (20.19%) Analytics
7 226 (19.93%) Agile
8 213 (18.78%) Statistics
9 192 (16.93%) Visualisation
10 185 (16.31%) Machine Learning
11 169 (14.90%) Decision-Making
12 164 (14.46%) Physics
13 146 (12.87%) Artificial Intelligence
14 138 (12.17%) Project Management
15 137 (12.08%) Mentoring
16 129 (11.38%) Continuous Improvement
17 121 (10.67%) Roadmaps
18 120 (10.58%) Data Analysis
18 120 (10.58%) Data Visualisation
19 115 (10.14%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 401 (35.36%) Python
2 218 (19.22%) SQL
3 120 (10.58%) C#
4 101 (8.91%) C++
5 93 (8.20%) JavaScript
6 80 (7.05%) Java
7 74 (6.53%) C
8 46 (4.06%) R
9 45 (3.97%) Fortran
10 40 (3.53%) TypeScript
11 39 (3.44%) Bash
12 33 (2.91%) MATLAB
13 14 (1.23%) Go
14 12 (1.06%) PowerShell
15 10 (0.88%) T-SQL
16 9 (0.79%) Rust
16 9 (0.79%) Scala
16 9 (0.79%) Shell Script
17 7 (0.62%) PHP
18 5 (0.44%) C-shell
Qualifications
1 1,134 (100.00%) Degree
2 264 (23.28%) PhD
3 256 (22.57%) Computer Science Degree
4 128 (11.29%) MBA
5 95 (8.38%) Security Cleared
6 57 (5.03%) DBS Check
7 49 (4.32%) CISSP
8 38 (3.35%) Chartered Engineer
9 33 (2.91%) CISM
10 25 (2.20%) AWS Certification
11 24 (2.12%) SC Cleared
12 16 (1.41%) CISA
12 16 (1.41%) Numerate Degree
13 14 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (1.23%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.23%) DV Cleared
13 14 (1.23%) PMP
14 13 (1.15%) PMI Certification
15 12 (1.06%) ITIL Certification
16 11 (0.97%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (5.56%) Data Quality
2 47 (4.14%) QA
3 43 (3.79%) GDPR
4 27 (2.38%) Accessibility
5 25 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 18 (1.59%) NIST
7 17 (1.50%) PCI DSS
8 13 (1.15%) HIPAA
9 12 (1.06%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 8 (0.71%) PMO
11 7 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 6 (0.53%) ISO 13485
13 5 (0.44%) SLA
14 4 (0.35%) GRC
14 4 (0.35%) NCSC
14 4 (0.35%) NIST 800
15 3 (0.26%) ISO 26262
15 3 (0.26%) ISO 31000
15 3 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
16 2 (0.18%) PMBOK
System Software
1 47 (4.14%) Docker
2 16 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 16 (1.41%) Firmware
3 8 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.62%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (0.44%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.18%) HDFS
7 1 (0.088%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 1 (0.088%) Slurm Workload Manager
7 1 (0.088%) Snort
7 1 (0.088%) Terminal Server
7 1 (0.088%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.088%) VirtualBox
7 1 (0.088%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 42 (3.70%) Kubernetes
2 27 (2.38%) Terraform
3 13 (1.15%) Ansible
4 9 (0.79%) CASB
5 6 (0.53%) Kubeflow
6 3 (0.26%) Argo
6 3 (0.26%) Grafana
7 2 (0.18%) Kibana
7 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.18%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.088%) Core Impact
8 1 (0.088%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.088%) Functional Safety
8 1 (0.088%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.088%) Nessus
8 1 (0.088%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.088%) Puppet
8 1 (0.088%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.088%) SCCM
8 1 (0.088%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 158 (13.93%) Microsoft
2 68 (6.00%) Databricks
3 44 (3.88%) SAP
4 38 (3.35%) EMC
5 30 (2.65%) Virgin Media
6 19 (1.68%) Google
7 15 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 14 (1.23%) Cisco
9 12 (1.06%) CA
9 12 (1.06%) Oracle
10 11 (0.97%) Nintex
11 10 (0.88%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.71%) Apple
12 8 (0.71%) MuleSoft
12 8 (0.71%) VMware
13 7 (0.62%) Alteryx
13 7 (0.62%) HP
14 6 (0.53%) Aruba
14 6 (0.53%) Minitab
14 6 (0.53%) Polycom