Master's Degree Jobs in Essex

Master's Degree
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 65 13
Rank change year-on-year +9 -52 +60
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 5 11 115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 0.99% 1.22% 14.15%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.79% 6.51% 32.30%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £43,733
25th Percentile - - £44,532
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,463
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.94%
75th Percentile - - £49,332
90th Percentile - - £49,493
East of England median annual salary £70,400 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +28.00% -4.35% +6.48%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 179 169 356
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 35.38% 18.67% 43.79%
Number of salaries quoted 61 133 91
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,759 £27,000
25th Percentile £27,500 £27,500 £35,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £37,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year - -19.35% -7.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -13.64% +10.00%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Essex

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Essex

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Essex

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Essex

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 Essex region over the 6 months to 31 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
Colchester +15 3 - -
Harwich - 1 - -
Southend-on-Sea - 1 - -
Master's Degree
East of England

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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 1 (20.00%) Chatbot
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Business Development Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Development Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Graduate
1 2 (40.00%) Graduate Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Algorithms
1 2 (40.00%) Data Structures
1 2 (40.00%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (40.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) Business Development
2 2 (40.00%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Storytelling
2 2 (40.00%) Time Management
3 1 (20.00%) Conversational UI
3 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
3 1 (20.00%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (20.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) PayPal