Master's Degree Job Trends 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 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 40 35
Rank change year-on-year -10 -5 +56
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 9 12 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 1.43% 2.03% 5.47%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.96% 11.43% 15.12%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £58,300 - -
25th Percentile £60,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,000 - £100,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +96.08%
75th Percentile £75,250 - -
90th Percentile £78,100 - -
East of England median annual salary £77,500 £70,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.71% +27.27% -18.52%

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 151 105 172
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 23.97% 17.74% 36.21%
Number of salaries quoted 89 39 98
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,000 £35,875
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,875 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £48,500 £49,323
Median % change year-on-year -22.68% -1.67% -1.36%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,125 £72,500
90th Percentile £79,000 £69,000 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £40,000 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -21.57% -7.27% +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

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

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

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in Essex over the 6 months to 27 September 2025.

Salary histogram 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 27 September 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 +4 3 - - 1
Southend-on-Sea - 2 - -
Chelmsford - 1 - - 3
Harwich - 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 2 (22.22%) Chatbot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Software-Defined Radio
General
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Electronics
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Business Development Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Design Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Development Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Graduate
1 2 (22.22%) Graduate Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Senior
1 2 (22.22%) Trainer
2 1 (11.11%) Communications Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) DSP Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Electronics Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Hardware Design Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Hardware Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) IC Design Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Communications Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Design Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior DSP Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Electronics Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Hardware Design Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Senior Hardware Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 2 (22.22%) Data Structures
2 2 (22.22%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (22.22%) Robotics
2 2 (22.22%) Verilog
2 2 (22.22%) VHDL
3 1 (11.11%) ASIC
3 1 (11.11%) FPGA
3 1 (11.11%) GNSS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) Computer Science
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Business Development
2 2 (22.22%) Conversational UI
2 2 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Customer Experience
2 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (22.22%) Kalman Filter
2 2 (22.22%) Mathematics
2 2 (22.22%) Power Management
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Statistics
2 2 (22.22%) Storytelling
2 2 (22.22%) Time Management
2 2 (22.22%) Validation
3 1 (11.11%) Design for Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Digital Signal Processing
3 1 (11.11%) FPGA Design
3 1 (11.11%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) C
1 1 (11.11%) C++
1 1 (11.11%) MATLAB
1 1 (11.11%) Python
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Degree
2 3 (33.33%) PhD
3 2 (22.22%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) PayPal
2 1 (11.11%) Cadence
2 1 (11.11%) EMC