Master's Degree Job Trends in Guildford

Master's Degree
Surrey > Guildford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Guildford with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -2 +6 +37
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 8 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 3.90% 5.22% 1.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 15.69% 12.96% 3.39%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 2
10th Percentile £73,500 £61,500 £43,750
25th Percentile £75,000 £61,875 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £91,250 £70,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +30.36% +21.74% +91.67%
75th Percentile £121,250 £77,500 £66,875
90th Percentile - - £67,250
Surrey median annual salary £90,000 £70,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +28.57% +5.66% +6.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Guildford

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 Guildford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 51 54 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Guildford 24.88% 40.30% 42.45%
Number of salaries quoted 33 27 44
10th Percentile £27,950 £39,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £43,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £55,000 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year +40.91% +6.80% +14.44%
75th Percentile £106,250 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £113,500 £79,500 £69,500
Surrey median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Guildford

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Guildford

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Guildford

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

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

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in Guildford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in Guildford over the 6 months to 1 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in Guildford

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Git
1 2 (25.00%) Jenkins
1 2 (25.00%) JIRA
1 2 (25.00%) TestRail
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) C++ Software Engineer
1 7 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Python Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Python Software Engineer
3 2 (25.00%) Scientific Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Machine Learning Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Research Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Research Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior
4 1 (12.50%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) Qt
2 2 (25.00%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) 3D Graphics
1 4 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 2 (25.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Machine Learning
2 7 (87.50%) Software Engineering
3 6 (75.00%) AI
4 4 (50.00%) Agile
4 4 (50.00%) Mathematical Modelling
4 4 (50.00%) Mathematics
4 4 (50.00%) Multithreading
5 3 (37.50%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
5 3 (37.50%) Digital Twin
5 3 (37.50%) Reinforcement Learning
6 2 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
6 2 (25.00%) MVVM
6 2 (25.00%) Parallel Programming
6 2 (25.00%) Physics
7 1 (12.50%) Prototyping
7 1 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (62.50%) C#
3 4 (50.00%) Julia
3 4 (50.00%) Python
4 3 (37.50%) C
5 2 (25.00%) Bash
5 2 (25.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) PhD
2 4 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree