Postgraduate Job Trends in Hampshire

Postgraduate
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Hampshire with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 161 -
Rank change year-on-year +49 - -
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 9 4 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Hampshire 0.39% 0.12% -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.06% 0.29% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71,213 £27,750 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,426 £28,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +154.12% - -
75th Percentile £73,638 £29,250 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,368 £36,250 £40,885
% change year-on-year +80.32% -11.34% -29.51%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hampshire

Postgraduate 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 Hampshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 853 1,373 744
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire 36.67% 41.36% 43.61%
Number of salaries quoted 490 811 366
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £35,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £57,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.87% +17.35% -2.00%
75th Percentile £74,563 £77,500 £62,375
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £80,625
South East median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +1.35%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Postgraduate relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in Hampshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 20 November 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
Farnborough - 5 - -
Basingstoke - 2 - -
Southampton - 2 £72,426 -
Postgraduate
South East

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Applications
1 2 (22.22%) AutoCAD
1 2 (22.22%) Civil 3D
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Internet
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Banking
2 5 (55.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 3 (33.33%) Legal
3 3 (33.33%) Local Government
3 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Lecturer
2 3 (33.33%) Civil Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Development Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Head of AI
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Digital
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Digital Innovation
3 1 (11.11%) Principal Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Senior
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Development Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) IoT
2 3 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) AI
1 6 (66.67%) User Experience
2 5 (55.56%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (55.56%) Machine Learning
2 5 (55.56%) Web Development
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Strategic Planning
4 3 (33.33%) Due Diligence
4 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
4 3 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 3 (33.33%) Project Delivery
4 3 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
5 1 (11.11%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
1 5 (55.56%) Master's Degree
1 5 (55.56%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) Accessibility