Master's Degree Jobs in Kent

Master's Degree
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Kent with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 62 37
Rank change year-on-year -1 -25 +79
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 14 28 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.59% 2.15% 5.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.95% 9.62% 15.32%
Number of salaries quoted 5 22 7
10th Percentile - - £29,000
25th Percentile - £62,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £99,800 £65,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +53.54% +52.94% -
75th Percentile - £87,500 £43,750
90th Percentile - - £63,250
South East median annual salary £90,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +50.00% -11.11% +12.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kent

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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 354 291 248
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 40.27% 22.37% 35.58%
Number of salaries quoted 253 159 133
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £29,550
25th Percentile £34,988 £35,000 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,325 £45,000 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.83% -3.23% +3.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £67,500 £57,062
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £61,250
South East median annual salary £62,000 £52,550 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.98% +0.10% +3.26%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Kent

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Kent

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Kent

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Kent

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 Kent region over the 6 months to 17 August 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
Rochester +4 14 £99,800 -
Master's Degree
South East

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

General
1 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (28.57%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Senior
1 4 (28.57%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (71.43%) Customer Requirements
1 10 (71.43%) Systems Engineering
1 10 (71.43%) Systems Thinking
2 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 14 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 14 (100.00%) Degree
2 10 (71.43%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (71.43%) ISO/IEC 15288