Master's Degree
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 73 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree | 578 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire | 49.96% | 0.38% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 77.69% | 0.77% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £67,500 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £46,000 | £69,315 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.64% | +10.90% | +4.17% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
| Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 744 | 391 | 98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 64.30% | 49.24% | 20.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 227 | 84 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £38,900 | £31,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £45,977 | £36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,055 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.11% | +5.38% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,500 | £58,943 | £63,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,890 | £65,700 | £67,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £48,979 | £50,055 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.15% | -4.66% | -4.34% |
Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Lancashire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Master's Degree.
Master's Degree
Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorley | - | 14 | - | - | |
| Darwen | - | 13 | - | - | |
| Rossendale | - | 13 | - | - | |
| Accrington | - | 13 | - | - | |
| Bacup | - | 13 | - | - | |
| Blackpool | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Master's Degree North West |
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Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
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