Postgraduate Job Trends in Merseyside

Postgraduate
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 53 - 44
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 12 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 1.90% - 1.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.88% - 6.84%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median annual salary £40,000 - £39,232
% change year-on-year - - +13.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 204 202 117
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 32.33% 37.83% 28.47%
Number of salaries quoted 79 75 58
10th Percentile £27,500 - £25,150
25th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £30,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 £40,000 £46,066
Median % change year-on-year -23.75% -13.17% -7.87%
75th Percentile £52,500 £55,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £74,000 £75,250 £75,875
North West median annual salary £48,500 £50,055 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.11% -8.99% +4.76%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Cloud Services
1 12 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 12 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 12 (100.00%) Banking
1 12 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 12 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (83.33%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 12 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) AI
1 12 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 12 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 12 (100.00%) User Experience
1 12 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Degree
1 12 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 12 (100.00%) PhD