Postgraduate Job Trends in Merton

Postgraduate
South London > Merton

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 28 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Merton 32.18% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 77.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South London median annual salary - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 36 14 17
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 41.38% 34.15% 40.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6 9 17
10th Percentile £32,000 £52,650 £27,500
25th Percentile £37,274 £55,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,715 £61,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.94% - +28.42%
75th Percentile £58,000 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £69,625 - £76,000
South London median annual salary £36,500 £58,750 £60,500
% change year-on-year -37.87% -2.89% +23.47%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Merton

Postgraduate
Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the Merton region over the 6 months to 6 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
Morden - 7 - -
New Malden - 7 - -
Mitcham - 6 - -
Postgraduate
South London

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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 28 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 28 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 28 (100.00%) Banking
1 28 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 28 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 24 (85.71%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 28 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (100.00%) AI
1 28 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 28 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 28 (100.00%) User Experience
1 28 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 28 (100.00%) Degree
1 28 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 28 (100.00%) PhD