Master's Degree Job Trends in Middlesex

Master's Degree
South East > Middlesex

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Middlesex with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 20 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 3 17 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Middlesex 6.00% 10.83% -
As % of the Qualifications category 17.65% 19.32% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
75th Percentile £105,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £75,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +29.31% -14.07%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Middlesex

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 Middlesex.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 17 88 52
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Middlesex 34.00% 56.05% 30.23%
Number of salaries quoted 5 7 9
10th Percentile £48,050 £28,750 £32,010
25th Percentile - £33,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £37,500 £44,658
Median % change year-on-year +73.33% -16.03% -51.72%
75th Percentile £82,500 £41,250 £68,750
90th Percentile £96,000 £43,750 -
South East median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £54,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -8.26% +3.81%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Middlesex.

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Middlesex

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Middlesex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Master's Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Git
General
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Data Scientist
2 1 (33.33%) Principal Data Scientist
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Algorithms
2 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) CI/CD
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
2 2 (66.67%) Data Cleansing
2 2 (66.67%) Data Ingestion
2 2 (66.67%) Data Science
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Machine Learning
2 2 (66.67%) Operations Research
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Debt
2 2 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) MBA
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) Postgraduate
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Arista
1 1 (33.33%) Cisco
1 1 (33.33%) Fortinet
1 1 (33.33%) Juniper
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Palo Alto