Postgraduate Job Trends in the North East

Postgraduate
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North East with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 - 114
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.049% - 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.22% - 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £39,125
25th Percentile £38,750 - £42,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £50,750
75th Percentile £46,250 - £59,188
90th Percentile - - £62,975
England median annual salary £47,500 £72,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -34.48% +47.96% +5.19%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North East

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 the North East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 456 263 381
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 22.31% 44.80% 20.44%
Number of salaries quoted 171 115 303
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £34,957 £40,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,500 £43,072
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +31.18% -9.32%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £84,400 £73,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in the North East

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the North East region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Tyne and Wear - 1 £42,500 -
Postgraduate
England

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Innovative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Thought Leadership
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) HubSpot