Master's Degree Jobs in the North of England

Master's Degree
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 266 42 289
Rank change year-on-year -224 +247 -72
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 130 1,214 165
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.75% 6.96% 0.91%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.34% 22.95% 3.24%
Number of salaries quoted 75 60 79
10th Percentile £30,000 £16,800 £31,200
25th Percentile £41,125 £22,000 £42,249
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £46,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -12.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,500 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £70,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% +7.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Master's Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,891 5,290 5,091
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 22.54% 30.34% 28.23%
Number of salaries quoted 2,654 1,763 2,480
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,800 £28,170
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £52,500 £47,625
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% +10.24% -4.75%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,574 £64,106
90th Percentile £78,061 £83,750 £75,000
England median annual salary £54,995 £58,193 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.50% +5.81% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the North of England

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in the North of England.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in the North of England

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the North of England

Master's Degree
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
North West -163 81 £65,000 +8.33% 67
North East -82 26 £50,000 +4.88% 27
Yorkshire -141 23 £50,000 +12.75% 36
Master's Degree
England

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.62%) IIS
2 4 (3.08%) Apache Spark
2 4 (3.08%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.77%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (6.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.77%) AutoCAD
2 1 (0.77%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.31%) SAP APO
2 3 (2.31%) SAP MM
2 3 (2.31%) SAP PP
2 3 (2.31%) SAP SD
2 3 (2.31%) SAP WM
3 1 (0.77%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (21.54%) Azure
2 17 (13.08%) AWS
2 17 (13.08%) Power Platform
3 12 (9.23%) GCP
4 9 (6.92%) Dynamics 365
5 8 (6.15%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (1.54%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.54%) FinancialForce
6 2 (1.54%) Power Automate
6 2 (1.54%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.77%) Amazon GuardDuty
7 1 (0.77%) Azure Sentinel
7 1 (0.77%) dbt
7 1 (0.77%) IaaS
7 1 (0.77%) PaaS
7 1 (0.77%) SaaS
7 1 (0.77%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.15%) Network Security
2 5 (3.85%) Firewall
2 5 (3.85%) PPP
3 4 (3.08%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.08%) RS-232
3 4 (3.08%) TCP/IP
3 4 (3.08%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.54%) Internet
4 2 (1.54%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.54%) LAN
4 2 (1.54%) VPN
4 2 (1.54%) WAN
5 1 (0.77%) tcpdump
5 1 (0.77%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.23%) Power BI
2 8 (6.15%) SQL Server
3 7 (5.38%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (5.38%) Relational Database
4 4 (3.08%) Big Data
4 4 (3.08%) Hadoop
4 4 (3.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (2.31%) Data Mining
5 3 (2.31%) Tableau
6 2 (1.54%) MongoDB
6 2 (1.54%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.77%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.77%) MS Access
7 1 (0.77%) MySQL
7 1 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.77%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 13 (10.00%) Git
2 4 (3.08%) Subversion
3 1 (0.77%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.77%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 41 (31.54%) Social Skills
2 27 (20.77%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (14.62%) Finance
3 19 (14.62%) Manufacturing
3 19 (14.62%) Retail
4 8 (6.15%) Electronics
4 8 (6.15%) Marketing
5 7 (5.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.62%) Aerospace
6 6 (4.62%) Automotive
7 5 (3.85%) Back Office
7 5 (3.85%) Law
7 5 (3.85%) Legal
7 5 (3.85%) Local Government
8 3 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.54%) Games
9 2 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (1.54%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 30 (23.08%) Senior
2 27 (20.77%) Graduate
3 22 (16.92%) Software Engineer
4 14 (10.77%) Analyst
5 13 (10.00%) Quantity Surveyor
6 11 (8.46%) Developer
7 7 (5.38%) Senior Software Engineer
8 6 (4.62%) Architect
8 6 (4.62%) Data Analyst
8 6 (4.62%) Embedded Engineer
8 6 (4.62%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 6 (4.62%) Senior Analyst
9 5 (3.85%) SAP Architect
10 4 (3.08%) Database Developer
10 4 (3.08%) Head of Architecture
10 4 (3.08%) Head of Enterprise Architecture
10 4 (3.08%) Network Engineer
10 4 (3.08%) Senior Network Engineer
11 3 (2.31%) Financial Analyst
11 3 (2.31%) Senior Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (8.46%) .NET
2 6 (4.62%) React
3 5 (3.85%) ASP.NET
4 4 (3.08%) ASP.NET Web API
4 4 (3.08%) WCF
4 4 (3.08%) Web Services
4 4 (3.08%) WinForms
5 3 (2.31%) AngularJS
5 3 (2.31%) Vue
6 2 (1.54%) Node.js
6 2 (1.54%) React Native
7 1 (0.77%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.77%) ARM Templates
7 1 (0.77%) Express.js
7 1 (0.77%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.77%) Kafka
7 1 (0.77%) MEAN Stack
7 1 (0.77%) MERN Stack
7 1 (0.77%) NestJS
7 1 (0.77%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 24 (18.46%) Driving Licence
2 11 (8.46%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.62%) Embedded Systems
4 3 (2.31%) Algorithms
4 3 (2.31%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.31%) Cyberattack
4 3 (2.31%) Onboarding
4 3 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.54%) Client/Server
5 2 (1.54%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (1.54%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.54%) iPad
5 2 (1.54%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (0.77%) CCTV
6 1 (0.77%) Cloud Native
6 1 (0.77%) CSOC
6 1 (0.77%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.77%) Market Risk
6 1 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.62%) FreeRTOS
2 4 (3.08%) Linux
2 4 (3.08%) Windows
3 2 (1.54%) Unix
3 2 (1.54%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.54%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (55.38%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (33.08%) Computer Science
3 36 (27.69%) Software Engineering
4 24 (18.46%) Project Management
5 23 (17.69%) Analytics
6 21 (16.15%) Mathematics
7 19 (14.62%) Cybersecurity
8 18 (13.85%) Decision-Making
9 16 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
10 13 (10.00%) Agile
10 13 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
11 12 (9.23%) Business Intelligence
11 12 (9.23%) Business Strategy
11 12 (9.23%) Manufacturing Engineering
11 12 (9.23%) Project Delivery
11 12 (9.23%) Roadmaps
12 11 (8.46%) Data Analytics
12 11 (8.46%) Experiential Learning
12 11 (8.46%) Statistics
12 11 (8.46%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 25 (19.23%) SQL
2 24 (18.46%) Python
3 10 (7.69%) C#
4 9 (6.92%) C
5 7 (5.38%) Java
5 7 (5.38%) PowerShell
6 4 (3.08%) T-SQL
7 3 (2.31%) Scala
7 3 (2.31%) TypeScript
8 2 (1.54%) Bash
8 2 (1.54%) C++
9 1 (0.77%) R
9 1 (0.77%) VBA
Qualifications
1 130 (100.00%) Degree
2 21 (16.15%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (8.46%) PhD
4 9 (6.92%) Chartered Engineer
5 7 (5.38%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (4.62%) MBA
7 5 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (3.08%) CCIE
8 4 (3.08%) CCNP
9 3 (2.31%) CEH
9 3 (2.31%) CISSP
9 3 (2.31%) SAP Certification
9 3 (2.31%) Security Cleared
10 2 (1.54%) CCNA
10 2 (1.54%) CISM
10 2 (1.54%) CREST Certified
10 2 (1.54%) MCSE
10 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.54%) OSCP
10 2 (1.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (3.08%) Data Quality
2 4 (3.08%) PCI DSS
2 4 (3.08%) PMO
3 3 (2.31%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.31%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (2.31%) NIST
4 2 (1.54%) GLP
4 2 (1.54%) Good Clinical Practice
4 2 (1.54%) NCSC
4 2 (1.54%) QA
5 1 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.77%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (3.08%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (1.54%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.54%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.77%) Docker
3 1 (0.77%) Snort
Systems Management
1 2 (1.54%) CSIRT
2 1 (0.77%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (0.77%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.77%) Terraform
Vendors
1 15 (11.54%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.62%) SAP
3 4 (3.08%) Google
3 4 (3.08%) VMware
4 3 (2.31%) CA
5 2 (1.54%) Cisco
5 2 (1.54%) Citrix
5 2 (1.54%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 1 (0.77%) Dataiku
6 1 (0.77%) Oracle