Master's Degree Job Trends in Northampton

Master's Degree
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northampton with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 27 31
Rank change year-on-year -11 +4 +10
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Northampton 0.38% 1.22% 0.90%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.56% 5.88% 5.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £80,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +60.00% -
75th Percentile - - £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £45,000 £80,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -43.75% +60.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northampton

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 Northampton.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 64 51 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 24.62% 20.82% 17.57%
Number of salaries quoted 31 32 34
10th Percentile - £28,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,250 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.31% +8.56% +26.86%
75th Percentile £57,500 £80,000 £63,688
90th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £64,625
Northamptonshire median annual salary £44,000 £60,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +24.44%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Northampton

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Northampton

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

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

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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 (100.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Instrumentation Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Electrical Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Control Theory
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC