Master's Degree Job Trends in Scotland

Master's Degree
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 64 151
Rank change year-on-year -67 +87 -95
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 2 93 105
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.060% 3.75% 1.72%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.30% 18.20% 10.94%
Number of salaries quoted 2 27 22
10th Percentile - - £55,000
25th Percentile £68,750 - £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £31,750 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +128.35% -62.65% +41.67%
75th Percentile £76,250 £39,625 £91,250
90th Percentile - £67,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 660 511 960
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 19.90% 20.61% 15.71%
Number of salaries quoted 176 193 533
10th Percentile £27,250 £25,313 £27,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £31,000 £35,700
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £44,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.36% -11.00% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £83,500 £81,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +2.80% -10.83%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Scotland

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

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

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
Glasgow -16 2 £72,500 +53.85%
Master's Degree
UK

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

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Head of Sales
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Retention
1 2 (100.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
1 2 (100.00%) Decarbonisation
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 2 (100.00%) GTM Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) MBA