Master's Degree Job Trends in Somerset

Master's Degree
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 45 20
Rank change year-on-year +19 -25 +30
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 38 1 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 6.92% 0.23% 7.38%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.89% 0.83% 25.96%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 19
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £42,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% - +4.00%
75th Percentile £47,500 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% -15.38% +42.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Somerset

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 Somerset.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 225 120 104
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 40.98% 27.15% 28.42%
Number of salaries quoted 53 53 74
10th Percentile £25,353 - £28,087
25th Percentile £27,625 - £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £10,258 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year +270.44% -76.55% -2.78%
75th Percentile £65,000 £49,250 £67,813
90th Percentile £84,560 £60,000 £70,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -0.79%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Somerset

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Somerset

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

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

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
Street - 34 - - 1
Weston-super-Mare - 3 £45,000 -
Bath - 1 - - 14
Master's Degree
South West

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

Applications
1 28 (73.68%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.79%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (15.79%) Internet
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Selenium
2 1 (2.63%) Git
General
1 21 (55.26%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (15.79%) Banking
2 6 (15.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 6 (15.79%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.63%) Law
Job Titles
1 28 (73.68%) Trainer
2 6 (15.79%) Lecturer
3 3 (7.89%) Research Scientist
4 2 (5.26%) Biologist
4 2 (5.26%) Biostatistician
4 2 (5.26%) Test Automation Engineer
4 2 (5.26%) Test Engineer
5 1 (2.63%) Automation Engineer
5 1 (2.63%) Automation Tester
5 1 (2.63%) Senior
5 1 (2.63%) Senior Automation Engineer
5 1 (2.63%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (7.89%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.42%) Molecular Biology
2 6 (15.79%) IoT
3 1 (2.63%) Life Science
3 1 (2.63%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (2.63%) Omics
3 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (89.47%) AI
2 28 (73.68%) Conversational UI
3 21 (55.26%) Chemistry
4 8 (21.05%) Biology
4 8 (21.05%) Experimental Design
5 7 (18.42%) Biochemistry
5 7 (18.42%) Biotechnology
5 7 (18.42%) Data Interpretation
6 6 (15.79%) Cybersecurity
6 6 (15.79%) Machine Learning
6 6 (15.79%) User Experience
6 6 (15.79%) Web Development
7 3 (7.89%) CI/CD
7 3 (7.89%) Computer Science
7 3 (7.89%) Manual Testing
7 3 (7.89%) Test Automation
8 2 (5.26%) Biostatistics
9 1 (2.63%) Data Analysis
9 1 (2.63%) Time Management
9 1 (2.63%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.89%) C#
1 3 (7.89%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.63%) Python
2 1 (2.63%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (100.00%) Degree
2 35 (92.11%) PhD
3 6 (15.79%) Postgraduate
System Software
1 1 (2.63%) Docker
Vendors
1 28 (73.68%) PayPal