Postgraduate Job Trends in the South East

Postgraduate
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 308 265
Rank change year-on-year +258 -43 +167
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 398 10 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 4.06% 0.096% 0.068%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.45% 0.26% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £40,000 £27,750 £37,328
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,368 £28,500 £47,943
Median % change year-on-year +129.36% -40.55% +50.53%
75th Percentile £73,638 £47,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £78,205 £54,500 £69,000
England median annual salary £65,368 £49,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +33.40% +15.29% +0.62%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South 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 South East.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,197 3,900 3,062
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 32.65% 37.51% 41.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,505 1,889 1,934
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,750 £45,000 £37,328
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.48% +10.48% +1.94%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% +1.81%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in the South East

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Postgraduate in the South East over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Postgraduate in the South East

Postgraduate
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the South East region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. 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
Surrey +94 225 - -
Kent - 99 £77,500 - 2
Thames Valley +53 42 £40,000 -13.98% 6
Buckinghamshire - 27 £40,000 -
Middlesex - 19 - -
Berkshire +10 11 £65,368 +40.58% 6
Hampshire +46 7 £72,426 +154.12% 1
Isle of Wight - 6 - -
Oxfordshire - 4 - -
Postgraduate
England

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South 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:

Applications
1 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.25%) Civil 3D
Cloud Services
1 392 (98.49%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (0.25%) Azure
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (0.25%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 392 (98.49%) Internet
2 1 (0.25%) Firewall
2 1 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
2 1 (0.25%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.25%) DTS
General
1 393 (98.74%) Social Skills
2 392 (98.49%) Banking
2 392 (98.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (0.25%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (0.25%) Finance
3 1 (0.25%) Humanities
3 1 (0.25%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (0.25%) Legal
3 1 (0.25%) Local Government
3 1 (0.25%) Public Sector
3 1 (0.25%) Retail
Job Titles
1 320 (80.40%) Lecturer
2 2 (0.50%) Lead
3 1 (0.25%) Civil Engineer
3 1 (0.25%) Development Engineer
3 1 (0.25%) Head of AI
3 1 (0.25%) Head of Digital
3 1 (0.25%) Head of Digital Innovation
3 1 (0.25%) Infrastructure Engineer
3 1 (0.25%) Operational Security Manager
3 1 (0.25%) Operations Manager
3 1 (0.25%) Pricing Manager
3 1 (0.25%) Security Manager
3 1 (0.25%) Security Operations Manager
3 1 (0.25%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 392 (98.49%) IoT
2 1 (0.25%) Cyber Defence
2 1 (0.25%) NHS
2 1 (0.25%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.25%) Linux
1 1 (0.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 393 (98.74%) AI
1 393 (98.74%) Cybersecurity
1 393 (98.74%) Machine Learning
1 393 (98.74%) User Experience
2 392 (98.49%) Web Development
3 3 (0.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (0.50%) Mentoring
4 2 (0.50%) Performance Metrics
4 2 (0.50%) Roadmaps
4 2 (0.50%) Strategic Planning
4 2 (0.50%) Strategic Roadmap
5 1 (0.25%) Data Science
5 1 (0.25%) Decision-Making
5 1 (0.25%) Digital Strategy
5 1 (0.25%) Due Diligence
5 1 (0.25%) Incident Response
5 1 (0.25%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (0.25%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (0.25%) Project Delivery
5 1 (0.25%) Risk Register
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.25%) Python
1 1 (0.25%) R
Qualifications
1 394 (98.99%) Degree
2 392 (98.49%) Master's Degree
2 392 (98.49%) PhD
3 1 (0.25%) CREST Certified
3 1 (0.25%) GIAC
3 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.25%) Accessibility
1 1 (0.25%) GRC