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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 296 293
Rank change year-on-year +264 -3 +117
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 575 10 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 5.54% 0.11% 0.023%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.82% 0.25% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 4 9 2
10th Percentile - - £56,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £27,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,213 £28,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +97.24% -54.40% +108.33%
75th Percentile £75,541 £47,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,966 £54,500 £73,000
England median annual salary £72,426 £49,000 £43,396
% change year-on-year +47.81% +12.91% +4.36%

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 3,227 3,982 3,411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 31.09% 44.35% 38.75%
Number of salaries quoted 1,372 1,739 2,120
10th Percentile £27,500 £35,000 £27,965
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +0.96%
75th Percentile £67,313 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £86,250 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -

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 14 January 2026.

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 14 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
Surrey +89 327 - -
Kent - 142 £77,500 -
Thames Valley +66 60 £40,000 -13.98% 4
Buckinghamshire - 39 £40,000 - 1
Middlesex - 28 - -
Berkshire +4 15 - -
Hampshire +36 9 £72,426 +154.12%
Isle of Wight - 9 - -
Oxfordshire - 6 - - 3
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:

Cloud Services
1 570 (99.13%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 570 (99.13%) Internet
General
1 571 (99.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 571 (99.30%) Social Skills
2 570 (99.13%) Banking
3 1 (0.17%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (0.17%) Finance
3 1 (0.17%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (0.17%) Retail
Job Titles
1 469 (81.57%) Lecturer
2 2 (0.35%) Lead
3 1 (0.17%) Facilities Engineer
3 1 (0.17%) Head of AI
3 1 (0.17%) Head of Digital
3 1 (0.17%) Head of Digital Innovation
3 1 (0.17%) Pricing Manager
3 1 (0.17%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (0.17%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 570 (99.13%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 571 (99.30%) AI
1 571 (99.30%) Machine Learning
1 571 (99.30%) User Experience
2 570 (99.13%) Cybersecurity
2 570 (99.13%) Web Development
3 2 (0.35%) Mentoring
4 1 (0.17%) Agile
4 1 (0.17%) Change Management
4 1 (0.17%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (0.17%) Data Analysis
4 1 (0.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (0.17%) Mathematics
4 1 (0.17%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (0.17%) Preventative Maintenance
4 1 (0.17%) Pricing Strategy
4 1 (0.17%) Process Improvement
4 1 (0.17%) Statistical Modelling
4 1 (0.17%) Statistics
4 1 (0.17%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (0.17%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.17%) Python
1 1 (0.17%) R
Qualifications
1 571 (99.30%) Degree
2 570 (99.13%) Master's Degree
2 570 (99.13%) PhD
3 1 (0.17%) City & Guilds
3 1 (0.17%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.17%) COSHH