Master's Degree Jobs in South Wales

Master's Degree
Wales > South Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 104 48
Rank change year-on-year +47 -56 +59
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 11 4 63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.30% 0.27% 5.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.68% 1.14% 14.55%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 13
10th Percentile £49,276 - £48,500
25th Percentile £50,393 £32,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £35,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +128.57% -53.33% +50.00%
75th Percentile - £37,500 £96,250
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £65,197 £35,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year +86.28% -53.33% +50.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 235 350 433
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 27.84% 23.65% 37.92%
Number of salaries quoted 188 126 145
10th Percentile £46,066 £29,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £55,000 £37,101 £31,055
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £46,604 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +39.47% +5.92% -2.22%
75th Percentile £70,600 £60,000 £61,627
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,925 £69,399
Wales median annual salary £62,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +37.78% +5.88% -5.56%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in South Wales

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in South Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in South Wales.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in South Wales

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in South Wales over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in South Wales

Master's Degree
Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 19 May 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
Cardiff +42 7 £50,221 +43.49% 12
Newport - 3 £80,000 - 17
Gwent +2 1 £50,393 - 4
Master's Degree
Wales

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 6 (54.55%) Chatbot
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Finance
2 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
2 1 (9.09%) Retail
2 1 (9.09%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Trainer
2 2 (18.18%) Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Business Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Incident Analyst
3 1 (9.09%) Research Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (9.09%) Data Structures
1 1 (9.09%) Molecular Biology
1 1 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Artificial Intelligence
1 6 (54.55%) Conversational UI
2 3 (27.27%) Chemistry
2 3 (27.27%) Customer Requirements
2 3 (27.27%) Systems Engineering
2 3 (27.27%) Systems Thinking
3 2 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 2 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 2 (18.18%) Statistics
3 2 (18.18%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (9.09%) Biochemistry
4 1 (9.09%) Cyber Resilience
4 1 (9.09%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
4 1 (9.09%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (9.09%) Decision-Making
4 1 (9.09%) Incident Response
4 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (9.09%) Security Operations
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
2 9 (81.82%) PhD
3 3 (27.27%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (9.09%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) GCIH
4 1 (9.09%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (27.27%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 6 (54.55%) PayPal
2 1 (9.09%) Microsoft