Master's Degree Job Trends in the South West

Master's Degree
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 105 194
Rank change year-on-year -113 +89 -124
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 20 67 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.20% 1.92% 0.65%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.83% 5.30% 2.21%
Number of salaries quoted 17 8 33
10th Percentile £34,400 £40,675 £26,250
25th Percentile £53,000 £41,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,500 £43,000 £56,180
Median % change year-on-year +40.70% -23.46% -25.09%
75th Percentile £105,000 £90,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £127,000 £140,700 £77,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -17.24% +3.57% -9.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,410 1,265 2,220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 24.17% 36.17% 29.31%
Number of salaries quoted 1,297 761 1,301
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £46,750 £31,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £82,500 £68,750 £70,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £86,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -0.90% -5.85%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in the South West

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Master's Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in the South West over the 6 months to 13 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the South West

Master's Degree
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Bristol -41 10 £90,000 -32.08% 22
Somerset -42 8 £60,500 - 8
Wiltshire -26 1 £38,000 - 6
Gloucestershire -58 1 £62,500 +45.35% 17
Master's Degree
England

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) Kinematics
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Revit
2 1 (5.00%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Dynamics GP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) RS-422
General
1 6 (30.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (15.00%) Retail
5 2 (10.00%) Aviation
5 2 (10.00%) Avionics
5 2 (10.00%) Digital Health
5 2 (10.00%) Electronics
5 2 (10.00%) Legal
5 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
6 1 (5.00%) Aeronautics
6 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Senior
2 7 (35.00%) Systems Engineer
3 5 (25.00%) Lead
3 5 (25.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
4 4 (20.00%) Robotics Engineer
5 3 (15.00%) C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (15.00%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
5 3 (15.00%) Senior Robotics Engineer
5 3 (15.00%) Senior Software Engineer
5 3 (15.00%) Software Engineer
6 2 (10.00%) Technology Director
7 1 (5.00%) Architect
7 1 (5.00%) Field Service Technician
7 1 (5.00%) Graduate
7 1 (5.00%) Hardware Architect
7 1 (5.00%) Senior Architect
7 1 (5.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Algorithms
1 4 (20.00%) Robotics
2 3 (15.00%) Data Structures
2 3 (15.00%) Driving Licence
3 1 (5.00%) Acoustics
3 1 (5.00%) FPGA
3 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (35.00%) Coaching
3 6 (30.00%) Software Engineering
3 6 (30.00%) Use Case
4 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 5 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 5 (25.00%) Product Vision
4 5 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (20.00%) Mathematics
6 3 (15.00%) AI
6 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (15.00%) Computer Science
6 3 (15.00%) Experimental Design
6 3 (15.00%) Machine Learning
6 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (15.00%) Reinforcement Learning
7 2 (10.00%) Due Diligence
7 2 (10.00%) IT Strategy
7 2 (10.00%) Technology Transformation
7 2 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (15.00%) C++
3 2 (10.00%) MATLAB
4 1 (5.00%) C
Qualifications
1 20 (100.00%) Degree
2 8 (40.00%) PhD
3 6 (30.00%) Chartered Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) HNC
4 2 (10.00%) HND
5 1 (5.00%) DBS Check
5 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
5 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) ARP4754
1 2 (10.00%) ARP4761
1 2 (10.00%) DO-160
1 2 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (5.00%) MathWorks
1 1 (5.00%) Thales