Postgraduate Job Trends in the South West

Postgraduate
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South West 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 144 - 203
Rank change year-on-year - - +73
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 33 0 15
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.65% - 0.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.96% - 0.81%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £29,475
25th Percentile £27,625 - £29,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,543 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.08%
75th Percentile £29,460 - £99,375
90th Percentile - - £143,250
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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,682 1,631 1,850
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 33.10% 39.33% 38.98%
Number of salaries quoted 887 833 1,265
10th Percentile £28,250 £23,850 £29,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -0.79%
75th Percentile £71,625 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £78,750
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 West

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in the South West

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
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 Postgraduate within the South West 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
Devon - 14 - - 1
Cornwall - 7 - -
Somerset - 7 £28,543 - 1
Gloucestershire - 5 - - 1
Postgraduate
England

Postgraduate
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:

Cloud Services
1 32 (96.97%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 32 (96.97%) Internet
General
1 33 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 32 (96.97%) Banking
2 32 (96.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 27 (81.82%) Lecturer
2 1 (3.03%) Audio Visual Technician
2 1 (3.03%) IT Support
2 1 (3.03%) IT Support Technician
2 1 (3.03%) IT Technician
2 1 (3.03%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 32 (96.97%) IoT
2 1 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Mac OS
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (96.97%) AI
1 32 (96.97%) Cybersecurity
1 32 (96.97%) Machine Learning
1 32 (96.97%) User Experience
1 32 (96.97%) Web Development
2 1 (3.03%) Customer Service
2 1 (3.03%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (3.03%) Ticket Management
Qualifications
1 32 (96.97%) Degree
1 32 (96.97%) Master's Degree
1 32 (96.97%) PhD