Master's Degree Job Trends in Suffolk

Master's Degree
East of England > Suffolk

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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 32 21
Rank change year-on-year +2 -11 +16
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 19 5 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Suffolk 4.74% 1.76% 0.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% 10.00% 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £64,743 -
East of England median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% +4.35% -17.86%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 114 50 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Suffolk 28.43% 17.61% 17.59%
Number of salaries quoted 58 18 17
10th Percentile £31,100 £40,625 £37,233
25th Percentile £35,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,625 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.60% - +81.86%
75th Percentile £47,625 £66,901 £83,750
90th Percentile £54,375 £76,500 £85,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.09% -3.64% +10.00%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Suffolk

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Master's Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Master's Degree

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Suffolk

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 Suffolk region over the 6 months to 6 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
Newmarket - 6 - -
Master's Degree
East of England

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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 6 (31.58%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 13 (68.42%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 13 (68.42%) Internet
General
1 19 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (68.42%) Banking
2 13 (68.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (31.58%) Legal
3 6 (31.58%) Marketing
3 6 (31.58%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (63.16%) Lecturer
2 6 (31.58%) Graduate
Miscellaneous
1 13 (68.42%) IoT
2 6 (31.58%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (68.42%) AI
2 13 (68.42%) Machine Learning
2 13 (68.42%) User Experience
2 13 (68.42%) Web Development
3 6 (31.58%) Decision-Making
3 6 (31.58%) Sales Enablement
Qualifications
1 19 (100.00%) Degree
2 13 (68.42%) PhD
2 13 (68.42%) Postgraduate
Vendors
1 6 (31.58%) Broadcom
1 6 (31.58%) Microsoft