Master's Degree Jobs in Surrey

Master's Degree
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 117 39
Rank change year-on-year +27 -78 +99
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 11 35 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 0.93% 1.37% 6.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 1.96% 3.59% 14.79%
Number of salaries quoted 9 9 39
10th Percentile - £54,150 £36,250
25th Percentile £62,500 - £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £77,500 £88,000
South East median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +8.33% -2.04% +2.08%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 562 976 926
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 47.71% 38.10% 41.21%
Number of salaries quoted 246 481 377
10th Percentile £31,500 £27,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,187 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,250 £70,600
90th Percentile £72,500 £85,000 £90,000
South East median annual salary £58,000 £52,000 £50,500
% change year-on-year +11.54% +2.97% -3.81%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Surrey

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Surrey

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Surrey

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in Surrey

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in Surrey over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in Surrey

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Surrey

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 Surrey region over the 6 months to 16 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
Guildford +32 8 £70,000 +16.67% 15
Woking +19 2 - - 7
Camberley - 1 £75,000 - 1
Master's Degree
South East

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Git
2 1 (9.09%) CMake
2 1 (9.09%) Subversion
2 1 (9.09%) Visual Studio
General
1 2 (18.18%) Law
1 2 (18.18%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Aeronautics
2 1 (9.09%) Aerospace
2 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (9.09%) Automotive
2 1 (9.09%) Military
Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Software Engineer
2 3 (27.27%) Developer
2 3 (27.27%) Lead
3 2 (18.18%) C Developer
3 2 (18.18%) C# Software Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) C/C++ Developer
3 2 (18.18%) C++ Developer
3 2 (18.18%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (18.18%) Lead Developer
3 2 (18.18%) Qt Software Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) C/C++ Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) C++ GUI Developer
4 1 (9.09%) C++ Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) FPGA Developer
4 1 (9.09%) GUI Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Lead Software Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Linux Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Performance Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Python Developer
4 1 (9.09%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (45.45%) WinForms
1 5 (45.45%) WPF
2 3 (27.27%) OpenGL
2 3 (27.27%) Vulkan
3 2 (18.18%) Qt
4 1 (9.09%) .NET
4 1 (9.09%) Bazel
4 1 (9.09%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) 3D Graphics
2 4 (36.36%) Algorithms
3 3 (27.27%) CUDA
4 2 (18.18%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (9.09%) Acoustics
5 1 (9.09%) Device Driver
5 1 (9.09%) FPGA
5 1 (9.09%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 2 (18.18%) Linux
1 2 (18.18%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (72.73%) Mathematics
1 8 (72.73%) Physics
2 6 (54.55%) Software Engineering
3 5 (45.45%) Artificial Intelligence
3 5 (45.45%) Computer Science
3 5 (45.45%) Machine Learning
3 5 (45.45%) Multithreading
4 3 (27.27%) Agile
4 3 (27.27%) Mathematical Modelling
4 3 (27.27%) Mentoring
5 2 (18.18%) Computational Fluid Dynamics
5 2 (18.18%) Continuous Integration
5 2 (18.18%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (18.18%) Image Processing
5 2 (18.18%) MVVM
5 2 (18.18%) Performance Engineering
5 2 (18.18%) Performance Optimisation
5 2 (18.18%) Validation
6 1 (9.09%) CAD
6 1 (9.09%) CAE
Programming Languages
1 9 (81.82%) C++
2 6 (54.55%) C
2 6 (54.55%) C#
3 4 (36.36%) Fortran
4 2 (18.18%) MATLAB
4 2 (18.18%) Python
5 1 (9.09%) Java
5 1 (9.09%) JavaScript
5 1 (9.09%) Rust
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) Degree
2 6 (54.55%) PhD
3 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
4 2 (18.18%) Computer Science Degree
System Software
1 1 (9.09%) Firmware