Postgraduate Job Trends in Wales

Postgraduate
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 - 108
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 25 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 1.51% - 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.34% - 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £48,250 £53,086 £47,560
% change year-on-year -9.11% +11.62% +5.69%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 468 182 378
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 28.30% 33.96% 20.71%
Number of salaries quoted 149 109 190
10th Percentile £30,700 £36,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +22.22% +5.88%
75th Percentile £73,750 £66,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,148 £70,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,237
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.41% -7.29%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Wales

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the Wales region over the 6 months to 10 May 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
South Wales - 21 £52,500 -
Dyfed - 4 - -
Postgraduate
UK

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 23 (92.00%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 23 (92.00%) Internet
General
1 25 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 23 (92.00%) Banking
2 23 (92.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.00%) Finance
3 2 (8.00%) Law
3 2 (8.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (80.00%) Lecturer
2 2 (8.00%) HR Manager
Miscellaneous
1 23 (92.00%) IoT
2 2 (8.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (92.00%) AI
1 23 (92.00%) Cybersecurity
1 23 (92.00%) Machine Learning
1 23 (92.00%) User Experience
1 23 (92.00%) Web Development
2 2 (8.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (8.00%) People Management
Qualifications
1 25 (100.00%) Degree
2 23 (92.00%) Master's Degree
2 23 (92.00%) PhD
3 2 (8.00%) CIPD
Vendors
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft