Master's Degree Jobs in the West Midlands

Master's Degree
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 64 234
Rank change year-on-year -127 +170 -16
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 57 318 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.79% 4.73% 0.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.01% 11.49% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 35 14 26
10th Percentile £31,750 £25,260 £31,875
25th Percentile £33,750 £45,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £53,250
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -6.10% +18.33%
75th Percentile £68,375 £58,750 £78,663
90th Percentile £82,000 £77,875 £83,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -10.71% +9.80%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

Master's Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,896 2,768 2,180
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 26.23% 41.15% 30.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,272 975 1,153
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,000 £28,602
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,000 £35,575
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £66,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% +5.45% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the West Midlands

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in the West Midlands.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in the West Midlands

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the West Midlands

Master's Degree
Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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
Birmingham -34 14 £43,750 -16.67% 20
Warwickshire +20 12 £43,250 -13.50% 9
Worcestershire - 11 £37,500 - 5
Shropshire -14 8 £72,500 - 1
Staffordshire -41 6 £29,000 -51.67% 9
Wolverhampton -12 1 £70,000 -
Solihull -22 1 £45,000 - 3
Master's Degree
England

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Applications
1 4 (7.02%) AutoCAD
1 4 (7.02%) EPLAN
1 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.26%) Simulink
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.26%) AWS
2 1 (1.75%) Azure
2 1 (1.75%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.51%) Tableau
2 1 (1.75%) Power BI
General
1 16 (28.07%) Social Skills
2 10 (17.54%) Marketing
3 6 (10.53%) Automotive
3 6 (10.53%) Manufacturing
4 5 (8.77%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.77%) Finance
5 4 (7.02%) Electronics
6 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
6 2 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.51%) Retail
7 1 (1.75%) Back Office
7 1 (1.75%) Games
7 1 (1.75%) Law
7 1 (1.75%) Legal
7 1 (1.75%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 13 (22.81%) Developer
1 13 (22.81%) Senior
1 13 (22.81%) Software Developer
2 6 (10.53%) Project Manager
3 5 (8.77%) Active Directory Engineer
3 5 (8.77%) Senior Developer
3 5 (8.77%) Senior Software Developer
3 5 (8.77%) Systems Engineer
4 4 (7.02%) Analyst
4 4 (7.02%) E-Commerce Manager
4 4 (7.02%) Hardware Engineer
5 3 (5.26%) Data Scientist
5 3 (5.26%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (5.26%) Software Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Auditor
6 2 (3.51%) Lead
6 2 (3.51%) Python Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Senior Data Scientist
6 2 (3.51%) Systems Test Engineer
6 2 (3.51%) Test and Validation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (14.04%) AngularJS
2 6 (10.53%) PyTorch
2 6 (10.53%) TensorFlow
3 2 (3.51%) React
4 1 (1.75%) Keras
4 1 (1.75%) Node.js
4 1 (1.75%) NumPy
4 1 (1.75%) Pandas
4 1 (1.75%) SpaCy
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.04%) Algorithms
2 5 (8.77%) CUDA
2 5 (8.77%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (7.02%) Operational Technology
3 4 (7.02%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (5.26%) Tandem
5 2 (3.51%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (3.51%) FMCG
6 1 (1.75%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (1.75%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.75%) Genomics
6 1 (1.75%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.75%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.77%) Linux
2 1 (1.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (49.12%) Problem-Solving
2 24 (42.11%) Computer Science
3 10 (17.54%) Project Management
4 8 (14.04%) Agile
4 8 (14.04%) Front End Development
4 8 (14.04%) Full Stack Development
5 7 (12.28%) Artificial Intelligence
6 6 (10.53%) Analytics
6 6 (10.53%) Configuration Management
6 6 (10.53%) Deep Learning
6 6 (10.53%) PRINCE2
6 6 (10.53%) Validation
7 5 (8.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (8.77%) Data Analysis
7 5 (8.77%) Edge Computing
7 5 (8.77%) Mentoring
7 5 (8.77%) Neural Network
7 5 (8.77%) Parallel Processing
8 4 (7.02%) Email Marketing
8 4 (7.02%) Market Research
Programming Languages
1 12 (21.05%) Python
2 10 (17.54%) C#
3 9 (15.79%) JavaScript
4 8 (14.04%) TypeScript
5 3 (5.26%) MATLAB
5 3 (5.26%) R
5 3 (5.26%) SQL
6 2 (3.51%) C
6 2 (3.51%) Java
Qualifications
1 57 (100.00%) Degree
2 11 (19.30%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (17.54%) MBA
4 9 (15.79%) PhD
5 6 (10.53%) PMI Certification
5 6 (10.53%) PMP
5 6 (10.53%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (7.02%) DV Cleared
6 4 (7.02%) HND
6 4 (7.02%) SC Cleared
6 4 (7.02%) Security Cleared
7 3 (5.26%) CISM
7 3 (5.26%) CISSP
8 1 (1.75%) CFCE
8 1 (1.75%) CISA
8 1 (1.75%) CRISC
8 1 (1.75%) EnCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.53%) PMO
2 2 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (3.51%) SOX 404
3 1 (1.75%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.75%) GDPR
3 1 (1.75%) GRC
3 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 1 (1.75%) NIST
3 1 (1.75%) PCI DSS
3 1 (1.75%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.77%) NVIDIA
3 4 (7.02%) EMC
4 3 (5.26%) SAP
5 2 (3.51%) Panasonic
6 1 (1.75%) ANSYS
6 1 (1.75%) Oracle