Postgraduate Job Trends in West Yorkshire

Postgraduate
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in West Yorkshire with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 - 132
Rank change year-on-year - - +81
Permanent jobs citing Postgraduate 15 0 12
As % of all permanent jobs in West Yorkshire 0.87% - 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.42% - 2.54%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,210
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,612
75th Percentile - - £52,578
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £55,000 - £47,612

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Yorkshire

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 West Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 621 429 473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Yorkshire 36.17% 22.82% 22.34%
Number of salaries quoted 202 125 269
10th Percentile £26,775 £25,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £52,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -8.70% +4.55%
75th Percentile £67,246 £75,000 £72,433
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,000 £83,750
Yorkshire median annual salary £36,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -27.00% -4.76% -

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

Postgraduate
Salary Trend in West Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Postgraduate.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in West Yorkshire citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
Job Locations in West Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Postgraduate within the West Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 8 November 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
Todmorden - 3 - -
Huddersfield - 2 - -
Postgraduate
Yorkshire

Postgraduate
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 15 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 15 (100.00%) Banking
1 15 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 15 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 14 (93.33%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 15 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) AI
1 15 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 15 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 15 (100.00%) User Experience
1 15 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
1 15 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 15 (100.00%) PhD