Master's Degree Job Trends in Worcestershire

Master's Degree
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 34 -
Rank change year-on-year +24 - -
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 155 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Worcestershire 35.23% 0.62% -
As % of the Qualifications category 62.50% 1.64% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £46,250 £52,500 £28,500
% change year-on-year -11.90% +84.21% -48.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 248 61 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Worcestershire 56.36% 37.65% 30.94%
Number of salaries quoted 49 26 61
10th Percentile £29,700 £36,875 £32,500
25th Percentile - £44,406 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £65,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +34.02% +2.11%
75th Percentile £66,250 - £57,500
90th Percentile £79,000 - £61,250
West Midlands median annual salary £47,500 £57,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.00% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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

Master's Degree job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Worcestershire

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

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

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 14 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
Kidderminster - 9 - -
Stourport-on-Severn - 9 - -
Bewdley - 8 - -
Bromsgrove - 8 - -
Droitwich - 8 - -
Redditch - 7 - -
Master's Degree
West Midlands

Master's Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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
1 155 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 155 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 155 (100.00%) Banking
1 155 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 155 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 119 (76.77%) Lecturer
Miscellaneous
1 155 (100.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (100.00%) AI
1 155 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 155 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 155 (100.00%) User Experience
1 155 (100.00%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 155 (100.00%) Degree
1 155 (100.00%) PhD
1 155 (100.00%) Postgraduate