Master's Degree Contracts in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 240 290 341
Rank change year-on-year +50 +51 -31
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 160 161 175
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.79% 0.70% 0.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.15% 2.14% 2.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 101 97
10th Percentile £350 £252 £163
25th Percentile £488 £400 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £658 £594 £594
90th Percentile £750 £738 £748
UK median daily rate £550 £625 £590
% change year-on-year -12.00% +5.93% +9.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 29 18
10th Percentile £24.58 £20.47 £19.52
25th Percentile £39.02 £42.50 £19.62
Median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £26.12
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% +72.28% +7.49%
75th Percentile £64.06 £65.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £85.00 - £48.78
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £29.25
% change year-on-year +22.22% +53.85% -3.70%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

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 contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,425 7,538 7,985
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.59% 32.77% 26.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,302 5,049 5,188
10th Percentile £269 £286 £260
25th Percentile £425 £420 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £638 £631 £600
90th Percentile £725 £703 £675
UK median daily rate £533 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.09% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 920 607 530
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.91 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.30 £50.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +42.86% +1.33%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.75 £56.02
90th Percentile £77.50 £78.00 £68.02
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £54.56 £43.95
% change year-on-year -26.69% +24.14% +16.73%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Master's Degree in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Master's Degree in the UK excluding London

Master's Degree
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Master's Degree within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +1 51 £525 +5.00% 164
East of England +15 30 £625 +64.26% 108
South West +4 26 £588 +6.82% 78
North of England +38 22 £638 -1.85% 133
Midlands +26 17 £550 +25.00% 115
West Midlands +32 16 £550 +10.00% 77
North West +23 14 £676 +4.00% 77
Scotland +39 10 £475 +3.26% 38
Yorkshire - 4 £554 - 30
Northern Ireland - 4 £538 - 14
North East - 3 £588 - 29
East Midlands +6 1 - - 38
Master's Degree
UK

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (9.38%) Confluence
2 3 (1.88%) Oracle Workflow
3 2 (1.25%) IIS
4 1 (0.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.63%) Apache
4 1 (0.63%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (8.75%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (4.38%) Simulink
2 7 (4.38%) Stateflow
3 5 (3.13%) TargetLink
4 4 (2.50%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (1.25%) Adobe XD
5 2 (1.25%) InVision
5 2 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (1.25%) Sketch
5 2 (1.25%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.63%) SPSS
6 1 (0.63%) Stata
6 1 (0.63%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 7 (4.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.88%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (1.88%) SAP SD
3 2 (1.25%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.25%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.63%) Hyperion Planning
4 1 (0.63%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.63%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.63%) Primavera
4 1 (0.63%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.63%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.63%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.63%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.63%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.63%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 15 (9.38%) Azure
2 7 (4.38%) AWS
3 4 (2.50%) GCP
3 4 (2.50%) Power Platform
4 3 (1.88%) OpenShift
5 2 (1.25%) Figma
5 2 (1.25%) PaaS
6 1 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.63%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.63%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.75%) VSAN
2 5 (3.13%) Internet
2 5 (3.13%) Wireless
3 4 (2.50%) SAN
4 3 (1.88%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.25%) LTE
5 2 (1.25%) RS-485
5 2 (1.25%) VPN
6 1 (0.63%) DNS
6 1 (0.63%) Firewall
6 1 (0.63%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.63%) Network Security
6 1 (0.63%) RTMP
6 1 (0.63%) RTP
6 1 (0.63%) RTSP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.63%) Relational Database
2 8 (5.00%) MySQL
3 5 (3.13%) Big Data
4 4 (2.50%) Power BI
5 3 (1.88%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.88%) Metadata
5 3 (1.88%) Oracle Database
5 3 (1.88%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.88%) Qlik Sense
5 3 (1.88%) RDBMS
5 3 (1.88%) SQL Server
6 2 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.25%) MariaDB
6 2 (1.25%) NoSQL
6 2 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.63%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.63%) Essbase
7 1 (0.63%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.63%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 23 (14.38%) JIRA
2 16 (10.00%) Git
3 10 (6.25%) Rational DOORS
3 10 (6.25%) Subversion
4 8 (5.00%) Bitbucket
5 6 (3.75%) Jenkins
6 3 (1.88%) Selenium
6 3 (1.88%) TestRail
7 2 (1.25%) CMake
7 2 (1.25%) JMeter
7 2 (1.25%) LoadRunner
7 2 (1.25%) Rational Team Concert
8 1 (0.63%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.63%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.63%) Maven
8 1 (0.63%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.63%) Visual Studio
General
1 61 (38.13%) Social Skills
2 40 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 34 (21.25%) Finance
4 22 (13.75%) Public Sector
5 17 (10.63%) Marketing
6 15 (9.38%) Presentation Skills
7 12 (7.50%) Telecoms
8 11 (6.88%) Aerospace
8 11 (6.88%) Automotive
8 11 (6.88%) Manufacturing
9 7 (4.38%) Banking
9 7 (4.38%) Electronics
9 7 (4.38%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (3.75%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (3.13%) Legal
11 5 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.50%) Law
13 3 (1.88%) French Language
14 2 (1.25%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 39 (24.38%) Architect
2 30 (18.75%) Senior
3 18 (11.25%) Systems Engineer
4 17 (10.63%) Software Engineer
5 14 (8.75%) Software Architect
5 14 (8.75%) Solutions Architect
6 13 (8.13%) Developer
7 12 (7.50%) Project Manager
8 10 (6.25%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 9 (5.63%) Embedded Engineer
9 9 (5.63%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 9 (5.63%) Lead
10 6 (3.75%) DOORS Engineer
10 6 (3.75%) Integration Engineer
10 6 (3.75%) Senior Integration Engineer
10 6 (3.75%) Software Integration Engineer
10 6 (3.75%) Systems Integration Engineer
11 5 (3.13%) Principal Systems Engineer
11 5 (3.13%) Security Manager
11 5 (3.13%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (7.50%) DirectX
1 12 (7.50%) OpenGL
1 12 (7.50%) OpenGL ES
1 12 (7.50%) Vulkan
2 7 (4.38%) AngularJS
2 7 (4.38%) CSS
2 7 (4.38%) HTML
3 6 (3.75%) .NET
4 5 (3.13%) Flash
4 5 (3.13%) React
4 5 (3.13%) Spring
5 4 (2.50%) .NET Framework
5 4 (2.50%) PyTorch
5 4 (2.50%) TensorFlow
6 2 (1.25%) ModSecurity
7 1 (0.63%) CNTK
7 1 (0.63%) LightGBM
7 1 (0.63%) OpenVINO
7 1 (0.63%) Statsmodels
7 1 (0.63%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 23 (14.38%) Management Information System
2 15 (9.38%) Algorithms
3 10 (6.25%) 3D Graphics
3 10 (6.25%) Ray Tracing
4 9 (5.63%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (3.75%) Life Science
6 5 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (3.13%) Clustering
6 5 (3.13%) Data Centre
6 5 (3.13%) Device Driver
7 4 (2.50%) Data Structures
7 4 (2.50%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (2.50%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.88%) Operational Technology
8 3 (1.88%) Photography
8 3 (1.88%) PKI
8 3 (1.88%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (1.25%) CCTV
9 2 (1.25%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.25%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (13.75%) Windows
2 18 (11.25%) Linux
3 15 (9.38%) Unix
4 6 (3.75%) Android
5 4 (2.50%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (2.50%) SafeRTOS
6 2 (1.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (35.63%) Computer Science
1 57 (35.63%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (26.88%) Agile
3 35 (21.88%) Validation
4 34 (21.25%) Software Engineering
5 26 (16.25%) Project Management
6 22 (13.75%) Stakeholder Management
7 20 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
7 20 (12.50%) Decision-Making
8 19 (11.88%) Roadmaps
9 18 (11.25%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (10.63%) Risk Management
10 17 (10.63%) UML
11 15 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
11 15 (9.38%) Software Architecture
12 14 (8.75%) Change Management
13 13 (8.13%) Test Strategy
13 13 (8.13%) Verification and Validation
14 12 (7.50%) Data Science
14 12 (7.50%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 26 (16.25%) C
2 23 (14.38%) Python
3 19 (11.88%) C++
4 18 (11.25%) SQL
5 13 (8.13%) Java
6 11 (6.88%) MATLAB
7 10 (6.25%) C#
8 9 (5.63%) JavaScript
9 7 (4.38%) Shell Script
10 4 (2.50%) Assembly Language
10 4 (2.50%) Bash
10 4 (2.50%) PowerShell
10 4 (2.50%) R
11 3 (1.88%) Perl
11 3 (1.88%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.88%) Rust
12 2 (1.25%) Fortran
13 1 (0.63%) Groovy
13 1 (0.63%) XAML
Qualifications
1 160 (100.00%) Degree
2 34 (21.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 26 (16.25%) PhD
4 18 (11.25%) Security Cleared
5 17 (10.63%) SC Cleared
6 8 (5.00%) CISSP
6 8 (5.00%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (5.00%) MBA
7 7 (4.38%) PMP
8 6 (3.75%) CISA
8 6 (3.75%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (3.75%) CISM
8 6 (3.75%) PMI Certification
9 5 (3.13%) CCNA
9 5 (3.13%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (2.50%) Chartered Engineer
11 3 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (1.88%) ISTQB
11 3 (1.88%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 3 (1.88%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.88%) PCI DSS
2 6 (3.75%) GDPR
2 6 (3.75%) QA
3 5 (3.13%) AUTOSAR
3 5 (3.13%) ISO 26262
3 5 (3.13%) MISRA
3 5 (3.13%) MISRA C
4 4 (2.50%) Accessibility
4 4 (2.50%) JTAG
5 2 (1.25%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.25%) HIPAA
5 2 (1.25%) PMO
5 2 (1.25%) WCAG
6 1 (0.63%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.63%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 12 (7.50%) VMware Infrastructure
2 8 (5.00%) VMware NSX
3 5 (3.13%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (2.50%) Embedded Firmware
4 4 (2.50%) Firmware
5 2 (1.25%) Active Directory
5 2 (1.25%) Docker
5 2 (1.25%) vSphere
6 1 (0.63%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (3.13%) vCenter Server
2 3 (1.88%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.88%) PowerCLI
3 2 (1.25%) Ansible
3 2 (1.25%) OPNET
3 2 (1.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 28 (17.50%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.38%) SAP
3 13 (8.13%) VMware
4 9 (5.63%) Atlassian
5 8 (5.00%) Cisco
6 7 (4.38%) Oracle
7 3 (1.88%) Ariba
7 3 (1.88%) Google
7 3 (1.88%) ServiceNow
7 3 (1.88%) Workday
8 2 (1.25%) JDA
8 2 (1.25%) MathWorks
9 1 (0.63%) Adobe
9 1 (0.63%) Apple
9 1 (0.63%) Databricks
9 1 (0.63%) Dell
9 1 (0.63%) HP
9 1 (0.63%) Hyperion
9 1 (0.63%) Qualtrics
9 1 (0.63%) Red Hat