Master's Degree Jobs in Wales

Master's Degree
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 59 109 71
Rank change year-on-year +50 -38 +51
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 32 18 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 2.26% 1.42% 3.85%
As % of the Qualifications category 8.63% 3.31% 10.04%
Number of salaries quoted 0 10 18
10th Percentile - £27,900 -
25th Percentile - £48,438 £55,295
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,500 £62,400
Median % change year-on-year - -3.04% +9.47%
75th Percentile - £83,750 -
90th Percentile - £87,625 £74,750
UK median annual salary £69,315 £77,750 £63,000
% change year-on-year -10.85% +23.41% -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 371 544 667
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 26.26% 42.77% 38.31%
Number of salaries quoted 127 239 269
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,470 £31,100
25th Percentile £44,750 £36,250 £36,838
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,637 £71,263 £70,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £55,140
% change year-on-year - +4.28% +0.25%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in Wales

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in Wales

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Master's Degree in Wales.

Salary trend for Master's Degree in Wales

Master's Degree
Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
North Wales - 19 - -
South Wales +27 7 - - 4
West Wales +13 6 - -
Master's Degree
UK

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) CloudAMQP
1 3 (9.38%) GCP
1 3 (9.38%) Google Kubernetes Engine
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) Firewall
1 2 (6.25%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.38%) MongoDB
1 3 (9.38%) PostgreSQL
General
1 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (15.63%) Electronics
3 3 (9.38%) Banking
4 2 (6.25%) Aerospace
4 2 (6.25%) Automotive
4 2 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (6.25%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 15 (46.88%) Engineering Manager
2 6 (18.75%) Development Engineer
2 6 (18.75%) Software Development Engineer
2 6 (18.75%) Software Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Senior
3 4 (12.50%) Senior Electrical Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Developer
4 3 (9.38%) Python Developer
5 2 (6.25%) Product Manager
5 2 (6.25%) Security Researcher
6 1 (3.13%) Lead
6 1 (3.13%) Lead Product Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Software Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Software Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.38%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Algorithms
1 3 (9.38%) Data Structures
2 2 (6.25%) Blog
2 2 (6.25%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (46.88%) Customer Engagement
1 15 (46.88%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 15 (46.88%) Systems Engineering
2 13 (40.63%) Computer Science
3 9 (28.13%) Software Engineering
4 6 (18.75%) Architectural Patterns
4 6 (18.75%) Continuous Deployment
4 6 (18.75%) Decision-Making
4 6 (18.75%) Design Patterns
4 6 (18.75%) E-Commerce
4 6 (18.75%) OO
4 6 (18.75%) OOD
4 6 (18.75%) Order Management
4 6 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (18.75%) SDLC
4 6 (18.75%) User Experience
4 6 (18.75%) UX Design
5 5 (15.63%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (9.38%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 3 (9.38%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 9 (28.13%) C#
1 9 (28.13%) Java
2 6 (18.75%) C++
3 5 (15.63%) Python
3 5 (15.63%) Rust
4 3 (9.38%) C
4 3 (9.38%) Go
4 3 (9.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 32 (100.00%) Degree
2 15 (46.88%) Chartered Engineer
3 10 (31.25%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (6.25%) CCNA
4 2 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (6.25%) PhD
4 2 (6.25%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (3.13%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (9.38%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) Google
2 2 (6.25%) Cisco