Master's Degree Jobs in England

Master's Degree
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 184 59 204
Rank change year-on-year -125 +145 +42
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,370 4,523 2,753
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.58% 5.11% 2.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.60% 15.55% 7.58%
Number of salaries quoted 754 748 941
10th Percentile £33,750 £36,250 £35,969
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £125,000 £132,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +12.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

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 England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 24,484 29,082 36,331
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 28.31% 32.87% 26.52%
Number of salaries quoted 15,742 13,274 16,890
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,712 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.17% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +9.09% -

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in England

Master's Degree
Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +37 657 £80,000 - 631
South East -97 290 £60,000 -4.00% 258
North of England -226 117 £50,000 +12.75% 145
East of England -111 104 £55,000 -4.35% 145
Midlands -168 101 £55,000 +53.85% 140
South West -167 92 £50,000 -6.98% 76
North West -177 71 £66,440 +6.30% 84
West Midlands -130 61 £51,250 -2.38% 91
East Midlands -133 38 £61,439 +104.80% 49
North East -80 24 £50,000 +4.88% 27
Yorkshire -146 22 £48,750 +9.93% 37
Master's Degree
UK

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 91 (6.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (1.82%) Skype for Business
3 20 (1.46%) Apache Spark
4 18 (1.31%) SharePoint
5 15 (1.09%) Apache
6 10 (0.73%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (0.44%) IIS
7 6 (0.44%) nginx
8 4 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 4 (0.29%) Confluence
8 4 (0.29%) WordPress
9 3 (0.22%) Jupyter
9 3 (0.22%) SAS
10 2 (0.15%) CMS
11 1 (0.073%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 1 (0.073%) Luigi
11 1 (0.073%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (4.01%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (3.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.80%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.51%) Simulink
7 6 (0.44%) Trello
8 5 (0.36%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.29%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.073%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.073%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.073%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.073%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.073%) Blender
11 1 (0.073%) InDesign
11 1 (0.073%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.36%) Distributed Ledger
3 4 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.29%) Shopify
4 3 (0.22%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.22%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.22%) SAP MM
4 3 (0.22%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.22%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.22%) SAP WM
5 2 (0.15%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.15%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.15%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 1 (0.073%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.073%) Endur
6 1 (0.073%) Primavera
6 1 (0.073%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.073%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.073%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 202 (14.74%) AWS
2 170 (12.41%) Azure
3 140 (10.22%) Microsoft 365
4 89 (6.50%) Power Platform
5 65 (4.74%) GCP
6 50 (3.65%) SaaS
7 30 (2.19%) Serverless
8 24 (1.75%) AWS Lambda
8 24 (1.75%) GitHub
9 22 (1.61%) Cloud Computing
10 20 (1.46%) PowerApps
11 19 (1.39%) WhatsApp
12 17 (1.24%) IaaS
13 15 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
13 15 (1.09%) PaaS
14 14 (1.02%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.02%) Power Automate
15 13 (0.95%) OneDrive
16 12 (0.88%) Snowflake
17 11 (0.80%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 111 (8.10%) Cisco IOS
2 100 (7.30%) Wireless
3 91 (6.64%) WebEx
4 89 (6.50%) WAN
5 86 (6.28%) SD-WAN
6 30 (2.19%) 5G
6 30 (2.19%) Broadband
7 29 (2.12%) Firewall
8 25 (1.82%) Skype
8 25 (1.82%) Telepresence
9 15 (1.09%) Network Security
10 14 (1.02%) Internet
10 14 (1.02%) TCP/IP
11 13 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
12 12 (0.88%) Intranet
13 9 (0.66%) SNMP
14 8 (0.58%) Ethernet
15 7 (0.51%) HTTP
16 5 (0.36%) DNS
16 5 (0.36%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 96 (7.01%) Tableau
2 83 (6.06%) Power BI
3 56 (4.09%) SQL Server
4 47 (3.43%) Big Data
5 37 (2.70%) Redis
6 36 (2.63%) MySQL
7 34 (2.48%) Data Warehouse
8 31 (2.26%) Relational Database
9 29 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
10 22 (1.61%) NoSQL
11 18 (1.31%) Hadoop
12 12 (0.88%) Data Lake
13 11 (0.80%) GIS
14 9 (0.66%) Data Mining
14 9 (0.66%) DynamoDB
15 8 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
15 8 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 7 (0.51%) MongoDB
16 7 (0.51%) Snowflake Schema
17 6 (0.44%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 122 (8.91%) Git
2 29 (2.12%) GitLab
3 22 (1.61%) Jenkins
4 18 (1.31%) JIRA
5 6 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
6 4 (0.29%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.29%) CMake
6 4 (0.29%) Snakemake
6 4 (0.29%) Subversion
7 3 (0.22%) Babel
7 3 (0.22%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.22%) TestRail
7 3 (0.22%) webpack
8 2 (0.15%) ERwin
8 2 (0.15%) Maven
8 2 (0.15%) MLflow
8 2 (0.15%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.15%) TensorBoard
9 1 (0.073%) Ant
General
1 642 (46.86%) Social Skills
2 300 (21.90%) Finance
3 269 (19.64%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (7.30%) Marketing
4 100 (7.30%) Pharmaceutical
5 92 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 81 (5.91%) Legal
7 75 (5.47%) Manufacturing
8 56 (4.09%) Law
9 55 (4.01%) Presentation Skills
9 55 (4.01%) Telecoms
10 52 (3.80%) Automotive
10 52 (3.80%) Retail
11 48 (3.50%) Public Sector
12 42 (3.07%) Banking
13 35 (2.55%) Electronics
14 31 (2.26%) Games
15 26 (1.90%) Aerospace
16 22 (1.61%) Influencing Skills
17 18 (1.31%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 276 (20.15%) Senior
2 137 (10.00%) Developer
3 111 (8.10%) Analyst
4 106 (7.74%) Data Scientist
5 105 (7.66%) Lead
6 100 (7.30%) Software Engineer
7 89 (6.50%) IT Support
8 87 (6.35%) Support Specialist
9 86 (6.28%) IT Support Specialist
10 82 (5.99%) Senior Data Scientist
11 77 (5.62%) Architect
12 64 (4.67%) Systems Engineer
13 60 (4.38%) Graduate
14 52 (3.80%) Principal Engineer
15 40 (2.92%) Principal Systems Engineer
16 36 (2.63%) Senior Developer
17 35 (2.55%) Data Engineer
18 34 (2.48%) Senior Analyst
19 31 (2.26%) Junior
19 31 (2.26%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 78 (5.69%) .NET
2 72 (5.26%) TensorFlow
3 59 (4.31%) scikit-learn
4 57 (4.16%) React
5 55 (4.01%) Pandas
6 49 (3.58%) PySpark
7 42 (3.07%) AngularJS
8 39 (2.85%) Kafka
9 35 (2.55%) PyTorch
10 24 (1.75%) Web Services
11 23 (1.68%) ASP.NET
12 21 (1.53%) HTML
13 19 (1.39%) RESTful
14 17 (1.24%) Vue
15 16 (1.17%) Flask
16 15 (1.09%) NumPy
17 14 (1.02%) CSS
17 14 (1.02%) OpenACC
17 14 (1.02%) OpenMP
18 13 (0.95%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 246 (17.96%) Algorithms
2 112 (8.18%) Video Conferencing
3 98 (7.15%) Management Information System
4 86 (6.28%) Wiki
5 59 (4.31%) Data Structures
6 55 (4.01%) Onboarding
7 43 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
8 39 (2.85%) Product Ownership
9 37 (2.70%) Life Science
10 26 (1.90%) CUDA
11 25 (1.82%) IoT
12 23 (1.68%) Cloud Native
13 22 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
13 22 (1.61%) Data Protection Act
13 22 (1.61%) Driving Licence
14 19 (1.39%) Distributed Systems
15 18 (1.31%) Embedded Systems
15 18 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
16 16 (1.17%) Hedge funds
17 15 (1.09%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 156 (11.39%) Windows
2 114 (8.32%) Linux
2 114 (8.32%) Windows 10
3 95 (6.93%) Android
4 32 (2.34%) Unix
5 25 (1.82%) Windows 7
6 11 (0.80%) Windows Server
7 6 (0.44%) FreeRTOS
8 5 (0.36%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.29%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.073%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.073%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 699 (51.02%) Computer Science
2 443 (32.34%) Problem-Solving
3 273 (19.93%) Mathematics
4 253 (18.47%) Agile
5 241 (17.59%) Data Science
6 236 (17.23%) Software Engineering
7 211 (15.40%) Machine Learning
8 210 (15.33%) Analytics
9 186 (13.58%) Statistics
10 185 (13.50%) Artificial Intelligence
11 179 (13.07%) Visualisation
12 163 (11.90%) Decision-Making
13 156 (11.39%) Physics
14 149 (10.88%) Roadmaps
15 135 (9.85%) Data Analysis
16 128 (9.34%) Project Management
17 126 (9.20%) DevOps
18 124 (9.05%) Mentoring
19 116 (8.47%) Contract Negotiation
20 111 (8.10%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 441 (32.19%) Python
2 241 (17.59%) SQL
3 156 (11.39%) C#
4 107 (7.81%) C++
5 92 (6.72%) C
6 84 (6.13%) Java
7 73 (5.33%) JavaScript
8 70 (5.11%) R
9 50 (3.65%) Fortran
10 34 (2.48%) TypeScript
11 30 (2.19%) MATLAB
12 20 (1.46%) Go
13 18 (1.31%) Bash
14 14 (1.02%) PowerShell
15 11 (0.80%) Scala
16 10 (0.73%) T-SQL
17 6 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 5 (0.36%) Rust
18 5 (0.36%) Shell Script
19 4 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,370 (100.00%) Degree
2 387 (28.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 291 (21.24%) PhD
4 152 (11.09%) MBA
5 83 (6.06%) Security Cleared
6 60 (4.38%) DBS Check
7 51 (3.72%) CISSP
8 46 (3.36%) Chartered Engineer
9 38 (2.77%) CISM
10 30 (2.19%) SC Cleared
11 25 (1.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 22 (1.61%) DV Cleared
13 21 (1.53%) Microsoft Certification
14 20 (1.46%) AWS Certification
15 17 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
16 16 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
16 16 (1.17%) PMP
17 15 (1.09%) Numerate Degree
17 15 (1.09%) PMI Certification
18 14 (1.02%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.89%) Data Quality
2 52 (3.80%) QA
3 47 (3.43%) GDPR
4 29 (2.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 21 (1.53%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.31%) NIST
6 18 (1.31%) PCI DSS
7 16 (1.17%) NCSC
8 13 (0.95%) HIPAA
9 12 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 12 (0.88%) PMO
10 10 (0.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (0.51%) ISO 13485
12 5 (0.36%) ISO 26262
13 4 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
13 4 (0.29%) Cyber Essentials
14 3 (0.22%) ISO 31000
14 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.22%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 105 (7.66%) Active Directory
2 89 (6.50%) VMware ESXi
3 86 (6.28%) Microsoft App-V
3 86 (6.28%) XenApp
3 86 (6.28%) XenDesktop
4 80 (5.84%) Docker
5 12 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
6 9 (0.66%) Firmware
7 7 (0.51%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.15%) HDFS
9 1 (0.073%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.073%) Snort
9 1 (0.073%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.073%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 87 (6.35%) SCCM
2 86 (6.28%) AirWatch
3 59 (4.31%) Kubernetes
4 37 (2.70%) Terraform
5 12 (0.88%) Ansible
6 9 (0.66%) CASB
7 8 (0.58%) Kubeflow
8 5 (0.36%) Argo
8 5 (0.36%) Functional Safety
9 3 (0.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.22%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
10 2 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
10 2 (0.15%) Core Impact
10 2 (0.15%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.073%) EMC NetWorker
11 1 (0.073%) Grafana
11 1 (0.073%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 241 (17.59%) Microsoft
2 127 (9.27%) Cisco
3 89 (6.50%) Citrix
4 54 (3.94%) Databricks
5 42 (3.07%) EMC
6 38 (2.77%) SAP
7 33 (2.41%) Google
8 30 (2.19%) Virgin Media
9 28 (2.04%) Apple
10 25 (1.82%) Polycom
11 21 (1.53%) Oracle
12 13 (0.95%) Atlassian
13 12 (0.88%) VMware
14 11 (0.80%) Aruba
14 11 (0.80%) HP
14 11 (0.80%) Nintex
15 10 (0.73%) Salesforce
16 8 (0.58%) CA
17 6 (0.44%) Adobe
17 6 (0.44%) Sage