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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 189 57 201
Rank change year-on-year -132 +144 +46
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,359 4,421 2,877
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 1.49% 5.25% 2.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.46% 15.61% 7.66%
Number of salaries quoted 756 730 940
10th Percentile £33,750 £37,136 £35,000
25th Percentile £48,438 £47,500 £49,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -1.46% +5.38%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £94,063
90th Percentile £107,500 £127,500 £132,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,067 £69,500
% change year-on-year -0.10% -6.38% +11.20%

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 24,881 28,320 37,556
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 27.35% 33.66% 26.59%
Number of salaries quoted 15,751 12,947 16,894
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,000 £30,875
25th Percentile £38,500 £42,500 £40,750
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 £53,772 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.38% +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 1 June 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 1 June 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 +24 637 £80,000 +3.23% 585
South East -103 300 £60,000 -4.00% 171
North of England -252 113 £50,000 +5.63% 123
Midlands -180 107 £55,000 +37.50% 137
East of England -114 103 £55,000 -4.35% 118
South West -168 89 £50,000 -20.00% 77
North West -191 66 £66,440 +6.30% 69
West Midlands -142 61 £47,500 -20.83% 88
East Midlands -129 44 £73,783 +145.94% 49
North East -86 25 £50,000 +4.88% 26
Yorkshire -150 22 £48,750 +9.93% 28
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 69 (5.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (1.84%) Skype for Business
3 21 (1.55%) Apache Spark
4 18 (1.32%) SharePoint
5 16 (1.18%) Apache
6 9 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
7 7 (0.52%) IIS
8 6 (0.44%) nginx
9 5 (0.37%) Confluence
10 4 (0.29%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 3 (0.22%) CMS
11 3 (0.22%) Jupyter
11 3 (0.22%) SAS
11 3 (0.22%) WordPress
12 1 (0.074%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 1 (0.074%) Luigi
12 1 (0.074%) Umbraco
Applications
1 57 (4.19%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (0.81%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (0.52%) Simulink
7 6 (0.44%) Trello
8 5 (0.37%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.29%) EPLAN
10 2 (0.15%) Microsoft Project
11 1 (0.074%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.074%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.074%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.074%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.074%) Blender
11 1 (0.074%) InDesign
11 1 (0.074%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 9 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.37%) 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 (0.074%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.074%) Endur
6 1 (0.074%) Primavera
6 1 (0.074%) Ripple
6 1 (0.074%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.074%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 206 (15.16%) AWS
2 174 (12.80%) Azure
3 116 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 93 (6.84%) Power Platform
5 65 (4.78%) GCP
6 51 (3.75%) SaaS
7 30 (2.21%) Serverless
8 24 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
8 24 (1.77%) Cloud Computing
9 23 (1.69%) GitHub
10 20 (1.47%) PowerApps
11 19 (1.40%) WhatsApp
12 18 (1.32%) IaaS
13 16 (1.18%) PaaS
14 14 (1.03%) Amazon S3
14 14 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
14 14 (1.03%) Power Automate
15 13 (0.96%) OneDrive
16 11 (0.81%) ShareGate
16 11 (0.81%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 89 (6.55%) Cisco IOS
2 76 (5.59%) Wireless
3 69 (5.08%) WebEx
4 66 (4.86%) WAN
5 64 (4.71%) SD-WAN
6 30 (2.21%) 5G
6 30 (2.21%) Broadband
7 29 (2.13%) Firewall
8 25 (1.84%) Skype
8 25 (1.84%) Telepresence
9 15 (1.10%) Internet
9 15 (1.10%) Network Security
10 13 (0.96%) TCP/IP
10 13 (0.96%) Wi-Fi
11 12 (0.88%) Intranet
12 9 (0.66%) SNMP
13 8 (0.59%) Ethernet
14 7 (0.52%) HTTP
15 4 (0.29%) 4G
15 4 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 98 (7.21%) Tableau
2 87 (6.40%) Power BI
3 57 (4.19%) SQL Server
4 49 (3.61%) Big Data
5 37 (2.72%) Data Warehouse
5 37 (2.72%) MySQL
5 37 (2.72%) Redis
6 33 (2.43%) Relational Database
7 30 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
8 23 (1.69%) NoSQL
9 19 (1.40%) Hadoop
10 12 (0.88%) Data Lake
11 11 (0.81%) GIS
12 10 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 9 (0.66%) Data Mining
13 9 (0.66%) DynamoDB
14 8 (0.59%) Amazon Redshift
15 7 (0.52%) MongoDB
15 7 (0.52%) Snowflake Schema
15 7 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 122 (8.98%) Git
2 28 (2.06%) GitLab
3 22 (1.62%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.40%) 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
6 4 (0.29%) webpack
7 3 (0.22%) Babel
7 3 (0.22%) MLflow
7 3 (0.22%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.22%) TestRail
8 2 (0.15%) ERwin
8 2 (0.15%) Maven
8 2 (0.15%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.15%) TensorBoard
9 1 (0.074%) CircleCI
General
1 623 (45.84%) Social Skills
2 303 (22.30%) Finance
3 271 (19.94%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (7.36%) Marketing
5 99 (7.28%) Pharmaceutical
6 96 (7.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 81 (5.96%) Legal
8 76 (5.59%) Manufacturing
9 57 (4.19%) Law
10 55 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
10 55 (4.05%) Telecoms
11 52 (3.83%) Automotive
11 52 (3.83%) Retail
12 47 (3.46%) Public Sector
13 45 (3.31%) Banking
14 35 (2.58%) Electronics
15 32 (2.35%) Games
16 26 (1.91%) Aerospace
17 22 (1.62%) Influencing Skills
18 19 (1.40%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 290 (21.34%) Senior
2 145 (10.67%) Developer
3 116 (8.54%) Software Engineer
4 112 (8.24%) Analyst
5 106 (7.80%) Data Scientist
6 103 (7.58%) Lead
7 83 (6.11%) Senior Data Scientist
8 77 (5.67%) Architect
9 67 (4.93%) IT Support
10 65 (4.78%) Support Specialist
10 65 (4.78%) Systems Engineer
11 64 (4.71%) IT Support Specialist
12 51 (3.75%) Principal Engineer
13 50 (3.68%) Graduate
14 42 (3.09%) Senior Developer
15 40 (2.94%) Principal Systems Engineer
16 35 (2.58%) Senior Software Engineer
17 33 (2.43%) Data Engineer
17 33 (2.43%) Senior Analyst
18 32 (2.35%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (6.25%) .NET
2 75 (5.52%) TensorFlow
3 59 (4.34%) React
3 59 (4.34%) scikit-learn
4 56 (4.12%) Pandas
5 49 (3.61%) PySpark
6 44 (3.24%) AngularJS
7 37 (2.72%) Kafka
7 37 (2.72%) PyTorch
8 27 (1.99%) ASP.NET
9 25 (1.84%) HTML
10 23 (1.69%) Web Services
11 20 (1.47%) RESTful
12 19 (1.40%) CSS
13 17 (1.25%) Vue
14 16 (1.18%) .NET Core
14 16 (1.18%) Flask
15 14 (1.03%) NumPy
15 14 (1.03%) OpenACC
15 14 (1.03%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 257 (18.91%) Algorithms
2 98 (7.21%) Management Information System
3 90 (6.62%) Video Conferencing
4 64 (4.71%) Wiki
5 59 (4.34%) Data Structures
6 55 (4.05%) Onboarding
7 43 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
8 40 (2.94%) Product Ownership
9 36 (2.65%) Life Science
10 26 (1.91%) CUDA
11 25 (1.84%) Cloud Native
11 25 (1.84%) IoT
12 22 (1.62%) Analytical Mindset
12 22 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
13 20 (1.47%) Distributed Systems
14 18 (1.32%) Embedded Systems
14 18 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
15 17 (1.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 17 (1.25%) Security Posture
16 16 (1.18%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 135 (9.93%) Windows
2 121 (8.90%) Linux
3 92 (6.77%) Windows 10
4 72 (5.30%) Android
5 42 (3.09%) Unix
6 25 (1.84%) Windows 7
7 11 (0.81%) Windows Server
8 6 (0.44%) FreeRTOS
9 4 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 4 (0.29%) DC/OS
9 4 (0.29%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.074%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 689 (50.70%) Computer Science
2 430 (31.64%) Problem-Solving
3 284 (20.90%) Mathematics
4 259 (19.06%) Agile
5 252 (18.54%) Software Engineering
6 245 (18.03%) Data Science
7 214 (15.75%) Analytics
8 212 (15.60%) Machine Learning
9 186 (13.69%) Statistics
10 184 (13.54%) Artificial Intelligence
11 181 (13.32%) Visualisation
12 167 (12.29%) Physics
13 163 (11.99%) Decision-Making
14 148 (10.89%) Roadmaps
15 137 (10.08%) Data Analysis
16 133 (9.79%) Project Management
17 129 (9.49%) Mentoring
18 128 (9.42%) DevOps
19 118 (8.68%) Continuous Improvement
20 105 (7.73%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 458 (33.70%) Python
2 250 (18.40%) SQL
3 160 (11.77%) C#
4 111 (8.17%) C++
5 103 (7.58%) C
6 83 (6.11%) Java
7 80 (5.89%) JavaScript
8 70 (5.15%) R
9 60 (4.42%) Fortran
10 36 (2.65%) TypeScript
11 30 (2.21%) MATLAB
12 28 (2.06%) Bash
13 20 (1.47%) Go
14 14 (1.03%) PowerShell
15 12 (0.88%) T-SQL
16 11 (0.81%) Scala
17 7 (0.52%) Shell Script
18 6 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 5 (0.37%) Rust
20 4 (0.29%) VB
Qualifications
1 1,359 (100.00%) Degree
2 367 (27.01%) Computer Science Degree
3 302 (22.22%) PhD
4 154 (11.33%) MBA
5 92 (6.77%) Security Cleared
6 59 (4.34%) DBS Check
7 51 (3.75%) CISSP
8 46 (3.38%) Chartered Engineer
9 37 (2.72%) CISM
10 30 (2.21%) SC Cleared
11 25 (1.84%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 21 (1.55%) AWS Certification
12 21 (1.55%) DV Cleared
12 21 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
13 16 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
13 16 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
13 16 (1.18%) Numerate Degree
13 16 (1.18%) PMP
14 15 (1.10%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 15 (1.10%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (5.00%) Data Quality
2 51 (3.75%) QA
3 47 (3.46%) GDPR
4 29 (2.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (1.62%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.32%) NIST
6 18 (1.32%) PCI DSS
7 16 (1.18%) NCSC
8 13 (0.96%) HIPAA
9 12 (0.88%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 12 (0.88%) PMO
10 10 (0.74%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 7 (0.52%) ISO 13485
12 5 (0.37%) ISO 26262
13 4 (0.29%) Automotive SPICE
14 3 (0.22%) ISO 31000
14 3 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27005
14 3 (0.22%) NIST 800
14 3 (0.22%) SLA
15 2 (0.15%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 80 (5.89%) Active Directory
2 77 (5.67%) Docker
3 67 (4.93%) VMware ESXi
4 64 (4.71%) Microsoft App-V
4 64 (4.71%) XenApp
4 64 (4.71%) XenDesktop
5 13 (0.96%) Firmware
6 12 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
7 7 (0.52%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.29%) Embedded Firmware
9 2 (0.15%) HDFS
10 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.074%) Snort
10 1 (0.074%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.074%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.074%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 65 (4.78%) SCCM
2 64 (4.71%) AirWatch
3 59 (4.34%) Kubernetes
4 37 (2.72%) Terraform
5 13 (0.96%) Ansible
6 9 (0.66%) CASB
7 7 (0.52%) Kubeflow
8 5 (0.37%) Functional Safety
9 4 (0.29%) Argo
10 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.15%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.15%) Core Impact
11 2 (0.15%) CSIRT
11 2 (0.15%) ITRS Geneos
12 1 (0.074%) Active Directory Federation Services
12 1 (0.074%) CFEngine
12 1 (0.074%) Grafana
12 1 (0.074%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.074%) Puppet
12 1 (0.074%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 232 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 105 (7.73%) Cisco
3 67 (4.93%) Citrix
4 55 (4.05%) Databricks
5 42 (3.09%) EMC
6 37 (2.72%) SAP
7 32 (2.35%) Google
8 30 (2.21%) Virgin Media
9 28 (2.06%) Apple
10 25 (1.84%) Polycom
11 17 (1.25%) Oracle
12 13 (0.96%) Atlassian
13 12 (0.88%) VMware
14 11 (0.81%) Aruba
14 11 (0.81%) HP
14 11 (0.81%) Nintex
14 11 (0.81%) Salesforce
15 8 (0.59%) CA
16 6 (0.44%) Adobe
16 6 (0.44%) Sage