Master's Degree Contracts with Work from Home Options

Master's Degree
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 276 406
Rank change year-on-year +56 +130 -23
Contract jobs citing Master's Degree 129 190 231
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.88% 0.78% 0.52%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.36% 3.10% 2.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 106 136
10th Percentile £358 £425 £394
25th Percentile £461 £463 £498
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £552 £579 £590
Median % change year-on-year -4.66% -1.86% +19.19%
75th Percentile £719 £775 £690
90th Percentile £825 £875 £775
UK median daily rate £550 £650 £590
% change year-on-year -15.38% +10.17% +11.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 15 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £10.42 £42.50 £42.50
Median hourly rate £54.66 £45.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +21.47% - +31.39%
75th Percentile £65.00 £47.50 £47.50
90th Percentile - £65.00 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £45.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +22.22% - +48.15%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,834 6,121 8,866
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.18% 25.25% 20.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,485 4,161 6,297
10th Percentile £335 £380 £375
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.75%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 257 247 220
10th Percentile £15.46 £18.80 £19.35
25th Percentile £24.00 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.20% +25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £67.81 £70.00 £65.66
90th Percentile £84.13 £80.25 £72.75
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +28.84%

Master's Degree
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Master's Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Master's Degree trend for jobs with a WFH option

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Master's Degree.

Master's Degree daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Master's Degree
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Master's Degree daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Master's Degree.

Master's Degree hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Master's Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Master's Degree hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 6 (4.65%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.33%) Confluence
3 2 (1.55%) CMS
3 2 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.55%) Sitecore CMS
4 1 (0.78%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.78%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.78%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (6.20%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.65%) Chatbot
2 6 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (3.10%) Sketch
5 3 (2.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (1.55%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.78%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.78%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.78%) SAP CX
2 1 (0.78%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 21 (16.28%) Azure
2 15 (11.63%) AWS
3 14 (10.85%) GCP
4 9 (6.98%) Cloud Computing
5 6 (4.65%) Twilio
6 5 (3.88%) npm
6 5 (3.88%) SaaS
7 4 (3.10%) Figma
7 4 (3.10%) Google Analytics
7 4 (3.10%) Power Platform
8 3 (2.33%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (1.55%) Adobe Analytics
9 2 (1.55%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.55%) GitHub
9 2 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (1.55%) Serverless
9 2 (1.55%) Vertex AI
10 1 (0.78%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.98%) CTI
1 9 (6.98%) VoIP
2 5 (3.88%) Wireless
3 4 (3.10%) Internet
3 4 (3.10%) Network Security
4 2 (1.55%) SAN
5 1 (0.78%) Firewall
5 1 (0.78%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.78%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.78%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.10%) Power BI
1 4 (3.10%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.33%) Relational Database
3 2 (1.55%) Big Data
3 2 (1.55%) BigQuery
3 2 (1.55%) Data Mart
3 2 (1.55%) Looker
3 2 (1.55%) Oracle Database
3 2 (1.55%) Tableau
4 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.78%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.78%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.78%) GIS
4 1 (0.78%) MySQL
4 1 (0.78%) NoSQL
4 1 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (0.78%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 12 (9.30%) JIRA
2 10 (7.75%) Git
3 6 (4.65%) MLflow
4 5 (3.88%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (3.88%) webpack
5 4 (3.10%) Jenkins
5 4 (3.10%) Subversion
6 2 (1.55%) Postman
7 1 (0.78%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.78%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.78%) CMake
7 1 (0.78%) SpecFlow
7 1 (0.78%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.78%) TestRail
7 1 (0.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 62 (48.06%) Social Skills
2 50 (38.76%) Finance
3 46 (35.66%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (15.50%) Front Office
5 16 (12.40%) Marketing
6 13 (10.08%) Telecoms
7 12 (9.30%) Banking
8 9 (6.98%) Legal
8 9 (6.98%) Manufacturing
8 9 (6.98%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (6.98%) Retail
9 8 (6.20%) Public Sector
10 6 (4.65%) Investment Banking
11 5 (3.88%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (3.88%) Law
12 4 (3.10%) Aerospace
12 4 (3.10%) Automotive
12 4 (3.10%) Financial Institution
12 4 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (2.33%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 25 (19.38%) Architect
2 20 (15.50%) Developer
3 18 (13.95%) Lead
4 15 (11.63%) Senior
4 15 (11.63%) Solutions Architect
5 11 (8.53%) Consultant
6 9 (6.98%) Java Developer
7 7 (5.43%) Data Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) C# Developer
8 6 (4.65%) Lead Data Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) Risk Consultant
8 6 (4.65%) Software Engineer
8 6 (4.65%) Systems Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Applications Developer
9 5 (3.88%) Embedded Software Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Full-Stack C# Developer
9 5 (3.88%) Senior Systems Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Software Integration Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Systems Integration Engineer
9 5 (3.88%) Web Applications Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (6.20%) Middleware
1 8 (6.20%) Web Services
2 6 (4.65%) AngularJS
2 6 (4.65%) React
3 5 (3.88%) PyTorch
3 5 (3.88%) REST
3 5 (3.88%) RxJS
3 5 (3.88%) TensorFlow
3 5 (3.88%) WebSockets
4 4 (3.10%) CSS
4 4 (3.10%) HTML
4 4 (3.10%) Swagger
5 3 (2.33%) DirectX
5 3 (2.33%) OpenGL
5 3 (2.33%) OpenGL ES
5 3 (2.33%) Vulkan
6 2 (1.55%) .NET
6 2 (1.55%) Murex MxML
6 2 (1.55%) Node.js
6 2 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.75%) Derivative
1 10 (7.75%) Management Information System
2 9 (6.98%) Algorithms
2 9 (6.98%) IVR
3 4 (3.10%) Device Driver
4 3 (2.33%) 3D Graphics
4 3 (2.33%) Equities
4 3 (2.33%) Marketing Technology
4 3 (2.33%) Mobile App
4 3 (2.33%) Ray Tracing
5 2 (1.55%) Blockchain
5 2 (1.55%) Credit Risk
5 2 (1.55%) Fixed Income
5 2 (1.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (1.55%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.55%) Robotics
6 1 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.78%) Life Science
6 1 (0.78%) Photography
6 1 (0.78%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 11 (8.53%) Windows
2 9 (6.98%) Unix
3 7 (5.43%) Linux
4 2 (1.55%) Android
5 1 (0.78%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (64.34%) Computer Science
2 48 (37.21%) Problem-Solving
3 40 (31.01%) Agile
4 23 (17.83%) Analytics
5 22 (17.05%) Artificial Intelligence
5 22 (17.05%) Decision-Making
6 20 (15.50%) Machine Learning
6 20 (15.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 18 (13.95%) DevOps
7 18 (13.95%) Risk Management
8 16 (12.40%) Data Science
8 16 (12.40%) Software Engineering
8 16 (12.40%) Technical Leadership
9 14 (10.85%) Continuous Improvement
9 14 (10.85%) Knowledge Transfer
10 13 (10.08%) Collaborative Culture
10 13 (10.08%) Data Privacy
10 13 (10.08%) Project Management
11 12 (9.30%) Validation
12 11 (8.53%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 31 (24.03%) Python
2 20 (15.50%) SQL
3 15 (11.63%) Java
4 14 (10.85%) C++
5 11 (8.53%) C#
5 11 (8.53%) JavaScript
6 10 (7.75%) Shell Script
7 7 (5.43%) C
7 7 (5.43%) Scala
8 6 (4.65%) R
9 5 (3.88%) MATLAB
9 5 (3.88%) TypeScript
10 4 (3.10%) Assembly Language
11 2 (1.55%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.78%) Bash
12 1 (0.78%) Perl
12 1 (0.78%) PowerShell
12 1 (0.78%) Rust
12 1 (0.78%) VBA
12 1 (0.78%) XAML
Qualifications
1 129 (100.00%) Degree
2 54 (41.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (22.48%) PhD
4 10 (7.75%) CISSP
5 8 (6.20%) CISM
5 8 (6.20%) MBA
6 6 (4.65%) AWS Certification
7 5 (3.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 5 (3.88%) Azure Certification
7 5 (3.88%) ITIL Certification
7 5 (3.88%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (3.10%) Security Cleared
9 3 (2.33%) SC Cleared
10 2 (1.55%) CEH
10 2 (1.55%) CREST Certified
10 2 (1.55%) CSSLP
10 2 (1.55%) Numerate Degree
10 2 (1.55%) PMI Certification
10 2 (1.55%) PMP
10 2 (1.55%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (9.30%) PCI DSS
2 8 (6.20%) Data Quality
3 7 (5.43%) NIST
4 5 (3.88%) GDPR
4 5 (3.88%) NIST 800
4 5 (3.88%) QA
5 4 (3.10%) Dodd-Frank
5 4 (3.10%) HIPAA
5 4 (3.10%) JTAG
5 4 (3.10%) MiFID
5 4 (3.10%) SOC 2
6 2 (1.55%) COBIT
6 2 (1.55%) ISO 22301
6 2 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.78%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (3.88%) Docker
2 4 (3.10%) Embedded Firmware
2 4 (3.10%) Firmware
3 2 (1.55%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.55%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (1.55%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (4.65%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.33%) Docker Swarm
3 2 (1.55%) Nessus
4 1 (0.78%) Argo
4 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 18 (13.95%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.98%) Genesys
2 9 (6.98%) Google
3 8 (6.20%) Oracle
4 7 (5.43%) Adobe
4 7 (5.43%) Cisco
4 7 (5.43%) Databricks
5 6 (4.65%) Avaya
6 5 (3.88%) SAP
7 4 (3.10%) Optimizely
8 3 (2.33%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.55%) Ensighten
9 2 (1.55%) Monetate
9 2 (1.55%) Murex
9 2 (1.55%) Omniture
9 2 (1.55%) Qualys
9 2 (1.55%) Sitecore
9 2 (1.55%) Tealium
9 2 (1.55%) VMware
10 1 (0.78%) ServiceNow