Master's Degree
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 184 62 210
Rank change year-on-year -122 +148 +44
Permanent jobs citing Master's Degree 1,579 4,964 3,110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.59% 4.91% 1.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.74% 15.06% 7.33%
Number of salaries quoted 835 844 977
10th Percentile £34,500 £33,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £49,663 £45,989 £50,120
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% +12.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,000 £120,875 £132,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 27,489 32,962 42,407
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 27.71% 32.63% 26.96%
Number of salaries quoted 17,297 14,888 18,855
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £31,000
25th Percentile £38,500 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £59,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.86% +7.73% -
75th Percentile £71,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,276 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.49% +2.55% +0.50%

Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Master's Degree over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Master's Degree in the UK

Master's Degree
Top 17 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 10 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
England -116 1,382 £65,000 - 1,181
UK excluding London -206 846 £55,000 +4.76% 706
London +49 661 £80,000 - 503
Work from Home -14 403 £65,000 +4.00% 377
South East -99 289 £60,000 - 174
North of England -229 121 £50,000 +12.75% 145
Scotland -109 109 £80,000 +50.94% 40
East of England -102 106 £55,000 -4.35% 122
Midlands -183 101 £55,000 +74.60% 128
South West -155 95 £50,000 - 76
North West -174 74 £65,000 +4.00% 84
West Midlands -133 61 £47,500 -5.00% 88
East Midlands -128 38 £61,439 +104.80% 40
North East -84 25 £50,000 +4.88% 28
Yorkshire -143 22 £48,750 +9.93% 38
Northern Ireland +18 21 £60,000 - 12
Wales -71 5 £35,000 -55.56% 25

Master's Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 95 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (1.84%) FileNet
3 25 (1.58%) Skype for Business
4 19 (1.20%) Apache Spark
5 18 (1.14%) SharePoint
6 15 (0.95%) Apache
7 13 (0.82%) IIS
8 10 (0.63%) Apache Airflow
9 6 (0.38%) nginx
10 5 (0.32%) Confluence
11 4 (0.25%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 4 (0.25%) WordPress
12 3 (0.19%) SAS
13 2 (0.13%) CMS
13 2 (0.13%) Jupyter
14 1 (0.063%) Adobe Experience Manager
14 1 (0.063%) Luigi
14 1 (0.063%) Umbraco
Applications
1 55 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
2 50 (3.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.82%) MS Visio
5 10 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.51%) Simulink
7 6 (0.38%) InVision
7 6 (0.38%) Sketch
7 6 (0.38%) Trello
7 6 (0.38%) UserZoom
8 5 (0.32%) AutoCAD
9 4 (0.25%) EPLAN
9 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
10 3 (0.19%) Adobe XD
11 1 (0.063%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.063%) Adobe Illustrator
11 1 (0.063%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.063%) Blender
11 1 (0.063%) InDesign
11 1 (0.063%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 10 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.32%) Distributed Ledger
2 5 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 4 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.25%) Shopify
4 3 (0.19%) Dynamics GP
4 3 (0.19%) Primavera
4 3 (0.19%) SAP APO
4 3 (0.19%) SAP PP
4 3 (0.19%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.19%) SAP WM
4 3 (0.19%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.13%) Oracle Payroll
5 2 (0.13%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.063%) Data Workbench
6 1 (0.063%) Endur
6 1 (0.063%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.063%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.063%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 220 (13.93%) AWS
2 186 (11.78%) Azure
3 145 (9.18%) Microsoft 365
4 90 (5.70%) Power Platform
5 71 (4.50%) GCP
6 56 (3.55%) SaaS
7 54 (3.42%) GitHub
8 44 (2.79%) Cloud Computing
9 42 (2.66%) Amazon S3
10 39 (2.47%) Figma
11 38 (2.41%) SurveyMonkey
12 29 (1.84%) Serverless
13 23 (1.46%) AWS Lambda
13 23 (1.46%) IaaS
14 21 (1.33%) PaaS
15 20 (1.27%) PowerApps
16 19 (1.20%) WhatsApp
17 16 (1.01%) Dynamics 365
18 14 (0.89%) Power Automate
19 13 (0.82%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 115 (7.28%) Cisco IOS
2 104 (6.59%) Wireless
3 95 (6.02%) WebEx
4 94 (5.95%) WAN
5 90 (5.70%) SD-WAN
6 30 (1.90%) 5G
6 30 (1.90%) Broadband
6 30 (1.90%) Firewall
7 26 (1.65%) TCP/IP
8 25 (1.58%) Skype
8 25 (1.58%) Telepresence
9 17 (1.08%) Internet
10 15 (0.95%) Network Security
11 14 (0.89%) HTTP
12 13 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
13 12 (0.76%) Intranet
14 9 (0.57%) SNMP
15 8 (0.51%) Ethernet
16 7 (0.44%) MQTT
17 6 (0.38%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (5.89%) Tableau
2 84 (5.32%) Power BI
3 64 (4.05%) SQL Server
4 58 (3.67%) NoSQL
5 50 (3.17%) Big Data
6 41 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
6 41 (2.60%) Relational Database
7 37 (2.34%) MySQL
7 37 (2.34%) Redis
8 35 (2.22%) Elasticsearch
9 32 (2.03%) PostgreSQL
10 30 (1.90%) Apache Cassandra
11 17 (1.08%) Hadoop
12 15 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 11 (0.70%) Data Lake
14 10 (0.63%) Azure SQL Database
14 10 (0.63%) GIS
15 9 (0.57%) Data Mining
15 9 (0.57%) DynamoDB
16 7 (0.44%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 122 (7.73%) Git
2 54 (3.42%) Jenkins
3 32 (2.03%) GitLab
4 30 (1.90%) JUnit
5 29 (1.84%) Jasmine
5 29 (1.84%) Mockito
6 19 (1.20%) JIRA
7 6 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (0.25%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.25%) CMake
8 4 (0.25%) Snakemake
8 4 (0.25%) Subversion
9 3 (0.19%) Babel
9 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
9 3 (0.19%) TestRail
9 3 (0.19%) webpack
10 2 (0.13%) ERwin
10 2 (0.13%) Maven
10 2 (0.13%) PowerDesigner
10 2 (0.13%) Rational DOORS
General
1 737 (46.68%) Social Skills
2 405 (25.65%) Finance
3 309 (19.57%) Analytical Skills
4 190 (12.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 179 (11.34%) Marketing
6 149 (9.44%) Law
7 98 (6.21%) Pharmaceutical
8 95 (6.02%) Legal
9 81 (5.13%) Manufacturing
10 63 (3.99%) Telecoms
11 57 (3.61%) Presentation Skills
12 56 (3.55%) Banking
12 56 (3.55%) Retail
13 53 (3.36%) Automotive
14 52 (3.29%) Public Sector
15 40 (2.53%) Social Science
16 38 (2.41%) Electronics
17 32 (2.03%) Games
18 27 (1.71%) Aerospace
19 22 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 287 (18.18%) Senior
2 146 (9.25%) Software Engineer
3 145 (9.18%) Developer
3 145 (9.18%) Lead
4 117 (7.41%) Analyst
5 103 (6.52%) Data Scientist
6 97 (6.14%) Architect
7 93 (5.89%) IT Support
8 91 (5.76%) Support Specialist
9 90 (5.70%) IT Support Specialist
10 78 (4.94%) Senior Data Scientist
11 74 (4.69%) Graduate
12 63 (3.99%) Systems Engineer
13 52 (3.29%) Principal Engineer
14 41 (2.60%) Consultant
15 40 (2.53%) Principal Systems Engineer
16 37 (2.34%) Senior Software Engineer
17 36 (2.28%) Senior Developer
18 34 (2.15%) Data Engineer
18 34 (2.15%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (5.83%) React
2 89 (5.64%) .NET
3 83 (5.26%) AngularJS
4 75 (4.75%) Kafka
5 70 (4.43%) TensorFlow
6 55 (3.48%) scikit-learn
7 52 (3.29%) Pandas
8 44 (2.79%) PySpark
8 44 (2.79%) Web Services
9 41 (2.60%) Spring
10 39 (2.47%) PyTorch
11 38 (2.41%) Hibernate
12 34 (2.15%) ASP.NET
13 32 (2.03%) GraphQL
14 30 (1.90%) HTML
15 29 (1.84%) J2EE
15 29 (1.84%) RESTful
15 29 (1.84%) Spring Integration
16 22 (1.39%) REST
17 21 (1.33%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 253 (16.02%) Algorithms
2 116 (7.35%) Video Conferencing
3 112 (7.09%) Management Information System
4 90 (5.70%) Wiki
5 66 (4.18%) Data Structures
6 55 (3.48%) Onboarding
7 53 (3.36%) Cloud Native
8 51 (3.23%) Product Ownership
8 51 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
9 35 (2.22%) Driving Licence
10 34 (2.15%) Life Science
11 33 (2.09%) IoT
12 28 (1.77%) Market Risk
13 26 (1.65%) CUDA
14 24 (1.52%) Distributed Systems
15 23 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
16 22 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
16 22 (1.39%) Data Protection Act
17 18 (1.14%) Embedded Systems
18 17 (1.08%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 163 (10.32%) Windows
2 122 (7.73%) Linux
3 118 (7.47%) Windows 10
4 99 (6.27%) Android
5 32 (2.03%) Unix
6 25 (1.58%) Windows 7
7 12 (0.76%) Windows Server
8 7 (0.44%) FreeRTOS
9 6 (0.38%) Embedded Linux
10 5 (0.32%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.25%) DC/OS
11 4 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.063%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 798 (50.54%) Computer Science
2 507 (32.11%) Problem-Solving
3 321 (20.33%) Agile
4 294 (18.62%) Software Engineering
5 276 (17.48%) Mathematics
6 252 (15.96%) Machine Learning
7 243 (15.39%) Artificial Intelligence
8 236 (14.95%) Data Science
9 226 (14.31%) Analytics
10 211 (13.36%) Decision-Making
11 191 (12.10%) Roadmaps
12 180 (11.40%) Statistics
13 174 (11.02%) Visualisation
14 170 (10.77%) Project Management
15 152 (9.63%) Data Analysis
16 151 (9.56%) Physics
17 142 (8.99%) Mentoring
18 136 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
19 135 (8.55%) Actionable Insight
20 128 (8.11%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 464 (29.39%) Python
2 287 (18.18%) SQL
3 163 (10.32%) C#
4 129 (8.17%) Java
5 122 (7.73%) C++
6 107 (6.78%) R
7 106 (6.71%) C
8 78 (4.94%) JavaScript
9 50 (3.17%) Fortran
10 34 (2.15%) TypeScript
11 29 (1.84%) MATLAB
12 24 (1.52%) Go
13 23 (1.46%) Bash
14 21 (1.33%) PowerShell
15 17 (1.08%) Rust
15 17 (1.08%) T-SQL
16 10 (0.63%) Scala
17 8 (0.51%) Haskell
18 6 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
19 5 (0.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1,579 (100.00%) Degree
2 446 (28.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 369 (23.37%) PhD
4 172 (10.89%) MBA
5 90 (5.70%) Security Cleared
6 59 (3.74%) CISSP
7 56 (3.55%) DBS Check
8 46 (2.91%) Chartered Engineer
8 46 (2.91%) CISM
9 33 (2.09%) SC Cleared
10 25 (1.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 22 (1.39%) DV Cleared
12 21 (1.33%) Microsoft Certification
13 20 (1.27%) AWS Certification
14 17 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
14 17 (1.08%) PMP
15 16 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
15 16 (1.01%) Numerate Degree
15 16 (1.01%) PMI Certification
16 14 (0.89%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (4.62%) QA
2 66 (4.18%) Data Quality
3 47 (2.98%) GDPR
4 30 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 29 (1.84%) Accessibility
6 25 (1.58%) NIST
7 18 (1.14%) PCI DSS
8 16 (1.01%) NCSC
9 15 (0.95%) PMO
10 13 (0.82%) HIPAA
10 13 (0.82%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 10 (0.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 9 (0.57%) COBIT
13 7 (0.44%) ISO 13485
14 6 (0.38%) WCAG
14 6 (0.38%) Web Application Security Consortium
15 5 (0.32%) ISO 26262
16 4 (0.25%) Automotive SPICE
16 4 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
17 3 (0.19%) NIST 800
System Software
1 110 (6.97%) Active Directory
2 97 (6.14%) Docker
3 93 (5.89%) VMware ESXi
4 90 (5.70%) Microsoft App-V
4 90 (5.70%) XenApp
4 90 (5.70%) XenDesktop
5 15 (0.95%) Firmware
6 13 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
7 7 (0.44%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.13%) HDFS
9 1 (0.063%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.063%) Snort
9 1 (0.063%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.063%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 100 (6.33%) Kubernetes
2 91 (5.76%) SCCM
3 90 (5.70%) AirWatch
4 37 (2.34%) Terraform
5 11 (0.70%) Ansible
6 9 (0.57%) CASB
7 8 (0.51%) Kubeflow
8 6 (0.38%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 5 (0.32%) Argo
9 5 (0.32%) Functional Safety
10 3 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
11 2 (0.13%) Cisco Prime
11 2 (0.13%) Core Impact
11 2 (0.13%) CSIRT
12 1 (0.063%) EMC NetWorker
12 1 (0.063%) Grafana
12 1 (0.063%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 258 (16.34%) Microsoft
2 131 (8.30%) Cisco
3 93 (5.89%) Citrix
4 50 (3.17%) Oracle
5 49 (3.10%) Databricks
6 46 (2.91%) Google
7 44 (2.79%) Qualtrics
7 44 (2.79%) SAP
8 42 (2.66%) EMC
9 30 (1.90%) Virgin Media
10 28 (1.77%) Apple
11 25 (1.58%) Polycom
12 13 (0.82%) Atlassian
12 13 (0.82%) VMware
13 11 (0.70%) Aruba
13 11 (0.70%) HP
13 11 (0.70%) Nintex
14 10 (0.63%) Salesforce
15 9 (0.57%) CA
16 6 (0.38%) Sage