Graduate Contracts in England

Graduate
UK > England

The median Graduate daily rate in England is £140 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 521 640 759
Rank change year-on-year +119 +119 -149
Contract jobs requiring a Graduate 14 23 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.038% 0.046% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.041% 0.048% 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 11 10
10th Percentile £91 £110 £120
25th Percentile £98 £123 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £138 £166
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -17.29% -7.64%
75th Percentile £163 £178 £204
90th Percentile £199 £188 £260
UK median daily rate £126 £138 £163
% change year-on-year -8.18% -15.38% +1.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile £9.10 - £16.75
25th Percentile £9.63 - -
Median hourly rate £12.50 £20.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.50% -4.76% +58.55%
75th Percentile £15.13 - £31.50
90th Percentile £15.80 - £35.00
UK median hourly rate £12.50 £20.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -37.50% -4.76% +58.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,271 47,824 67,952
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.61% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,751 33,955 48,268
10th Percentile £275 £312 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,410 1,422 1,902
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.71 £48.70
90th Percentile £72.54 £77.00 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -

Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Graduate in England

Graduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graduate in England.

Daily rate trend for Graduate in England

Graduate
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graduate in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Graduate in England

Graduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graduate in England.

Hourly rate trend for Graduate in England

Graduate
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +28 6 £84 - 60
London +100 5 £140 -13.85% 74
Midlands +23 2 £150 +57.89% 43
North of England +30 1 - - 59
West Midlands +29 1 £150 +57.89% 27
North East +20 1 - - 9
East Midlands - 1 - - 16
Graduate
UK

Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Graduate contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Graduate in the job title.

1 4 (28.57%) Computer Science
1 4 (28.57%) SCADA
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 3 (21.43%) QA
3 2 (14.29%) Finance
3 2 (14.29%) Aerospace
3 2 (14.29%) Automotive
3 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 2 (14.29%) Intranet
3 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (14.29%) Code Quality
3 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
3 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
4 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
4 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
4 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (7.14%) R
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (7.14%) Quantitative Finance
4 1 (7.14%) Autodesk Inventor
4 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 1 (7.14%) Numerate Degree
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (7.14%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (7.14%) Accounts Payable
4 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (7.14%) Backtesting

Graduate Skill Set
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 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) AutoCAD
1 1 (7.14%) Autodesk Inventor
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Intranet
General
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Aerospace
2 2 (14.29%) Automotive
2 2 (14.29%) Finance
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Banking
3 1 (7.14%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (28.57%) SCADA
2 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
3 1 (7.14%) Derivative
3 1 (7.14%) NHS
3 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (28.57%) Computer Science
2 2 (14.29%) Code Quality
2 2 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (14.29%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.14%) Accounts Payable
3 1 (7.14%) Backtesting
3 1 (7.14%) Business Continuity
3 1 (7.14%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
3 1 (7.14%) Logistics
3 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.14%) Quantitative Finance
3 1 (7.14%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) C#
1 1 (7.14%) C++
1 1 (7.14%) Python
1 1 (7.14%) R
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Master's Degree
2 1 (7.14%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (7.14%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
1 1 (7.14%) SAP