Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Section 508 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Section 508 over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 766 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -149 |
| Contract jobs citing Section 508 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | - | 0.001% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | - | 0.011% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £600 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £600 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
Section 508 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 5,293 | 6,753 | 9,327 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 14.24% | 13.33% | 13.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,366 | 4,581 | 6,374 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £406 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.33% | +10.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.86% | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 347 | 209 | 260 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.95 | £13.66 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.09 | £18.75 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.34 | £40.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.84% | +47.27% | +30.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £63.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.43 | £79.80 | £68.30 |
| UK median hourly rate | £20.80 | £37.50 | £28.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.53% | +31.58% | +35.55% |
Section 508
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Section 508 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Section 508
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Section 508 in England.