Shadow IT
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Shadow IT in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Shadow IT over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 776 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -151 |
| Contract jobs citing Shadow IT | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | - | 0.003% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.008% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £602 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £604 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.06% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +33.02% |
All Generic Skills
England
Shadow IT is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,288 | 16,535 | 23,937 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 30.64% | 33.66% | 33.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,395 | 11,470 | 17,004 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £573 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.93% | +4.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £694 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 818 | 588 | 630 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.17 | £10.63 | £16.64 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.25 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.43% | -15.15% | +1.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £77.50 | £65.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.58 | £22.49 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.00% | -18.24% | +4.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Shadow IT as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Shadow IT in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Shadow IT in England.