Degree Contracts in Leicestershire

Academic Degree
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 30 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 28 21
Rank change year-on-year +16 -7 0
Contract jobs citing Degree 14 7 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 8.81% 4.02% 4.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.90% 29.17% 34.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 6
10th Percentile £193 £275 £325
25th Percentile £213 £381 £341
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £256 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year -43.19% +12.50% +48.15%
75th Percentile £273 £469 £438
90th Percentile - £471 £485
East Midlands median daily rate £245 £463 £420
% change year-on-year -47.03% +10.12% +8.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £19.89
25th Percentile - - £29.94
Median hourly rate - - £46.67
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £28.25 £16.83 £22.87
% change year-on-year +67.86% -26.41% +42.94%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leicestershire

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 advertised in Leicestershire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 67 24 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 42.14% 13.79% 12.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 19 22
10th Percentile £213 £302 £339
25th Percentile £257 £356 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £425 £428
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% -0.58% -5.00%
75th Percentile £544 £513 £536
90th Percentile £625 £613 £631
East Midlands median daily rate £360 £500 £420
% change year-on-year -28.00% +19.05% +12.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £15.52
25th Percentile - £66.25 £19.00
Median hourly rate - £67.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year - +187.23% +46.88%
75th Percentile - £68.75 £46.67
90th Percentile - - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £20.00 £16.83 £21.50
% change year-on-year +18.84% -21.72% +11.69%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Leicestershire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Leicestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Leicestershire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 30 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
Melton Mowbray - 12 £256 -
Hinckley - 1 £625 - 13
Degree
East Midlands

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Applications
1 13 (92.86%) Microsoft Office
General
1 14 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Test Engineer
2 4 (28.57%) Project Manager
3 3 (21.43%) Lead
4 2 (14.29%) Team Leader
5 1 (7.14%) Head of Security
5 1 (7.14%) Quality Engineer
5 1 (7.14%) Test Leader
5 1 (7.14%) Test Manager
5 1 (7.14%) Test Technician
Miscellaneous
1 13 (92.86%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (92.86%) Conflict Management
1 13 (92.86%) Time Management
2 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science
4 1 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.14%) Information Security
4 1 (7.14%) SIEM
4 1 (7.14%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 9 (64.29%) NVQ Level 3
2 4 (28.57%) HNC
2 4 (28.57%) HND
3 2 (14.29%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (7.14%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft