Actionable Recommendations Contracts

Actionable Recommendations
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Actionable Recommendations skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Actionable Recommendations over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 522 678 798
Rank change year-on-year +156 +120 -134
Contract jobs citing Actionable Recommendations 61 18 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.031% 0.049%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.00% 0.23% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 14 37
10th Percentile £300 £284 £473
25th Percentile £325 £401 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £563 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% -2.17% +15.00%
75th Percentile £600 £669 £618
90th Percentile £780 £763 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £550 £544
% change year-on-year -6.82% +1.15% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £22.30 - -
25th Percentile £23.88 - -
Median hourly rate £28.00 - -
75th Percentile £36.63 - -
90th Percentile £40.90 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Actionable Recommendations 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 with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,107 7,768 11,686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.28% 13.35% 13.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,884 5,332 7,995
10th Percentile £285 £281 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £514
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +2.24% +8.11%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £625
90th Percentile £750 £740 £713
UK excluding London median daily rate £484 £479 £450
% change year-on-year +0.99% +6.44% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 380 235 315
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.29 £12.03
25th Percentile £13.18 £18.38 £17.13
Median hourly rate £21.06 £35.00 £32.37
Median % change year-on-year -39.84% +8.12% +54.14%
75th Percentile £45.00 £61.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £77.50 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.19 £32.94 £22.55
% change year-on-year -44.78% +46.12% +7.36%

Actionable Recommendations
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Actionable Recommendations as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Actionable Recommendations in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Actionable Recommendations.

Daily rate trend for Actionable Recommendations in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Actionable Recommendations over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Actionable Recommendations in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Actionable Recommendations.

Hourly rate trend for Actionable Recommendations in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Actionable Recommendations over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Actionable Recommendations in the UK

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Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Recommendations within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +146 56 £514 -14.29% 80
UK excluding London +97 31 £513 -6.82% 39
London +101 23 £533 -18.00% 39
Midlands - 18 £642 - 11
West Midlands - 18 £642 - 6
North of England +30 12 £350 -36.36% 16
Work from Home +119 11 £540 -13.60% 37
North West - 10 £350 - 8
North East - 2 £513 - 3
East of England - 2 £425 - 3

Actionable Recommendations
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:

Applications
1 5 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.28%) UserZoom
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.84%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.92%) Google Analytics
2 3 (4.92%) Google Workspace
2 3 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (4.92%) Slack
3 2 (3.28%) AWS
4 1 (1.64%) Azure
4 1 (1.64%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (24.59%) Intrusion Detection
1 15 (24.59%) Network Security
2 1 (1.64%) DNS
2 1 (1.64%) Internet
2 1 (1.64%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (24.59%) Big Data
2 6 (9.84%) Power BI
3 4 (6.56%) Data Mining
4 2 (3.28%) Power Query
4 2 (3.28%) Tableau
5 1 (1.64%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 3 (4.92%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 34 (55.74%) Analytical Skills
2 22 (36.07%) Social Skills
3 12 (19.67%) Public Sector
4 9 (14.75%) Finance
4 9 (14.75%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (6.56%) Marketing
6 3 (4.92%) Retail
7 2 (3.28%) Military
8 1 (1.64%) Health Technology
8 1 (1.64%) Legal
8 1 (1.64%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 15 (24.59%) Analyst
2 14 (22.95%) User Researcher
3 9 (14.75%) Senior
4 6 (9.84%) Business Analyst
5 4 (6.56%) Data Analyst
5 4 (6.56%) Security Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Business Intelligence Analyst
6 3 (4.92%) Consultant
6 3 (4.92%) Cybersecurity Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Senior User Researcher
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Consultant
7 2 (3.28%) Solutions Consultant
8 1 (1.64%) Business Manager
8 1 (1.64%) Information Analyst
8 1 (1.64%) Operations Analyst
8 1 (1.64%) Penetration Tester
8 1 (1.64%) Security Officer
8 1 (1.64%) Senior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (24.59%) Apache NiFi
2 2 (3.28%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (24.59%) Cyber Defence
1 15 (24.59%) Distributed Applications
2 13 (21.31%) Management Information System
3 4 (6.56%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.92%) Security Operations Centre
5 2 (3.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (3.28%) NHS
5 2 (3.28%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.28%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 1 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.64%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.64%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (24.59%) Windows
2 13 (21.31%) Android
2 13 (21.31%) Apple iOS
2 13 (21.31%) Linux
2 13 (21.31%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
2 20 (32.79%) Agile
2 20 (32.79%) Analytics
3 18 (29.51%) Cybersecurity
4 17 (27.87%) Data Management
4 17 (27.87%) Information Security
5 16 (26.23%) Data Analysis
5 16 (26.23%) Security Architecture
6 15 (24.59%) Data Engineering
6 15 (24.59%) SIEM
7 14 (22.95%) Data Pipeline
7 14 (22.95%) User Research
8 13 (21.31%) Kalman Filter
8 13 (21.31%) Security Operations
8 13 (21.31%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 11 (18.03%) Decision-Making
9 11 (18.03%) User Experience
10 10 (16.39%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (16.39%) Requirements Gathering
10 10 (16.39%) Usability Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.56%) SQL
2 2 (3.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (3.28%) PowerShell
2 2 (3.28%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (22.95%) Security Cleared
2 13 (21.31%) DV Cleared
3 10 (16.39%) Degree
4 2 (3.28%) CISM
4 2 (3.28%) CISSP
4 2 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.64%) ACCA
5 1 (1.64%) CBAP
5 1 (1.64%) CCNP
5 1 (1.64%) CCSK
5 1 (1.64%) CCSP
5 1 (1.64%) CEH
5 1 (1.64%) CIMA
5 1 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.64%) CREST Certified
5 1 (1.64%) CSSLP
5 1 (1.64%) IIBA
5 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (3.28%) NIST
2 2 (3.28%) QA
2 2 (3.28%) SLA
3 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (1.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (1.64%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.64%) GRC
3 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
Vendors
1 10 (16.39%) Red Hat
2 6 (9.84%) Google
3 4 (6.56%) Microsoft
4 2 (3.28%) Qualys
5 1 (1.64%) Ariba
5 1 (1.64%) Brandwatch
5 1 (1.64%) Brio
5 1 (1.64%) Cisco
5 1 (1.64%) Facebook
5 1 (1.64%) Instagram
5 1 (1.64%) Salesforce
5 1 (1.64%) SAP
5 1 (1.64%) Twitter