European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for ECDL qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 585 697 836
Rank change year-on-year +112 +139 -133
Contract jobs citing ECDL 5 2 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.012% 0.003% 0.009%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.038% 0.013% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £214 £138 £138
25th Percentile £216 £138 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £238 £143 £160
Median % change year-on-year +66.08% -10.63% -26.44%
75th Percentile £266 £150 £301
90th Percentile £271 £151 £383
UK excluding London median daily rate - £143 £160
% change year-on-year - -10.63% -26.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £9.75
Median hourly rate £12.86 - £14.50
75th Percentile £14.31 - £20.06
90th Percentile £15.18 - £20.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.86 - £14.50

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

ECDL 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,060 15,723 18,807
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.37% 27.20% 21.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,065 10,485 12,439
10th Percentile £308 £330 £331
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £626
90th Percentile £738 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £534 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +1.62% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,068 807 761
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.80 £20.22 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £43.42
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +24.38% +14.25%
75th Percentile £61.60 £67.50 £58.38
90th Percentile £75.55 £79.19 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.94 £35.00
% change year-on-year -18.02% +42.68% -

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Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for ECDL in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for ECDL in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for ECDL in the UK

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Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ECDL within the UK over the 6 months to 11 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 +109 5 £238 +66.08% 54
UK excluding London +54 3 - - 53
East of England +14 3 - - 6
London - 2 £238 - 4

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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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) LAN
1 3 (60.00%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (60.00%) WAN
1 3 (60.00%) Wireless
2 1 (20.00%) Internet
2 1 (20.00%) Intranet
General
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Service Analyst
2 3 (60.00%) Service Desk Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (20.00%) 1st Line Support Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Administrator
3 1 (20.00%) Support Analyst
3 1 (20.00%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) NHS
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Compliance Audit
2 1 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (20.00%) Data Entry
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (20.00%) Incident Response
2 1 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
1 3 (60.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (20.00%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (80.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Datix