NSQ
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for NSQ skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NSQ 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 | - | - | 859 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -188 |
| Contract jobs citing NSQ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | - | 0.001% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | - | 0.004% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +38.89% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK
NSQ is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 8,938 | 13,979 | 24,094 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 20.52% | 23.31% | 27.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,209 | 10,212 | 17,679 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £400 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £764 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 222 | 155 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.82 | £30.30 | £21.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.94 | £46.88 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £65.00 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.95% | +32.65% | +8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £80.70 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £63.25 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.90% | +29.08% | +8.89% |
NSQ
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing NSQ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
NSQ
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NSQ.