Perl
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Perl skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Perl over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 356 | 286 | 455 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | +169 | -96 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 253 | 554 | 462 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.93% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.98% | 2.64% | 1.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 153 | 332 | 307 |
| 10th Percentile | £406 | £425 | £387 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £500 | £466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £558 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.35% | +6.19% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £682 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | +5.00% | +22.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 16 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.25 | £44.52 | £41.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.75 | £51.25 | £41.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.50 | £57.50 | £47.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.48% | +20.37% | +4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.13 | £70.19 | £51.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.70 | £74.50 | £53.23 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | £60.94 | £49.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.64% | +23.01% | +8.28% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Perl is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,747 | 20,965 | 32,275 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.44% | 35.05% | 36.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,054 | 15,147 | 23,495 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £400 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £783 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +3.09% | +14.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 480 | 477 | 511 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.39 | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.07 | £60.70 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.04% | +21.40% | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £77.00 | £67.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £49.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.90% | +15.88% |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Perl
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Perl
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Perl
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Perl within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 |
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| England | -45 | 178 | £550 | -8.33% | 86 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 121 | £550 | - | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 121 | £515 | -1.90% | 66 |
| London | -54 | 108 | £600 | - | 25 |
| Scotland | +9 | 57 | £550 | +6.54% | 4 |
| South East | +26 | 26 | £488 | -11.36% | 15 |
| North of England | +26 | 24 | £515 | -18.74% | 8 |
| North West | +12 | 17 | £515 | -20.31% | 6 |
| Midlands | +23 | 9 | £359 | -15.96% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 7 | £445 | -31.54% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 6 | £356 | -25.83% | 4 |
| South West | +24 | 5 | £463 | -38.33% | 22 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 3 | £494 | +31.67% | 3 |
Perl
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:
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