Subject Matter Expert
UK
The median Subject Matter Expert daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 677 | 843 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +115 | +166 | -155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Subject Matter Expert | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.040% | 0.030% | 0.023% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.031% | 0.024% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £455 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £513 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | -12.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £682 | £690 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.73% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
Subject Matter Expert
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Subject Matter Expert in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Subject Matter Expert
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Subject Matter Expert.
Subject Matter Expert
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Subject Matter Expert over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Subject Matter Expert
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Subject Matter Expert.
Subject Matter Expert
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Subject Matter Expert within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
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| England | +114 | 15 | £525 | -4.55% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 9 | £425 | -22.73% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 6 | £525 | -4.55% | 3 |
| London | +96 | 6 | £625 | +21.95% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 4 | £400 | -27.27% | 1 |
| Midlands | +21 | 4 | £400 | -27.27% | 1 |
| South West | - | 4 | £638 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - |
Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Subject Matter Expert contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Subject Matter Expert in the job title.
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Subject Matter Expert Skill Set
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: