Technical Design Authority Contracts

Technical Design Authority (TDA)
UK

As of 10 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Technical Design Authority (TDA) daily rate in the UK.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 579 698 829
Rank change year-on-year +119 +131 -141
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Design Authority 3 5 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.009% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.009% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 7
10th Percentile - £545 £354
25th Percentile - £556 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +33.33% -
75th Percentile - £631 £659
90th Percentile - £635 £708
UK excluding London median daily rate - £625 £694
% change year-on-year - -9.91% -

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 39,888 54,783 83,316
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.63% 95.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,953 38,247 58,493
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,674 1,534 2,048
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.34 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -17.02% +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% +5.26%

Technical Design Authority
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Technical Design Authority in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Design Authority in the UK

Technical Design Authority
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Design Authority.

Daily rate trend for Technical Design Authority in the UK

Technical Design Authority
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Design Authority.

Hourly rate trend for Technical Design Authority in the UK

Technical Design Authority
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 Technical Design Authority within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 +96 3 - - 3
UK excluding London +57 3 - - 2
North of England +35 3 - - 1
North East - 3 - - 1

Technical Design Authority Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Technical Design Authority 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 Technical Design Authority in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Network Design
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) 5G
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Technical Design Authority 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) 5G
1 3 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 3 (100.00%) Network Design
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Degree