Xero
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Xero products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Xero over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Xero Limited.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 588 715 850
Rank change year-on-year +127 +135 -164
Contract jobs citing Xero 3 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.005% 0.005%
As % of the Vendors category 0.016% 0.012% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £505 -
25th Percentile £513 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £538 £638 -
90th Percentile - £645 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Vendors
UK

Xero is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,378 25,381 35,402
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.59% 42.91% 39.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,388 16,991 23,516
10th Percentile £263 £273 £293
25th Percentile £403 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% - +10.53%
75th Percentile £627 £648 £634
90th Percentile £738 £743 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £465
% change year-on-year - +7.53% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,116 697 893
10th Percentile £12.13 £15.23 £11.92
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.75 £15.04
Median hourly rate £22.08 £42.50 £21.40
Median % change year-on-year -48.06% +98.60% -2.73%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £46.88
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.30 £60.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £38.00 £18.70
% change year-on-year -43.53% +103.21% +1.08%

Xero
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Xero in the UK

Xero
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Xero in the UK

Xero
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Xero within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +110 3 £525 -8.70% 37
London +102 3 £525 -8.70% 9

Xero
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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Consultant
1 1 (33.33%) Management Accountant
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) Salesforce