The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Squid skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Squid over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Squid is in the System Software category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
1,419
2,961
5,388
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
9.69%
12.21%
12.22%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,059
2,106
4,009
10th Percentile
£290
£300
£319
25th Percentile
£410
£415
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
-
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£619
£631
£625
90th Percentile
£684
£713
£700
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-
+6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
28
108
91
10th Percentile
-
£18.71
£14.25
25th Percentile
£15.50
£47.50
£17.75
Median hourly rate
£43.32
£65.00
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
-33.35%
+160.00%
-21.40%
75th Percentile
£66.25
£70.00
£55.63
90th Percentile
£85.23
£77.65
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£24.18
£55.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-56.04%
+189.47%
-10.59%
Squid Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Squid as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Squid Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Squid.
Squid Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Squid also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Squid.
Squid Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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: