Degree Contract Job Trends in Abingdon

Academic Degree
Oxfordshire > Abingdon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Abingdon with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Degree 9 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Abingdon 17.31% 25.00% -
As % of the Qualifications category 34.62% 100.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £592 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £525 £450 £218
% change year-on-year +16.67% +106.35% -54.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.25 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £45.25 £46.30 £65.00
% change year-on-year -2.27% -28.77% +160.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Abingdon

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Abingdon.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 26 1 1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon 50.00% 25.00% 4.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £592 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £425 £259 £438
% change year-on-year +64.09% -40.80% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £32.19 - -
25th Percentile £50.00 - -
Median hourly rate £52.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £29.07 £26.53 £55.00
% change year-on-year +9.57% -51.76% +95.31%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Abingdon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Abingdon.

Degree job vacancy trend in Abingdon

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Abingdon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Abingdon citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Abingdon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Entra ID
2 3 (33.33%) Azure
3 2 (22.22%) IaaS
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (22.22%) PaaS
3 2 (22.22%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (44.44%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Military
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 2 (22.22%) Security Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) IAM Specialist
2 1 (11.11%) Identity Management Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) LDAP
1 1 (11.11%) OAuth
1 1 (11.11%) OAuth2
1 1 (11.11%) OpenID
1 1 (11.11%) SailPoint
1 1 (11.11%) SAML
1 1 (11.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Onboarding
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Defence
2 2 (22.22%) Operational Technology
3 1 (11.11%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Linux
1 8 (88.89%) Unix
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) SIEM
2 7 (77.78%) Change Control
2 7 (77.78%) Cybersecurity
2 7 (77.78%) ITSM
2 7 (77.78%) Runbook
3 6 (66.67%) Privileged Access Management
4 5 (55.56%) Computer Science
5 4 (44.44%) Identity Management
5 4 (44.44%) Privileged Identity Management
6 3 (33.33%) Information Security
6 3 (33.33%) RBAC
7 2 (22.22%) CI/CD
7 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
7 2 (22.22%) OWASP
7 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
7 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
7 2 (22.22%) Security Architecture
7 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (22.22%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (77.78%) PowerShell
1 7 (77.78%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) SC Cleared
1 7 (77.78%) Security Cleared
2 5 (55.56%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (22.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
3 2 (22.22%) CESG Certified Professional
3 2 (22.22%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (22.22%) CISM
3 2 (22.22%) CISSP
3 2 (22.22%) CRISC
3 2 (22.22%) GIAC
3 2 (22.22%) GSEC
3 2 (22.22%) SANS
3 2 (22.22%) SSCP
4 1 (11.11%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (100.00%) NIST
2 2 (22.22%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (22.22%) ISO 31000
3 1 (11.11%) Data Quality
3 1 (11.11%) NCSC
System Software
1 9 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (11.11%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) BeyondTrust
1 6 (66.67%) CyberArk
2 4 (44.44%) Oracle
3 3 (33.33%) Microsoft