The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartcard in contract job vacancies in Basingstoke. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartcard over the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Smartcard falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Basingstoke.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
79
58
62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke
28.01%
26.48%
25.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
55
40
11
10th Percentile
£463
£398
£157
25th Percentile
£500
£472
£394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£605
£610
Median % change year-on-year
-0.83%
-0.82%
+16.19%
75th Percentile
-
£688
£614
90th Percentile
£675
£788
£675
Hampshire median daily rate
£508
£550
£519
% change year-on-year
-7.73%
+5.92%
-1.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
3
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£12.18
£27.50
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£12.55
£28.00
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-55.18%
+60.00%
+18.64%
75th Percentile
£12.93
£28.50
£38.75
90th Percentile
-
-
£50.75
Hampshire median hourly rate
£25.15
£32.50
£51.42
% change year-on-year
-22.62%
-36.80%
-14.30%
Smartcard Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Smartcard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke.
Smartcard Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Smartcard.
Smartcard Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke
For the 6 months to 2 December 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Smartcard also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basingstoke region with a requirement for Smartcard.
Smartcard Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:
