Degree Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Academic Degree
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 37 34
Rank change year-on-year +16 -3 -11
Contract jobs citing Degree 25 15 24
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 5.87% 4.09% 4.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.53% 9.09% 10.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 17
10th Percentile £209 £232 £295
25th Percentile £309 £411 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £445 £475
Median % change year-on-year -21.35% -6.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £488 £489 £588
90th Percentile £600 £500 £643
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
Median hourly rate £29.61 - -
South East median hourly rate £29.61 £52.29 £60.00
% change year-on-year -43.38% -12.85% +33.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 172 165 237
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 40.38% 44.96% 42.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 130 195
10th Percentile £315 £259 £279
25th Percentile £415 £363 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £464 £525
Median % change year-on-year +11.48% -11.67% +14.25%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £623
90th Percentile £639 £630 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 3 5
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.34 £13.33
25th Percentile - £15.35 £13.57
Median hourly rate £25.15 £18.70 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.49% +16.88% -3.03%
75th Percentile £29.61 £28.35 £20.00
90th Percentile - £34.14 £50.00
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Buckinghamshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing Degree

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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
Milton Keynes +11 20 £343 -24.10% 26
Buckingham 0 3 - -
High Wycombe - 1 £445 - 5
Marlow - 1 - - 2
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (4.00%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (28.00%) Chatbot
2 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (12.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (8.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.00%) Amazon SageMaker
4 1 (4.00%) AWS
4 1 (4.00%) Azure
4 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.00%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.00%) DNS
1 1 (4.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (16.00%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (8.00%) Power BI
2 2 (8.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (4.00%) Big Data
3 1 (4.00%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) SoapUI
General
1 14 (56.00%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (44.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.00%) Finance
3 2 (8.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Trainer
2 5 (20.00%) Analyst
2 5 (20.00%) Senior
3 4 (16.00%) Developer
3 4 (16.00%) Informatica Developer
4 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365 Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Microsoft 365 Project Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Project Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Project Manager
4 2 (8.00%) Service Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
5 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Test Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) Service Desk Support
5 1 (4.00%) Service Desk Support Analyst
5 1 (4.00%) SOC Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) CSS
1 4 (16.00%) HTML
2 1 (4.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (4.00%) CSS3
2 1 (4.00%) HTML5
2 1 (4.00%) JSR 170
2 1 (4.00%) OSGi
2 1 (4.00%) React
2 1 (4.00%) RESTful
2 1 (4.00%) SOAP
2 1 (4.00%) Vue
2 1 (4.00%) XML
2 1 (4.00%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (8.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.00%) Cyberattack
2 1 (4.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.00%) Linux
3 1 (4.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (44.00%) Computer Science
2 9 (36.00%) Migration
3 8 (32.00%) AI
4 7 (28.00%) Chemistry
4 7 (28.00%) Conversational UI
5 6 (24.00%) Agile
6 5 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (16.00%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (16.00%) Data Integration
7 4 (16.00%) Data Modelling
7 4 (16.00%) ETL
7 4 (16.00%) ETL Development
7 4 (16.00%) ITIL
8 3 (12.00%) Service Management
8 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
9 2 (8.00%) CRM
9 2 (8.00%) PRINCE2
9 2 (8.00%) Project Management
9 2 (8.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 8 (32.00%) Python
2 5 (20.00%) SQL
3 4 (16.00%) JavaScript
3 4 (16.00%) Shell Script
4 1 (4.00%) Java
4 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 10 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 9 (36.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (28.00%) Master's Degree
3 7 (28.00%) PhD
3 7 (28.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (16.00%) DV Cleared
5 3 (12.00%) DBS Check
6 2 (8.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (4.00%) AWS Certification
7 1 (4.00%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (4.00%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (4.00%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (4.00%) ISEB
7 1 (4.00%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (4.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (4.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (8.00%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (8.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 9 (36.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (28.00%) PayPal
3 4 (16.00%) Informatica
4 3 (12.00%) ServiceNow
5 1 (4.00%) Adobe
5 1 (4.00%) Compaq
5 1 (4.00%) HP
5 1 (4.00%) Oracle
5 1 (4.00%) Salesforce
5 1 (4.00%) Splunk
5 1 (4.00%) Terracotta
5 1 (4.00%) webMethods