ISEB Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
South East > Buckinghamshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Buckinghamshire with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 31 39
Rank change year-on-year -39 +8 +17
Contract jobs citing ISEB 2 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.23% 1.36% 1.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.45% 3.85% 4.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 8
10th Percentile - £513 £413
25th Percentile - £524 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 £543 £430
Median % change year-on-year +27.19% +26.16% +604.92%
75th Percentile - £552 £492
90th Percentile - £557 £510
South East median daily rate £526 £450 £430
% change year-on-year +16.94% +4.65% +3.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Buckinghamshire

ISEB 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 447 78 185
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire 51.44% 35.29% 37.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 371 58 149
10th Percentile £412 £270 £359
25th Percentile £475 £415 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £516 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% +3.25% +5.26%
75th Percentile £610 £588 £590
90th Percentile £638 £630 £746
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 9 13
10th Percentile - £15.12 £15.85
25th Percentile - £15.25 £18.00
Median hourly rate £16.35 £19.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.95% -15.56% +65.81%
75th Percentile £18.32 £53.75 £27.50
90th Percentile £18.93 £67.50 -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year - -4.10% -4.42%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

ISEB job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

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Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ISEB

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Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Buckinghamshire citing ISEB

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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 ISEB within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 3 June 2026. 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 -42 2 £690 +27.19% 1
ISEB
South East

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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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) APMP
2 1 (50.00%) CBAP
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB Practitioner