Degree Contracts in Central London

Academic Degree
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 24 30
Rank change year-on-year +2 +6 -11
Contract jobs citing Degree 189 282 295
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 7.81% 7.69% 6.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 37.80% 36.86% 34.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 152 193
10th Percentile £273 £325 £400
25th Percentile £419 £473 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £638 £741 £620
90th Percentile £775 £950 £735
London median daily rate £515 £575 £551
% change year-on-year -10.43% +4.45% +4.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 4 20
10th Percentile £28.43 £26.70 £18.50
25th Percentile £30.56 £41.84 £28.44
Median hourly rate £34.75 £52.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.17% +16.85% +111.90%
75th Percentile £39.56 £61.25 £52.25
90th Percentile £42.08 £74.75 £62.75
London median hourly rate £34.87 £27.00 £35.75
% change year-on-year +29.13% -24.48% -4.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 500 765 863
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 20.67% 20.85% 19.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 454 555
10th Percentile £366 £325 £371
25th Percentile £450 £463 £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £650
90th Percentile £775 £800 £738
London median daily rate £525 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -7.08% +2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 22
10th Percentile - £17.31 £18.78
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.56 £31.75
Median hourly rate £21.00 £36.10 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.83% -18.87% +122.50%
75th Percentile £27.00 £53.50 £53.25
90th Percentile £37.05 £68.75 £61.45
London median hourly rate £25.00 £51.50 £44.13
% change year-on-year -51.46% +16.71% +17.67%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Central London

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Central London

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Central London over the 6 months to 21 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Central London

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Central London

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Central London over the 6 months to 21 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Central London

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Central London region over the 6 months to 21 June 2024. 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
City of London +2 175 £553 -7.92% 118
West End of London -1 2 - - 8
Camden - 1 - - 6
Degree
London

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (8.47%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.59%) Confluence
4 2 (1.06%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.53%) Apache
5 1 (0.53%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.53%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 18 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (5.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (5.82%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (5.29%) MS Visio
5 4 (2.12%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (1.06%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.53%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.53%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (4.76%) Dynamics GP
2 8 (4.23%) Dynamics AX
3 3 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (1.59%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle 11i
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (1.06%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (1.06%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.53%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.53%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.53%) Primavera
5 1 (0.53%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.53%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.53%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.53%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.53%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 54 (28.57%) Azure
2 23 (12.17%) Power Platform
3 21 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (9.52%) AWS
5 17 (8.99%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (6.88%) Dynamics 365
6 13 (6.88%) PowerApps
7 11 (5.82%) GCP
8 8 (4.23%) Microsoft Purview
8 8 (4.23%) Power Automate
9 6 (3.17%) OneDrive
10 5 (2.65%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (2.12%) GitHub
11 4 (2.12%) IaaS
11 4 (2.12%) PaaS
11 4 (2.12%) SaaS
11 4 (2.12%) WhatsApp
12 2 (1.06%) Azure Sentinel
12 2 (1.06%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (1.06%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 13 (6.88%) Firewall
2 7 (3.70%) Network Security
3 6 (3.17%) LAN
4 5 (2.65%) VoIP
4 5 (2.65%) WAN
5 4 (2.12%) CTI
5 4 (2.12%) SD-WAN
6 3 (1.59%) H.323
6 3 (1.59%) VPN
7 2 (1.06%) DNS
7 2 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (1.06%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.53%) DHCP
8 1 (0.53%) Internet
8 1 (0.53%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.53%) Skype
8 1 (0.53%) Software-Defined Networking
8 1 (0.53%) SSL
8 1 (0.53%) WebEx
8 1 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (8.99%) Power BI
2 16 (8.47%) SQL Server
3 11 (5.82%) Data Lake
4 9 (4.76%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (2.12%) MongoDB
5 4 (2.12%) MySQL
5 4 (2.12%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.59%) NoSQL
6 3 (1.59%) Tableau
7 2 (1.06%) Big Data
7 2 (1.06%) Data Mining
7 2 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (1.06%) Redis
7 2 (1.06%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.06%) SAP HANA
7 2 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.53%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.53%) HDInsight
8 1 (0.53%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.53%) Lumira
Development Applications
1 9 (4.76%) Git
1 9 (4.76%) JIRA
2 6 (3.17%) GitLab
3 4 (2.12%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.59%) Visual Studio
5 2 (1.06%) ERwin
5 2 (1.06%) PowerDesigner
6 1 (0.53%) Android Studio
6 1 (0.53%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.53%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.53%) CMake
6 1 (0.53%) Mercurial
6 1 (0.53%) Moq
6 1 (0.53%) MSTest
6 1 (0.53%) Selenium
6 1 (0.53%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.53%) Subversion
6 1 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
6 1 (0.53%) TeamCity
6 1 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 95 (50.26%) Social Skills
2 82 (43.39%) Finance
3 42 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (14.81%) Banking
5 16 (8.47%) Public Sector
6 15 (7.94%) Legal
7 14 (7.41%) Retail
8 10 (5.29%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (4.76%) General Ledger
10 8 (4.23%) Front Office
11 6 (3.17%) Investment Banking
12 5 (2.65%) Marketing
13 4 (2.12%) Law
13 4 (2.12%) Manufacturing
13 4 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.59%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.59%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (1.59%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (1.06%) Advertising
15 2 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 30 (15.87%) Analyst
2 25 (13.23%) Consultant
3 24 (12.70%) Developer
4 21 (11.11%) Architect
5 17 (8.99%) Microsoft Consultant
6 11 (5.82%) Business Analyst
6 11 (5.82%) Project Manager
7 9 (4.76%) Great Plains Consultant
8 8 (4.23%) Data Analyst
9 7 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
10 6 (3.17%) Lead
11 5 (2.65%) C# Developer
11 5 (2.65%) IT Engineer
11 5 (2.65%) Microsoft 365 Architect
11 5 (2.65%) Senior
11 5 (2.65%) Support Engineer
12 4 (2.12%) .NET Developer
12 4 (2.12%) Administrator
12 4 (2.12%) Java Developer
12 4 (2.12%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (6.35%) React
2 8 (4.23%) .NET
2 8 (4.23%) CSS
3 6 (3.17%) HTML
3 6 (3.17%) XML
4 5 (2.65%) REST
5 4 (2.12%) AngularJS
5 4 (2.12%) ASP.NET
5 4 (2.12%) jQuery
5 4 (2.12%) JSON
5 4 (2.12%) Web Services
6 3 (1.59%) .NET Framework
6 3 (1.59%) ASP.NET Core
6 3 (1.59%) HTML5 Canvas
6 3 (1.59%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (1.59%) Middleware
6 3 (1.59%) Next.js
7 2 (1.06%) Pandas
7 2 (1.06%) PySpark
7 2 (1.06%) Svelte
Miscellaneous
1 17 (8.99%) Management Information System
2 12 (6.35%) Data Structures
3 9 (4.76%) Data Centre
3 9 (4.76%) Product Ownership
4 8 (4.23%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (3.70%) Algorithms
6 5 (2.65%) Virtual Team
7 4 (2.12%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (2.12%) Fixed Income
7 4 (2.12%) IVR
7 4 (2.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 4 (2.12%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.59%) Blackberry
8 3 (1.59%) Derivative
9 2 (1.06%) Equities
9 2 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 2 (1.06%) Hedge funds
9 2 (1.06%) Market Risk
9 2 (1.06%) PKI
9 2 (1.06%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 21 (11.11%) Windows
2 12 (6.35%) Linux
3 5 (2.65%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.06%) Android
4 2 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.06%) Oracle Linux
4 2 (1.06%) Solaris
4 2 (1.06%) Unix
4 2 (1.06%) VMS
4 2 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.53%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (46.03%) Computer Science
2 51 (26.98%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (24.87%) Agile
4 35 (18.52%) Project Management
5 30 (15.87%) DevOps
6 20 (10.58%) Business Intelligence
6 20 (10.58%) ITIL
7 19 (10.05%) Migration
7 19 (10.05%) PRINCE2
8 17 (8.99%) Software Engineering
9 16 (8.47%) CI/CD
10 15 (7.94%) Analytics
10 15 (7.94%) Data Analysis
11 14 (7.41%) Requirements Gathering
11 14 (7.41%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (7.41%) Use Case
12 13 (6.88%) User Acceptance Testing
13 12 (6.35%) Change Management
13 12 (6.35%) Mathematics
13 12 (6.35%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 42 (22.22%) SQL
2 24 (12.70%) Python
3 15 (7.94%) Java
3 15 (7.94%) PowerShell
4 12 (6.35%) JavaScript
5 11 (5.82%) C#
6 5 (2.65%) C++
6 5 (2.65%) Kotlin
7 4 (2.12%) PL/SQL
7 4 (2.12%) T-SQL
7 4 (2.12%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.59%) Scala
8 3 (1.59%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.06%) Bash
9 2 (1.06%) C
9 2 (1.06%) Go
9 2 (1.06%) Perl
9 2 (1.06%) Rust
10 1 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.53%) VBA
Qualifications
1 64 (33.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 20 (10.58%) Master's Degree
3 14 (7.41%) Security Cleared
4 12 (6.35%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (5.82%) SC Cleared
6 8 (4.23%) PMI Certification
6 8 (4.23%) PMP
7 6 (3.17%) ACCA
7 6 (3.17%) Azure Certification
8 5 (2.65%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (2.65%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (2.12%) CCNA
9 4 (2.12%) GCIA
9 4 (2.12%) GCIH
9 4 (2.12%) GIAC
10 3 (1.59%) PhD
11 2 (1.06%) CIMA
11 2 (1.06%) CISSP
11 2 (1.06%) DV Cleared
11 2 (1.06%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 8 (4.23%) QA
3 4 (2.12%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.12%) SLA
4 3 (1.59%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.59%) GDPR
4 3 (1.59%) HIPAA
4 3 (1.59%) PMO
5 2 (1.06%) COBIT
5 2 (1.06%) NIST
5 2 (1.06%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.06%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.53%) GxP
6 1 (0.53%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.53%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.53%) P3O
System Software
1 8 (4.23%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.17%) Virtual Machines
2 6 (3.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (2.65%) Docker
4 2 (1.06%) KVM
4 2 (1.06%) XenApp
5 1 (0.53%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.53%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (4.23%) PingFederate
2 7 (3.70%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (2.65%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.65%) Terraform
4 4 (2.12%) CSIRT
4 4 (2.12%) Nessus
4 4 (2.12%) QRadar
5 3 (1.59%) Ansible
6 2 (1.06%) FortiGate
6 2 (1.06%) Grafana
7 1 (0.53%) Kibana
7 1 (0.53%) logstash
7 1 (0.53%) Nagios
7 1 (0.53%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.53%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.53%) Puppet
7 1 (0.53%) SCCM
7 1 (0.53%) TIBCO Hawk
7 1 (0.53%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.53%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 69 (36.51%) Microsoft
2 27 (14.29%) Oracle
3 12 (6.35%) Cisco
4 10 (5.29%) Google
5 9 (4.76%) Citrix
6 8 (4.23%) ServiceNow
7 7 (3.70%) SAP
7 7 (3.70%) VMware
8 4 (2.12%) Adobe
8 4 (2.12%) BeyondTrust
8 4 (2.12%) Bloomberg
8 4 (2.12%) Genesys
8 4 (2.12%) Refinitiv
9 3 (1.59%) Databricks
9 3 (1.59%) iManage
9 3 (1.59%) ION Trading
9 3 (1.59%) Proofpoint
9 3 (1.59%) Symantec
9 3 (1.59%) Tandberg
10 2 (1.06%) Alteryx