Degree Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Academic Degree
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 18 25
Rank change year-on-year -6 +7 +1
Contract jobs citing Degree 141 192 240
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 8.00% 9.15% 8.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 32.41% 38.10% 39.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 124 148
10th Percentile £304 £328 £325
25th Percentile £425 £477 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £700 £764
90th Percentile £763 £788 £889
Central London median daily rate £525 £570 £550
% change year-on-year -7.89% +3.64% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile £25.91 - -
25th Percentile £26.16 - £16.61
Median hourly rate £27.33 £27.00 £17.25
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% +56.52% -60.00%
75th Percentile £28.50 - £17.89
90th Percentile £28.74 - -
Central London median hourly rate £34.48 £27.00 £17.25
% change year-on-year +27.70% +56.52% -60.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 435 504 606
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 24.67% 24.02% 20.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 295 312 362
10th Percentile £328 £364 £341
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £553
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +1.81% -3.91%
75th Percentile £663 £664 £692
90th Percentile £738 £761 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile £22.28 £20.31 £16.89
25th Percentile £26.00 £20.43 £17.31
Median hourly rate £28.15 £24.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.29% +33.33% -58.26%
75th Percentile £64.66 £27.00 £47.75
90th Percentile £79.34 - £65.60
Central London median hourly rate £34.48 £24.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +43.67% +33.33% -58.26%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the City of London

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Degree

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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the City of London over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the City of London

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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Degree

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 11 (7.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (5.67%) Apache Spark
3 7 (4.96%) Confluence
4 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (2.13%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (1.42%) Luigi
7 1 (0.71%) Drupal
7 1 (0.71%) IIS
7 1 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 22 (15.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (14.18%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (7.80%) Microsoft Project
4 10 (7.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (4.96%) MS Visio
6 2 (1.42%) Trello
7 1 (0.71%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.55%) Salesforce CRM
2 3 (2.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (2.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.13%) Workday HCM
3 2 (1.42%) HFM
3 2 (1.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (1.42%) SAP MDG
3 2 (1.42%) SAP PLM
3 2 (1.42%) SAP VC
4 1 (0.71%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.71%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 33 (23.40%) Azure
2 16 (11.35%) AWS
3 12 (8.51%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (7.09%) Power Platform
5 6 (4.26%) Entra ID
6 5 (3.55%) GCP
7 4 (2.84%) PaaS
8 3 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.13%) PowerApps
8 3 (2.13%) SaaS
9 2 (1.42%) Amazon SageMaker
9 2 (1.42%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.42%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.42%) Azure Machine Learning
9 2 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.42%) Figma
9 2 (1.42%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.71%) IaaS
10 1 (0.71%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.26%) Firewall
2 4 (2.84%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (2.13%) Intrusion Detection
4 2 (1.42%) DNS
4 2 (1.42%) LAN
4 2 (1.42%) Modbus
4 2 (1.42%) Network Security
4 2 (1.42%) VPN
4 2 (1.42%) WAN
5 1 (0.71%) BGP
5 1 (0.71%) DHCP
5 1 (0.71%) HTTP
5 1 (0.71%) Internet
5 1 (0.71%) Intranet
5 1 (0.71%) MPLS
5 1 (0.71%) NAS
5 1 (0.71%) OSPF
5 1 (0.71%) SAN
5 1 (0.71%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.71%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.67%) Power BI
2 7 (4.96%) Hadoop
3 6 (4.26%) Star Schema
4 5 (3.55%) SQL Server
5 4 (2.84%) Apache Hive
5 4 (2.84%) NoSQL
6 3 (2.13%) Big Data
6 3 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (2.13%) KDB
6 3 (2.13%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.42%) Data Lake
7 2 (1.42%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.42%) Spark SQL
7 2 (1.42%) Tableau
8 1 (0.71%) Kdb+
8 1 (0.71%) Metadata
8 1 (0.71%) Pentaho
8 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 14 (9.93%) JIRA
2 3 (2.13%) MLflow
3 2 (1.42%) Git
3 2 (1.42%) Selenium
4 1 (0.71%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.71%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.71%) Fiddler
4 1 (0.71%) GitLab
4 1 (0.71%) Gradle
4 1 (0.71%) JMeter
4 1 (0.71%) LoadRunner
4 1 (0.71%) QUnit
4 1 (0.71%) TeamCity
4 1 (0.71%) Zephyr
General
1 89 (63.12%) Finance
2 68 (48.23%) Social Skills
3 39 (27.66%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (16.31%) Banking
5 16 (11.35%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (7.09%) Front Office
6 10 (7.09%) Influencing Skills
7 9 (6.38%) Financial Institution
7 9 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (5.67%) Back Office
9 6 (4.26%) Marketing
10 5 (3.55%) Legal
11 4 (2.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (2.84%) Public Sector
11 4 (2.84%) Telecoms
12 3 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (2.13%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.42%) Advertising
13 2 (1.42%) Law
13 2 (1.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (25.53%) Analyst
2 21 (14.89%) Business Analyst
3 17 (12.06%) Developer
3 17 (12.06%) Senior
4 12 (8.51%) Data Engineer
5 9 (6.38%) Architect
5 9 (6.38%) Project Manager
6 5 (3.55%) Data Scientist
6 5 (3.55%) Financial Analyst
6 5 (3.55%) Solutions Architect
7 4 (2.84%) Security Engineer
7 4 (2.84%) Software Engineer
8 3 (2.13%) Consultant
8 3 (2.13%) Data Analyst
8 3 (2.13%) IT Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Programme Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Senior Manager
8 3 (2.13%) Software Developer
8 3 (2.13%) Support Engineer
8 3 (2.13%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.96%) CSS
1 7 (4.96%) HTML
2 5 (3.55%) .NET
2 5 (3.55%) XML
3 4 (2.84%) Pandas
3 4 (2.84%) PySpark
3 4 (2.84%) Web Services
4 3 (2.13%) FIX Protocol
4 3 (2.13%) Kafka
4 3 (2.13%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (2.13%) NumPy
4 3 (2.13%) RESTful
4 3 (2.13%) Spring
4 3 (2.13%) TensorFlow
4 3 (2.13%) Visualforce
5 2 (1.42%) Django
5 2 (1.42%) Flask
5 2 (1.42%) jQuery
5 2 (1.42%) REST
5 2 (1.42%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.22%) Product Ownership
2 12 (8.51%) Management Information System
3 8 (5.67%) Algorithms
4 7 (4.96%) Onboarding
5 5 (3.55%) Distributed Computing
5 5 (3.55%) Fixed Income
6 4 (2.84%) Credit Risk
6 4 (2.84%) Data Structures
6 4 (2.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (2.84%) PMI
6 4 (2.84%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (2.13%) Derivative
7 3 (2.13%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.13%) Operational Technology
7 3 (2.13%) Reference Data
8 2 (1.42%) Data Centre
8 2 (1.42%) Mobile App
8 2 (1.42%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 2 (1.42%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 11 (7.80%) Linux
2 10 (7.09%) Windows
3 5 (3.55%) Unix
4 2 (1.42%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.42%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.71%) Android
5 1 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.71%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.71%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (40.43%) Computer Science
2 46 (32.62%) Agile
3 41 (29.08%) Problem-Solving
4 28 (19.86%) Project Management
5 23 (16.31%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (15.60%) User Acceptance Testing
7 21 (14.89%) Analytics
8 20 (14.18%) Project Delivery
8 20 (14.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 18 (12.77%) Data Modelling
9 18 (12.77%) ITIL
10 17 (12.06%) Scrum
11 15 (10.64%) Data Analysis
11 15 (10.64%) Roadmaps
12 14 (9.93%) Business Intelligence
12 14 (9.93%) Mathematics
13 13 (9.22%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (9.22%) Data Science
13 13 (9.22%) Risk Management
14 12 (8.51%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (17.73%) Python
1 25 (17.73%) SQL
2 12 (8.51%) Java
3 9 (6.38%) JavaScript
4 6 (4.26%) C#
5 4 (2.84%) C++
6 3 (2.13%) Apex Code
6 3 (2.13%) Go
6 3 (2.13%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.13%) R
6 3 (2.13%) Scala
7 2 (1.42%) ABAP
7 2 (1.42%) VBA
8 1 (0.71%) Bash
8 1 (0.71%) F#
8 1 (0.71%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.71%) RPG
8 1 (0.71%) RPG IV
8 1 (0.71%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.71%) VC++
Qualifications
1 29 (20.57%) Computer Science Degree
2 12 (8.51%) Master's Degree
3 11 (7.80%) Security Cleared
4 10 (7.09%) SC Cleared
5 8 (5.67%) PMI Certification
6 6 (4.26%) CBAP
6 6 (4.26%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (4.26%) PhD
7 5 (3.55%) CCNA
7 5 (3.55%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (3.55%) PMP
8 3 (2.13%) Azure Certification
8 3 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (2.13%) CCNP
8 3 (2.13%) MCSE
9 2 (1.42%) ACCA
9 2 (1.42%) CISA
9 2 (1.42%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.42%) MCSA
9 2 (1.42%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.38%) Data Quality
2 7 (4.96%) PMO
3 6 (4.26%) COBIT
3 6 (4.26%) QA
4 5 (3.55%) GDPR
5 4 (2.84%) NIST
6 2 (1.42%) GAAP
6 2 (1.42%) IFRS
6 2 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (1.42%) SLA
7 1 (0.71%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.71%) EMIR
7 1 (0.71%) GRC
7 1 (0.71%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.71%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.71%) PSD2
7 1 (0.71%) SEPA
7 1 (0.71%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (4.96%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.84%) Docker
3 2 (1.42%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.71%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 5 (3.55%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.84%) Terraform
3 3 (2.13%) Ansible
3 3 (2.13%) Grafana
4 2 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.42%) SCCM
5 1 (0.71%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.71%) Kubeflow
5 1 (0.71%) Podman
5 1 (0.71%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.71%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.71%) Puppet
5 1 (0.71%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 42 (29.79%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.51%) Salesforce
3 8 (5.67%) Oracle
3 8 (5.67%) ServiceNow
4 6 (4.26%) SAP
5 5 (3.55%) Databricks
6 4 (2.84%) Cisco
6 4 (2.84%) Workday
7 3 (2.13%) Citrix
7 3 (2.13%) Hyperion
8 2 (1.42%) Adobe
8 2 (1.42%) Alteryx
8 2 (1.42%) Foundry
8 2 (1.42%) HP
8 2 (1.42%) IBM
8 2 (1.42%) ION Trading
8 2 (1.42%) Palantir
8 2 (1.42%) Polycom
8 2 (1.42%) Rockwell
8 2 (1.42%) Tagetik