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 30 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 21 16
Rank change year-on-year -39 -5 +7
Contract jobs citing Degree 85 164 187
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.48% 9.33% 8.83%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.05% 38.05% 40.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 109 117
10th Percentile £328 £356 £293
25th Percentile £413 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -13.00% +2.22% -6.25%
75th Percentile £638 £690 £675
90th Percentile £710 £789 £789
Central London median daily rate £501 £575 £551
% change year-on-year -12.96% +4.31% -8.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £21.37 £25.91 -
25th Percentile £27.58 £26.16 -
Median hourly rate £41.75 £27.33 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.80% +1.20% -48.08%
75th Percentile £55.37 £28.50 -
90th Percentile £61.15 £28.74 -
Central London median hourly rate £51.44 £34.48 £27.00
% change year-on-year +49.19% +27.70% -48.08%

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 605 431 461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 24.76% 24.52% 21.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 290 292
10th Percentile £413 £361 £376
25th Percentile £463 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £734 £763 £775
Central London median daily rate £536 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.50% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 5
10th Percentile £18.71 £21.41 -
25th Percentile £24.16 £26.16 £20.22
Median hourly rate £31.03 £45.33 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.53% +115.83% -41.83%
75th Percentile £55.37 £65.12 £27.00
90th Percentile £68.53 £82.79 -
Central London median hourly rate £41.75 £34.48 £24.00
% change year-on-year +21.09% +43.67% -33.52%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Degree job vacancy trend 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

Degree
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 30 June 2026.

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

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the City of London

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 5 (5.88%) Confluence
1 5 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (3.53%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.35%) IIS
4 1 (1.18%) Appian
Applications
1 9 (10.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.88%) MS Visio
3 4 (4.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (4.71%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (3.53%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.18%) Actimize
1 1 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 22 (25.88%) Azure
2 13 (15.29%) AWS
3 11 (12.94%) GCP
4 8 (9.41%) GitHub
4 8 (9.41%) Power Platform
5 5 (5.88%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (4.71%) OpenShift
6 4 (4.71%) PaaS
7 3 (3.53%) Azure AKS
7 3 (3.53%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (3.53%) GitHub Copilot
7 3 (3.53%) IaaS
7 3 (3.53%) Snowflake
8 2 (2.35%) Azure Data Factory
8 2 (2.35%) Entra ID
8 2 (2.35%) Figma
8 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (2.35%) OneDrive
8 2 (2.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (11.76%) Firewall
2 6 (7.06%) DNS
2 6 (7.06%) VPN
3 5 (5.88%) DHCP
4 3 (3.53%) SMTP
5 2 (2.35%) Internet
5 2 (2.35%) Intranet
5 2 (2.35%) LAN
5 2 (2.35%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.35%) WAN
6 1 (1.18%) BGP
6 1 (1.18%) DKIM
6 1 (1.18%) DMARC
6 1 (1.18%) IPsec
6 1 (1.18%) MPLS
6 1 (1.18%) OSPF
6 1 (1.18%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (1.18%) SSL
6 1 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (1.18%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.24%) NoSQL
1 7 (8.24%) PostgreSQL
2 6 (7.06%) Power BI
2 6 (7.06%) SQL Server
3 4 (4.71%) Metadata
3 4 (4.71%) MongoDB
3 4 (4.71%) Relational Database
3 4 (4.71%) Tableau
4 3 (3.53%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (3.53%) Big Data
4 3 (3.53%) Db2
4 3 (3.53%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (3.53%) MySQL
5 2 (2.35%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.35%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (2.35%) Oracle Database
5 2 (2.35%) RDBMS
5 2 (2.35%) SQLPlus
6 1 (1.18%) Power Query
6 1 (1.18%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 11 (12.94%) JIRA
2 6 (7.06%) Git
3 4 (4.71%) Jenkins
4 3 (3.53%) Zephyr
5 2 (2.35%) Artifactory
5 2 (2.35%) Bitbucket
5 2 (2.35%) ERwin
5 2 (2.35%) TeamCity
6 1 (1.18%) Cypress.io
6 1 (1.18%) GitLab
6 1 (1.18%) Jasmine
6 1 (1.18%) JUnit
6 1 (1.18%) Karma Test Runner
6 1 (1.18%) MLflow
6 1 (1.18%) Selenium
6 1 (1.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 34 (40.00%) Finance
2 33 (38.82%) Social Skills
3 21 (24.71%) Analytical Skills
4 18 (21.18%) Banking
5 7 (8.24%) Marketing
6 6 (7.06%) Public Sector
7 5 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
8 4 (4.71%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (3.53%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (3.53%) Legal
9 3 (3.53%) Retail
10 2 (2.35%) Advertising
10 2 (2.35%) Front Office
10 2 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (1.18%) Aerospace
11 1 (1.18%) Automotive
11 1 (1.18%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (1.18%) Mandarin Language
11 1 (1.18%) Manufacturing
11 1 (1.18%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 15 (17.65%) Analyst
2 10 (11.76%) Developer
2 10 (11.76%) Senior
3 8 (9.41%) Architect
4 5 (5.88%) IT Analyst
5 4 (4.71%) 3rd Line Support
5 4 (4.71%) Business Analyst
5 4 (4.71%) C# Developer
5 4 (4.71%) Data Scientist
5 4 (4.71%) Infrastructure Engineer
5 4 (4.71%) Junior
5 4 (4.71%) Lead
5 4 (4.71%) SOX Analyst
6 3 (3.53%) 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer
6 3 (3.53%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
6 3 (3.53%) Consultant
6 3 (3.53%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
6 3 (3.53%) Project Manager
6 3 (3.53%) Security Specialist
6 3 (3.53%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (8.24%) .NET
2 5 (5.88%) PyTorch
2 5 (5.88%) React
3 4 (4.71%) AngularJS
3 4 (4.71%) Hugging Face
3 4 (4.71%) Spring
3 4 (4.71%) TensorFlow
3 4 (4.71%) Web Services
3 4 (4.71%) XML
4 3 (3.53%) Backbone.js
4 3 (3.53%) Bootstrap
4 3 (3.53%) Ember.js
4 3 (3.53%) jQuery
4 3 (3.53%) Keras
4 3 (3.53%) REST
5 2 (2.35%) Ajax
5 2 (2.35%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 2 (2.35%) Node.js
5 2 (2.35%) RESTful
5 2 (2.35%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.88%) Cloud Native
1 5 (5.88%) Data Centre
2 4 (4.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (4.71%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.53%) Clustering
3 3 (3.53%) Distributed Systems
3 3 (3.53%) Equities
3 3 (3.53%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.53%) PKI
3 3 (3.53%) PMI
4 2 (2.35%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.35%) Security Posture
4 2 (2.35%) Synthetic Data
4 2 (2.35%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.18%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.18%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.18%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.18%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.18%) OTC Derivatives
5 1 (1.18%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (16.47%) Linux
2 10 (11.76%) Windows
3 7 (8.24%) Unix
4 4 (4.71%) Windows Server
5 3 (3.53%) Android
5 3 (3.53%) Apple iOS
6 2 (2.35%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (2.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (1.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (1.18%) VMS
7 1 (1.18%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2003
7 1 (1.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (37.65%) Computer Science
2 21 (24.71%) Agile
2 21 (24.71%) AI
2 21 (24.71%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (18.82%) Analytics
4 15 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 14 (16.47%) DevOps
6 12 (14.12%) Machine Learning
6 12 (14.12%) Risk Management
7 11 (12.94%) Decision-Making
8 10 (11.76%) Change Management
8 10 (11.76%) Cybersecurity
8 10 (11.76%) Scrum
8 10 (11.76%) SDLC
9 9 (10.59%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (10.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (9.41%) Data Management
10 8 (9.41%) Data Modelling
10 8 (9.41%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 8 (9.41%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 25 (29.41%) SQL
2 23 (27.06%) Python
3 7 (8.24%) C#
3 7 (8.24%) Java
4 5 (5.88%) PowerShell
5 4 (4.71%) JavaScript
5 4 (4.71%) PL/SQL
6 3 (3.53%) C++
6 3 (3.53%) TypeScript
7 2 (2.35%) C
7 2 (2.35%) ProC
8 1 (1.18%) COBOL
8 1 (1.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (1.18%) Korn
8 1 (1.18%) RPG
8 1 (1.18%) VB
8 1 (1.18%) X++
Qualifications
1 16 (18.82%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (11.76%) CISSP
3 9 (10.59%) Master's Degree
3 9 (10.59%) Security Cleared
4 8 (9.41%) CRISC
4 8 (9.41%) PhD
5 6 (7.06%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (7.06%) CISM
5 6 (7.06%) PMI Certification
6 5 (5.88%) CISA
6 5 (5.88%) SC Cleared
7 4 (4.71%) DV Cleared
8 3 (3.53%) CBAP
8 3 (3.53%) CCNP
8 3 (3.53%) PMP
9 2 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (2.35%) CCNA
9 2 (2.35%) GSEC
9 2 (2.35%) MBA
9 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (11.76%) Data Quality
1 10 (11.76%) QA
2 7 (8.24%) NIST
3 6 (7.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (4.71%) COBIT
4 4 (4.71%) GDPR
4 4 (4.71%) ITGC
4 4 (4.71%) PMO
4 4 (4.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (2.35%) GRC
5 2 (2.35%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 2 (2.35%) PCI DSS
5 2 (2.35%) SLA
6 1 (1.18%) EU AI Act
6 1 (1.18%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.18%) MiFID
6 1 (1.18%) NIST 800
6 1 (1.18%) P3O
6 1 (1.18%) Solvency II
6 1 (1.18%) UCITS
System Software
1 8 (9.41%) Docker
2 5 (5.88%) Active Directory
3 4 (4.71%) Hyper-V
3 4 (4.71%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (4.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (3.53%) BitLocker
4 3 (3.53%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (3.53%) Terminal Services
5 2 (2.35%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (1.18%) Firmware
6 1 (1.18%) vSphere
6 1 (1.18%) XenApp
6 1 (1.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 12 (14.12%) Kubernetes
2 5 (5.88%) Ansible
3 3 (3.53%) Nagios
3 3 (3.53%) Puppet
3 3 (3.53%) vCenter Server
3 3 (3.53%) vMotion
4 2 (2.35%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (2.35%) SCCM
4 2 (2.35%) Terraform
5 1 (1.18%) Control-M
5 1 (1.18%) PingFederate
5 1 (1.18%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 27 (31.76%) Microsoft
2 8 (9.41%) Oracle
3 7 (8.24%) Google
4 5 (5.88%) Citrix
4 5 (5.88%) VMware
5 4 (4.71%) HP
5 4 (4.71%) IBM
5 4 (4.71%) ServiceNow
5 4 (4.71%) Sitecore
6 3 (3.53%) Cisco
6 3 (3.53%) Databricks
6 3 (3.53%) Informatica
6 3 (3.53%) Palo Alto
6 3 (3.53%) Symantec
7 2 (2.35%) CheckPoint
7 2 (2.35%) Forcepoint
7 2 (2.35%) ForeScout
7 2 (2.35%) Juniper
7 2 (2.35%) Salesforce
7 2 (2.35%) YouTube