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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 21 19
Rank change year-on-year -44 -2 +6
Contract jobs citing Degree 79 152 182
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 3.26% 8.80% 8.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.01% 36.71% 39.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 104 113
10th Percentile £345 £360 £313
25th Percentile £413 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £575 £553
Median % change year-on-year -12.96% +4.07% -7.92%
75th Percentile £638 £701 £638
90th Percentile £720 £797 £775
Central London median daily rate £502 £565 £550
% change year-on-year -11.24% +2.73% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £21.37 - -
25th Percentile £27.58 £27.39 -
Median hourly rate £41.75 £28.15 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.32% +4.26% -48.08%
75th Percentile £55.37 £28.91 -
90th Percentile £61.15 - -
Central London median hourly rate £51.44 £39.80 £27.00
% change year-on-year +29.26% +47.39% -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 607 414 461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 25.04% 23.96% 21.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 281 292
10th Percentile £413 £404 £376
25th Percentile £463 £463 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £550 £536
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +2.56% -6.74%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £652
90th Percentile £733 £763 £775
Central London median daily rate £538 £550 £531
% change year-on-year -2.27% +3.53% -7.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 5
10th Percentile £18.71 £37.55 -
25th Percentile £24.16 £52.79 £20.22
Median hourly rate £31.03 £63.11 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.83% +200.51% -41.83%
75th Percentile £55.37 £74.18 £27.00
90th Percentile £68.53 £89.67 -
Central London median hourly rate £41.75 £51.44 £24.00
% change year-on-year -18.83% +114.33% -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 18 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 18 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 (6.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (5.06%) Confluence
3 2 (2.53%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.27%) Appian
4 1 (1.27%) IIS
Applications
1 9 (11.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (6.33%) MS Visio
3 4 (5.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (5.06%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (3.80%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Actimize
1 1 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.27%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 18 (22.78%) Azure
2 13 (16.46%) AWS
3 11 (13.92%) GCP
4 8 (10.13%) Power Platform
5 7 (8.86%) GitHub
6 5 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (5.06%) OpenShift
7 4 (5.06%) PaaS
8 3 (3.80%) Azure AKS
8 3 (3.80%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (3.80%) GitHub Copilot
8 3 (3.80%) IaaS
8 3 (3.80%) Snowflake
9 2 (2.53%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (2.53%) Figma
9 2 (2.53%) SaaS
10 1 (1.27%) Amazon SageMaker
10 1 (1.27%) Cloudflare
10 1 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (10.13%) Firewall
2 4 (5.06%) DHCP
2 4 (5.06%) DNS
2 4 (5.06%) VPN
3 3 (3.80%) SMTP
4 2 (2.53%) Unified Communications
5 1 (1.27%) Internet
5 1 (1.27%) Intranet
5 1 (1.27%) IPsec
5 1 (1.27%) iSCSI
5 1 (1.27%) LAN
5 1 (1.27%) NetScaler
5 1 (1.27%) Network Security
5 1 (1.27%) NGFW
5 1 (1.27%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (1.27%) SSL
5 1 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.27%) WAN
5 1 (1.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.59%) NoSQL
1 6 (7.59%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (7.59%) Power BI
2 5 (6.33%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.06%) Metadata
3 4 (5.06%) Tableau
4 3 (3.80%) Amazon RDS
4 3 (3.80%) Big Data
4 3 (3.80%) Db2
4 3 (3.80%) Elasticsearch
4 3 (3.80%) MongoDB
4 3 (3.80%) Relational Database
5 2 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (2.53%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (2.53%) MySQL
6 1 (1.27%) Data Mining
6 1 (1.27%) Power Query
6 1 (1.27%) RDBMS
6 1 (1.27%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (1.27%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (13.92%) JIRA
2 5 (6.33%) Git
3 3 (3.80%) Jenkins
4 2 (2.53%) ERwin
4 2 (2.53%) Zephyr
5 1 (1.27%) Artifactory
5 1 (1.27%) Bitbucket
5 1 (1.27%) Cypress.io
5 1 (1.27%) GitLab
5 1 (1.27%) MLflow
5 1 (1.27%) TeamCity
5 1 (1.27%) Visual Studio
General
1 30 (37.97%) Social Skills
2 29 (36.71%) Finance
3 18 (22.78%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (18.99%) Banking
5 7 (8.86%) Marketing
6 6 (7.59%) Presentation Skills
6 6 (7.59%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.06%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.80%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (3.80%) Legal
8 3 (3.80%) Retail
9 2 (2.53%) Advertising
9 2 (2.53%) Front Office
9 2 (2.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (1.27%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.27%) Automotive
10 1 (1.27%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.27%) Manufacturing
10 1 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 16 (20.25%) Analyst
2 9 (11.39%) Senior
3 8 (10.13%) Architect
4 6 (7.59%) Developer
5 5 (6.33%) Business Analyst
5 5 (6.33%) IT Analyst
6 4 (5.06%) 3rd Line Support
6 4 (5.06%) Data Scientist
6 4 (5.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 4 (5.06%) Lead
6 4 (5.06%) SOX Analyst
7 3 (3.80%) 3rd Line Engineer
7 3 (3.80%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
7 3 (3.80%) Consultant
7 3 (3.80%) Cybersecurity Specialist
7 3 (3.80%) Infrastructure Support Engineer
7 3 (3.80%) Junior
7 3 (3.80%) Project Manager
7 3 (3.80%) Security Specialist
7 3 (3.80%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.33%) PyTorch
1 5 (6.33%) React
2 4 (5.06%) .NET
2 4 (5.06%) Hugging Face
2 4 (5.06%) TensorFlow
3 3 (3.80%) AngularJS
3 3 (3.80%) Backbone.js
3 3 (3.80%) Bootstrap
3 3 (3.80%) Ember.js
3 3 (3.80%) jQuery
3 3 (3.80%) Keras
3 3 (3.80%) Spring
4 2 (2.53%) Node.js
4 2 (2.53%) Web Services
4 2 (2.53%) XML
5 1 (1.27%) ADO
5 1 (1.27%) ADO.NET
5 1 (1.27%) ASP.NET
5 1 (1.27%) XSL
5 1 (1.27%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.33%) Data Centre
2 4 (5.06%) Cloud Native
2 4 (5.06%) Management Information System
2 4 (5.06%) PMI
3 3 (3.80%) Clustering
3 3 (3.80%) Distributed Systems
3 3 (3.80%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (3.80%) Onboarding
3 3 (3.80%) PKI
4 2 (2.53%) Equities
4 2 (2.53%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.53%) Synthetic Data
4 2 (2.53%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.27%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.27%) BYOD
5 1 (1.27%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.27%) FMCG
5 1 (1.27%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.27%) OTC Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 11 (13.92%) Linux
2 10 (12.66%) Windows
3 5 (6.33%) Windows Server
4 4 (5.06%) Unix
5 3 (3.80%) Android
5 3 (3.80%) Apple iOS
6 1 (1.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (1.27%) VMS
6 1 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2003
6 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (36.71%) Computer Science
2 21 (26.58%) AI
3 19 (24.05%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (22.78%) Agile
5 15 (18.99%) Analytics
5 15 (18.99%) Stakeholder Management
6 12 (15.19%) Machine Learning
7 11 (13.92%) Change Management
7 11 (13.92%) DevOps
8 10 (12.66%) Cybersecurity
8 10 (12.66%) Decision-Making
8 10 (12.66%) Risk Management
9 9 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
9 9 (11.39%) Continuous Improvement
10 8 (10.13%) Data Management
10 8 (10.13%) Data Modelling
10 8 (10.13%) Validation
11 7 (8.86%) Information Security
11 7 (8.86%) Migration
11 7 (8.86%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 20 (25.32%) SQL
2 19 (24.05%) Python
3 6 (7.59%) Java
4 5 (6.33%) PowerShell
5 4 (5.06%) C#
6 3 (3.80%) JavaScript
7 2 (2.53%) C++
7 2 (2.53%) PL/SQL
7 2 (2.53%) TypeScript
8 1 (1.27%) C
8 1 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (1.27%) Korn
8 1 (1.27%) ProC
8 1 (1.27%) VB
8 1 (1.27%) X++
Qualifications
1 14 (17.72%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (12.66%) CISSP
2 10 (12.66%) Master's Degree
3 9 (11.39%) Security Cleared
4 8 (10.13%) CRISC
4 8 (10.13%) PhD
5 6 (7.59%) CISM
5 6 (7.59%) PMI Certification
6 5 (6.33%) CISA
6 5 (6.33%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (6.33%) SC Cleared
7 4 (5.06%) CBAP
7 4 (5.06%) DV Cleared
8 2 (2.53%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 2 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.53%) CASP
8 2 (2.53%) MBA
8 2 (2.53%) MCSE
8 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (2.53%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (12.66%) Data Quality
2 7 (8.86%) NIST
3 6 (7.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (7.59%) QA
4 4 (5.06%) COBIT
4 4 (5.06%) GDPR
4 4 (5.06%) ITGC
4 4 (5.06%) PMO
4 4 (5.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (2.53%) GRC
5 2 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 42001
5 2 (2.53%) PCI DSS
6 1 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.27%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (1.27%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.27%) NIST 800
6 1 (1.27%) P3O
6 1 (1.27%) SLA
6 1 (1.27%) Solvency II
6 1 (1.27%) UCITS
System Software
1 6 (7.59%) Docker
2 5 (6.33%) Active Directory
3 4 (5.06%) Hyper-V
3 4 (5.06%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (5.06%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (3.80%) BitLocker
4 3 (3.80%) Microsoft App-V
4 3 (3.80%) Terminal Services
5 1 (1.27%) Firmware
5 1 (1.27%) vSphere
5 1 (1.27%) XenApp
5 1 (1.27%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 10 (12.66%) Kubernetes
2 5 (6.33%) Ansible
3 3 (3.80%) Nagios
3 3 (3.80%) Puppet
3 3 (3.80%) vCenter Server
3 3 (3.80%) vMotion
4 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (2.53%) SCCM
5 1 (1.27%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (1.27%) Control-M
5 1 (1.27%) SCVMM
5 1 (1.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 23 (29.11%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.86%) Google
3 5 (6.33%) Oracle
4 4 (5.06%) Citrix
4 4 (5.06%) HP
4 4 (5.06%) VMware
5 3 (3.80%) Databricks
5 3 (3.80%) Informatica
5 3 (3.80%) ServiceNow
5 3 (3.80%) Symantec
6 2 (2.53%) CheckPoint
6 2 (2.53%) Cisco
6 2 (2.53%) Fortinet
6 2 (2.53%) IBM
6 2 (2.53%) Palo Alto
6 2 (2.53%) Salesforce
6 2 (2.53%) Sitecore
6 2 (2.53%) Splunk
6 2 (2.53%) YouTube
7 1 (1.27%) Zscaler