The table below looks at the prevalence of the term EPoS in contract job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited EPoS over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing EPoS
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester
EPoS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Colchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
1
2
5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester
8.33%
15.38%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£439
25th Percentile
-
-
£490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
-
£544
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+262.50%
75th Percentile
-
-
£552
90th Percentile
-
-
£554
Essex median daily rate
£400
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-15.79%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£26.43
-
Essex median hourly rate
£22.50
£47.50
£30.21
% change year-on-year
-52.63%
+57.22%
+1.78%
EPoS Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Job postings citing EPoS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
EPoS Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing EPoS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Colchester region with a requirement for EPoS.
EPoS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester 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:
