Degree Contracts in Cumbria

Academic Degree
North West > Cumbria

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 29 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -24 0 +2
Contract jobs citing Degree 13 17 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cumbria 5.08% 25.00% 17.98%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.60% 31.48% 30.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 11 4
10th Percentile £577 £426 -
25th Percentile £627 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £665 £486 £425
Median % change year-on-year +36.83% +14.35% +17.08%
75th Percentile £670 - £463
90th Percentile £671 - £509
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +11.11% +5.88% -8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 9
10th Percentile - £26.53 £34.75
25th Percentile - £37.30 £46.25
Median hourly rate £26.39 £55.25 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.24% +9.41% +6.47%
75th Percentile £51.91 £69.33 £60.00
90th Percentile - £77.77 £65.00
North West median hourly rate £26.39 £40.30 £35.56
% change year-on-year -34.51% +13.31% -19.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cumbria

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cumbria with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 171 54 52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 66.80% 79.41% 58.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 108 29 32
10th Percentile £439 £425 £410
25th Percentile £490 £446 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £486 £487
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% -0.10% +29.73%
75th Percentile £667 £524 £540
90th Percentile £725 £640 £575
North West median daily rate £513 £508 £500
% change year-on-year +0.99% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 6 11
10th Percentile - £35.55 £37.52
25th Percentile - £52.63 £47.27
Median hourly rate £10.95 £69.45 £53.08
Median % change year-on-year -84.23% +30.84% +12.94%
75th Percentile £26.39 £83.40 £60.00
90th Percentile £51.91 - £65.00
North West median hourly rate £16.06 £40.00 £39.61
% change year-on-year -59.85% +0.98% -5.12%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cumbria

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Cumbria over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Cumbria

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
Barrow-in-Furness -18 12 £665 +36.83% 24
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Spreadsheet
General
1 9 (69.23%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Architect
1 8 (61.54%) Domain Architect
2 3 (23.08%) Coordinator
2 3 (23.08%) Project Coordinator
3 2 (15.38%) PLC Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) IT Strategy
1 8 (61.54%) Strategic Thinking
1 8 (61.54%) Technology Strategy
1 8 (61.54%) TOGAF
1 8 (61.54%) Zachman Framework
2 5 (38.46%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Engineering
3 2 (15.38%) Computer Science
3 2 (15.38%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) SC Cleared
1 8 (61.54%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 5 (38.46%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft