Degree Contract Job Trends in Derby

Academic Degree
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Derby with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 13 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 -8 +2
Contract jobs citing Degree 9 10 22
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 7.26% 8.06% 19.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.64% 18.18% 40.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 16
10th Percentile £172 £190 £376
25th Percentile £219 £217 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £301 £288 £618
Median % change year-on-year +4.78% -53.44% +105.83%
75th Percentile £387 £382 £664
90th Percentile £436 £423 £670
Derbyshire median daily rate £301 £400 £618
% change year-on-year -24.69% -35.22% +105.83%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Derby

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 Derby.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 66 55 55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 53.23% 44.35% 49.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 19 34
10th Percentile £166 £240 £134
25th Percentile £280 £310 £352
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £481
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -6.49% +6.94%
75th Percentile £575 £591 £640
90th Percentile £725 £628 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £488 £463 £438
% change year-on-year +5.41% +5.71% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 14 9
10th Percentile £18.78 - £17.72
25th Percentile £20.82 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +5.29%
75th Percentile - - £20.00
90th Percentile - - £20.75
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% +5.29%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Derby

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Derby

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Derby over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Derby

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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 1 (11.11%) Alfresco
1 1 (11.11%) CMS
1 1 (11.11%) Documentum
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (11.11%) FrameMaker
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (11.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (55.56%) Azure
2 1 (11.11%) AWS
2 1 (11.11%) Entra ID
2 1 (11.11%) Lucidchart
2 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (11.11%) Metadata
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) Relational Database
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (55.56%) Aerospace
3 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (11.11%) Military
4 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Publishing
4 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (22.22%) Analyst
1 2 (22.22%) Design Engineer
1 2 (22.22%) Digital Design Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Cloud Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Data Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (11.11%) IT Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) IT Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) IT Support
2 1 (11.11%) Junior Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Support
2 1 (11.11%) Junior IT Support Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Junior Support Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Junior Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Process Manager
2 1 (11.11%) Support Analyst
2 1 (11.11%) Support Engineer
2 1 (11.11%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) REST
2 1 (11.11%) ARM Templates
2 1 (11.11%) SailPoint
2 1 (11.11%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
1 1 (11.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Analytics
2 3 (33.33%) DevOps
2 3 (33.33%) PLM
3 2 (22.22%) Agile
3 2 (22.22%) AI
3 2 (22.22%) API Integration
3 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Data Science
3 2 (22.22%) LLM
3 2 (22.22%) Machine Learning
3 2 (22.22%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) Project Management
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (22.22%) Statistics
3 2 (22.22%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (22.22%) User Experience
3 2 (22.22%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) Python
2 2 (22.22%) C
2 2 (22.22%) C#
2 2 (22.22%) C++
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (11.11%) Java
3 1 (11.11%) PowerShell
3 1 (11.11%) Shell Script
3 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Azure Certification
1 1 (11.11%) Master's Degree
1 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
1 1 (11.11%) PMP
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 1 (11.11%) GDPR
1 1 (11.11%) ISO 19650
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Siemens
3 1 (11.11%) Cognos
3 1 (11.11%) IBM
3 1 (11.11%) OpenText
3 1 (11.11%) Oracle
3 1 (11.11%) Zoho