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 6 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 13 6
Rank change year-on-year -3 -7 +5
Contract jobs citing Degree 8 11 22
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 6.96% 9.09% 19.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.50% 19.30% 40.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 16
10th Percentile £172 £208 £376
25th Percentile £219 £261 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £301 £400 £618
Median % change year-on-year -24.69% -35.22% +105.83%
75th Percentile £387 £444 £664
90th Percentile £436 £448 £670
Derbyshire median daily rate £301 £413 £618
% change year-on-year -26.97% -33.20% +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 64 57 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 55.65% 47.11% 46.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 21 35
10th Percentile £164 £250 £159
25th Percentile £246 £310 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £582 £650
90th Percentile £725 £627 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £500 £463 £463
% change year-on-year +8.11% - +2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 14 8
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% -2.89%
75th Percentile - - £18.29
90th Percentile - - £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +4.01% +36.46% -2.89%

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 6 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 (12.50%) Alfresco
1 1 (12.50%) CMS
1 1 (12.50%) Documentum
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (12.50%) FrameMaker
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
2 1 (12.50%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
1 1 (12.50%) Power BI
1 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Aerospace
3 2 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Military
4 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (25.00%) Analyst
1 2 (25.00%) Design Engineer
1 2 (25.00%) Digital Design Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Enterprise Architect
2 1 (12.50%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Junior
2 1 (12.50%) Junior Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Junior Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Support Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Support Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Technical Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (25.00%) REST
2 1 (12.50%) ARM Templates
2 1 (12.50%) SailPoint
2 1 (12.50%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) DevOps
2 3 (37.50%) PLM
3 2 (25.00%) AI
3 2 (25.00%) API Integration
3 2 (25.00%) Data Science
3 2 (25.00%) LLM
3 2 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 2 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Statistics
3 2 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (25.00%) User Experience
4 1 (12.50%) Architecture Governance
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (12.50%) Digital Twin
4 1 (12.50%) Roadmaps
4 1 (12.50%) Storytelling
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) C
2 2 (25.00%) C#
2 2 (25.00%) C++
3 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (12.50%) Java
3 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
3 1 (12.50%) Shell Script
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
1 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Data Quality
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
1 1 (12.50%) ISO 19650
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 2 (25.00%) Siemens
3 1 (12.50%) Cognos
3 1 (12.50%) IBM
3 1 (12.50%) OpenText
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle