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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -12 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Degree 5 11 40
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 3.42% 12.50% 28.37%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.67% 27.50% 49.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 31
10th Percentile - - £185
25th Percentile - £173 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £175 £376
Median % change year-on-year - -53.46% +25.33%
75th Percentile - £178 £626
90th Percentile - - £664
Derbyshire median daily rate - £175 £376
% change year-on-year - -53.46% +33.45%

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 75 40 81
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 51.37% 45.45% 57.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 12 51
10th Percentile £207 £173 £167
25th Percentile £263 £193 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £226 £275
Median % change year-on-year +82.54% -17.73% -46.96%
75th Percentile £500 £560 £569
90th Percentile £575 £581 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £413 £226 £256
% change year-on-year +82.54% -11.50% -50.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £17.94 £22.89 £18.86
Median % change year-on-year -21.63% +21.34% +12.06%
75th Percentile £24.76 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £25.15 - £22.63
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.94 £22.89 £18.86
% change year-on-year -21.63% +21.34% +12.06%

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
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 (20.00%) Alfresco
1 1 (20.00%) CMS
1 1 (20.00%) Documentum
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) FrameMaker
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (20.00%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) AWS
2 1 (20.00%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Metadata
General
1 4 (80.00%) Aerospace
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Military
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Publishing
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Design Engineer
1 2 (40.00%) Digital Design Engineer
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Process Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (40.00%) REST
2 1 (20.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Analytics
1 3 (60.00%) PLM
2 2 (40.00%) AI
2 2 (40.00%) API Integration
2 2 (40.00%) Data Science
2 2 (40.00%) DevOps
2 2 (40.00%) LLM
2 2 (40.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (40.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Statistics
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (40.00%) User Experience
3 1 (20.00%) Architecture Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Twin
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C
1 2 (40.00%) C#
1 2 (40.00%) C++
1 2 (40.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) Siemens
2 1 (20.00%) OpenText
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) Zoho