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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 10 6
Rank change year-on-year -9 -4 +7
Contract jobs citing Degree 3 6 22
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 2.13% 7.79% 15.28%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.26% 15.00% 33.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 18
10th Percentile £549 £492 £167
25th Percentile £566 £545 £186
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £644 £200
Median % change year-on-year -4.85% +221.88% -60.20%
75th Percentile £641 £745 £255
90th Percentile £646 £801 £313
Derbyshire median daily rate £613 £644 £200
% change year-on-year -4.85% +221.88% -60.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £23.00 -
Derbyshire median hourly rate - £23.00 -

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 57 40 65
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 40.43% 51.95% 45.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 29 45
10th Percentile £196 - £150
25th Percentile £263 £200 £188
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £463 £254
Median % change year-on-year -10.70% +82.09% -51.80%
75th Percentile £631 £550 £438
90th Percentile £700 £725 £588
Derbyshire median daily rate £413 £475 £245
% change year-on-year -13.05% +93.88% -53.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 10
10th Percentile £16.01 £23.38 £17.65
25th Percentile £16.35 £23.94 £18.29
Median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.30% +22.90% -66.67%
75th Percentile £19.74 £24.85 £24.18
90th Percentile £24.29 £25.03 £24.26
Derbyshire median hourly rate £17.87 £24.58 £20.00
% change year-on-year -27.30% +22.90% -60.00%

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
1 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Audit Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Auditor
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365 Architect
1 1 (33.33%) Internal Audit Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Internal Auditor
1 1 (33.33%) IT Audit Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Auditor
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Technology Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) ASP.NET Web API
1 1 (33.33%) HTML5 Canvas
1 1 (33.33%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Internal Audit
1 2 (66.67%) IT Audit
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Commercial Awareness
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CISA
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree