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 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 8 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +2
Contract jobs citing Degree 8 10 26
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 6.56% 9.17% 24.07%
As % of the Qualifications category 12.90% 23.26% 47.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 18
10th Percentile - - £376
25th Percentile - £173 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £175 £580
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -69.83% +93.33%
75th Percentile - £178 £664
90th Percentile - - £667
Derbyshire median daily rate £140 £175 £580
% change year-on-year -20.00% -69.83% +93.33%

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 62 43 55
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 50.82% 39.45% 50.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 14 31
10th Percentile £156 £181 £128
25th Percentile £314 £213 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £432 £320 £500
Median % change year-on-year +34.84% -36.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £547 £535 £657
90th Percentile £575 £580 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £413 £320 £450
% change year-on-year +28.98% -28.89% -1.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 11
10th Percentile £16.35 - -
25th Percentile £16.83 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £22.00 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% +21.84% +5.29%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile - - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £22.00 £21.59 £17.72
% change year-on-year +1.90% +21.84% +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
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
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (12.50%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Entra ID
2 1 (12.50%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 5 (62.50%) Aerospace
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (12.50%) Military
3 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Publishing
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
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 IT Engineer
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%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Analytics
1 3 (37.50%) DevOps
1 3 (37.50%) PLM
2 2 (25.00%) Agile
2 2 (25.00%) AI
2 2 (25.00%) API Integration
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Data Science
2 2 (25.00%) LLM
2 2 (25.00%) Machine Learning
2 2 (25.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Project Management
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (25.00%) Statistics
2 2 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) User Experience
2 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Twin
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) C
1 2 (25.00%) C#
1 2 (25.00%) C++
1 2 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
2 1 (12.50%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
1 1 (12.50%) Master's Degree
1 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
1 1 (12.50%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) GDPR
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%) OpenText
3 1 (12.50%) Oracle
3 1 (12.50%) Zoho