Technical Debt
England > East Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Technical Debt skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
74 |
51 |
61 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-23 |
+10 |
+23 |
| Contract jobs citing Technical Debt |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands |
0.11% |
0.71% |
0.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.13% |
0.82% |
0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£327 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£508 |
£351 |
£404 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£515 |
£398 |
£419 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.56% |
-5.13% |
-1.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£523 |
£439 |
£435 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£461 |
- |
| England median daily rate |
£525 |
£575 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.70% |
+4.55% |
-10.97% |
Technical Debt falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the East Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
767 |
488 |
603 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands |
85.32% |
87.14% |
82.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
466 |
296 |
429 |
| 10th Percentile |
£188 |
£240 |
£211 |
| 25th Percentile |
£350 |
£324 |
£325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£420 |
£425 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.18% |
-5.56% |
-2.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£525 |
£545 |
£565 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£631 |
£675 |
| England median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£538 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-2.33% |
-2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
92 |
23 |
43 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.56 |
£15.48 |
£11.86 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.35 |
£17.00 |
£16.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.44 |
£22.50 |
£20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.07% |
+12.50% |
+18.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£24.49 |
£27.65 |
£51.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
£25.15 |
£38.49 |
£54.00 |
| England median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£34.00 |
£42.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-26.03% |
-20.00% |
+21.43% |
Technical Debt
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Technical Debt relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Technical Debt
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Technical Debt.
Technical Debt
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:
