City & Guilds Contract Job Trends in the East of England

City & Guilds
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.27% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 1.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £215 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.01 - -
Median hourly rate £19.34 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £30.99 - -
England median hourly rate £18.92 £22.84 £24.00
% change year-on-year -17.18% -4.83% +20.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

City & Guilds 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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 540 420 446
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 24.46% 32.94% 28.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 160 165
10th Percentile £183 £195 £208
25th Percentile £400 £350 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -
75th Percentile £675 £575 £575
90th Percentile £738 £650 £600
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 133 145 154
10th Percentile £16.50 £16.30 £16.30
25th Percentile £26.25 £18.87 £21.39
Median hourly rate £63.00 £31.64 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +99.12% -26.42% +104.76%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £82.75 £85.45 £72.28
England median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £48.00
% change year-on-year +110.74% -47.60% -12.73%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing City & Guilds relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

City & Guilds job vacancy trend in the East of England

City & Guilds
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing City & Guilds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing City & Guilds in the East of England over the 6 months to 23 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for City & Guilds in the East of England

City & Guilds
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing City & Guilds within the East of England region over the 6 months to 23 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire - 4 - - 9
Essex - 1 - - 9
Bedfordshire - 1 £375 - 5
City & Guilds
England

City & Guilds
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (66.67%) Structured Cabling
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Data Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Cabling Engineer
2 1 (16.67%) Electrical Supervisor
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Data Centre
2 4 (66.67%) Fibre Optics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (16.67%) Compliance Audit
1 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) BICSI Certification
2 2 (33.33%) NVQ Level 3
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR