Degree Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Academic Degree
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 13 17
Rank change year-on-year -10 +4 -5
Contract jobs citing Degree 134 112 111
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 5.85% 8.69% 7.36%
As % of the Qualifications category 23.10% 26.73% 26.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 31 32
10th Percentile £153 £195 £125
25th Percentile £168 £379 £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +2.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £515 £563 £550
90th Percentile £626 £700 £575
England median daily rate £505 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +1.00% -2.44% -3.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 30 23
10th Percentile £15.00 £21.95 £23.32
25th Percentile £23.86 £32.56 £32.50
Median hourly rate £61.91 £42.50 £59.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.66% -28.57% +8.18%
75th Percentile £77.81 £57.63 £85.00
90th Percentile £86.75 £88.08 £97.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £41.25 £57.35
% change year-on-year -4.24% -28.07% +20.74%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 580 419 421
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 25.34% 32.51% 27.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 289 161 151
10th Percentile £183 £198 £200
25th Percentile £400 £363 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £528 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.98% +5.60% -6.98%
75th Percentile £675 £575 £575
90th Percentile £738 £650 £588
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 141 134
10th Percentile £17.16 £16.30 £16.30
25th Percentile £36.25 £18.87 £23.51
Median hourly rate £65.00 £30.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +116.67% -30.23% +104.76%
75th Percentile £75.00 £59.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.00 £67.85
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £55.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -54.27% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Degree job vacancy trend in the East of England

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 9 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
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 Degree within the East of England region over the 6 months to 9 September 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
Hertfordshire +5 58 £265 -48.79% 136
Cambridgeshire +4 38 £293 -28.22% 383
Bedfordshire -1 20 £533 +6.50% 55
Suffolk -3 8 £450 -18.18% 17
Norfolk -14 5 £495 - 29
Essex -26 5 £289 -36.77% 122
Degree
England

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (5.97%) Confluence
2 5 (3.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (2.24%) CMS
3 3 (2.24%) OpenStack
4 1 (0.75%) Apache
4 1 (0.75%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.75%) IIS
4 1 (0.75%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 10 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.97%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (5.22%) Simulink
4 6 (4.48%) Windchill
5 4 (2.99%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (2.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (2.24%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (1.49%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.75%) Weka
Business Applications
1 4 (2.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.49%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 24 (17.91%) Azure
2 16 (11.94%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (5.97%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.22%) AWS
5 6 (4.48%) Miro
5 6 (4.48%) Power Automate
6 5 (3.73%) Cohesity
6 5 (3.73%) GCP
7 4 (2.99%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (2.24%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (2.24%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.49%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.49%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (1.49%) GitHub
9 2 (1.49%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.49%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.49%) Serverless
10 1 (0.75%) Azure Databricks
10 1 (0.75%) GitHub Copilot
10 1 (0.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.97%) DNS
2 6 (4.48%) Skype
2 6 (4.48%) VPN
3 4 (2.99%) HTTP
3 4 (2.99%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.99%) Wireless
4 3 (2.24%) 5G
4 3 (2.24%) Firewall
4 3 (2.24%) RS-232
4 3 (2.24%) RS-485
4 3 (2.24%) SSH
5 2 (1.49%) 4G
5 2 (1.49%) Ethernet
5 2 (1.49%) Network Security
6 1 (0.75%) DMZ
6 1 (0.75%) IP Telephony
6 1 (0.75%) LAN
6 1 (0.75%) Modbus
6 1 (0.75%) Profibus
6 1 (0.75%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.73%) Metadata
1 5 (3.73%) Power BI
2 4 (2.99%) MongoDB
2 4 (2.99%) MySQL
3 3 (2.24%) NoSQL
3 3 (2.24%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (2.24%) Power Query
3 3 (2.24%) Redis
4 2 (1.49%) Data Mining
4 2 (1.49%) PowerPivot
4 2 (1.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.75%) Big Data
5 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.75%) DTS
5 1 (0.75%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.75%) Snowflake Schema
5 1 (0.75%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (7.46%) Git
1 10 (7.46%) JIRA
2 5 (3.73%) GitLab
2 5 (3.73%) Rational DOORS
2 5 (3.73%) Visual Studio
3 4 (2.99%) Jenkins
4 3 (2.24%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (1.49%) MSTest
5 2 (1.49%) Ranorex
5 2 (1.49%) Selenium
6 1 (0.75%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.75%) eggPlant
6 1 (0.75%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.75%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 56 (41.79%) Social Skills
2 19 (14.18%) Telecoms
3 18 (13.43%) Analytical Skills
4 14 (10.45%) Aerospace
4 14 (10.45%) Electronics
5 13 (9.70%) Finance
6 12 (8.96%) Influencing Skills
6 12 (8.96%) Manufacturing
7 11 (8.21%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (5.22%) Military
9 4 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (2.24%) Automotive
10 3 (2.24%) Law
10 3 (2.24%) Marketing
10 3 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.24%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (0.75%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.75%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.75%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 15 (11.19%) Technical Support
2 12 (8.96%) Lead
2 12 (8.96%) Project Manager
2 12 (8.96%) Support Specialist
2 12 (8.96%) Technical Specialist
2 12 (8.96%) Technical Support Specialist
3 9 (6.72%) Analyst
3 9 (6.72%) Developer
4 7 (5.22%) Architect
4 7 (5.22%) Design Engineer
4 7 (5.22%) FPGA Engineer
4 7 (5.22%) Senior
4 7 (5.22%) Systems Engineer
5 6 (4.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 5 (3.73%) FPGA Design Engineer
7 4 (2.99%) Electrical Engineer
7 4 (2.99%) Junior
7 4 (2.99%) Software Developer
7 4 (2.99%) Test Leader
8 3 (2.24%) Firmware Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (9.70%) ONVIF
2 6 (4.48%) .NET
2 6 (4.48%) REST
3 5 (3.73%) RESTful
4 4 (2.99%) FastAPI
5 3 (2.24%) CSS
5 3 (2.24%) Flask
5 3 (2.24%) HTML
5 3 (2.24%) Jinja
5 3 (2.24%) Pandas
5 3 (2.24%) Terraform
6 2 (1.49%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.49%) JSP
6 2 (1.49%) Middleware
6 2 (1.49%) pytest
6 2 (1.49%) Silverlight
6 2 (1.49%) WCF
6 2 (1.49%) Web Services
6 2 (1.49%) WPF
6 2 (1.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (9.70%) Video\Live Streaming
2 11 (8.21%) FPGA
3 10 (7.46%) Management Information System
4 8 (5.97%) Algorithms
4 8 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (5.22%) Onboarding
6 6 (4.48%) Analogue Electronics
6 6 (4.48%) Product Ownership
6 6 (4.48%) Verilog
6 6 (4.48%) VHDL
7 5 (3.73%) Robotics
7 5 (3.73%) Smartcard
7 5 (3.73%) YubiKey
8 4 (2.99%) Acoustics
8 4 (2.99%) Operational Technology
9 3 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (2.24%) Driving Licence
9 3 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (2.24%) Low-Code
10 2 (1.49%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 12 (8.96%) Windows
2 10 (7.46%) Linux
3 6 (4.48%) Windows Server
4 3 (2.24%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (35.82%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (26.87%) Computer Science
3 35 (26.12%) Agile
4 26 (19.40%) DevOps
5 21 (15.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 20 (14.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (13.43%) Scrum
8 16 (11.94%) Cybersecurity
8 16 (11.94%) Validation
9 15 (11.19%) CI/CD
9 15 (11.19%) CRM
10 14 (10.45%) Project Management
10 14 (10.45%) Software Engineering
11 13 (9.70%) Time Management
12 11 (8.21%) Analytics
12 11 (8.21%) Integration Testing
12 11 (8.21%) ITIL
13 10 (7.46%) AI
13 10 (7.46%) Change Management
13 10 (7.46%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 30 (22.39%) Python
2 15 (11.19%) SQL
3 9 (6.72%) C
4 8 (5.97%) Bash
5 7 (5.22%) C#
5 7 (5.22%) SystemVerilog
6 6 (4.48%) PowerShell
7 5 (3.73%) C++
8 4 (2.99%) Java
8 4 (2.99%) MATLAB
8 4 (2.99%) Shell Script
9 3 (2.24%) JavaScript
10 2 (1.49%) X++
10 2 (1.49%) XAML
11 1 (0.75%) Perl
11 1 (0.75%) R
11 1 (0.75%) Ruby
11 1 (0.75%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 28 (20.90%) Security Cleared
2 21 (15.67%) SC Cleared
3 20 (14.93%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (12.69%) A+ Certification
4 17 (12.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (11.94%) Cisco Certification
6 15 (11.19%) CCNA
7 13 (9.70%) MCSA
8 12 (8.96%) Master's Degree
9 7 (5.22%) DV Cleared
10 6 (4.48%) HNC
10 6 (4.48%) HND
11 5 (3.73%) Microsoft Certified Professional
11 5 (3.73%) PhD
12 4 (2.99%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (2.99%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 3 (2.24%) CISSP
13 3 (2.24%) ISACA
13 3 (2.24%) PMI Certification
13 3 (2.24%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (6.72%) QA
2 4 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (2.99%) NIST
2 4 (2.99%) PMO
2 4 (2.99%) SLA
3 3 (2.24%) IEC 61508
3 3 (2.24%) NCSC
4 2 (1.49%) Data Quality
4 2 (1.49%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.75%) DO-254
5 1 (0.75%) GDPR
5 1 (0.75%) GxP
5 1 (0.75%) ISA99
5 1 (0.75%) NEBOSH
5 1 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.75%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (7.46%) Firmware
2 6 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.48%) Hyper-V
3 5 (3.73%) Docker
4 3 (2.24%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.75%) GPFS
6 1 (0.75%) Lustre
6 1 (0.75%) NFS
6 1 (0.75%) Slurm Workload Manager
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 5 (3.73%) Nessus
1 5 (3.73%) SCCM
1 5 (3.73%) WSUS
2 4 (2.99%) Ansible
2 4 (2.99%) Puppet
3 3 (2.24%) Functional Safety
3 3 (2.24%) HP ALM
4 2 (1.49%) Grafana
4 2 (1.49%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (1.49%) Kubernetes
4 2 (1.49%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.75%) Consul
5 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.75%) Progress Chef
5 1 (0.75%) Salt
Vendors
1 19 (14.18%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.97%) EMC
2 8 (5.97%) Xilinx
3 7 (5.22%) Intel
3 7 (5.22%) Microsemi
3 7 (5.22%) SAP
3 7 (5.22%) ServiceNow
4 5 (3.73%) Tenable
5 3 (2.24%) Ariba
5 3 (2.24%) HP
5 3 (2.24%) Siemens
5 3 (2.24%) VMware
6 2 (1.49%) Altera
6 2 (1.49%) Cisco
6 2 (1.49%) Palo Alto
6 2 (1.49%) PTC
6 2 (1.49%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.75%) Actel
7 1 (0.75%) SolarWinds
7 1 (0.75%) Veeam