ISEB Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 86 115
Rank change year-on-year -13 +29 +22
Contract jobs citing ISEB 1 5 3
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.071% 0.38% 0.16%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.22% 1.37% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £306 £306 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £313 £300
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% -43.66%
75th Percentile £319 £369 £369
90th Percentile - £478 £395
England median daily rate £488 £425 £510
% change year-on-year +14.71% -16.67% +13.33%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

ISEB 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 451 364 649
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 31.81% 27.47% 34.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 150 330
10th Percentile £199 £200 £273
25th Percentile £400 £313 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +6.20% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £580 £575 £675
90th Percentile £673 £613 £747
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 79 150
10th Percentile £15.50 £22.32 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.87 £38.40 £14.52
Median hourly rate £25.08 £62.50 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -59.88% +138.10% +25.00%
75th Percentile £55.75 £67.50 £58.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £76.45 £70.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -51.95% -0.30% +16.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

ISEB job vacancy trend in the East of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

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Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

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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 ISEB within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 2025. 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 -12 1 £313 -
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England

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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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Games
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification