Actionable Recommendations Contract Job Trends in England
Actionable Recommendations
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Actionable Recommendations skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 477 | 446 | 465 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +19 | +71 |
| Contract jobs citing Actionable Recommendations | 175 | 74 | 58 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.37% | 0.26% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.06% | 1.48% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 94 | 48 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £334 | £456 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £424 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -25.49% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £566 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £633 | £850 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £465 | £608 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.53% | -23.46% | +15.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.86 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41.19 | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £49.69 | £25.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +98.76% | -41.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59.48 | - | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.58 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £49.69 | £25.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +98.76% | -41.18% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
Actionable Recommendations falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 8,486 | 5,001 | 4,209 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 18.14% | 17.71% | 13.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,283 | 3,251 | 2,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £291 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -2.44% | -5.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £723 | £751 |
| UK median daily rate | £507 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.40% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 696 | 245 | 196 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £15.13 | £13.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.60 | £17.69 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.40 | £32.00 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.23% | -9.86% | -3.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.40 | £67.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.32 | £81.80 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £31.46 | £30.00 | £27.92 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.87% | +7.45% | -22.04% |
Actionable Recommendations Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Actionable Recommendations relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Actionable Recommendations Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Actionable Recommendations.
Actionable Recommendations Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Actionable Recommendations in England over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Actionable Recommendations Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Actionable Recommendations.
Actionable Recommendations Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Actionable Recommendations in England over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Actionable Recommendations Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Actionable Recommendations within the England region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -33 | 95 | £525 | +5.00% | 140 |
| North of England | -65 | 23 | £500 | +5.26% | 31 |
| South East | -52 | 22 | £525 | +15.13% | 33 |
| Midlands | -32 | 15 | £475 | -7.32% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 12 | £500 | -4.76% | 10 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 12 | £475 | -17.39% | 16 |
| East of England | -17 | 11 | £500 | - | 12 |
| North West | -40 | 9 | £538 | +19.44% | 17 |
| South West | -32 | 5 | £750 | +66.67% | 7 |
| North East | -38 | 4 | £725 | +61.11% | 4 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 3 | £400 | -15.79% | 1 |
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Actionable Recommendations Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 10.9% | 19 |
| 2 | Data Quality | 10.3% | 18 |
| 3 | PMO | 5.1% | 9 |
| 4 | GDPR | 4.6% | 8 |
| 4 | QA | 4.6% | 8 |
| 6 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 4.0% | 7 |
| 7 | NCSC | 2.9% | 5 |
| 7 | WCAG | 2.9% | 5 |
| 9 | NIST | 1.7% | 3 |
| 10 | Cyber Essentials | 1.1% | 2 |
| 10 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 1.1% | 2 |
| 10 | GRC | 1.1% | 2 |
| 10 | ISO 22301 | 1.1% | 2 |
| 14 | GxP | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | JSP 440 | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | NIST 800 | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | PCI DSS | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | PERC | 0.6% | 1 |
| 14 | SOC 2 | 0.6% | 1 |