B2B Contracts in England

Business-to-Business (B2B)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for B2B skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited B2B over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 300 355 390
Rank change year-on-year +55 +35 -30
Contract jobs citing B2B 258 306 463
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.70% 0.64% 0.66%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 0.72% 0.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 188 308
10th Percentile £230 £370 £385
25th Percentile £416 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.65% -6.52% +15.00%
75th Percentile £606 £641 £688
90th Percentile £675 £762 £729
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £564
% change year-on-year -2.38% -6.87% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 6
10th Percentile £13.09 £33.50 £25.38
25th Percentile £18.05 £44.00 £41.50
Median hourly rate £30.25 £46.00 £48.56
Median % change year-on-year -34.24% -5.26% +76.56%
75th Percentile £44.69 £53.88 £58.97
90th Percentile £68.75 £61.63 £64.63
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £46.00 £48.56
% change year-on-year -34.78% -5.26% +76.56%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

B2B is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,623 42,710 64,053
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.71% 89.97% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,632 29,989 45,672
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £445 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,323 1,520 1,714
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.74 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.32 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +49.28% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.48
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.05 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

B2B
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing B2B as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for B2B in England

B2B
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing B2B in England.

Daily rate trend for B2B in England

B2B
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing B2B in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for B2B in England

B2B
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing B2B in England.

Hourly rate trend for B2B in England

B2B
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing B2B in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for B2B in England

B2B
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 B2B within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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 +81 152 £545 +1.40% 341
South East -5 59 £513 -9.89% 114
North of England +12 20 £400 -20.00% 136
East of England +16 14 £550 +38.54% 44
North West +12 13 £538 +7.50% 87
North East - 4 £190 - 8
Midlands +15 3 £238 -53.43% 72
Yorkshire +12 3 £432 -13.60% 43
West Midlands +9 3 £238 -46.63% 39
South West -1 3 - - 41
B2B
UK

B2B
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.33%) CMS
2 5 (1.94%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 3 (1.16%) Confluence
3 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.78%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.39%) Appian
5 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (4.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (1.16%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.78%) Adobe Illustrator
6 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.78%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.78%) Sketch
7 1 (0.39%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.39%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.39%) Final Cut Pro
7 1 (0.39%) InDesign
7 1 (0.39%) InVision
7 1 (0.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 26 (10.08%) Shopify
2 13 (5.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 11 (4.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (1.94%) SAP CO
4 5 (1.94%) SAP FI
4 5 (1.94%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.78%) Magento
5 2 (0.78%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.39%) WebTrends
6 1 (0.39%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.39%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 33 (12.79%) Azure
2 32 (12.40%) SaaS
3 26 (10.08%) BigCommerce
4 20 (7.75%) AWS
5 14 (5.43%) Figma
5 14 (5.43%) Power Platform
6 11 (4.26%) GCP
7 10 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (3.88%) Dynamics 365
8 9 (3.49%) Entra ID
8 9 (3.49%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (3.10%) PaaS
10 6 (2.33%) GitHub
10 6 (2.33%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 6 (2.33%) Serverless
10 6 (2.33%) Snowflake
11 5 (1.94%) AWS Lambda
11 5 (1.94%) IaaS
11 5 (1.94%) Mimecast
12 4 (1.55%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.69%) DMZ
2 9 (3.49%) Firewall
3 6 (2.33%) Radio Access Network
4 5 (1.94%) 5G
4 5 (1.94%) SMS
5 4 (1.55%) 3G
5 4 (1.55%) 4G
6 3 (1.16%) VoIP
6 3 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.78%) FTP
8 1 (0.39%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.49%) Power BI
2 8 (3.10%) MySQL
3 6 (2.33%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.33%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.55%) Big Data
5 3 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.78%) DynamoDB
6 2 (0.78%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.78%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.78%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.39%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.39%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.39%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.39%) NonStop SQL
Development Applications
1 8 (3.10%) Git
2 6 (2.33%) Maven
3 5 (1.94%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.94%) JIRA
4 2 (0.78%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.78%) Gradle
5 1 (0.39%) gulp
5 1 (0.39%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 78 (30.23%) Marketing
2 64 (24.81%) Social Skills
3 42 (16.28%) Finance
4 38 (14.73%) Retail
5 31 (12.02%) Banking
6 24 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
7 12 (4.65%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (4.26%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (3.88%) Telecoms
10 9 (3.49%) German Language
10 9 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
11 8 (3.10%) French Language
11 8 (3.10%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.94%) Legal
12 5 (1.94%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.55%) Advertising
13 4 (1.55%) Publishing
14 3 (1.16%) Automotive
14 3 (1.16%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 46 (17.83%) Senior
2 34 (13.18%) Analyst
3 28 (10.85%) Architect
3 28 (10.85%) Network Engineer
4 25 (9.69%) Senior Network Engineer
5 20 (7.75%) Developer
6 19 (7.36%) Designer
7 16 (6.20%) Product Manager
8 15 (5.81%) Business Analyst
8 15 (5.81%) Consultant
9 13 (5.04%) Lead
10 11 (4.26%) Project Manager
10 11 (4.26%) Salesforce Architect
11 10 (3.88%) Senior Manager
11 10 (3.88%) UX Designer
12 8 (3.10%) Marketing Manager
12 8 (3.10%) Solutions Architect
13 6 (2.33%) Desktop Support
13 6 (2.33%) Programme Manager
14 5 (1.94%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (8.53%) VML
2 11 (4.26%) React
3 9 (3.49%) AngularJS
3 9 (3.49%) CSS
4 8 (3.10%) Lightning Web Components
4 8 (3.10%) REST
4 8 (3.10%) Web Services
5 7 (2.71%) HTML
6 6 (2.33%) Node.js
6 6 (2.33%) RESTful
7 5 (1.94%) jQuery
7 5 (1.94%) Spring
8 4 (1.55%) IDoc
8 4 (1.55%) Sass
8 4 (1.55%) XML
9 3 (1.16%) J2EE
9 3 (1.16%) OAuth
9 3 (1.16%) OpenID
9 3 (1.16%) Spring MVC
9 3 (1.16%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.65%) Social Media
2 11 (4.26%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.88%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.10%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (2.71%) FMCG
5 7 (2.71%) IoT
5 7 (2.71%) Management Information System
6 6 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.94%) Mobile App
8 4 (1.55%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.55%) EPoS
9 3 (1.16%) Graphic Design
9 3 (1.16%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
10 2 (0.78%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.78%) Onboarding
10 2 (0.78%) Public Cloud
11 1 (0.39%) Animation
11 1 (0.39%) IBM Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 15 (5.81%) Windows
2 4 (1.55%) Linux
2 4 (1.55%) Unix
3 3 (1.16%) Android
4 2 (0.78%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (17.44%) Agile
2 42 (16.28%) Migration
3 34 (13.18%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (12.40%) User Experience
5 30 (11.63%) E-Commerce
6 29 (11.24%) B2C
7 28 (10.85%) CRM
8 27 (10.47%) Customer Acquisition
9 23 (8.91%) Analytics
10 22 (8.53%) DevOps
10 22 (8.53%) Project Management
11 21 (8.14%) Roadmaps
12 20 (7.75%) Project Delivery
13 19 (7.36%) Customer Experience
13 19 (7.36%) UX Design
14 18 (6.98%) Technology Strategy
15 16 (6.20%) Stakeholder Management
16 15 (5.81%) ERP
16 15 (5.81%) Product Management
16 15 (5.81%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.20%) SQL
1 16 (6.20%) TypeScript
2 12 (4.65%) Python
3 11 (4.26%) Java
3 11 (4.26%) JavaScript
4 6 (2.33%) C#
5 5 (1.94%) Apex Code
5 5 (1.94%) PHP
6 4 (1.55%) VBA
7 3 (1.16%) Bash
7 3 (1.16%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.78%) C
8 2 (0.78%) Kotlin
8 2 (0.78%) Objective-C
8 2 (0.78%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.78%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.78%) Swift
9 1 (0.39%) C++
9 1 (0.39%) Ruby
9 1 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (10.47%) Cisco Certification
2 21 (8.14%) Degree
3 9 (3.49%) SC Cleared
3 9 (3.49%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.94%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.55%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.55%) TOGAF Certification
6 2 (0.78%) CCNA
6 2 (0.78%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.78%) MBA
7 1 (0.39%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.39%) CBAP
7 1 (0.39%) CSPO
7 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.39%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.26%) QA
2 9 (3.49%) SLA
3 3 (1.16%) Accessibility
3 3 (1.16%) GDPR
4 2 (0.78%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.78%) PMO
5 1 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.39%) GxP
System Software
1 10 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.16%) zsh
3 1 (0.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (1.94%) Terraform
2 2 (0.78%) Ansible
3 1 (0.39%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 50 (19.38%) Salesforce
2 46 (17.83%) SAP
3 38 (14.73%) Microsoft
4 30 (11.63%) CheckPoint
4 30 (11.63%) Cisco
5 28 (10.85%) Adobe
6 27 (10.47%) Arista
7 26 (10.08%) Sitecore
8 12 (4.65%) Dell
8 12 (4.65%) Intel
9 10 (3.88%) Google
10 5 (1.94%) Databricks
11 4 (1.55%) Apple
11 4 (1.55%) FIS
12 3 (1.16%) Aruba
12 3 (1.16%) Citrix
12 3 (1.16%) F5
12 3 (1.16%) IBM
12 3 (1.16%) Informatica
12 3 (1.16%) Meraki