The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Blackboard products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Blackboard over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Blackboard, Inc.
Blackboard falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
13,499
14,317
18,290
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
47.78%
44.85%
44.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
8,584
8,573
12,113
10th Percentile
£278
£300
£263
25th Percentile
£404
£413
£409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£510
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-2.86%
-
-2.33%
75th Percentile
£619
£626
£644
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£738
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-
-1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted
666
488
628
10th Percentile
£15.00
£15.00
£15.25
25th Percentile
£18.00
£16.00
£20.19
Median hourly rate
£25.00
£35.18
£44.50
Median % change year-on-year
-28.94%
-20.94%
+81.04%
75th Percentile
£42.24
£65.00
£63.41
90th Percentile
£69.65
£71.85
£76.25
UK median hourly rate
£24.00
£33.00
£43.88
% change year-on-year
-27.27%
-24.79%
+82.83%
Blackboard Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Blackboard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Blackboard Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Blackboard.
Blackboard Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Blackboard.
Blackboard Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Blackboard also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region with a requirement for Blackboard.
Blackboard Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:
