City & Guilds Contract Job Trends in England

City & Guilds
UK > England

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

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 519 517 604
Rank change year-on-year -2 +87 -
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 2 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.007% 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.023% 0.010% 0.049%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £425
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £325 £311 £450
% change year-on-year +4.57% -30.93% +55.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £24.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £25.17 £24.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.88% +20.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

City & Guilds 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 England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 8,627 9,841 12,168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.32% 30.05% 28.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,450 6,165 7,924
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £426 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £711 £738 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 661 614 633
10th Percentile £18.22 £16.30 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.87 £25.67 £24.60
Median hourly rate £25.15 £53.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.55% -3.64% +22.22%
75th Percentile £50.00 £69.73 £70.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.00 £79.02
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -48.67% -10.91% +22.22%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for City & Guilds in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
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 City & Guilds within the England region over the 6 months to 6 September 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
South West - 2 - - 2
City & Guilds
UK

City & Guilds
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Police
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) ICT Trainer
1 2 (100.00%) Trainer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Media
1 2 (100.00%) e-Learning
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) NVQ Level 3