CLAS Contracts in England

CESG Listed Adviser Scheme (CLAS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CLAS qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 482 536 629
Rank change year-on-year +54 +93 +136
Contract jobs citing CLAS 3 6 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.012% 0.016% 0.048%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.039% 0.052% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 £613 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £625 £650
Median % change year-on-year - -3.85% +16.07%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £713
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £625 £625 £650
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +16.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £59.73
25th Percentile - - £69.31
Median hourly rate - - £73.99
75th Percentile - - £78.06
90th Percentile - - £82.08
UK median hourly rate - - £73.99
% change year-on-year - - +24.35%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

CLAS 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 7,629 11,624 13,999
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.33% 31.25% 27.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,849 7,135 9,365
10th Percentile £290 £306 £330
25th Percentile £415 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 435 985 748
10th Percentile £18.13 £14.00 £15.15
25th Percentile £22.39 £18.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%
75th Percentile £67.75 £62.50 £68.25
90th Percentile £81.74 £75.25 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year - -25.93% +29.16%

CLAS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for CLAS in England

CLAS
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 CLAS within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +42 2 £625 -
London - 1 - -
CLAS
UK

CLAS
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) FLEXCUBE
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Electronics
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Marketing
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Consultant
1 2 (66.67%) Security Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Epics
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CESG Certified Professional
1 2 (66.67%) CISSP
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (66.67%) JSP 440
1 2 (66.67%) NIST
1 2 (66.67%) RMADS
2 1 (33.33%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle