CLAS Contract Job Trends 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 22 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 524 530 534
Rank change year-on-year +6 +4 +218
Contract jobs citing CLAS 4 2 48
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.014% 0.006% 0.12%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.043% 0.021% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 35
10th Percentile - £614 £554
25th Percentile £613 £616 £584
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £638 £650
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -1.92% +1.96%
75th Percentile £638 £666 £675
90th Percentile - £671 £755
UK median daily rate £625 £638 £650
% change year-on-year -1.96% -1.92% +1.96%

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 9,204 9,433 11,758
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 32.40% 29.70% 29.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,883 5,759 7,599
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 766 464 693
10th Percentile £17.69 £19.46 £17.03
25th Percentile £18.87 £30.00 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.67
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% -2.17% +19.26%
75th Percentile £42.81 £68.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £72.25 £75.00 £79.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £53.67
% change year-on-year -47.05% -11.49% +19.26%

CLAS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CLAS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CLAS job vacancy trend in England

CLAS
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CLAS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CLAS

CLAS
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CLAS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CLAS

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 22 October 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 +16 4 £625 -
CLAS
UK

CLAS
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Electronics
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 4 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Security Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (100.00%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CESG Certified Professional
1 4 (100.00%) CISSP
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (100.00%) JSP 440
1 4 (100.00%) NIST
1 4 (100.00%) RMADS
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) SAP