Contract for Difference (CFD)
UK > England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contract for Difference in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Contract for Difference over the 6 months to 18 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 667 | 753 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +86 | -146 |
| Contract jobs citing Contract for Difference | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.002% | 0.028% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.006% | 0.082% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £619 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £600 | £638 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £676 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £600 | £638 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.88% | -15.00% |
All Generic Skills
England
Contract for Difference is in the General and Transferable Skills 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 generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 11,516 | 17,295 | 24,301 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 30.92% | 33.68% | 33.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,527 | 11,976 | 17,292 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £308 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £698 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.27% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 817 | 613 | 643 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £13.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.13 | £10.63 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.25 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.64% | -15.15% | +3.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.33 | £75.00 | £65.77 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.00 | £22.49 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.53% | -16.72% | +5.88% |
Contract for Difference
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Contract for Difference as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
Contract for Difference
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract for Difference in England.