Customer Requirements Contracts in England

Customer Requirements
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Customer Requirements skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Customer Requirements over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 201 202 357
Rank change year-on-year +1 +155 -31
Contract jobs citing Customer Requirements 416 638 512
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.14% 1.32% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.32% 1.47% 0.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 171 258 292
10th Percentile £205 £213 £227
25th Percentile £437 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £626
90th Percentile £688 £675 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 225 42
10th Percentile £17.65 - £12.25
25th Percentile £25.50 £9.80 £14.20
Median hourly rate £61.25 £10.63 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +476.20% -76.38% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £12.02 £51.71
90th Percentile £65.08 £60.00 £60.93
UK median hourly rate £47.83 £10.63 £45.14
% change year-on-year +349.95% -76.45% +0.31%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Customer Requirements is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,464 43,415 63,929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.38% 90.10% 90.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,624 30,476 45,458
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £448 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,526 1,738
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.20 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.40 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.29% +45.58% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +7.00%

Customer Requirements
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Customer Requirements in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Customer Requirements in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Customer Requirements in England

Customer Requirements
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 Customer Requirements within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 2024. 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 East +43 130 £475 +12.23% 111
London +64 100 £500 -4.76% 93
South West -42 49 £590 -1.67% 65
East of England 0 47 £600 +45.45% 60
Midlands +15 40 £450 -5.26% 125
North of England -19 38 £475 -5.00% 138
North West +11 22 £475 -20.83% 80
East Midlands +26 20 £173 -51.75% 43
West Midlands +3 20 £638 +34.21% 82
Yorkshire -27 15 £475 -5.00% 46
North East +11 1 £150 -70.00% 13
Customer Requirements
UK

Customer Requirements
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (1.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 3 (0.72%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.48%) CMS
4 1 (0.24%) Apache
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.24%) Confluence
4 1 (0.24%) IIS
4 1 (0.24%) MTS
4 1 (0.24%) SAS
4 1 (0.24%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 52 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (5.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.44%) Windchill
5 2 (0.48%) FileZilla
5 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.96%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.96%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.96%) Workfront
3 3 (0.72%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.48%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.24%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.24%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.24%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.24%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 26 (6.25%) Azure
2 25 (6.01%) SaaS
3 20 (4.81%) PaaS
4 15 (3.61%) AWS
4 15 (3.61%) IaaS
5 14 (3.37%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (3.13%) Google Workspace
7 11 (2.64%) Power Platform
8 6 (1.44%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.20%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (1.20%) GitHub
9 5 (1.20%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.20%) Serverless
10 4 (0.96%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 4 (0.96%) OCI
10 4 (0.96%) OneDrive
10 4 (0.96%) Oracle Service Cloud
11 3 (0.72%) AWS Step Functions
11 3 (0.72%) npm
11 3 (0.72%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.82%) WAN
2 36 (8.65%) Firewall
2 36 (8.65%) LAN
3 35 (8.41%) Modbus
3 35 (8.41%) RS-422
3 35 (8.41%) RS-485
4 31 (7.45%) MPLS
5 30 (7.21%) Cisco Firepower
6 26 (6.25%) SSL
7 25 (6.01%) BGP
8 15 (3.61%) VoIP
8 15 (3.61%) VPN
9 10 (2.40%) PBX
10 9 (2.16%) SDH
11 8 (1.92%) SD-WAN
12 6 (1.44%) DNS
12 6 (1.44%) WLAN
13 5 (1.20%) DHCP
13 5 (1.20%) Internet
13 5 (1.20%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.68%) Power BI
2 5 (1.20%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (0.72%) Metadata
3 3 (0.72%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.48%) Amazon Athena
4 2 (0.48%) Big Data
4 2 (0.48%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.24%) DB2
5 1 (0.24%) Pentaho
5 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.24%) SAS Data Integration Studio
5 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 22 (5.29%) Rational DOORS
2 15 (3.61%) Git
3 9 (2.16%) JIRA
3 9 (2.16%) Postman
4 8 (1.92%) NUnit
4 8 (1.92%) Visual Studio
5 5 (1.20%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.72%) webpack
7 2 (0.48%) Artifactory
7 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.48%) HP UFT
7 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.48%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.48%) Octopus Deploy
7 2 (0.48%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.24%) Appium
8 1 (0.24%) GitLab
8 1 (0.24%) Maven
8 1 (0.24%) MSI
8 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 109 (26.20%) Social Skills
2 68 (16.35%) Finance
3 43 (10.34%) Electronics
4 35 (8.41%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (8.41%) Telecoms
5 30 (7.21%) Public Sector
6 23 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
7 21 (5.05%) Marketing
8 17 (4.09%) Legal
8 17 (4.09%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.37%) Banking
10 10 (2.40%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.16%) Aerospace
12 7 (1.68%) Aeronautics
12 7 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.20%) Investment Banking
14 4 (0.96%) Military
14 4 (0.96%) Publishing
15 3 (0.72%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 147 (35.34%) Architect
2 53 (12.74%) Network Architect
3 38 (9.13%) Software Engineer
4 35 (8.41%) ServiceNow Architect
5 34 (8.17%) Senior
5 34 (8.17%) Solutions Architect
6 32 (7.69%) Network Engineer
7 26 (6.25%) C++ Software Engineer
8 25 (6.01%) Systems Engineer
9 21 (5.05%) Consultant
10 20 (4.81%) Analyst
11 18 (4.33%) Developer
11 18 (4.33%) Hardware Engineer
11 18 (4.33%) Lead
12 16 (3.85%) Support Engineer
13 13 (3.13%) Cisco Engineer
13 13 (3.13%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 12 (2.88%) Windows Engineer
14 12 (2.88%) Windows Support Engineer
15 11 (2.64%) Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.61%) .NET
2 11 (2.64%) AngularJS
3 9 (2.16%) Web Services
4 7 (1.68%) GraphQL
4 7 (1.68%) Playwright
5 6 (1.44%) CSS
6 5 (1.20%) .NET Framework
6 5 (1.20%) Entity Framework
6 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
6 5 (1.20%) React
6 5 (1.20%) WCF
7 4 (0.96%) XML
8 3 (0.72%) EDI
8 3 (0.72%) Middleware
8 3 (0.72%) Node.js
9 2 (0.48%) Ajax
9 2 (0.48%) JSON
9 2 (0.48%) RESTful
9 2 (0.48%) Smart Contracts
9 2 (0.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.58%) Self-Motivation
2 15 (3.61%) Driving Licence
2 15 (3.61%) Virtual Team
3 11 (2.64%) CMDB
3 11 (2.64%) Data Centre
3 11 (2.64%) Management Information System
4 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (0.96%) Blackberry
5 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (0.72%) Derivative
6 3 (0.72%) EMC VNX
6 3 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (0.72%) Product Ownership
6 3 (0.72%) Replication
7 2 (0.48%) Algorithms
7 2 (0.48%) Blockchain
7 2 (0.48%) Distributed Applications
7 2 (0.48%) Market Risk
7 2 (0.48%) PKI
7 2 (0.48%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 56 (13.46%) Windows
2 28 (6.73%) Windows 7
3 20 (4.81%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.92%) Unix
5 6 (1.44%) Linux
6 4 (0.96%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.96%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.96%) Windows Vista
7 3 (0.72%) AIX
7 3 (0.72%) Solaris
7 3 (0.72%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (23.80%) ITIL
2 96 (23.08%) Agile
3 84 (20.19%) DevOps
4 56 (13.46%) Software Testing
5 55 (13.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (12.98%) Network Design
7 53 (12.74%) Problem-Solving
8 49 (11.78%) ITSM
9 46 (11.06%) Software Engineering
10 44 (10.58%) TDD
11 42 (10.10%) Customer Service
11 42 (10.10%) Unit Testing
12 41 (9.86%) Technical Leadership
13 38 (9.13%) Continuous Integration
14 35 (8.41%) Pair Programming
15 32 (7.69%) Roadmaps
16 28 (6.73%) Network Management
17 26 (6.25%) Scrum
17 26 (6.25%) Systems Engineering
18 25 (6.01%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.62%) C#
2 38 (9.13%) C++
3 35 (8.41%) C
4 16 (3.85%) SQL
5 12 (2.88%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.88%) TypeScript
6 10 (2.40%) Java
6 10 (2.40%) Python
7 3 (0.72%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.24%) ABAP
8 1 (0.24%) Jython
8 1 (0.24%) R
Qualifications
1 152 (36.54%) Security Cleared
2 69 (16.59%) SC Cleared
3 58 (13.94%) Degree
4 40 (9.62%) DV Cleared
5 19 (4.57%) PMI Certification
6 17 (4.09%) PMP
7 16 (3.85%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (3.13%) APMP
9 11 (2.64%) Master's Degree
10 9 (2.16%) CCNP
11 8 (1.92%) HND
11 8 (1.92%) ITIL Certification
12 7 (1.68%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (1.44%) CCIE
13 6 (1.44%) CCIE Data Center
14 4 (0.96%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 4 (0.96%) JNCIA
14 4 (0.96%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 3 (0.72%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (10.10%) SLA
2 11 (2.64%) PCI DSS
3 9 (2.16%) QA
4 7 (1.68%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.44%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.20%) NCSC
7 3 (0.72%) GDPR
7 3 (0.72%) GRC
7 3 (0.72%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 15 (3.61%) Firmware
2 10 (2.40%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.40%) Docker
3 9 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.72%) SRDF
5 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 25 (6.01%) Endace
2 19 (4.57%) SCCM
3 8 (1.92%) Control-M
4 5 (1.20%) WhatsUp Gold
5 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.96%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.96%) Terraform
6 3 (0.72%) EMC TimeFinder
7 2 (0.48%) Ansible
7 2 (0.48%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.48%) Puppet
7 2 (0.48%) Rancher
8 1 (0.24%) Autotask
8 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) QRadar
Vendors
1 76 (18.27%) Cisco
2 71 (17.07%) Microsoft
3 47 (11.30%) ServiceNow
4 38 (9.13%) Juniper
5 28 (6.73%) Fortinet
6 26 (6.25%) F5
7 21 (5.05%) Oracle
8 18 (4.33%) HP
9 16 (3.85%) Google
10 14 (3.37%) Salesforce
11 13 (3.13%) Nokia
12 12 (2.88%) SAP
12 12 (2.88%) VMware
13 10 (2.40%) IBM
13 10 (2.40%) Palo Alto
14 7 (1.68%) Informatica
15 6 (1.44%) Computacenter
15 6 (1.44%) Dell
15 6 (1.44%) Zscaler
16 5 (1.20%) Infoblox