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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 210 207 366
Rank change year-on-year -3 +159 -50
Contract jobs citing Customer Requirements 424 645 502
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.15% 1.32% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.46% 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 266 286
10th Percentile £183 £234 £188
25th Percentile £413 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £464
Median % change year-on-year - +7.82% +3.06%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
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 93 226 42
10th Percentile £17.72 - £12.25
25th Percentile £25.50 £9.80 £14.90
Median hourly rate £55.00 £10.63 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +417.40% -76.38% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £12.02 £54.08
90th Percentile - £60.00 £65.04
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 31,794 44,158 63,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.49% 90.16% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,826 30,977 45,197
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £766 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,562 1,739
10th Percentile £12.91 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +4.82%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 +34 133 £475 +10.14% 124
London +61 102 £500 -2.44% 82
East of England +14 50 £600 +45.45% 56
South West -43 47 £590 -1.67% 60
Midlands +16 41 £505 +6.32% 111
North of England -22 38 £475 -5.00% 109
North West +14 22 £475 -20.83% 61
West Midlands -3 21 £694 +46.05% 76
East Midlands +33 20 £173 -51.75% 35
Yorkshire -25 15 £475 -5.00% 36
North East +12 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 (1.18%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 3 (0.71%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.47%) 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 53 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
2 22 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (4.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.12%) Windchill
5 2 (0.47%) FileZilla
5 2 (0.47%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.24%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.94%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.94%) Workfront
3 3 (0.71%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.47%) Distributed Ledger
4 2 (0.47%) 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 27 (6.37%) Azure
2 24 (5.66%) SaaS
3 19 (4.48%) PaaS
4 17 (4.01%) AWS
5 15 (3.54%) IaaS
6 14 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.07%) Google Workspace
8 11 (2.59%) Power Platform
9 6 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.18%) AWS Lambda
10 5 (1.18%) GitHub
10 5 (1.18%) Microsoft 365
10 5 (1.18%) Serverless
11 4 (0.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
11 4 (0.94%) OCI
11 4 (0.94%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.94%) Oracle Service Cloud
12 3 (0.71%) AWS Step Functions
12 3 (0.71%) npm
12 3 (0.71%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 45 (10.61%) WAN
2 37 (8.73%) LAN
3 36 (8.49%) Firewall
4 35 (8.25%) Modbus
4 35 (8.25%) RS-422
4 35 (8.25%) RS-485
5 31 (7.31%) MPLS
6 30 (7.08%) Cisco Firepower
7 26 (6.13%) SSL
8 25 (5.90%) BGP
9 15 (3.54%) VPN
10 14 (3.30%) VoIP
11 9 (2.12%) PBX
11 9 (2.12%) SDH
12 8 (1.89%) SD-WAN
13 6 (1.42%) DNS
13 6 (1.42%) WLAN
14 5 (1.18%) Cisco ISE
14 5 (1.18%) DHCP
14 5 (1.18%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.65%) Power BI
2 5 (1.18%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.71%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (0.71%) Metadata
3 3 (0.71%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.47%) Amazon Athena
4 2 (0.47%) Big Data
4 2 (0.47%) 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 (5.19%) Rational DOORS
2 15 (3.54%) Git
3 10 (2.36%) JIRA
4 9 (2.12%) Postman
5 8 (1.89%) NUnit
5 8 (1.89%) Visual Studio
6 5 (1.18%) Cypress.io
7 3 (0.71%) webpack
8 2 (0.47%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.47%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.47%) HP UFT
8 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.47%) LoadRunner
8 2 (0.47%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.47%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.24%) JMeter
9 1 (0.24%) JUnit
9 1 (0.24%) LabVIEW
9 1 (0.24%) MSI
9 1 (0.24%) Selenium
General
1 114 (26.89%) Social Skills
2 69 (16.27%) Finance
3 44 (10.38%) Electronics
4 35 (8.25%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.02%) Telecoms
6 30 (7.08%) Public Sector
7 24 (5.66%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (4.95%) Marketing
9 18 (4.25%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (4.01%) Legal
11 14 (3.30%) Banking
12 10 (2.36%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.12%) Aerospace
14 7 (1.65%) Aeronautics
14 7 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.18%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.94%) Military
16 4 (0.94%) Publishing
17 3 (0.71%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 147 (34.67%) Architect
2 53 (12.50%) Network Architect
3 38 (8.96%) Software Engineer
4 36 (8.49%) Senior
5 35 (8.25%) ServiceNow Architect
5 35 (8.25%) Solutions Architect
6 32 (7.55%) Network Engineer
7 26 (6.13%) C++ Software Engineer
8 25 (5.90%) Systems Engineer
9 22 (5.19%) Consultant
10 20 (4.72%) Analyst
10 20 (4.72%) Hardware Engineer
11 19 (4.48%) Lead
12 18 (4.25%) Developer
13 17 (4.01%) Support Engineer
14 13 (3.07%) Administrator
14 13 (3.07%) Cisco Engineer
14 13 (3.07%) Cisco Network Engineer
14 13 (3.07%) Desktop Support
14 13 (3.07%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.54%) .NET
2 11 (2.59%) AngularJS
3 9 (2.12%) Web Services
4 7 (1.65%) GraphQL
4 7 (1.65%) Playwright
5 6 (1.42%) CSS
6 5 (1.18%) .NET Framework
6 5 (1.18%) Entity Framework
6 5 (1.18%) Microsoft Enterprise Library
6 5 (1.18%) React
6 5 (1.18%) WCF
7 4 (0.94%) XML
8 3 (0.71%) EDI
8 3 (0.71%) Middleware
8 3 (0.71%) Node.js
9 2 (0.47%) Ajax
9 2 (0.47%) JSON
9 2 (0.47%) ODBC
9 2 (0.47%) RESTful
9 2 (0.47%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.61%) Self-Motivation
2 16 (3.77%) Driving Licence
3 15 (3.54%) Virtual Team
4 12 (2.83%) CMDB
5 11 (2.59%) Data Centre
5 11 (2.59%) Management Information System
6 6 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (0.71%) Blackberry
7 3 (0.71%) Derivative
7 3 (0.71%) EMC VNX
7 3 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (0.71%) PKI
7 3 (0.71%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.71%) Replication
7 3 (0.71%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.47%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.47%) Blockchain
8 2 (0.47%) Distributed Applications
8 2 (0.47%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.47%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 59 (13.92%) Windows
2 29 (6.84%) Windows 7
3 21 (4.95%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.89%) Unix
5 6 (1.42%) Linux
6 4 (0.94%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.94%) Mac OS
6 4 (0.94%) Windows Vista
7 3 (0.71%) AIX
7 3 (0.71%) Solaris
7 3 (0.71%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (23.35%) ITIL
2 98 (23.11%) Agile
3 85 (20.05%) DevOps
4 57 (13.44%) Software Testing
5 55 (12.97%) Continuous Improvement
6 54 (12.74%) Network Design
6 54 (12.74%) Problem-Solving
7 48 (11.32%) ITSM
8 46 (10.85%) Software Engineering
9 44 (10.38%) Customer Service
9 44 (10.38%) TDD
10 42 (9.91%) Unit Testing
11 41 (9.67%) Technical Leadership
12 38 (8.96%) Continuous Integration
13 35 (8.25%) Pair Programming
14 32 (7.55%) Roadmaps
15 28 (6.60%) Network Management
16 27 (6.37%) Scrum
17 26 (6.13%) Systems Engineering
18 25 (5.90%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 40 (9.43%) C#
2 38 (8.96%) C++
3 35 (8.25%) C
4 16 (3.77%) SQL
5 12 (2.83%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.83%) TypeScript
6 10 (2.36%) Java
6 10 (2.36%) Python
7 3 (0.71%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.24%) ABAP
8 1 (0.24%) Jython
8 1 (0.24%) R
Qualifications
1 153 (36.08%) Security Cleared
2 68 (16.04%) SC Cleared
3 60 (14.15%) Degree
4 42 (9.91%) DV Cleared
5 19 (4.48%) PMI Certification
6 17 (4.01%) PMP
7 15 (3.54%) Cisco Certification
8 13 (3.07%) APMP
9 11 (2.59%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.89%) CCNP
10 8 (1.89%) HND
10 8 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.65%) TOGAF Certification
12 6 (1.42%) CCIE
12 6 (1.42%) CCIE Data Center
13 4 (0.94%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.94%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.94%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (0.94%) JNCIA
14 3 (0.71%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (10.14%) SLA
2 11 (2.59%) PCI DSS
3 9 (2.12%) QA
4 7 (1.65%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.42%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.18%) NCSC
7 3 (0.71%) GDPR
7 3 (0.71%) GRC
7 3 (0.71%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.24%) NIST
System Software
1 16 (3.77%) Firmware
2 10 (2.36%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.36%) Docker
3 8 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.71%) SRDF
5 2 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
Systems Management
1 25 (5.90%) Endace
2 20 (4.72%) SCCM
3 8 (1.89%) Control-M
4 5 (1.18%) WhatsUp Gold
5 4 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.94%) Terraform
6 3 (0.71%) EMC TimeFinder
7 2 (0.47%) Ansible
7 2 (0.47%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.47%) Puppet
7 2 (0.47%) Rancher
8 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) QRadar
Vendors
1 75 (17.69%) Cisco
2 72 (16.98%) Microsoft
3 46 (10.85%) ServiceNow
4 37 (8.73%) Juniper
5 28 (6.60%) Fortinet
6 25 (5.90%) F5
7 21 (4.95%) Oracle
8 20 (4.72%) HP
9 16 (3.77%) Google
10 14 (3.30%) Salesforce
11 13 (3.07%) SAP
12 12 (2.83%) Nokia
13 11 (2.59%) VMware
14 10 (2.36%) IBM
15 9 (2.12%) Palo Alto
16 7 (1.65%) Dell
16 7 (1.65%) Informatica
17 6 (1.42%) Computacenter
17 6 (1.42%) Zscaler
18 5 (1.18%) CheckPoint