Elite 3E Contract Job Trends in England

Thomson Reuters Elite 3E
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Elite 3E skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 517 519 566
Rank change year-on-year +2 +47 +183
Contract jobs citing Elite 3E 2 11 25
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% 0.034% 0.061%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.083% 0.49% 0.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 25
10th Percentile - £291 £210
25th Percentile £494 £369 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £484
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% -7.02% +7.56%
75th Percentile £531 £519 £575
90th Percentile - £543 £728
UK median daily rate £513 £450 £484
% change year-on-year +13.89% -7.02% -4.63%

All Business Application Skills
England

Elite 3E falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 2,417 2,263 2,929
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.59% 7.05% 7.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,463 1,247 1,718
10th Percentile £358 £375 £373
25th Percentile £450 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.34%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £758
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 68 77
10th Percentile £12.82 £28.62 £31.44
25th Percentile £21.90 £35.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £41.00 £40.91 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +0.21% -27.58% +25.53%
75th Percentile £72.50 £61.60 £73.75
90th Percentile £93.78 £74.91 £90.10
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £43.75 £56.49
% change year-on-year -25.71% -22.55% +25.53%

Elite 3E
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Elite 3E relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Elite 3E job vacancy trend in England

Elite 3E
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Elite 3E.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Elite 3E

Elite 3E
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Elite 3E.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Elite 3E

Elite 3E
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 Elite 3E within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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
London +9 1 - - 14
Midlands -17 1 £513 +13.89%
West Midlands -17 1 £513 +13.89%
North of England -20 1 £513 -2.38%
Yorkshire - 1 £513 -
Elite 3E
UK

Elite 3E
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Systems Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Legal Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (50.00%) Data Structures
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Applications
2 1 (50.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Practice Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (50.00%) Record to Report
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) ACCA
1 1 (50.00%) CIMA
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Adaptive Insights
1 1 (50.00%) Aderant
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) Tagetik
1 1 (50.00%) Workday