Enterprise Software Contracts in England

Enterprise Application Software
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Enterprise Software in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Software over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 269 352 348
Rank change year-on-year +83 -4 +1
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 204 193 318
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.85% 0.53% 0.66%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.49% 1.73% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 142 128 243
10th Percentile £300 £416 £350
25th Percentile £440 £470 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £556 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.37% +1.14% -2.22%
75th Percentile £700 £678 £688
90th Percentile £836 £825 £775
UK median daily rate £551 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +0.18% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 1
10th Percentile £28.00 £37.05 -
25th Percentile £40.25 £47.24 £66.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £55.80 £67.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.01% -17.33% +50.98%
75th Percentile £71.08 £59.65 £68.75
90th Percentile £80.32 £61.36 -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £55.80 £67.50
% change year-on-year +12.01% -17.33% +55.48%

All Generic Skills
England

Enterprise Software falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,195 11,160 16,152
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.16% 30.70% 33.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,356 7,317 11,230
10th Percentile £300 £268 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £571
Median % change year-on-year -2.32% -3.64% +3.77%
75th Percentile £673 £675 £698
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 333 818 572
10th Percentile £15.84 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £19.97 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £34.11 £22.49
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% +51.68% -15.15%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £63.19
90th Percentile £83.88 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £31.76 £31.50 £22.26
% change year-on-year +0.83% +41.54% -19.07%

Enterprise Software
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Enterprise Software as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Software in England

Enterprise Software
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Software in England.

Daily rate trend for Enterprise Software in England

Enterprise Software
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Software in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Software in England

Enterprise Software
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Enterprise Software in England.

Hourly rate trend for Enterprise Software in England

Enterprise Software
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Enterprise Software in England over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Software in England

Enterprise Software
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 Enterprise Software within the England region over the 6 months to 22 May 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 +38 108 £628 +9.13% 477
North of England +20 26 £450 -5.26% 355
South East +46 22 £575 -4.96% 460
Midlands +10 17 £588 +14.63% 296
North West +7 17 £500 +2.56% 178
West Midlands +17 12 £600 -1.15% 164
South West +39 11 £280 -62.67% 170
East of England +24 6 £600 +17.65% 222
Yorkshire +13 6 £370 -14.35% 136
East Midlands -3 4 £507 +13.99% 114
North East - 3 £475 - 43
Enterprise Software
UK

Enterprise Software
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 9 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.47%) IIS
3 3 (1.47%) Skype for Business
4 2 (0.98%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (0.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.49%) Apache
5 1 (0.49%) Confluence
5 1 (0.49%) SAS
5 1 (0.49%) Smallworld
5 1 (0.49%) Tomcat
Applications
1 10 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.96%) InfoPath
3 3 (1.47%) EngageOne
3 3 (1.47%) Revit
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.49%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.49%) Notion
4 1 (0.49%) ProjectWise
4 1 (0.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (2.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.96%) Maximo
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.49%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.49%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.49%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.49%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.49%) Shopify
4 1 (0.49%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 47 (23.04%) Azure
2 34 (16.67%) AWS
3 22 (10.78%) Entra ID
3 22 (10.78%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (7.84%) GCP
5 14 (6.86%) SaaS
6 9 (4.41%) Power Platform
7 7 (3.43%) Serverless
8 6 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.94%) Unqork
9 5 (2.45%) IaaS
9 5 (2.45%) PaaS
9 5 (2.45%) Power Automate
9 5 (2.45%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.96%) Azure Functions
10 4 (1.96%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (1.96%) Cloud Computing
10 4 (1.96%) GitHub
10 4 (1.96%) Google Workspace
10 4 (1.96%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 14 (6.86%) DNS
2 9 (4.41%) DHCP
2 9 (4.41%) Firewall
3 8 (3.92%) VPN
4 6 (2.94%) VoIP
5 5 (2.45%) LAN
5 5 (2.45%) TCP/IP
5 5 (2.45%) WAN
6 4 (1.96%) iSCSI
6 4 (1.96%) SAN
6 4 (1.96%) VLAN
7 3 (1.47%) Skype
7 3 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.98%) Internet
8 2 (0.98%) Network Security
8 2 (0.98%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.98%) SSL
9 1 (0.49%) GPON
9 1 (0.49%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.49%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.41%) Data Warehouse
1 9 (4.41%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.43%) Relational Database
3 6 (2.94%) Power BI
4 5 (2.45%) Data Lake
4 5 (2.45%) RDBMS
5 4 (1.96%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.47%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (1.47%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.47%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.98%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.98%) KDB
8 1 (0.49%) Big Data
8 1 (0.49%) HBase
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.49%) Pentaho
8 1 (0.49%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.49%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (9.31%) JIRA
2 6 (2.94%) Git
2 6 (2.94%) GitLab
3 3 (1.47%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.47%) Postman
4 2 (0.98%) Maven
5 1 (0.49%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.49%) ERwin
5 1 (0.49%) GCC
5 1 (0.49%) Gradle
5 1 (0.49%) IntelliJ
5 1 (0.49%) ScriptRunner
5 1 (0.49%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.49%) Zephyr
General
1 92 (45.10%) Social Skills
2 46 (22.55%) Finance
3 42 (20.59%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.35%) Public Sector
5 13 (6.37%) Front Office
6 9 (4.41%) Banking
7 7 (3.43%) Retail
8 5 (2.45%) Back Office
8 5 (2.45%) Marketing
8 5 (2.45%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.96%) Financial Institution
9 4 (1.96%) French Language
9 4 (1.96%) Manufacturing
10 3 (1.47%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (1.47%) Legal
10 3 (1.47%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.98%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.98%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 51 (25.00%) Architect
2 28 (13.73%) Developer
3 18 (8.82%) Senior
3 18 (8.82%) Solutions Architect
4 16 (7.84%) Analyst
5 14 (6.86%) Consultant
6 13 (6.37%) Electronic Trading Developer
7 12 (5.88%) C# Developer
7 12 (5.88%) C# Developer - Electronic Trading
7 12 (5.88%) Real Time Developer
7 12 (5.88%) Support Engineer
8 10 (4.90%) .NET Developer
8 10 (4.90%) C# .NET Developer
9 9 (4.41%) Designer
9 9 (4.41%) IT Support
10 8 (3.92%) Data Architect
10 8 (3.92%) IAM Specialist
11 7 (3.43%) Applications Architect
11 7 (3.43%) AWS Specialist
11 7 (3.43%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (13.24%) .NET
2 17 (8.33%) REST
3 15 (7.35%) AngularJS
4 14 (6.86%) SAML
5 12 (5.88%) OAuth
5 12 (5.88%) Reactive Extensions
6 11 (5.39%) OpenID
6 11 (5.39%) SailPoint
7 10 (4.90%) HTML
7 10 (4.90%) React
7 10 (4.90%) Spring
8 9 (4.41%) CSS
8 9 (4.41%) RESTful
8 9 (4.41%) SOAP
8 9 (4.41%) Web Services
9 8 (3.92%) .NET Framework
10 7 (3.43%) JSON
10 7 (3.43%) Middleware
11 5 (2.45%) Django
11 5 (2.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.90%) Data Structures
2 8 (3.92%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.43%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.45%) Algorithms
4 5 (2.45%) Data Centre
4 5 (2.45%) Distributed Systems
4 5 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.96%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.96%) Enterprise Cloud
5 4 (1.96%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (1.96%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.47%) Hedge funds
6 3 (1.47%) Hybrid Cloud
6 3 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.98%) Fixed Income
7 2 (0.98%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.98%) Replication
7 2 (0.98%) Social Media
8 1 (0.49%) Manufacturing Execution System
8 1 (0.49%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 27 (13.24%) Windows
2 15 (7.35%) Linux
3 9 (4.41%) Windows 10
4 6 (2.94%) Windows Server
5 5 (2.45%) Mac OS
6 4 (1.96%) Unix
7 3 (1.47%) Android
7 3 (1.47%) MVS
8 2 (0.98%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (31.37%) Problem-Solving
2 57 (27.94%) Agile
3 26 (12.75%) Migration
4 25 (12.25%) DevOps
5 23 (11.27%) CI/CD
5 23 (11.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 20 (9.80%) CRM
7 19 (9.31%) Roadmaps
8 17 (8.33%) Computer Science
8 17 (8.33%) Electronic Trading
8 17 (8.33%) Identity Access Management
8 17 (8.33%) OO
9 16 (7.84%) Design Patterns
9 16 (7.84%) Microservices
9 16 (7.84%) Scrum
10 15 (7.35%) Analytics
10 15 (7.35%) ITIL
11 14 (6.86%) Stakeholder Management
12 13 (6.37%) Data Modelling
12 13 (6.37%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 45 (22.06%) Java
2 36 (17.65%) SQL
3 35 (17.16%) Python
4 26 (12.75%) JavaScript
5 22 (10.78%) C#
6 16 (7.84%) TypeScript
7 14 (6.86%) PowerShell
8 6 (2.94%) C++
9 5 (2.45%) Bash
9 5 (2.45%) C
10 2 (0.98%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.98%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.98%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.49%) Groovy
11 1 (0.49%) Magik
11 1 (0.49%) Perl
11 1 (0.49%) PHP
Qualifications
1 37 (18.14%) Security Cleared
2 32 (15.69%) SC Cleared
3 23 (11.27%) Degree
4 11 (5.39%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.94%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (1.96%) A+ Certification
6 4 (1.96%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.96%) CISM
6 4 (1.96%) CISSP
6 4 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (0.98%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.98%) CRISC
7 2 (0.98%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (0.98%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.98%) PMP
7 2 (0.98%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.49%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.49%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.49%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.86%) GDPR
2 13 (6.37%) SLA
3 10 (4.90%) HIPAA
3 10 (4.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.94%) NIST
6 3 (1.47%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.98%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.98%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.98%) PMO
8 1 (0.49%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.49%) QA
System Software
1 20 (9.80%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.41%) Docker
3 4 (1.96%) vSphere
4 1 (0.49%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (9.80%) Single Sign-On
2 11 (5.39%) Kubernetes
3 7 (3.43%) Terraform
4 6 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
5 5 (2.45%) Ansible
6 2 (0.98%) Argo
6 2 (0.98%) CASB
6 2 (0.98%) SCOM
6 2 (0.98%) Tivoli Identity Manager
7 1 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 38 (18.63%) Oracle
2 37 (18.14%) Microsoft
3 18 (8.82%) SAP
4 16 (7.84%) ServiceNow
5 11 (5.39%) Google
5 11 (5.39%) Salesforce
6 9 (4.41%) Okta
6 9 (4.41%) Ping Identity
7 5 (2.45%) IBM
8 4 (1.96%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.96%) Remedy
9 3 (1.47%) Autodesk
9 3 (1.47%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.98%) Apple
10 2 (0.98%) CyberArk
10 2 (0.98%) IFS
10 2 (0.98%) ION Trading
10 2 (0.98%) MuleSoft
10 2 (0.98%) Thunderhead
10 2 (0.98%) TIBCO