GitHub Contracts in England

GitHub
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring GitHub skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GitHub over the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 170 127
Rank change year-on-year +47 -43 +21
Contract jobs citing GitHub 555 546 991
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.31% 1.49% 2.08%
As % of the Cloud Services category 6.14% 4.65% 5.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 374 348 675
10th Percentile £386 £375 £406
25th Percentile £438 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% -10.21% +4.35%
75th Percentile £630 £625 £700
90th Percentile £750 £688 £820
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £600
% change year-on-year -4.55% -8.33% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 24 4
10th Percentile £25.93 £35.90 £52.15
25th Percentile £26.94 £66.81 £52.38
Median hourly rate £47.50 £70.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.14% +12.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £68.75 - £75.00
90th Percentile - - £84.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £70.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -32.14% +27.27% -21.43%

All Cloud Skills
England

GitHub falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 9,035 11,753 17,313
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 37.65% 32.00% 36.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,171 8,461 12,698
10th Percentile £311 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £415 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £748 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.81% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 320 285
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.68 £16.00 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.01 £21.37 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.01% -38.94% +62.79%
75th Percentile £37.50 £39.13 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 £79.19
UK median hourly rate £27.88 £21.46 £37.75
% change year-on-year +29.92% -43.15% +71.59%

GitHub
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for GitHub in England

GitHub
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for GitHub in England

GitHub
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GitHub in England over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for GitHub in England

GitHub
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for GitHub in England

GitHub
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing GitHub in England over the 6 months to 4 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for GitHub in England

GitHub
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 GitHub within the England region over the 6 months to 4 June 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 +31 348 £550 +2.33% 933
North of England +13 76 £491 -8.58% 910
South East +47 48 £500 +5.26% 1,087
Yorkshire -1 37 £520 -6.77% 355
North West +32 35 £475 -5.00% 447
Midlands +23 21 £475 -8.43% 703
South West +23 19 £575 +7.88% 442
West Midlands +28 17 £463 -10.84% 384
East of England +32 16 £550 - 544
East Midlands +5 4 £488 - 271
North East +1 4 £419 -11.84% 109
GitHub
UK

GitHub
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 46 (8.29%) Confluence
2 30 (5.41%) Apache Airflow
3 9 (1.62%) Apache
3 9 (1.62%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.44%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.26%) CMS
6 4 (0.72%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.54%) JBoss
7 3 (0.54%) nginx
7 3 (0.54%) WordPress
8 2 (0.36%) Camunda
8 2 (0.36%) IIS
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.18%) Drupal
9 1 (0.18%) Gunicorn
9 1 (0.18%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.18%) SAS
9 1 (0.18%) WebLogic
Applications
1 4 (0.72%) Trello
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.18%) MadCap Flare
3 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.18%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 3 (0.54%) SAP PM
2 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (0.36%) SAP BPC
2 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
2 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.36%) Shopify
3 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.18%) Endur
3 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 280 (50.45%) AWS
2 217 (39.10%) Azure
3 207 (37.30%) GitHub Actions
4 91 (16.40%) Azure DevOps
5 80 (14.41%) GCP
6 73 (13.15%) Serverless
7 66 (11.89%) AWS Lambda
8 61 (10.99%) AWS CloudFormation
9 40 (7.21%) Amazon EKS
10 37 (6.67%) Amazon S3
11 32 (5.77%) SaaS
12 31 (5.59%) dbt
13 29 (5.23%) Power Platform
14 27 (4.86%) Amazon ECS
15 25 (4.50%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 23 (4.14%) Entra ID
17 21 (3.78%) Azure Monitor
18 19 (3.42%) Amazon SQS
19 17 (3.06%) AWS CodePipeline
19 17 (3.06%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.29%) DNS
2 25 (4.50%) Firewall
2 25 (4.50%) TCP/IP
3 16 (2.88%) HTTP
4 15 (2.70%) Network Security
4 15 (2.70%) VPN
5 13 (2.34%) SMTP
6 8 (1.44%) DHCP
6 8 (1.44%) SSL
7 6 (1.08%) BGP
7 6 (1.08%) OSPF
7 6 (1.08%) VSAN
8 5 (0.90%) LAN
8 5 (0.90%) WAN
9 4 (0.72%) Ethernet VPN
9 4 (0.72%) FTP
9 4 (0.72%) Kerberos
10 3 (0.54%) IPsec
10 3 (0.54%) Remote Desktop
10 3 (0.54%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (9.19%) PostgreSQL
2 30 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
3 26 (4.68%) SQL Server
4 25 (4.50%) DynamoDB
4 25 (4.50%) NoSQL
4 25 (4.50%) Power BI
5 24 (4.32%) Amazon RDS
6 15 (2.70%) Big Data
6 15 (2.70%) BigQuery
6 15 (2.70%) MySQL
7 14 (2.52%) Relational Database
8 13 (2.34%) MongoDB
9 11 (1.98%) Azure SQL Database
10 10 (1.80%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (1.62%) Data Lake
11 9 (1.62%) Metadata
11 9 (1.62%) Redis
11 9 (1.62%) Snowflake Schema
12 8 (1.44%) Delta Lake
13 7 (1.26%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 151 (27.21%) Jenkins
2 110 (19.82%) Git
3 79 (14.23%) GitLab
3 79 (14.23%) JIRA
4 25 (4.50%) CircleCI
5 22 (3.96%) Bitbucket
6 20 (3.60%) Subversion
7 19 (3.42%) Gradle
8 18 (3.24%) SonarQube
9 16 (2.88%) Artifactory
9 16 (2.88%) Cucumber
9 16 (2.88%) TeamCity
10 15 (2.70%) Selenium
11 13 (2.34%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.16%) JUnit
12 12 (2.16%) Postman
13 11 (1.98%) git-flow
13 11 (1.98%) Terragrunt
13 11 (1.98%) Visual Studio Code
14 10 (1.80%) JMeter
General
1 167 (30.09%) Social Skills
2 99 (17.84%) Finance
3 54 (9.73%) Public Sector
4 45 (8.11%) Analytical Skills
5 37 (6.67%) Banking
6 13 (2.34%) Investment Banking
6 13 (2.34%) Marketing
6 13 (2.34%) Retail
7 9 (1.62%) Military
8 8 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (1.08%) Front Office
9 6 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (1.08%) Telecoms
10 5 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (0.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 3 (0.54%) Aerospace
12 3 (0.54%) Legal
13 1 (0.18%) Automotive
13 1 (0.18%) Law
Job Titles
1 137 (24.68%) Developer
2 77 (13.87%) Senior
3 69 (12.43%) Architect
4 63 (11.35%) DevOps Engineer
5 47 (8.47%) Lead
6 42 (7.57%) AWS Engineer
7 37 (6.67%) Azure Engineer
8 36 (6.49%) Cloud Engineer
9 31 (5.59%) Data Engineer
10 30 (5.41%) Software Engineer
11 26 (4.68%) Python Developer
12 23 (4.14%) AWS DevOps
12 23 (4.14%) Senior Developer
13 22 (3.96%) Platform Engineer
14 21 (3.78%) AWS DevOps Engineer
14 21 (3.78%) Solutions Architect
15 20 (3.60%) Full-Stack Developer
16 16 (2.88%) Data Architect
16 16 (2.88%) Security Engineer
16 16 (2.88%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 69 (12.43%) REST
2 62 (11.17%) Node.js
3 53 (9.55%) React
4 46 (8.29%) Kafka
5 41 (7.39%) HTML
5 41 (7.39%) RESTful
6 32 (5.77%) CSS
7 27 (4.86%) .NET
8 25 (4.50%) JSON
9 23 (4.14%) OAuth
10 22 (3.96%) Jest
11 21 (3.78%) Pandas
12 20 (3.60%) NumPy
12 20 (3.60%) Spring
13 19 (3.42%) AngularJS
13 19 (3.42%) Spring Boot
14 18 (3.24%) pytest
15 17 (3.06%) GraphQL
15 17 (3.06%) OAuth2
15 17 (3.06%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.95%) Cloud Native
2 32 (5.77%) Public Cloud
3 17 (3.06%) Distributed Systems
4 15 (2.70%) Hybrid Cloud
5 13 (2.34%) Algorithms
5 13 (2.34%) Clustering
5 13 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
6 12 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
6 12 (2.16%) Mobile App
6 12 (2.16%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
8 9 (1.62%) Replication
9 8 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
10 7 (1.26%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.08%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (0.90%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.72%) IoT
13 4 (0.72%) Life Science
13 4 (0.72%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 65 (11.71%) Linux
2 35 (6.31%) Windows
3 19 (3.42%) Windows Server
4 16 (2.88%) Unix
5 14 (2.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 13 (2.34%) Android
7 9 (1.62%) Solaris
8 8 (1.44%) Ubuntu
8 8 (1.44%) VMS
9 6 (1.08%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
11 3 (0.54%) CentOS
12 2 (0.36%) SUSE
12 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
13 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 332 (59.82%) CI/CD
2 245 (44.14%) DevOps
3 199 (35.86%) Agile
4 152 (27.39%) Infrastructure as Code
5 92 (16.58%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (15.50%) Containerisation
7 80 (14.41%) Analytics
8 77 (13.87%) Test Automation
9 74 (13.33%) Microservices
10 68 (12.25%) Software Engineering
11 57 (10.27%) Scrum
12 53 (9.55%) Continuous Integration
13 50 (9.01%) Artificial Intelligence
14 48 (8.65%) Data Pipeline
15 45 (8.11%) TDD
16 42 (7.57%) High Availability
16 42 (7.57%) Observability
17 41 (7.39%) Data Modelling
18 39 (7.03%) Cloud Security
18 39 (7.03%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 251 (45.23%) Python
2 105 (18.92%) SQL
3 97 (17.48%) Java
4 92 (16.58%) JavaScript
5 65 (11.71%) TypeScript
6 64 (11.53%) PowerShell
7 63 (11.35%) Bash
8 35 (6.31%) Kotlin
9 34 (6.13%) C#
10 22 (3.96%) Shell Script
11 19 (3.42%) Go
12 17 (3.06%) Bicep
12 17 (3.06%) C++
12 17 (3.06%) Groovy
12 17 (3.06%) Perl
13 12 (2.16%) Scala
14 8 (1.44%) Apex Code
15 7 (1.26%) R
15 7 (1.26%) T-SQL
16 6 (1.08%) Rust
Qualifications
1 126 (22.70%) Security Cleared
2 101 (18.20%) SC Cleared
3 43 (7.75%) Degree
4 25 (4.50%) AWS Certification
5 16 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 15 (2.70%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 12 (2.16%) Azure Certification
8 10 (1.80%) DV Cleared
8 10 (1.80%) Master's Degree
9 9 (1.62%) CREST Certified
9 9 (1.62%) OSCP
10 8 (1.44%) Tigerscheme
11 6 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (1.08%) CHECK Team Member
12 5 (0.90%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
12 5 (0.90%) OCP
12 5 (0.90%) Oracle Certification
13 3 (0.54%) CISSP
13 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.37%) QA
2 24 (4.32%) Data Quality
2 24 (4.32%) GDPR
3 17 (3.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 14 (2.52%) Accessibility
5 12 (2.16%) NCSC
6 10 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.80%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.08%) HIPAA
8 5 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 5 (0.90%) NIST
9 4 (0.72%) GxP
9 4 (0.72%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.54%) Software Quality Assurance
11 2 (0.36%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.36%) WCAG
12 1 (0.18%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 1 (0.18%) HL7
System Software
1 112 (20.18%) Docker
2 27 (4.86%) Active Directory
3 18 (3.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 12 (2.16%) VMware ESXi
5 7 (1.26%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (1.26%) VMware NSX
6 5 (0.90%) vSphere
7 4 (0.72%) NFS
7 4 (0.72%) Veritas File System
7 4 (0.72%) Veritas Volume Manager
7 4 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.54%) Lustre
8 3 (0.54%) VirtualBox
9 2 (0.36%) Ceph
9 2 (0.36%) Firmware
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
10 1 (0.18%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 221 (39.82%) Terraform
2 164 (29.55%) Kubernetes
3 99 (17.84%) Ansible
4 47 (8.47%) Grafana
5 38 (6.85%) Prometheus
6 24 (4.32%) Puppet
7 10 (1.80%) Red Hat Satellite
8 9 (1.62%) Argo
8 9 (1.62%) Istio
8 9 (1.62%) Nmap
8 9 (1.62%) Progress Chef
8 9 (1.62%) QRadar
9 7 (1.26%) Tivoli
10 6 (1.08%) Control-M
10 6 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
11 5 (0.90%) EMC NetWorker
11 5 (0.90%) Kustomize
11 5 (0.90%) Nessus
11 5 (0.90%) Tivoli Storage Manager
11 5 (0.90%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 47 (8.47%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.03%) Google
3 35 (6.31%) Splunk
4 30 (5.41%) Databricks
5 27 (4.86%) VMware
6 23 (4.14%) Red Hat
7 20 (3.60%) Oracle
8 18 (3.24%) Salesforce
9 13 (2.34%) Qualys
9 13 (2.34%) SAP
10 12 (2.16%) ServiceNow
11 11 (1.98%) Atlassian
11 11 (1.98%) IBM
12 10 (1.80%) CyberArk
12 10 (1.80%) Dell
13 9 (1.62%) Cisco
13 9 (1.62%) Veracode
14 8 (1.44%) SaltStack
15 6 (1.08%) Adobe
15 6 (1.08%) SolarWinds