The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring GoCD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GoCD over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
GoCD falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in England.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
3,305
4,263
7,542
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England
13.57%
11.46%
14.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,218
2,908
5,318
10th Percentile
£350
£355
£375
25th Percentile
£413
£425
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£534
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-6.41%
-2.86%
-
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£675
90th Percentile
£738
£738
£775
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-4.55%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
61
182
222
10th Percentile
£27.50
£31.84
£45.00
25th Percentile
£52.00
£52.50
£52.56
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£65.00
£61.34
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
+5.97%
+21.46%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£70.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£83.75
£82.35
£80.00
UK median hourly rate
£62.50
£65.00
£61.50
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
+5.69%
+21.78%
GoCD Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing GoCD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
GoCD Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing GoCD in England.
GoCD Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GoCD also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region with a requirement for GoCD.
GoCD 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:
