HTTP Contract Job Trends in England

HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring HTTP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 303 380
Rank change year-on-year -99 +77 +61
Contract jobs citing HTTP 166 171 168
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.46% 0.69% 0.44%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 4.58% 5.14% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 116 111
10th Percentile £301 £388 £300
25th Percentile £400 £477 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £580 £500
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% +16.00% -13.79%
75th Percentile £588 £675 £588
90th Percentile £649 £775 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 9 4
10th Percentile £41.25 £34.77 -
25th Percentile £50.25 £45.75 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £80.68 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -19.43% +75.84% -38.83%
75th Percentile £83.75 £81.35 £48.91
90th Percentile £95.00 £82.48 £54.36
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £80.68 £45.88
% change year-on-year -19.43% +75.84% -35.38%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
England

HTTP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 3,624 3,329 5,363
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.98% 13.49% 14.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,331 2,037 3,223
10th Percentile £205 £210 £205
25th Percentile £367 £363 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £481 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -3.75% +5.26% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 112 378
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.01 £14.26
25th Percentile £20.37 £21.46 £19.59
Median hourly rate £40.02 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.34% -12.50% +110.53%
75th Percentile £65.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £75.00 £73.12
UK median hourly rate £40.02 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +14.34% -12.50% +110.53%

HTTP
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

HTTP job vacancy trend in England

HTTP
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTTP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTTP

HTTP
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HTTP in England over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HTTP in England

HTTP
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTTP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing HTTP

HTTP
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing HTTP in England over the 6 months to 11 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for HTTP in England

HTTP
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 HTTP within the England region over the 6 months to 11 March 2026. 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 -51 64 £525 -6.67% 12
North of England -32 48 £446 -5.61% 16
North West +3 45 £446 -3.26% 10
Midlands -46 33 £340 -12.37% 1
West Midlands -37 31 £340 -18.56% 1
South East -42 21 £500 -9.09% 5
East of England -42 7 - - 12
South West -28 6 £550 -10.57% 1
Yorkshire -71 3 £538 -29.74% 4
East Midlands -34 2 - -
HTTP
UK

HTTP
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.61%) Ethereum
1 6 (3.61%) Hyperledger
2 4 (2.41%) Apache
2 4 (2.41%) Confluence
2 4 (2.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.20%) nginx
3 2 (1.20%) Tomcat
3 2 (1.20%) WebLogic
4 1 (0.60%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.60%) IBM HTTP Server
4 1 (0.60%) IIS
4 1 (0.60%) Oracle HTTP Server
4 1 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.60%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.60%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.60%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (0.60%) WebSphere Portal
Applications
1 8 (4.82%) MS Visio
2 5 (3.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.60%) InDesign
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 10 (6.02%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.81%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.60%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.60%) R3 Corda
3 1 (0.60%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.60%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 40 (24.10%) Azure
2 38 (22.89%) AWS
3 19 (11.45%) GCP
4 13 (7.83%) GitHub
5 12 (7.23%) Power Platform
6 11 (6.63%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (6.02%) Azure Logic Apps
8 9 (5.42%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (3.61%) Akamai
9 6 (3.61%) Entra ID
9 6 (3.61%) Power Automate
9 6 (3.61%) SaaS
9 6 (3.61%) Serverless
10 5 (3.01%) Apigee
10 5 (3.01%) Azure API Management
10 5 (3.01%) Azure DevOps
10 5 (3.01%) Azure Service Bus
10 5 (3.01%) PowerApps
11 4 (2.41%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (2.41%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 67 (40.36%) DNS
2 55 (33.13%) TCP/IP
3 54 (32.53%) SSL
4 43 (25.90%) Wireshark
5 40 (24.10%) BIG-IP
6 22 (13.25%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
6 22 (13.25%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 20 (12.05%) Firewall
8 19 (11.45%) Network Security
9 15 (9.04%) HTTPS
10 11 (6.63%) SMTP
10 11 (6.63%) VPN
11 10 (6.02%) FTP
12 9 (5.42%) Wireless
13 8 (4.82%) LAN
13 8 (4.82%) WAN
14 7 (4.22%) Cisco ASA
14 7 (4.22%) Cisco Nexus
14 7 (4.22%) Ethereal
14 7 (4.22%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.63%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.22%) MongoDB
2 7 (4.22%) NoSQL
2 7 (4.22%) Oracle Database
3 6 (3.61%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (3.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (3.01%) Power BI
5 4 (2.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.81%) Oracle Database 10g
6 3 (1.81%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (1.20%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.60%) Amazon Aurora
8 1 (0.60%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.60%) GIS
8 1 (0.60%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 33 (19.88%) Fiddler
2 23 (13.86%) Git
3 16 (9.64%) JIRA
4 11 (6.63%) Jenkins
4 11 (6.63%) JUnit
4 11 (6.63%) Postman
5 7 (4.22%) Gatling
5 7 (4.22%) GitLab
5 7 (4.22%) JMeter
6 5 (3.01%) Browser DevTools
6 5 (3.01%) LoadRunner
7 4 (2.41%) Selenium
7 4 (2.41%) SoapUI
8 3 (1.81%) Ant
8 3 (1.81%) Cucumber
8 3 (1.81%) Maven
8 3 (1.81%) SpecFlow
8 3 (1.81%) TestRail
8 3 (1.81%) Zephyr
9 2 (1.20%) MSI
General
1 50 (30.12%) Social Skills
2 38 (22.89%) Banking
3 26 (15.66%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (15.06%) Finance
5 22 (13.25%) Investment Banking
6 10 (6.02%) Public Sector
7 5 (3.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.41%) Legal
8 4 (2.41%) Marketing
9 3 (1.81%) Advertising
10 2 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.20%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (1.20%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.60%) Front Office
11 1 (0.60%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.60%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 41 (24.70%) Network Engineer
2 38 (22.89%) Developer
3 35 (21.08%) Web Engineer
4 18 (10.84%) Blue Coat Engineer
4 18 (10.84%) IP Network Engineer
5 17 (10.24%) Senior
6 13 (7.83%) Junior
7 12 (7.23%) Junior Network Engineer
8 11 (6.63%) Analyst
8 11 (6.63%) Consultant
9 10 (6.02%) Dynamics 365 Developer
9 10 (6.02%) Java Developer
10 9 (5.42%) Security Engineer
10 9 (5.42%) Support Engineer
11 8 (4.82%) Tester
12 6 (3.61%) Senior Developer
12 6 (3.61%) SOC Analyst
12 6 (3.61%) Technical Engineer
12 6 (3.61%) Technical Support
12 6 (3.61%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (20.48%) JSON
2 27 (16.27%) REST
3 23 (13.86%) XML
4 21 (12.65%) OAuth
5 17 (10.24%) .NET
5 17 (10.24%) SAML
6 16 (9.64%) RESTful
7 14 (8.43%) HTML
7 14 (8.43%) Kafka
8 13 (7.83%) LDAP
9 12 (7.23%) OAuth2
10 11 (6.63%) AngularJS
10 11 (6.63%) SOAP
10 11 (6.63%) Spring
10 11 (6.63%) Spring Boot
11 10 (6.02%) Middleware
12 7 (4.22%) gRPC
12 7 (4.22%) SignalR
13 6 (3.61%) Spring Batch
13 6 (3.61%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 34 (20.48%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.22%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (4.22%) BYOD
2 7 (4.22%) Distributed Systems
3 6 (3.61%) Product Ownership
4 5 (3.01%) CSOC
4 5 (3.01%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (3.01%) Cyberattack
4 5 (3.01%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 5 (3.01%) Security Operations Centre
5 4 (2.41%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (2.41%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.81%) AI Agents
6 3 (1.81%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.81%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.20%) Blockchain
7 2 (1.20%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.20%) Cyber Defence
7 2 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (1.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 24 (14.46%) Linux
2 22 (13.25%) Windows
3 13 (7.83%) Unix
4 6 (3.61%) Windows Server
5 5 (3.01%) AIX
6 4 (2.41%) CatOS
7 3 (1.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (1.20%) Solaris
8 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (1.20%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.60%) Android
9 1 (0.60%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.60%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.60%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (26.51%) CI/CD
2 40 (24.10%) Agile
3 34 (20.48%) Load Balancing
4 29 (17.47%) Data Loss Prevention
4 29 (17.47%) Malware Detection/Protection
5 21 (12.65%) Cybersecurity
5 21 (12.65%) DevOps
6 19 (11.45%) Microservices
7 18 (10.84%) Security Operations
8 17 (10.24%) Problem-Solving
9 16 (9.64%) Runbook
10 14 (8.43%) Information Security
11 13 (7.83%) Computer Science
11 13 (7.83%) Test Automation
12 12 (7.23%) Application Security
12 12 (7.23%) CRM
12 12 (7.23%) Customer Engagement
12 12 (7.23%) Incident Response
13 11 (6.63%) API Management
13 11 (6.63%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (28.31%) Python
2 32 (19.28%) Java
3 21 (12.65%) SQL
4 20 (12.05%) C#
5 17 (10.24%) JavaScript
6 15 (9.04%) TypeScript
7 13 (7.83%) PowerShell
8 10 (6.02%) Bash
9 8 (4.82%) PL/SQL
10 7 (4.22%) Perl
11 6 (3.61%) Korn
12 3 (1.81%) C++
12 3 (1.81%) Shell Script
12 3 (1.81%) XPath
13 2 (1.20%) C
13 2 (1.20%) Go
13 2 (1.20%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (1.20%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.60%) Bicep
14 1 (0.60%) Solidity
Qualifications
1 25 (15.06%) Security Cleared
2 21 (12.65%) Degree
3 17 (10.24%) SC Cleared
4 8 (4.82%) CISSP
4 8 (4.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (4.22%) CISM
6 6 (3.61%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.81%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.20%) CCNA
8 2 (1.20%) CEH
8 2 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (1.20%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.20%) PhD
9 1 (0.60%) CCNP
9 1 (0.60%) CCSP
9 1 (0.60%) GCIH
9 1 (0.60%) GIAC
9 1 (0.60%) GWAPT
9 1 (0.60%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 9 (5.42%) NIST
2 8 (4.82%) GDPR
2 8 (4.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 7 (4.22%) PCI DSS
4 6 (3.61%) QA
5 2 (1.20%) SEPA
6 1 (0.60%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.60%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.60%) HIPAA
System Software
1 28 (16.87%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (10.84%) Firmware
2 18 (10.84%) VMware NSX
3 17 (10.24%) Docker
4 13 (7.83%) Active Directory
5 2 (1.20%) NDS
5 2 (1.20%) NetIQ eDirectory
5 2 (1.20%) Oracle RAC
5 2 (1.20%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.60%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (12.05%) Ansible
2 18 (10.84%) Kubernetes
3 11 (6.63%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (3.61%) Grafana
5 5 (3.01%) Kibana
5 5 (3.01%) Terraform
6 3 (1.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (1.20%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (1.20%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.20%) Prometheus
7 2 (1.20%) Puppet
8 1 (0.60%) CA Wily
8 1 (0.60%) CloudHub
8 1 (0.60%) CSIRT
8 1 (0.60%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.60%) logstash
8 1 (0.60%) SCCM
8 1 (0.60%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 43 (25.90%) F5
2 40 (24.10%) VMware
3 34 (20.48%) Blue Coat
4 32 (19.28%) McAfee
5 30 (18.07%) Microsoft
6 21 (12.65%) NetApp
7 11 (6.63%) Oracle
8 8 (4.82%) IBM
9 7 (4.22%) CheckPoint
9 7 (4.22%) Cisco
9 7 (4.22%) Palo Alto
9 7 (4.22%) Splunk
10 5 (3.01%) AppDynamics
10 5 (3.01%) Zscaler
11 4 (2.41%) Dynatrace
11 4 (2.41%) Google
11 4 (2.41%) Netskope
11 4 (2.41%) Red Hat
12 3 (1.81%) Salesforce
12 3 (1.81%) SolarWinds