IT Graduate Contracts in England

IT Graduate
UK > England

The median IT Graduate daily rate in England is £140 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 535 639 783
Rank change year-on-year +104 +144 -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Graduate 3 9 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.008% 0.018% 0.008%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.019% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 6 3
10th Percentile £126 £113 £148
25th Percentile £128 £119 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £138 £185
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -25.68% -
75th Percentile £163 £177 £218
90th Percentile £170 £188 £237
UK median daily rate £140 £138 £185
% change year-on-year +1.82% -25.68% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £21.00
UK median hourly rate - - £21.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,178 47,326 67,913
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.63% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,701 33,606 48,311
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £643 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £760 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,433 1,407 1,890
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.37 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.96 £15.37
Median hourly rate £36.50 £44.53 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% +97.91% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.82 £77.00 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.81
% change year-on-year -18.89% +89.04% +5.80%

IT Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured IT Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Graduate in England

IT Graduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for IT Graduate in England

IT Graduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Graduate in England

IT Graduate
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 IT Graduate within the England region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 +101 2 £140 -5.08%
Midlands - 1 £150 -
West Midlands - 1 £150 -
IT Graduate
UK

IT Graduate Skill Set
Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, IT Graduate contract job roles required 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 featuring IT Graduate in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
1 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Intranet
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics
2 1 (33.33%) NHS

IT Graduate Skill Set
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 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 2 (66.67%) Intranet
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Mathematics