Knowledge Transfer Contracts in England

Knowledge Transfer
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Knowledge Transfer skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Knowledge Transfer over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 297 264
Rank change year-on-year +47 -33 +135
Contract jobs citing Knowledge Transfer 247 262 497
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.01% 0.70% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.81% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 157 346
10th Percentile £350 £394 £363
25th Percentile £463 £463 £454
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £544 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.10% -1.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £648 £625 £670
90th Percentile £725 £741 £745
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £530
% change year-on-year +4.76% -0.94% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 8
10th Percentile £16.49 £28.23 £14.45
25th Percentile £18.59 £48.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.08 £85.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -74.02% +400.00% +6.25%
75th Percentile £25.58 £86.50 £18.73
90th Percentile £27.67 - £36.33
UK median hourly rate £37.04 £50.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -25.93% +194.12% +7.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Knowledge Transfer falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,183 32,201 45,536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.14% 86.52% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,119 31,974
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £766
UK median daily rate £521 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.86% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 923 2,240 1,592
10th Percentile £14.67 £12.91 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.44 £16.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.83 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.27% -4.45% +53.20%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.50 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.31% -4.83% +49.20%

Knowledge Transfer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Knowledge Transfer in England

Knowledge Transfer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Knowledge Transfer in England

Knowledge Transfer
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Knowledge Transfer in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Knowledge Transfer in England

Knowledge Transfer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Knowledge Transfer in England

Knowledge Transfer
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 Knowledge Transfer within the England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +47 119 £575 -1.71% 94
North of England +24 43 £597 +19.40% 23
North West +21 36 £611 +4.98% 17
South East +41 22 £395 -27.39% 27
Midlands +30 21 £550 -4.35% 24
West Midlands +24 19 £550 +2.33% 20
South West +29 17 £475 - 28
Yorkshire +5 7 £463 +2.78% 6
East of England +13 6 £500 -9.09% 13
East Midlands +8 2 - - 4
Knowledge Transfer
UK

Knowledge Transfer
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 13 (5.26%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.43%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.02%) Oracle Workflow
4 4 (1.62%) Tomcat
5 3 (1.21%) WebLogic
6 2 (0.81%) nginx
7 1 (0.40%) Apache
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle Service Bus
7 1 (0.40%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.40%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.62%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.40%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.40%) InfoPath
2 1 (0.40%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 12 (4.86%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
2 7 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (2.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (2.02%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (1.62%) Kondor
4 4 (1.62%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (1.62%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (1.62%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.81%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.81%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.81%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.81%) SAP HCM
5 2 (0.81%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.81%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.40%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.40%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 44 (17.81%) Azure
2 29 (11.74%) AWS
3 21 (8.50%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (6.48%) Power Platform
5 12 (4.86%) Dynamics 365
6 11 (4.45%) GCP
7 10 (4.05%) PowerApps
8 9 (3.64%) AWS CloudFormation
9 7 (2.83%) IaaS
9 7 (2.83%) PaaS
9 7 (2.83%) Serverless
9 7 (2.83%) Snowflake
10 6 (2.43%) OCI
11 5 (2.02%) Entra ID
11 5 (2.02%) SaaS
12 4 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
12 4 (1.62%) Azure Stack
12 4 (1.62%) Nutanix
12 4 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
13 3 (1.21%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.50%) Firewall
2 9 (3.64%) Network Security
3 5 (2.02%) WAN
4 4 (1.62%) LAN
4 4 (1.62%) VPN
5 3 (1.21%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (1.21%) NGFW
5 3 (1.21%) SD-WAN
5 3 (1.21%) Software-Defined Networking
5 3 (1.21%) SSL
6 2 (0.81%) BGP
6 2 (0.81%) Cisco ASA
6 2 (0.81%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.81%) IMAP
6 2 (0.81%) Intrusion Detection
6 2 (0.81%) POP3
6 2 (0.81%) SMTP
6 2 (0.81%) SSH
7 1 (0.40%) IPsec
7 1 (0.40%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.64%) Oracle Reports
2 8 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.83%) Amazon Redshift
3 7 (2.83%) Power BI
4 5 (2.02%) KDB
4 5 (2.02%) Kdb+
4 5 (2.02%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 5 (2.02%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.62%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.21%) Siebel EIM
7 2 (0.81%) Metadata
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle Database 10g
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle Database 11g
7 2 (0.81%) Oracle ODI
7 2 (0.81%) SQLite
8 1 (0.40%) Amazon Athena
8 1 (0.40%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.40%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 7 (2.83%) JIRA
2 3 (1.21%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.81%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.81%) ERwin
3 2 (0.81%) Git
3 2 (0.81%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.81%) MagicDraw
4 1 (0.40%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.40%) Postman
4 1 (0.40%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.40%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 108 (43.72%) Social Skills
2 58 (23.48%) Finance
3 52 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (11.34%) Public Sector
5 20 (8.10%) Banking
6 13 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (4.45%) Retail
8 10 (4.05%) Marketing
9 8 (3.24%) Manufacturing
10 6 (2.43%) Local Government
11 5 (2.02%) Financial Institution
11 5 (2.02%) Investment Banking
12 4 (1.62%) General Ledger
12 4 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.62%) Legal
12 4 (1.62%) Telecoms
13 3 (1.21%) Electronics
13 3 (1.21%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.21%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 44 (17.81%) Consultant
2 29 (11.74%) Developer
3 26 (10.53%) Lead
4 21 (8.50%) Analyst
5 18 (7.29%) Architect
6 11 (4.45%) Senior
7 10 (4.05%) Data Engineer
8 9 (3.64%) Migration Engineer
8 9 (3.64%) Support Engineer
9 8 (3.24%) AWS Engineer
9 8 (3.24%) Business Analyst
9 8 (3.24%) Cloud Engineer
9 8 (3.24%) Security Engineer
10 7 (2.83%) Lead Cloud Engineer
10 7 (2.83%) Transition Manager
11 6 (2.43%) Data Migration Engineer
11 6 (2.43%) Oracle Consultant
11 6 (2.43%) Oracle Developer
11 6 (2.43%) SAP Consultant
11 6 (2.43%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (5.67%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (3.24%) SOAP
3 7 (2.83%) Web Services
4 6 (2.43%) Node.js
4 6 (2.43%) REST
5 5 (2.02%) CSS
5 5 (2.02%) HTML
6 4 (1.62%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.62%) RESTful
7 3 (1.21%) JMS
7 3 (1.21%) XML
7 3 (1.21%) XSLT
8 2 (0.81%) Anaconda
8 2 (0.81%) Middleware
8 2 (0.81%) OAuth
8 2 (0.81%) OAuth2
8 2 (0.81%) Pandas
8 2 (0.81%) PySpark
9 1 (0.40%) Apache NiFi
9 1 (0.40%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.07%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (4.45%) Product Ownership
3 10 (4.05%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.64%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (2.83%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (2.43%) Security Posture
7 6 (2.43%) Virtual Team
8 5 (2.02%) Derivative
9 4 (1.62%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.21%) Algorithms
10 3 (1.21%) Equities
10 3 (1.21%) Private Cloud
10 3 (1.21%) Public Cloud
10 3 (1.21%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 2 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.81%) Hedge funds
11 2 (0.81%) Reinsurance
11 2 (0.81%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.12%) Windows
2 21 (8.50%) Linux
3 14 (5.67%) Unix
4 8 (3.24%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.21%) Android
5 3 (1.21%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.81%) Solaris
6 2 (0.81%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.40%) CentOS
7 1 (0.40%) Rocky
7 1 (0.40%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (36.44%) Problem-Solving
2 54 (21.86%) Migration
3 42 (17.00%) Agile
4 29 (11.74%) Analytics
5 28 (11.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (10.12%) Project Management
7 23 (9.31%) Validation
8 22 (8.91%) Change Management
9 21 (8.50%) Roadmaps
9 21 (8.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 20 (8.10%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (8.10%) Data Modelling
10 20 (8.10%) User Acceptance Testing
11 19 (7.69%) ITIL
12 18 (7.29%) Data Migration
12 18 (7.29%) DevOps
12 18 (7.29%) Service Management
13 17 (6.88%) Business Intelligence
13 17 (6.88%) CI/CD
14 16 (6.48%) Containerisation
Programming Languages
1 41 (16.60%) Python
2 29 (11.74%) SQL
3 18 (7.29%) PL/SQL
4 17 (6.88%) PowerShell
5 10 (4.05%) JavaScript
6 5 (2.02%) Bash
6 5 (2.02%) Java
7 4 (1.62%) Scala
8 3 (1.21%) C#
9 2 (0.81%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.81%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.81%) R
9 2 (0.81%) Ruby
10 1 (0.40%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 47 (19.03%) Security Cleared
2 36 (14.57%) SC Cleared
3 13 (5.26%) Degree
4 9 (3.64%) DV Cleared
5 8 (3.24%) CISSP
6 6 (2.43%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (2.02%) CISM
7 5 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (1.62%) CCNP
8 4 (1.62%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.62%) SAP Certification
8 4 (1.62%) VCAP
9 3 (1.21%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.21%) CEH
9 3 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.21%) PMP
10 2 (0.81%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.64%) QA
2 6 (2.43%) GDPR
3 4 (1.62%) Basel III
3 4 (1.62%) Data Quality
3 4 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.62%) MiFID
3 4 (1.62%) PCI DSS
4 3 (1.21%) HIPAA
4 3 (1.21%) NIST
5 2 (0.81%) GRC
5 2 (0.81%) PMO
6 1 (0.40%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (3.24%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (2.83%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 5 (2.02%) VMware NSX
4 4 (1.62%) Docker
4 4 (1.62%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.21%) vSphere
6 1 (0.40%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 19 (7.69%) Terraform
2 11 (4.45%) Ansible
3 9 (3.64%) Kubernetes
4 5 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.21%) PowerCLI
5 3 (1.21%) vRealize
6 2 (0.81%) Avamar
6 2 (0.81%) Nagios
6 2 (0.81%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.81%) Puppet
6 2 (0.81%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.81%) SCCM
6 2 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.81%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 1 (0.40%) Cisco LMS
7 1 (0.40%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.40%) Kibana
7 1 (0.40%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.40%) QRadar
7 1 (0.40%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 45 (18.22%) Microsoft
2 37 (14.98%) Oracle
3 26 (10.53%) SAP
4 17 (6.88%) ServiceNow
5 14 (5.67%) VMware
6 9 (3.64%) Cisco
6 9 (3.64%) Splunk
7 7 (2.83%) Salesforce
8 6 (2.43%) Palo Alto
8 6 (2.43%) Workday
9 4 (1.62%) Google
9 4 (1.62%) Sybase
10 3 (1.21%) HP
10 3 (1.21%) IBM
10 3 (1.21%) Marketo
10 3 (1.21%) Red Hat
10 3 (1.21%) Siebel
11 2 (0.81%) Aruba
11 2 (0.81%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.81%) Veeam