Mercator
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Mercator products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mercator over the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Mercator Software, Inc.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 635 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Mercator | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | - | 0.004% |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | - | 0.010% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +138.89% |
All Vendors
England
Mercator falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 11,465 | 15,473 | 20,068 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 47.59% | 41.94% | 42.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,319 | 9,845 | 13,790 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £263 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £515 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.97% | -2.83% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £630 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £510 | £515 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.97% | -1.90% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 499 | 1,043 | 555 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.81 | £12.25 | £14.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.47 | £14.48 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £22.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -40.00% | +74.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.38 | £57.50 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £74.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.50 | £22.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -47.06% | +97.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Mercator as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mercator in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mercator in England.