Mercurial Contract Job Trends in England

Mercurial
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Mercurial skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 477 530
Rank change year-on-year - +53 +88
Contract jobs citing Mercurial 0 1 13
As % of all contract jobs in England - 0.004% 0.036%
As % of the Development Applications category - 0.028% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £453
25th Percentile - - £474
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.94%
75th Percentile - - £725
90th Percentile - - £750
UK median daily rate - - £600
% change year-on-year - - -8.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £47.00 £64.25
Median hourly rate - £49.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -25.19% -10.27%
75th Percentile - £51.00 £66.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £49.00 £65.50
% change year-on-year - -25.19% -10.27%

All Development Application Skills
England

Mercurial 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 4,560 3,571 4,339
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.70% 13.37% 11.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,148 2,223 3,100
10th Percentile £333 £335 £375
25th Percentile £410 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% -4.35%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £642
90th Percentile £700 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £503 £538
% change year-on-year -0.50% -6.51% -3.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 124 65 194
10th Percentile £39.53 £46.18 £44.98
25th Percentile £52.50 £54.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +5.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £77.50
90th Percentile £81.85 £75.85 £90.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +5.69%

Mercurial
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Mercurial job vacancy trend in England

Mercurial
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mercurial

Mercurial
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mercurial