NEBOSH Contract Job Trends in England

NEBOSH
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring NEBOSH skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 527 488 560
Rank change year-on-year -39 +72 +181
Contract jobs citing NEBOSH 6 16 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.019% 0.055% 0.008%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.11% 0.39% 0.056%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 1
10th Percentile £251 - -
25th Percentile £291 £225 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £238 £550
Median % change year-on-year +63.16% -56.82% +37.50%
75th Percentile £478 £325 -
90th Percentile £484 £460 -
UK median daily rate £450 £238 £550
% change year-on-year +89.47% -56.82% +57.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £47.50 £36.25
Median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +33.33% -
75th Percentile - £52.50 £38.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -40.00% +33.33% -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

NEBOSH falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,451 4,077 5,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.33% 14.07% 14.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,535 2,385 3,620
10th Percentile £313 £275 £325
25th Percentile £406 £385 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £545
Median % change year-on-year - -8.26% +3.81%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 286 160 215
10th Percentile £15.60 £14.70 £14.22
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.14 £20.07
Median hourly rate £25.63 £29.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.12% -16.90% +58.41%
75th Percentile £57.38 £62.78 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £83.34
UK median hourly rate £25.63 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -6.80% -21.43% +55.87%

NEBOSH
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

NEBOSH job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing NEBOSH

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NEBOSH in England over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for NEBOSH in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing NEBOSH

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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 NEBOSH within the England region over the 6 months to 19 December 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
South West -9 2 £400 - 3
Midlands -43 2 - - 2
London -14 1 £225 -
East Midlands -20 1 - -
West Midlands -32 1 - - 2
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UK

NEBOSH
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 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
1 1 (16.67%) Smallworld
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) GIS
1 1 (16.67%) Power BI
General
1 2 (33.33%) Legal
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Environmental Health
2 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 1 (16.67%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (16.67%) Safety Advisor
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Energy Management
2 1 (16.67%) Incident Management
2 1 (16.67%) Internal Audit
2 1 (16.67%) Line Management
2 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (16.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (16.67%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (16.67%) Statistics
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (16.67%) PMP
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) ISO 14001
2 1 (16.67%) COSHH
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Openreach
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft