Onboarding Contracts in England

Onboarding
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 106 165 166
Rank change year-on-year +59 +1 +72
Contract jobs citing Onboarding 612 537 780
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.51% 1.44% 1.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.36% 4.68% 4.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 384 546
10th Percentile £282 £255 £324
25th Percentile £406 £408 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £553
Median % change year-on-year -2.24% -5.06% +0.55%
75th Percentile £625 £619 £675
90th Percentile £738 £729 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 22 12
10th Percentile £13.76 - £25.03
25th Percentile £15.06 £14.00 £25.81
Median hourly rate £19.45 £22.98 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.36% -41.84% +97.50%
75th Percentile £32.56 £30.19 £45.88
90th Percentile £37.93 £31.38 £52.63
UK median hourly rate £28.25 £20.25 £44.00
% change year-on-year +39.51% -53.98% +120.00%

All Generic Skills
England

Onboarding falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 8,317 11,465 17,000
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.15% 30.83% 33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,436 7,505 11,795
10th Percentile £300 £263 £313
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.36% -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £695
90th Percentile £788 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 327 827 591
10th Percentile £15.84 £12.25 £9.80
25th Percentile £21.01 £15.17 £10.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £30.16 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.42% +34.04% -16.67%
75th Percentile £64.63 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £84.40 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Onboarding
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Onboarding in England

Onboarding
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Onboarding in England

Onboarding
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Onboarding in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Onboarding in England

Onboarding
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Onboarding in England

Onboarding
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Onboarding in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Onboarding in England

Onboarding
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 Onboarding within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +40 346 £538 +2.38% 1,976
South East +83 99 £495 -13.73% 340
North of England +41 71 £500 -4.76% 250
Midlands +31 43 £550 +7.32% 144
North West +29 43 £513 -4.51% 146
West Midlands +22 33 £550 +4.76% 76
South West +25 27 £430 -18.10% 102
North East +7 15 £500 +185.71% 32
East of England +25 14 £488 +21.88% 114
Yorkshire +12 13 £350 -33.33% 79
East Midlands +12 10 £450 -3.23% 60
Onboarding
UK

Onboarding
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 31 (5.07%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.80%) Confluence
4 6 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (0.98%) CMS
5 5 (0.82%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.65%) Apache
6 4 (0.65%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.49%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.49%) Skype for Business
8 2 (0.33%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.33%) Drupal
8 2 (0.33%) nginx
8 2 (0.33%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.33%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.16%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.16%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.16%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.16%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (3.76%) Microsoft Office
2 21 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.82%) EngageOne
6 3 (0.49%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Sketch
8 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.29%) Aladdin
1 14 (2.29%) thinkFolio
2 10 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (0.33%) CiviCRM
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.33%) Remedy ITSM
4 2 (0.33%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.33%) SAP WM
4 2 (0.33%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.16%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.16%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.16%) SAP SRM
5 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 89 (14.54%) Azure
2 65 (10.62%) AWS
3 56 (9.15%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (5.72%) Entra ID
5 31 (5.07%) Power Platform
6 22 (3.59%) SaaS
7 17 (2.78%) SuccessFactors
8 12 (1.96%) Asana
8 12 (1.96%) GitHub
8 12 (1.96%) Serverless
8 12 (1.96%) Slack
8 12 (1.96%) Snowflake
9 11 (1.80%) Amazon S3
10 10 (1.63%) OneDrive
11 9 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
12 8 (1.31%) AWS Lambda
12 8 (1.31%) OCI
13 7 (1.14%) Figma
13 7 (1.14%) Google Workspace
13 7 (1.14%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.45%) Firewall
2 14 (2.29%) VPN
3 11 (1.80%) SSL
4 7 (1.14%) HTTPS
5 6 (0.98%) Remote Desktop
6 5 (0.82%) LTE
6 5 (0.82%) SSH
6 5 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.65%) 3G
7 4 (0.65%) 3GPP
7 4 (0.65%) 4G
7 4 (0.65%) DNS
7 4 (0.65%) WAN
8 3 (0.49%) 5G
8 3 (0.49%) HTTP
8 3 (0.49%) LAN
8 3 (0.49%) Network Security
8 3 (0.49%) Skype
8 3 (0.49%) TACACS
8 3 (0.49%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.74%) Power BI
2 10 (1.63%) Data Lake
3 9 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.47%) Tableau
4 8 (1.31%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.14%) Metadata
6 6 (0.98%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.98%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (0.82%) Big Data
8 4 (0.65%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.49%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.49%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.49%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.49%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.33%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.33%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.33%) NewSQL
10 2 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 38 (6.21%) JIRA
2 27 (4.41%) GitLab
3 18 (2.94%) Git
4 17 (2.78%) Jenkins
5 7 (1.14%) Selenium
6 6 (0.98%) Postman
7 4 (0.65%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (0.65%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.65%) Maven
8 3 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
9 2 (0.33%) GCC
9 2 (0.33%) MLflow
9 2 (0.33%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.33%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.33%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.16%) TestRail
10 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 185 (30.23%) Social Skills
2 142 (23.20%) Finance
3 94 (15.36%) Public Sector
4 73 (11.93%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (7.52%) Banking
6 36 (5.88%) Marketing
7 35 (5.72%) Telecoms
8 27 (4.41%) Front Office
9 24 (3.92%) Legal
10 22 (3.59%) Investment Banking
11 19 (3.10%) Retail
12 16 (2.61%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (2.61%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (2.29%) Manufacturing
15 12 (1.96%) Billing
15 12 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
16 10 (1.63%) Electronics
16 10 (1.63%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.63%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 79 (12.91%) Analyst
2 61 (9.97%) Architect
3 55 (8.99%) Developer
4 45 (7.35%) Consultant
5 42 (6.86%) Business Analyst
6 38 (6.21%) Lead
7 32 (5.23%) Senior
8 26 (4.25%) Project Manager
9 22 (3.59%) Support Engineer
10 20 (3.27%) IT Support
11 19 (3.10%) Data Engineer
12 18 (2.94%) Business Manager
12 18 (2.94%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (2.78%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
14 16 (2.61%) IT Engineer
14 16 (2.61%) IT Support Engineer
15 15 (2.45%) Administrator
16 13 (2.12%) Delivery Manager
16 13 (2.12%) Designer
17 12 (1.96%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.10%) REST
2 13 (2.12%) SailPoint
3 12 (1.96%) SAML
4 11 (1.80%) .NET
4 11 (1.80%) JSON
4 11 (1.80%) LDAP
5 10 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (1.47%) SOAP
6 9 (1.47%) Web Services
7 8 (1.31%) FastAPI
7 8 (1.31%) OpenID
8 7 (1.14%) HTML
9 6 (0.98%) React
10 5 (0.82%) CSS
11 4 (0.65%) JDBC
11 4 (0.65%) Kafka
11 4 (0.65%) Node.js
11 4 (0.65%) OAuth
11 4 (0.65%) ODBC
11 4 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (3.59%) Fixed Income
2 21 (3.43%) Derivative
3 18 (2.94%) Hedge funds
4 13 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
5 12 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (1.80%) Management Information System
6 11 (1.80%) Product Ownership
6 11 (1.80%) Social Media
7 10 (1.63%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
8 9 (1.47%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.31%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.14%) Cyber Threat
11 6 (0.98%) BYOD
11 6 (0.98%) CSOC
11 6 (0.98%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.98%) Equities
12 5 (0.82%) Security Posture
12 5 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (0.82%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 75 (12.25%) Windows
2 26 (4.25%) Windows 10
3 24 (3.92%) Windows Server
4 12 (1.96%) Unix
5 11 (1.80%) Linux
6 6 (0.98%) Android
6 6 (0.98%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.82%) MVS
8 3 (0.49%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (16.50%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (16.18%) Agile
3 73 (11.93%) Project Management
4 60 (9.80%) DevOps
5 59 (9.64%) Client Onboarding
6 58 (9.48%) Analytics
7 56 (9.15%) Stakeholder Management
8 49 (8.01%) Business Intelligence
9 48 (7.84%) Migration
10 43 (7.03%) Roadmaps
11 41 (6.70%) Asset Management
12 38 (6.21%) CI/CD
13 36 (5.88%) Cybersecurity
14 35 (5.72%) Business Analysis
15 34 (5.56%) User Experience
16 33 (5.39%) Service Management
17 31 (5.07%) Decision-Making
17 31 (5.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 30 (4.90%) ITIL
19 29 (4.74%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 70 (11.44%) SQL
2 65 (10.62%) Python
3 38 (6.21%) Java
4 30 (4.90%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.45%) C#
6 14 (2.29%) TypeScript
7 13 (2.12%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.14%) Bash
9 5 (0.82%) ActionScript
9 5 (0.82%) ActionScript 2.0
10 3 (0.49%) C
10 3 (0.49%) PHP
10 3 (0.49%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.49%) Ruby
11 2 (0.33%) Scala
11 2 (0.33%) Search Processing Language
11 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.16%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.16%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.16%) R
Qualifications
1 133 (21.73%) Security Cleared
2 99 (16.18%) SC Cleared
3 33 (5.39%) Degree
4 23 (3.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 16 (2.61%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.31%) CISSP
7 8 (1.31%) PMP
8 7 (1.14%) Azure Certification
9 6 (0.98%) AWS Certification
9 6 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (0.98%) GIAC
10 5 (0.82%) APMG
11 4 (0.65%) CCNA
11 4 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.49%) A+ Certification
12 3 (0.49%) CCNP
12 3 (0.49%) CISM
12 3 (0.49%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (4.08%) Data Quality
2 22 (3.59%) PMO
3 19 (3.10%) QA
4 18 (2.94%) GDPR
5 15 (2.45%) Accessibility
6 11 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.47%) HIPAA
7 9 (1.47%) SLA
8 8 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (1.14%) NIST
10 4 (0.65%) GRC
11 3 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.49%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.33%) Def Stans
12 2 (0.33%) EMIR
12 2 (0.33%) MiFID
13 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
13 1 (0.16%) WCAG
System Software
1 67 (10.95%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.12%) Docker
2 13 (2.12%) VMware ESXi
3 4 (0.65%) BitLocker
3 4 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.33%) Ceph
4 2 (0.33%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.33%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.33%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.16%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (3.92%) Kubernetes
1 24 (3.92%) Single Sign-On
2 23 (3.76%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (3.59%) Terraform
4 14 (2.29%) Ansible
5 7 (1.14%) MIIS
5 7 (1.14%) SCCM
6 6 (0.98%) Grafana
7 5 (0.82%) Prometheus
8 4 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.65%) McAfee ePO
9 3 (0.49%) Argo
9 3 (0.49%) Forefront Identity Manager
9 3 (0.49%) ITRS Geneos
9 3 (0.49%) Norton AntiVirus
9 3 (0.49%) Packer
9 3 (0.49%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
10 2 (0.33%) CASB
10 2 (0.33%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.33%) VxRail
Vendors
1 98 (16.01%) Microsoft
2 83 (13.56%) Virgin Media
3 40 (6.54%) ServiceNow
4 37 (6.05%) SAP
5 25 (4.08%) Splunk
6 23 (3.76%) Oracle
7 20 (3.27%) Salesforce
8 19 (3.10%) VMware
9 18 (2.94%) CyberArk
10 17 (2.78%) Charles River
11 14 (2.29%) BISAM
11 14 (2.29%) Calypso
11 14 (2.29%) SimCorp
11 14 (2.29%) Zscaler
12 13 (2.12%) Dell
13 10 (1.63%) Google
14 9 (1.47%) Cisco
14 9 (1.47%) Databricks
14 9 (1.47%) Wyse
15 8 (1.31%) IBM