QinetiQ Contract Job Trends in England

QinetiQ
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of QinetiQ products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QinetiQ over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 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 QinetiQ Group plc.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 510 540
Rank change year-on-year - +30 +190
Contract jobs citing QinetiQ 0 1 17
As % of all contract jobs in England - 0.003% 0.046%
As % of the Vendors category - 0.007% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 10
10th Percentile - - £535
25th Percentile - £438 £578
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £450 £620
Median % change year-on-year - -27.42% +23.88%
75th Percentile - £463 £713
90th Percentile - - £732
UK median daily rate - £450 £620
% change year-on-year - -27.42% +23.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £80.00
UK median hourly rate - - £80.00

All Vendors
England

QinetiQ 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 14,928 13,411 16,575
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 47.52% 45.96% 44.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,684 8,175 10,833
10th Percentile £293 £295 £250
25th Percentile £408 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £615 £626 £638
90th Percentile £705 £725 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 730 393 606
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.49 £15.00
25th Percentile £18.18 £17.00 £20.50
Median hourly rate £23.69 £31.00 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -23.58% -31.43% +73.88%
75th Percentile £47.69 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £79.50 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -17.84% -35.56% +75.03%

QinetiQ
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

QinetiQ job vacancy trend in England

QinetiQ
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing QinetiQ

QinetiQ
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing QinetiQ