RSpec
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring RSpec skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited RSpec over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 648 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +108 |
| Contract jobs citing RSpec | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | - | 0.006% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | - | 0.041% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £423 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £648 |
| UK median daily rate | - | - | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.33% |
All Development Application Skills
England
RSpec 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 | 3,301 | 4,233 | 7,241 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 13.67% | 11.51% | 14.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,219 | 2,888 | 5,144 |
| 10th Percentile | £341 | £351 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £532 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -3.23% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 64 | 191 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.63 | £33.00 | £44.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.50 | £55.00 | £53.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.25 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.31% | +5.69% | +17.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.75 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.07 | £80.00 | £82.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £61.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +5.69% | +17.04% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing RSpec 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 RSpec in England.