Squid Cache
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Squid skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Squid over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 535 | 644 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +109 | +130 |
| Contract jobs citing Squid | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | - | 0.005% | 0.006% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | 0.050% | 0.048% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £441 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £563 | £466 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.98% | -5.70% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £588 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £644 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £575 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.98% | -5.70% |
All System Software Skills
England
Squid falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 3,064 | 3,975 | 6,214 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 12.52% | 10.91% | 12.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,111 | 2,782 | 4,491 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £200 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £350 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 209 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.06 | £14.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £14.48 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.71 | £21.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +36.69% | -58.00% | +166.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £58.69 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.08 | £75.60 | £76.04 |
| UK median hourly rate | £28.21 | £22.40 | £54.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.92% | -58.52% | +170.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Squid 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 Squid in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Squid in England.