Technologist Contract Job Trends in England

Technologist
UK > England

The median Technologist daily rate in England is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 566 467 531
Rank change year-on-year -99 +64 +124
Contract jobs requiring a Technologist 24 12 11
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.061% 0.049% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.053% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 8 3
10th Percentile - - £373
25th Percentile £513 £763 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £775 £475
Median % change year-on-year -27.42% +63.16% -15.56%
75th Percentile £666 £800 £494
90th Percentile £690 - £498
UK median daily rate £600 £775 £400
% change year-on-year -22.58% +93.75% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 0
Median hourly rate £28.00 £70.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -60.00% - -
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £70.00 -
% change year-on-year -60.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 36,323 22,654 34,607
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 92.69% 92.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,825 15,139 23,065
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £409 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £644
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,416 860 2,374
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.39 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.75 £20.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.21
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% -5.00% -21.59%
75th Percentile £67.31 £64.81 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £76.25 £72.42
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £30.79 £35.00
% change year-on-year +36.20% -12.02% -22.22%

Technologist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Technologist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Technologist job vacancy trend in England

Technologist
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technologist job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Technologist job vacancies in England

Technologist
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technologist in England over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Technologist in England

Technologist
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technologist job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technologist job vacancies in England

Technologist
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 Technologist within the England region over the 6 months to 17 April 2026. 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 -55 22 £525 -34.38% 14
Technologist
UK

Technologist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 17 April 2026, Technologist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Technologist in the job title.

1 9 (37.50%) AI
1 9 (37.50%) Machine Learning
2 7 (29.17%) JavaScript
3 6 (25.00%) Agile
3 6 (25.00%) AWS
3 6 (25.00%) Azure
3 6 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 6 (25.00%) Hyper-V
3 6 (25.00%) Java
3 6 (25.00%) Kubernetes
3 6 (25.00%) Oracle
3 6 (25.00%) Prototyping
3 6 (25.00%) Python
3 6 (25.00%) Rapid Prototyping
3 6 (25.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 6 (25.00%) User Experience
3 6 (25.00%) VMware
4 5 (20.83%) GCP
4 5 (20.83%) SC Cleared
4 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
5 4 (16.67%) IT Strategy
5 4 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
5 4 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
6 3 (12.50%) Accessibility
6 3 (12.50%) AWS Certification
6 3 (12.50%) Degree
6 3 (12.50%) DevOps
6 3 (12.50%) Migration
6 3 (12.50%) Security Operations
7 2 (8.33%) Azure Certification

Technologist Skill Set
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 2 (8.33%) Moodle
2 1 (4.17%) CMS
2 1 (4.17%) Headless CMS
Cloud Services
1 6 (25.00%) AWS
1 6 (25.00%) Azure
2 5 (20.83%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 2 (8.33%) Cisco IPT
General
1 7 (29.17%) Public Sector
2 3 (12.50%) Local Government
3 2 (8.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (4.17%) Banking
4 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (25.00%) Unity (Game Engine)
2 2 (8.33%) HTML
2 2 (8.33%) HTML5 Canvas
3 1 (4.17%) Framer.js
3 1 (4.17%) GreenSock GSAP
3 1 (4.17%) React
3 1 (4.17%) WebGL
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Augmented Reality
1 6 (25.00%) Public Cloud
1 6 (25.00%) Virtual Reality
2 5 (20.83%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (8.33%) VLE
3 2 (8.33%) Web Conferencing
4 1 (4.17%) AI Agents
4 1 (4.17%) Animation
4 1 (4.17%) Learning Management System
4 1 (4.17%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (4.17%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (37.50%) AI
1 9 (37.50%) Machine Learning
2 6 (25.00%) Agile
2 6 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 6 (25.00%) Prototyping
2 6 (25.00%) Rapid Prototyping
2 6 (25.00%) User Experience
3 4 (16.67%) IT Strategy
3 4 (16.67%) Technology Strategy
3 4 (16.67%) Technology Transformation
4 3 (12.50%) DevOps
4 3 (12.50%) Migration
4 3 (12.50%) Security Operations
5 2 (8.33%) Data Governance
5 2 (8.33%) Data Protection
5 2 (8.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (8.33%) Process Improvement
5 2 (8.33%) Project Management
5 2 (8.33%) Risk Management
5 2 (8.33%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 7 (29.17%) JavaScript
2 6 (25.00%) Java
2 6 (25.00%) Python
3 1 (4.17%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) SC Cleared
1 5 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 3 (12.50%) AWS Certification
2 3 (12.50%) Degree
3 2 (8.33%) Azure Certification
3 2 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) Accessibility
2 2 (8.33%) QA
System Software
1 6 (25.00%) Hyper-V
2 2 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (25.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 6 (25.00%) Oracle
1 6 (25.00%) VMware