Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Contract Job Trends in England

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 - TUPE
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 584 - 547
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - 0.008%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.015% - 0.056%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £275
25th Percentile £513 - £289
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £325
75th Percentile £538 - £456
90th Percentile - - £528
UK median daily rate £525 - £325

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 6,649 3,769 5,321
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.42% 15.55% 14.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,308 2,447 3,398
10th Percentile £340 £264 £305
25th Percentile £413 £393 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% -3.81% -
75th Percentile £613 £630 £638
90th Percentile £706 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 391 156 340
10th Percentile £15.25 £17.48 £10.95
25th Percentile £18.50 £22.14 £13.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £32.66 £22.01
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +48.36% -48.21%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £79.85 £78.55 £65.24
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £32.25 £21.12
% change year-on-year -5.44% +52.74% -47.21%

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) job vacancy trend in England

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment).

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
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 Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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 - 1 £525 - 3
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
UK

Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared