Workday Contract Job Trends in England

Workday
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Workday products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Workday over the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, 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 Workday, Inc.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 352 365
Rank change year-on-year +59 +13 +60
Contract jobs citing Workday 296 132 196
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.84% 0.51% 0.52%
As % of the Vendors category 1.86% 1.10% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 75 130
10th Percentile £420 £410 £400
25th Percentile £507 £507 £505
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +2.13%
75th Percentile £700 £783 £638
90th Percentile £775 £848 £738
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 8
10th Percentile - - £43.62
25th Percentile £38.77 - £45.66
Median hourly rate £41.86 £31.76 £53.28
Median % change year-on-year +31.79% -40.39% +159.89%
75th Percentile £44.94 £86.00 £57.17
90th Percentile - - £62.00
UK median hourly rate £41.86 £31.76 £55.50
% change year-on-year +31.79% -42.77% +170.73%

All Vendors
England

Workday 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 15,906 11,993 16,171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 44.89% 46.65% 43.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,392 7,433 10,384
10th Percentile £305 £285 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% +0.96% -3.35%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £703 £725 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £517
% change year-on-year -3.85% +0.58% -1.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 822 361 883
10th Percentile £15.39 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.05 £15.38
Median hourly rate £24.00 £30.78 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.03% +18.38% -21.21%
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £55.00
90th Percentile £74.21 £82.50 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £24.55 £29.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -15.34% +11.54% -21.80%

Workday
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Workday job vacancy trend in England

Workday
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Workday

Workday
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Workday in England over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Workday in England

Workday
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Workday

Workday
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 Workday within the England region over the 6 months to 27 February 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 +37 157 £628 +4.32% 28
North of England -32 51 £569 +8.38% 6
South East +1 40 £625 +11.11% 15
Yorkshire -32 38 £700 +55.56%
Midlands -25 33 £525 - 1
West Midlands -22 29 £525 -
North West -27 12 £521 +1.71% 4
South West -20 5 £700 +5.66% 6
East Midlands -23 4 £413 - 1
East of England -42 4 £612 +2.04% 1
North East -18 1 - - 2
Workday
UK

Workday
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 9 (3.04%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.01%) Confluence
3 3 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 3 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
3 3 (1.01%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.68%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 18 (6.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.70%) MS Visio
3 6 (2.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.68%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 66 (22.30%) Workday HCM
2 11 (3.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 10 (3.38%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 9 (3.04%) Oracle Payables
4 9 (3.04%) Oracle Receivables
5 7 (2.36%) NetSuite
6 6 (2.03%) SAP HR
7 5 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
8 4 (1.35%) Oracle General Ledger
9 3 (1.01%) BambooHR
9 3 (1.01%) iTrent
10 2 (0.68%) Oracle FAH
10 2 (0.68%) Oracle Financials
11 1 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
11 1 (0.34%) Dynamics GP
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle Applications
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
11 1 (0.34%) Oracle HRMS
Cloud Services
1 31 (10.47%) Azure
2 19 (6.42%) OCI
3 18 (6.08%) SuccessFactors
4 14 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (4.05%) Entra ID
5 12 (4.05%) Power Platform
6 10 (3.38%) SaaS
7 8 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.03%) Boomi
8 6 (2.03%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.01%) AWS
9 3 (1.01%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.01%) IaaS
9 3 (1.01%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (1.01%) PaaS
10 2 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.68%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.68%) Tricentis Tosca
11 1 (0.34%) GCP
11 1 (0.34%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.68%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.04%) Power BI
3 6 (2.03%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.35%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.01%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.68%) DTS
6 2 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.68%) Tableau
7 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.34%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.34%) Power Query
7 1 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.34%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 29 (9.80%) JIRA
2 4 (1.35%) Selenium
3 3 (1.01%) Cucumber
3 3 (1.01%) Postman
4 2 (0.68%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (0.68%) TestRail
5 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.34%) JMeter
5 1 (0.34%) SpecFlow
5 1 (0.34%) Zephyr
General
1 130 (43.92%) Finance
2 91 (30.74%) Social Skills
3 59 (19.93%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (5.07%) Legal
5 14 (4.73%) Influencing Skills
6 13 (4.39%) Banking
7 11 (3.72%) General Ledger
7 11 (3.72%) Public Sector
8 7 (2.36%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.03%) Retail
10 5 (1.69%) Financial Institution
10 5 (1.69%) Law
10 5 (1.69%) Manufacturing
10 5 (1.69%) Publishing
11 4 (1.35%) Local Government
12 2 (0.68%) French Language
12 2 (0.68%) Japanese Language
12 2 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.34%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 48 (16.22%) Consultant
1 48 (16.22%) Lead
2 45 (15.20%) Architect
3 43 (14.53%) Analyst
3 43 (14.53%) Workday Consultant
4 27 (9.12%) Solutions Architect
5 25 (8.45%) Workday Analyst
6 21 (7.09%) Project Manager
7 20 (6.76%) Workday Architect
8 19 (6.42%) Workday Specialist
9 16 (5.41%) Implementation Consultant
9 16 (5.41%) Workday Implementation Consultant
9 16 (5.41%) Workday Manager
10 15 (5.07%) Payroll Consultant
11 14 (4.73%) Business Analyst
11 14 (4.73%) Data Analyst
11 14 (4.73%) Project Officer
12 12 (4.05%) Senior
13 10 (3.38%) HR Analyst
13 10 (3.38%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.74%) Middleware
2 16 (5.41%) Oracle Fusion
3 15 (5.07%) XML
4 7 (2.36%) SOAP
5 6 (2.03%) REST
5 6 (2.03%) Web Services
6 4 (1.35%) JSON
6 4 (1.35%) XSLT
7 3 (1.01%) EDI
7 3 (1.01%) XML Messaging
8 2 (0.68%) ADO
8 2 (0.68%) CSS
8 2 (0.68%) HTML
8 2 (0.68%) OAuth
8 2 (0.68%) SAML
9 1 (0.34%) .NET
9 1 (0.34%) AngularJS
9 1 (0.34%) RESTful
9 1 (0.34%) SailPoint
9 1 (0.34%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 34 (11.49%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (3.38%) Onboarding
2 10 (3.38%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.70%) Data Structures
3 8 (2.70%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (2.03%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 3 (1.01%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.68%) Legacy Applications
8 2 (0.68%) Life Science
9 1 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.34%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.34%) Derivative
9 1 (0.34%) FMCG
9 1 (0.34%) Learning Management System
9 1 (0.34%) Replication
9 1 (0.34%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.68%) Linux
1 2 (0.68%) Windows
2 1 (0.34%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (28.72%) Stakeholder Management
2 79 (26.69%) ERP
3 55 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (17.91%) Migration
5 46 (15.54%) Agile
6 43 (14.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 39 (13.18%) Data Migration
8 29 (9.80%) Validation
9 27 (9.12%) Analytics
10 26 (8.78%) Change Management
11 25 (8.45%) Process Improvement
12 23 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (7.09%) Project Management
14 20 (6.76%) End-to-End Testing
14 20 (6.76%) Roadmaps
15 19 (6.42%) Integration Patterns
16 18 (6.08%) Decision-Making
17 17 (5.74%) Data Modelling
17 17 (5.74%) Test Scripting
18 16 (5.41%) Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.39%) SQL
2 5 (1.69%) Java
2 5 (1.69%) Python
3 4 (1.35%) JavaScript
3 4 (1.35%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.68%) C#
4 2 (0.68%) Korn
4 2 (0.68%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.34%) ABAP
5 1 (0.34%) Groovy
5 1 (0.34%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.34%) XPath
Qualifications
1 22 (7.43%) Security Cleared
2 20 (6.76%) SC Cleared
3 14 (4.73%) PMP
4 13 (4.39%) PMI Certification
5 10 (3.38%) Degree
6 6 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (2.03%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.69%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 4 (1.35%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.68%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.68%) CIPD
10 1 (0.34%) ACCA
10 1 (0.34%) CIMA
10 1 (0.34%) CISA
10 1 (0.34%) CISSP
10 1 (0.34%) GIAC
10 1 (0.34%) PhD
10 1 (0.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.34%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.11%) GDPR
2 14 (4.73%) QA
3 10 (3.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 8 (2.70%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.03%) GAAP
5 6 (2.03%) SLA
6 5 (1.69%) Basel III
7 4 (1.35%) HIPAA
7 4 (1.35%) IFRS
7 4 (1.35%) PMO
8 3 (1.01%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.68%) GxP
9 2 (0.68%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.34%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 7 (2.36%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.35%) HP ALM
2 3 (1.01%) Control-M
Vendors
1 66 (22.30%) SAP
2 57 (19.26%) Oracle
3 34 (11.49%) ServiceNow
4 28 (9.46%) Microsoft
5 7 (2.36%) MuleSoft
6 5 (1.69%) Informatica
7 4 (1.35%) Adaptive Insights
7 4 (1.35%) HP
7 4 (1.35%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.01%) Databricks
8 3 (1.01%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.01%) Snow
9 2 (0.68%) Anaplan
9 2 (0.68%) IBM
9 2 (0.68%) IFS
9 2 (0.68%) PeopleSoft
9 2 (0.68%) Virgin Media
10 1 (0.34%) Ariba
10 1 (0.34%) Epicor
10 1 (0.34%) Sage