Workday Contract Job Trends in England
Workday
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England citing 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 26 October 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 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 369 | 270 | 406 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -99 | +136 | -14 |
| Contract jobs citing Workday | 301 | 266 | 112 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.65% | 0.93% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.54% | 1.95% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 164 | 161 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £412 | £400 | £379 |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +5.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £663 | £775 |
| 90th Percentile | £797 | £775 | £825 |
| UK median daily rate | £604 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.82% | -8.33% | +1.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.15 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £30.11 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £17.86 | £37.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.39% | -31.82% | +9.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.37 | £43.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £46.75 | £44.70 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £17.86 | £37.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.39% | -31.82% | +3.23% |
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 citing vendor products and services in England.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 19,564 | 13,651 | 14,085 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 42.23% | 47.85% | 44.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,891 | 8,705 | 8,429 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -2.86% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £619 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK median daily rate | £514 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.80% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,367 | 658 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.63 | £15.00 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £17.97 | £15.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £25.08 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.30% | -28.36% | -20.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.17 | £43.21 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £70.05 | £73.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.11 | £25.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.58% | -23.08% | -23.98% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in England
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 26 October 2026.
Workday Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Workday.
Workday Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Workday in England over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
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 26 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -66 | 156 | £625 | +8.70% | 261 |
| South East | -48 | 57 | £600 | -4.00% | 53 |
| North of England | -49 | 30 | £600 | +12.89% | 39 |
| Midlands | -47 | 25 | £600 | +14.29% | 28 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 21 | £600 | +37.14% | 4 |
| South West | -23 | 20 | £480 | -8.57% | 9 |
| North West | -39 | 18 | £658 | +25.38% | 14 |
| East of England | -35 | 13 | £568 | +3.18% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -30 | 12 | £550 | -18.52% | 14 |
| West Midlands | -57 | 3 | £250 | -54.55% | 24 |
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Workday Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Vendors
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAP | 27.6% | 83 |
| 2 | Oracle | 20.3% | 61 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 14.6% | 44 |
| 4 | ServiceNow | 6.0% | 18 |
| 5 | Salesforce | 5.0% | 15 |
| 6 | Adaptive Insights | 4.3% | 13 |
| 6 | MuleSoft | 4.3% | 13 |
| 8 | 1.7% | 5 | |
| 8 | Kronos | 1.7% | 5 |
| 8 | PeopleSoft | 1.7% | 5 |
| 11 | Databricks | 1.3% | 4 |
| 12 | Anaplan | 1.0% | 3 |
| 13 | Splunk | 0.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Atlassian | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Cisco | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Cognizant | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | DocuSign | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Informatica | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Meraki | 0.3% | 1 |
| 14 | Okta | 0.3% | 1 |