The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Essex.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
47
117
143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex
58.75%
52.70%
59.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
28
68
96
10th Percentile
£216
£250
£189
25th Percentile
£317
£306
£257
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£450
£463
Median % change year-on-year
-11.11%
-2.70%
-4.64%
75th Percentile
£475
£588
£531
90th Percentile
£515
£641
£613
East of England median daily rate
£500
£475
£488
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-2.56%
+8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
15
9
10th Percentile
-
£10.42
£20.79
25th Percentile
£13.25
£16.50
£22.50
Median hourly rate
£21.00
£35.65
£44.53
Median % change year-on-year
-41.09%
-19.94%
+107.12%
75th Percentile
£30.00
£64.25
£62.50
90th Percentile
£38.00
£78.50
£76.61
East of England median hourly rate
£31.64
£38.12
£21.00
% change year-on-year
-17.00%
+81.52%
+44.83%
Back Office Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Back Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Back Office in Essex.
Back Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Back Office in Essex.
Back Office Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Back Office also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region with a requirement for Back Office.
Back Office Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
