The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex requiring knowledge or experience of NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, 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 the NEC Corporation.
|
|
6 months to
19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
22 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing NEC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex |
0.85% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Vendors category |
2.70% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
- |
- |
| East of England median daily rate |
£500 |
£550 |
£900 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
-38.89% |
- |
NEC 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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services |
37 |
44 |
66 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex |
31.62% |
51.16% |
34.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
24 |
26 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£185 |
£180 |
£182 |
| 25th Percentile |
£199 |
£234 |
£221 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£275 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-37.14% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£474 |
£350 |
£539 |
| 90th Percentile |
£520 |
£619 |
£605 |
| East of England median daily rate |
£500 |
£500 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+3.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
1 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£20.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.75 |
- |
£30.41 |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.38 |
£20.00 |
£47.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.13% |
-58.12% |
+127.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£23.58 |
- |
£55.53 |
| 90th Percentile |
£49.31 |
- |
£60.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate |
£19.91 |
£20.00 |
£37.66 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.45% |
-46.89% |
+46.89% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NEC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
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Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing NEC.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:
