Rational Rhapsody Contract Job Trends in Essex

IBM Rational Rhapsody
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex requiring Rational Rhapsody skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Rational Rhapsody 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 1.79% - -
As % of the Development Applications category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £67.50 £69.00
% change year-on-year +3.70% -2.17% +20.00%

All Development Application Skills
Essex

Rational Rhapsody falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 6 13 8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 5.36% 16.25% 4.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 7
10th Percentile - - £515
25th Percentile - £213 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £225 £600
Median % change year-on-year +88.89% -62.50% +20.00%
75th Percentile £488 £478 -
90th Percentile £525 £653 £603
East of England median daily rate £488 £425 £468
% change year-on-year +14.71% -9.09% -13.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £70.50 - -
25th Percentile £71.25 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £73.75 - -
90th Percentile £74.50 - -
East of England median hourly rate £67.00 £67.50 £78.73
% change year-on-year -0.74% -14.26% +21.12%

Rational Rhapsody
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rational Rhapsody relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Rational Rhapsody job vacancy trend in Essex

Rational Rhapsody
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Rational Rhapsody.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Rational Rhapsody

Rational Rhapsody
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Rational Rhapsody.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Rational Rhapsody

Rational Rhapsody
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Rational Rhapsody within the Essex region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Basildon - 1 - - 5
Rational Rhapsody
East of England

Rational Rhapsody
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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Principal Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Principal Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) DevOps
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared