Degree Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Academic Degree
Devon > Exeter

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Exeter with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 28 26
Rank change year-on-year +15 -2 +1
Contract jobs citing Degree 5 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 5.75% 1.71% 2.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.16% 3.17% 4.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 2
10th Percentile - - £533
25th Percentile £210 £450 £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £500 £675
Median % change year-on-year -56.00% -25.93% +33.00%
75th Percentile £230 £550 £781
90th Percentile - - £838
Devon median daily rate £160 £270 £525
% change year-on-year -40.74% -48.57% +3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £43.92 £19.83 -
% change year-on-year +121.48% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Exeter

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Exeter.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 38 63 92
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Exeter 43.68% 53.85% 63.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 50 87
10th Percentile £210 £461 £465
25th Percentile £375 £500 £532
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -10.42% - -
75th Percentile £588 £664 £675
90th Percentile - £685 £705
Devon median daily rate £275 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -54.17% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +62.50% +17.65%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Exeter

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Exeter citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (60.00%) Power Automate
1 3 (60.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (60.00%) PowerApps
2 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Military
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Low-Code Developer
3 1 (20.00%) ICT Trainer
3 1 (20.00%) Python Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Python Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Scientific Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Software Developer
3 1 (20.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (20.00%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (60.00%) CSS
1 3 (60.00%) HTML
2 1 (20.00%) OpenMP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Low-Code
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Media
2 1 (20.00%) e-Learning
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Agile
1 3 (60.00%) API Integration
1 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
2 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (20.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) C
2 1 (20.00%) C++
2 1 (20.00%) Fortran
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) City & Guilds
1 1 (20.00%) NVQ Level 3
1 1 (20.00%) Postgraduate
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
1 1 (20.00%) Software Quality Assurance
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Blue Prism
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft