Technical Design Authority Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Technical Design Authority (TDA)
Devon > Exeter

The median Technical Design Authority (TDA) daily rate in Exeter is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Sep 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Design Authority 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Exeter 1.27% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.39% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median daily rate £575 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Exeter with a recognized job title 72 106 116
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 98.15% 92.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 78 106
10th Percentile £173 £143 £319
25th Percentile £283 £339 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £561 £575
Median % change year-on-year -26.50% -2.39% -
75th Percentile £509 £650 £658
90th Percentile £550 £685 £716
Devon median daily rate £413 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -11.29% -7.00% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £12.50 -
Median % change year-on-year +82.72% - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +62.50% +125.35%

Technical Design Authority Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, Technical Design Authority contract job roles required 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 Exeter region featuring Technical Design Authority in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills

Technical Design Authority Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
6 Technical Design Authority jobs Nationwide