Degree Contracts in Gloucestershire

Academic Degree
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 38 29
Rank change year-on-year +7 -9 +16
Contract jobs citing Degree 10 21 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 3.65% 4.90% 7.19%
As % of the Qualifications category 6.94% 7.95% 10.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 14 20
10th Percentile £173 £463 £389
25th Percentile £250 £516 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £588 £523
Median % change year-on-year -27.66% +12.44% -7.11%
75th Percentile £488 £636 £575
90th Percentile £531 £705 £583
South West median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 11
10th Percentile £57.00 - £39.55
25th Percentile £60.00 - £67.91
Median hourly rate £67.50 £83.41 £83.31
Median % change year-on-year -19.07% +0.12% +51.47%
75th Percentile £72.50 - £83.40
90th Percentile £74.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £65.00 £57.39 £65.00
% change year-on-year +13.27% -11.72% +18.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire

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 Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 144 264 338
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 52.55% 61.54% 71.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 144 242
10th Percentile £250 £425 £400
25th Percentile £450 £513 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £588 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +6.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £661 £691 £675
90th Percentile £752 £759 £724
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £578
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 20 28
10th Percentile £53.87 £15.75 £49.25
25th Percentile £58.25 £15.86 £64.63
Median hourly rate £71.50 £24.25 £78.00
Median % change year-on-year +194.85% -68.91% +41.82%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.75 £83.31
90th Percentile - £68.88 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £61.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.64% -6.15% +5.69%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Gloucestershire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Gloucestershire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Gloucestershire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Gloucestershire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Gloucestershire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Gloucestershire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Gloucestershire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Gloucester -2 3 £425 -27.66% 113
Cheltenham +8 2 £225 -66.67% 120
Degree
South West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (10.00%) IBM Notes
3 1 (10.00%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (50.00%) Azure
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (20.00%) Azure Cosmos DB
3 2 (20.00%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (20.00%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (10.00%) AWS
4 1 (10.00%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (10.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (10.00%) Google Workspace
4 1 (10.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) DNS
1 1 (10.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Data Lake
1 2 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Git
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Finance
4 2 (20.00%) Manufacturing
5 1 (10.00%) Avionics
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (10.00%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 2 (20.00%) Azure Data Engineer
1 2 (20.00%) Azure Engineer
1 2 (20.00%) Data Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Architect
2 1 (10.00%) Azure Architect
2 1 (10.00%) C++ Software Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Desktop Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared Software Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Java Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Java Software Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Lead
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365 Administrator
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365 Architect
2 1 (10.00%) Security Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Service Desk Analyst
2 1 (10.00%) SIEM Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Systems Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Test Project Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Wintel Architect
2 1 (10.00%) Wintel Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Blackberry
1 1 (10.00%) Cloud Security Posture
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Defence
1 1 (10.00%) Hybrid Cloud
1 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (10.00%) Reinsurance
1 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
1 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
1 2 (20.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (10.00%) Android
2 1 (10.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (10.00%) Mac OS
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (30.00%) Project Management
2 2 (20.00%) Analytics
2 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (20.00%) Customer Requirements
2 2 (20.00%) Data Pipeline
2 2 (20.00%) ETL
2 2 (20.00%) Kimball Methodology
2 2 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (10.00%) Clean Code
3 1 (10.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (10.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (10.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 1 (10.00%) Mobile Device Management
3 1 (10.00%) Risk Register
3 1 (10.00%) Security Analytics
3 1 (10.00%) SIEM
3 1 (10.00%) SOAR
3 1 (10.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (20.00%) SQL
3 1 (10.00%) C++
3 1 (10.00%) Java
3 1 (10.00%) Kusto Query Language
3 1 (10.00%) Python
3 1 (10.00%) VB
3 1 (10.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) Azure Certification
2 2 (20.00%) MCP
2 2 (20.00%) MCSE
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) A+ Certification
3 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (10.00%) Dell Certification
3 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (10.00%) NCSC
1 1 (10.00%) NIST
1 1 (10.00%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (30.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (10.00%) BitLocker
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (10.00%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (20.00%) SCCM
2 1 (10.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Databricks
3 1 (10.00%) Dell
3 1 (10.00%) Lotus
3 1 (10.00%) McAfee
3 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (10.00%) Symantec
3 1 (10.00%) VMware