Degree Contracts in Kingston Upon Thames

Academic Degree
South London > Kingston Upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kingston Upon Thames with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Degree 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 12.50% - 6.78%
As % of the Qualifications category 42.86% - 13.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £450
75th Percentile £525 - £525
90th Percentile - - £555
South London median daily rate £600 £450 £550
% change year-on-year +33.33% -18.18% -13.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62.50
Median hourly rate - - £65.00
75th Percentile - - £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate - - £65.00
% change year-on-year - - +30.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Kingston Upon Thames

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 Kingston Upon Thames.

DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7 6 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames 29.17% 37.50% 50.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 6 12
10th Percentile £438 - £361
25th Percentile £475 - £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £200 £525
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -61.90% +5.00%
75th Percentile £525 £266 £556
90th Percentile £600 £556 £598
South London median daily rate £550 £500 £534
% change year-on-year +10.00% -6.32% -7.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 10
10th Percentile - - £28.93
25th Percentile - - £40.00
Median hourly rate - - £55.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.77%
75th Percentile - - £62.58
90th Percentile - - £68.00
South London median hourly rate - - £55.00
% change year-on-year - - +11.77%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Kingston Upon Thames

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Degree

Degree
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
New Malden - 3 £500 - 1
Degree
South London

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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:

Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 3 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 3 (100.00%) Test Management
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
1 3 (100.00%) Workload Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) EMC Certification
1 3 (100.00%) HNC
1 3 (100.00%) HND
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) Def Stans
1 3 (100.00%) IEC 61508
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) EMC