Degree Contracts in Leeds

Academic Degree
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leeds 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 38 17 47
Rank change year-on-year -21 +30 -8
Contract jobs citing Degree 22 61 51
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 4.73% 7.63% 3.83%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.05% 37.42% 25.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 19 36
10th Percentile £235 £324 £369
25th Percentile £243 £431 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £538 £584 £576
90th Percentile £600 £654 £638
West Yorkshire median daily rate £313 £475 £544
% change year-on-year -34.21% -12.64% +18.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61.25
Median hourly rate - £12.53 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - -79.95% +150.00%
75th Percentile - - £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £12.53 £62.50
% change year-on-year +119.47% -79.95% +150.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Leeds

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 Leeds.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 129 163 201
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 27.74% 20.40% 15.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 101 159
10th Percentile £263 £370 £373
25th Percentile £375 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £675
90th Percentile £730 £650 £743
West Yorkshire median daily rate £506 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +1.25% -9.09% +15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61.25
Median hourly rate - £12.53 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - -79.95% +127.27%
75th Percentile - - £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £15.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year +83.33% -76.00% +150.00%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Leeds

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Leeds

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

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

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Leeds

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Leeds

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (13.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (4.55%) SAP CO
2 1 (4.55%) SAP FI
2 1 (4.55%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (9.09%) Azure
2 2 (9.09%) Power Platform
2 2 (9.09%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (4.55%) AWS
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (18.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) Power BI
2 1 (4.55%) Power Query
2 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 17 (77.27%) Social Skills
2 8 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (22.73%) Finance
4 4 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (18.18%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.55%) General Ledger
5 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (22.73%) Desktop Engineer
1 5 (22.73%) Desktop Support
1 5 (22.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 5 (22.73%) Support Engineer
2 4 (18.18%) Analyst
3 3 (13.64%) Lead
3 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Data Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Information Assurance Leader
4 2 (9.09%) SAP Manager
4 2 (9.09%) SAP Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
5 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Designer
5 1 (4.55%) HR Data Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Interaction Designer
5 1 (4.55%) Mobile Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.55%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (36.36%) Project Management
2 6 (27.27%) Change Management
3 5 (22.73%) ITIL
4 4 (18.18%) Agile
4 4 (18.18%) Case Management
4 4 (18.18%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (18.18%) Computer Science
4 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) Contract Management
4 4 (18.18%) Contract Negotiation
4 4 (18.18%) Customer Service
4 4 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 4 (18.18%) ITSM
4 4 (18.18%) Service Delivery
4 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (13.64%) Analytics
6 2 (9.09%) Information Governance
6 2 (9.09%) Portfolio Management
6 2 (9.09%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (4.55%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) R
Qualifications
1 4 (18.18%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
1 4 (18.18%) Master's Degree
2 2 (9.09%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.55%) CBAP
3 1 (4.55%) CISM
3 1 (4.55%) CISSP
3 1 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (4.55%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (4.55%) MBA
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (31.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (9.09%) PMO
3 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 1 (4.55%) GDPR
3 1 (4.55%) GRC
3 1 (4.55%) NIST
3 1 (4.55%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.55%) Nessus
Vendors
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) Citrix
2 4 (18.18%) SAP
2 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
3 1 (4.55%) Ariba
3 1 (4.55%) Atlassian
3 1 (4.55%) Qualys
3 1 (4.55%) Workday