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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 18 50
Rank change year-on-year -24 +32 -21
Contract jobs citing Degree 21 61 44
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 4.50% 7.76% 3.44%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.48% 38.36% 22.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 22 30
10th Percentile - £328 £374
25th Percentile £235 £422 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £475 £538
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% -11.63% +13.16%
75th Percentile £538 £561 £586
90th Percentile £600 £638 £643
West Yorkshire median daily rate £313 £475 £550
% change year-on-year -34.21% -13.64% +22.22%
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 145 159 193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 31.05% 20.23% 15.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 101 151
10th Percentile £266 £363 £375
25th Percentile £375 £450 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £696
90th Percentile £600 £650 £743
West Yorkshire median daily rate £485 £500 £550
% change year-on-year -3.00% -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 16 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 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (4.76%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (19.05%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (14.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (4.76%) SAP CO
2 1 (4.76%) SAP FI
2 1 (4.76%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (9.52%) Azure
2 2 (9.52%) Power Platform
2 2 (9.52%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (4.76%) AWS
3 1 (4.76%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (28.57%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Power BI
2 1 (4.76%) Power Query
2 1 (4.76%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 18 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (23.81%) Finance
4 4 (19.05%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (19.05%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.76%) General Ledger
5 1 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (28.57%) Desktop Engineer
1 6 (28.57%) Desktop Support
1 6 (28.57%) Desktop Support Engineer
1 6 (28.57%) Support Engineer
2 3 (14.29%) Analyst
2 3 (14.29%) Lead
2 3 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Architect
3 2 (9.52%) Data Analyst
3 2 (9.52%) Information Assurance Leader
3 2 (9.52%) SAP Manager
3 2 (9.52%) SAP Project Manager
3 2 (9.52%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (4.76%) HR Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) HR Data Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) IT Security Consultant
4 1 (4.76%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Security Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (4.76%) Senior Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.76%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
1 8 (38.10%) Project Management
2 6 (28.57%) Case Management
2 6 (28.57%) Change Management
2 6 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
2 6 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 6 (28.57%) ITIL
2 6 (28.57%) ITSM
2 6 (28.57%) Service Delivery
3 4 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (19.05%) Contract Management
3 4 (19.05%) Contract Negotiation
3 4 (19.05%) Data Analysis
3 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (14.29%) Agile
4 3 (14.29%) Analytics
4 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
5 2 (9.52%) Data Protection
5 2 (9.52%) Information Assurance
5 2 (9.52%) Portfolio Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (4.76%) Python
1 1 (4.76%) R
1 1 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 4 (19.05%) Master's Degree
3 1 (4.76%) CBAP
3 1 (4.76%) CISM
3 1 (4.76%) CISSP
3 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
3 1 (4.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (4.76%) MBA
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (42.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (9.52%) PMO
3 1 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 1 (4.76%) GDPR
3 1 (4.76%) GRC
3 1 (4.76%) NIST
3 1 (4.76%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (28.57%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (4.76%) Nessus
Vendors
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft
2 6 (28.57%) Citrix
2 6 (28.57%) ServiceNow
3 3 (14.29%) SAP
4 1 (4.76%) Ariba
4 1 (4.76%) Atlassian
4 1 (4.76%) Qualys
4 1 (4.76%) Workday