The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Liverpool requiring Design Patterns skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Design Patterns over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Design Patterns falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Liverpool.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
111
118
191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Liverpool
81.62%
74.21%
88.43%
Number of daily rates quoted
65
58
133
10th Percentile
£159
£144
£288
25th Percentile
£300
£186
£405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£430
£261
£490
Median % change year-on-year
+64.59%
-46.68%
+8.89%
75th Percentile
£575
£450
£538
90th Percentile
£678
£522
£600
Merseyside median daily rate
£425
£400
£500
% change year-on-year
+6.25%
-20.00%
+17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
12
9
10th Percentile
-
£15.50
£16.05
25th Percentile
£12.21
£16.25
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£20.49
£19.00
Median % change year-on-year
-15.58%
+7.86%
+52.00%
75th Percentile
£17.44
£34.66
£29.00
90th Percentile
-
£36.23
£52.60
Merseyside median hourly rate
£17.30
£22.88
£23.10
% change year-on-year
-24.37%
-0.97%
+32.00%
Design Patterns Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool
Job postings citing Design Patterns as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Liverpool.
Design Patterns Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns in Liverpool.
Design Patterns Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool
For the 6 months to 27 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Design Patterns also mentioned 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 Liverpool region with a requirement for Design Patterns.
Design Patterns Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:
