Degree Contract Job Trends in London

Academic Degree
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 24 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 24 20
Rank change year-on-year -20 -4 +7
Contract jobs citing Degree 945 1,049 1,375
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.75% 7.72% 8.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.21% 30.02% 34.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 518 666 876
10th Percentile £263 £328 £307
25th Percentile £406 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £675
90th Percentile £753 £811 £806
England median daily rate £500 £500 £513
% change year-on-year - -2.44% -3.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 27 50
10th Percentile £17.24 £11.96 £18.13
25th Percentile £26.25 £20.24 £25.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £28.15 £36.11
Median % change year-on-year +27.89% -22.03% +10.45%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.13 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.25 £68.00 £68.75
England median hourly rate £45.50 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year +7.06% -22.73% +1.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,492 3,494 3,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.63% 25.71% 23.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,957 2,370 2,770
10th Percentile £368 £338 £329
25th Percentile £450 £431 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.90% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £658 £650
90th Percentile £729 £750 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 81 77
10th Percentile £19.50 £17.98 £17.88
25th Percentile £26.19 £25.04 £22.00
Median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +114.71% -6.85% -50.91%
75th Percentile £73.00 £45.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £63.75 £68.75
England median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +114.71% -41.51% -23.82%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Degree job vacancy trend in London

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in London over the 6 months to 24 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in London

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in London over the 6 months to 24 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in London

Degree
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the London region over the 6 months to 24 July 2026. 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
Central London -38 91 £502 -10.84% 173
West London -7 45 £300 -25.83% 55
South London -15 11 £202 -66.27% 18
East London +1 9 £585 +1.74% 25
North London - 4 £550 - 7
Degree
England

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 51 (5.40%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.02%) Confluence
3 30 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.90%) Apache Spark
5 15 (1.59%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (1.16%) IIS
7 9 (0.95%) Apache
8 6 (0.63%) Camunda
8 6 (0.63%) CMS
8 6 (0.63%) Oracle Workflow
9 4 (0.42%) Appian
10 3 (0.32%) Moodle
11 2 (0.21%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
11 2 (0.21%) OpenStack
12 1 (0.11%) Apache Solr
12 1 (0.11%) Drupal
12 1 (0.11%) Jupyter
12 1 (0.11%) SAS
12 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 88 (9.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (7.09%) Microsoft Office
3 51 (5.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 47 (4.97%) Microsoft Project
5 25 (2.65%) MS Visio
6 10 (1.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 6 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.53%) UserZoom
9 4 (0.42%) Chatbot
9 4 (0.42%) CPLEX
10 2 (0.21%) Trello
11 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (0.85%) Magento
2 7 (0.74%) Aladdin
2 7 (0.74%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.63%) HFM
4 4 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.32%) OpenText MBPM
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.21%) Changepoint
6 2 (0.21%) Cloudability
6 2 (0.21%) IntelliMatch
6 2 (0.21%) Loan IQ
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.21%) Orchestrade
6 2 (0.21%) Shopify
6 2 (0.21%) Sprinklr
6 2 (0.21%) Summit
6 2 (0.21%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 247 (26.14%) Azure
2 149 (15.77%) AWS
3 78 (8.25%) Power Platform
4 71 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (7.20%) GCP
6 59 (6.24%) Entra ID
7 43 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (3.81%) GitHub
9 34 (3.60%) SaaS
10 29 (3.07%) Snowflake
11 20 (2.12%) Serverless
12 18 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
14 14 (1.48%) PaaS
15 13 (1.38%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (1.38%) Azure Data Factory
15 13 (1.38%) IaaS
15 13 (1.38%) Microsoft Copilot
15 13 (1.38%) PowerApps
16 12 (1.27%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 40 (4.23%) Firewall
2 23 (2.43%) Network Security
3 22 (2.33%) VPN
4 19 (2.01%) TCP/IP
5 17 (1.80%) DNS
6 12 (1.27%) DHCP
7 11 (1.16%) WAN
8 9 (0.95%) 3GPP
9 8 (0.85%) BGP
9 8 (0.85%) Internet
9 8 (0.85%) LAN
9 8 (0.85%) VoIP
10 7 (0.74%) 5G
10 7 (0.74%) Radio Access Network
11 6 (0.63%) DMZ
11 6 (0.63%) HTTPS
11 6 (0.63%) VXLAN
12 5 (0.53%) OSPF
12 5 (0.53%) SAN
12 5 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (6.35%) Power BI
2 46 (4.87%) SQL Server
3 28 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (2.86%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.54%) Tableau
6 23 (2.43%) NoSQL
7 22 (2.33%) Relational Database
8 21 (2.22%) MongoDB
9 16 (1.69%) Big Data
9 16 (1.69%) Metadata
10 10 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
10 10 (1.06%) Data Lake
11 9 (0.95%) Oracle Database
11 9 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 8 (0.85%) Snowflake Schema
13 7 (0.74%) Power Query
14 6 (0.63%) Data Mining
14 6 (0.63%) Neo4j
14 6 (0.63%) Redis
15 5 (0.53%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 73 (7.72%) JIRA
2 66 (6.98%) Git
3 28 (2.96%) Jenkins
4 15 (1.59%) GitLab
5 12 (1.27%) MLflow
6 11 (1.16%) Selenium
6 11 (1.16%) Subversion
6 11 (1.16%) Visual Studio
7 7 (0.74%) Gradle
7 7 (0.74%) Maven
8 6 (0.63%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.63%) Zephyr
9 5 (0.53%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.53%) JUnit
9 5 (0.53%) TeamCity
10 4 (0.42%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.42%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.32%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.32%) Gemini Tracker
11 3 (0.32%) Vite
General
1 429 (45.40%) Social Skills
2 399 (42.22%) Finance
3 223 (23.60%) Analytical Skills
4 135 (14.29%) Banking
5 67 (7.09%) Marketing
6 61 (6.46%) Organisational Skills
7 60 (6.35%) Legal
8 49 (5.19%) Public Sector
9 48 (5.08%) Retail
10 44 (4.66%) Presentation Skills
11 33 (3.49%) Front Office
12 30 (3.17%) Investment Banking
13 28 (2.96%) Financial Institution
13 28 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
13 28 (2.96%) Law
14 26 (2.75%) Telecoms
15 25 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
15 25 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 16 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (1.38%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 135 (14.29%) Analyst
2 128 (13.54%) Senior
3 103 (10.90%) Developer
4 81 (8.57%) Architect
4 81 (8.57%) Business Analyst
5 79 (8.36%) Lead
6 65 (6.88%) Project Manager
7 41 (4.34%) Solutions Architect
8 37 (3.92%) Senior Manager
9 30 (3.17%) Data Scientist
10 28 (2.96%) Consultant
11 25 (2.65%) Software Engineer
12 24 (2.54%) Data Engineer
12 24 (2.54%) Support Engineer
13 21 (2.22%) C# Developer
14 20 (2.12%) Junior
14 20 (2.12%) Senior Project Manager
15 19 (2.01%) Financial Analyst
15 19 (2.01%) IT Analyst
16 18 (1.90%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.61%) .NET
2 51 (5.40%) REST
3 33 (3.49%) React
4 27 (2.86%) .NET Framework
5 26 (2.75%) Kafka
6 20 (2.12%) RESTful
7 18 (1.90%) AngularJS
7 18 (1.90%) PyTorch
8 17 (1.80%) HTML
8 17 (1.80%) PySpark
8 17 (1.80%) Spring
9 16 (1.69%) Pandas
9 16 (1.69%) XML
10 15 (1.59%) Spring Boot
11 14 (1.48%) JSON
11 14 (1.48%) Middleware
12 12 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
12 12 (1.27%) TensorFlow
12 12 (1.27%) Web Services
13 11 (1.16%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 67 (7.09%) Onboarding
2 57 (6.03%) Management Information System
3 51 (5.40%) Cloud Native
4 46 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
5 45 (4.76%) Product Ownership
6 37 (3.92%) Algorithms
7 30 (3.17%) Virtual Team
8 27 (2.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 26 (2.75%) Data Centre
9 26 (2.75%) Derivative
9 26 (2.75%) Distributed Systems
10 22 (2.33%) Fixed Income
11 21 (2.22%) Data Structures
11 21 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
12 19 (2.01%) AI Agents
13 17 (1.80%) Analytical Mindset
14 16 (1.69%) Hedge funds
14 16 (1.69%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.69%) Security Posture
15 15 (1.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 113 (11.96%) Windows
2 53 (5.61%) Linux
3 24 (2.54%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.80%) Unix
4 17 (1.80%) Windows 10
5 14 (1.48%) Mac OS
6 12 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 10 (1.06%) Android
8 8 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 5 (0.53%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.42%) VMS
11 2 (0.21%) CentOS
11 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 338 (35.77%) Computer Science
2 274 (28.99%) Agile
3 256 (27.09%) Problem-Solving
4 209 (22.12%) AI
5 170 (17.99%) Analytics
6 166 (17.57%) Stakeholder Management
7 147 (15.56%) DevOps
8 141 (14.92%) Continuous Improvement
9 134 (14.18%) CI/CD
10 118 (12.49%) Project Management
11 104 (11.01%) Decision-Making
12 103 (10.90%) Software Engineering
13 101 (10.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 100 (10.58%) Migration
15 92 (9.74%) Scrum
16 91 (9.63%) Roadmaps
17 88 (9.31%) Risk Management
18 84 (8.89%) Change Management
18 84 (8.89%) Project Delivery
19 82 (8.68%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 203 (21.48%) Python
2 188 (19.89%) SQL
3 83 (8.78%) Java
4 63 (6.67%) C#
5 50 (5.29%) PowerShell
6 37 (3.92%) JavaScript
7 26 (2.75%) C++
8 23 (2.43%) TypeScript
9 18 (1.90%) R
10 15 (1.59%) Bash
11 13 (1.38%) PL/SQL
12 9 (0.95%) Bicep
12 9 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 9 (0.95%) T-SQL
13 7 (0.74%) C
14 5 (0.53%) VBA
15 4 (0.42%) Scala
15 4 (0.42%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.42%) X++
16 3 (0.32%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 216 (22.86%) Computer Science Degree
2 128 (13.54%) Master's Degree
3 81 (8.57%) Security Cleared
4 64 (6.77%) SC Cleared
5 59 (6.24%) PMI Certification
6 50 (5.29%) CISSP
7 49 (5.19%) PMP
8 43 (4.55%) PhD
9 34 (3.60%) Azure Certification
10 31 (3.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 24 (2.54%) CISA
11 24 (2.54%) Cisco Certification
12 22 (2.33%) MBA
13 21 (2.22%) CISM
14 20 (2.12%) DV Cleared
15 16 (1.69%) AWS Certification
16 14 (1.48%) BPSS Clearance
17 12 (1.27%) CRISC
17 12 (1.27%) ISTQB
18 10 (1.06%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (7.30%) QA
2 61 (6.46%) Data Quality
3 46 (4.87%) PMO
4 38 (4.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (3.70%) NIST
6 31 (3.28%) GDPR
7 21 (2.22%) Accessibility
7 21 (2.22%) SLA
8 15 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 14 (1.48%) GRC
10 13 (1.38%) PCI DSS
11 8 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.74%) COBIT
13 6 (0.63%) HIPAA
13 6 (0.63%) IFRS
13 6 (0.63%) P3O
14 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.53%) SOC 2
15 4 (0.42%) ITGC
15 4 (0.42%) NIST 800
System Software
1 74 (7.83%) Active Directory
2 57 (6.03%) Docker
3 17 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.74%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.63%) Firmware
6 5 (0.53%) BitLocker
6 5 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.42%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (0.42%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
8 3 (0.32%) vSphere
9 2 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) HDFS
10 1 (0.11%) IAG
10 1 (0.11%) Squid
10 1 (0.11%) XenApp
10 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 58 (6.14%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.44%) Terraform
3 41 (4.34%) Microsoft Intune
4 26 (2.75%) Ansible
5 16 (1.69%) SCCM
6 14 (1.48%) Grafana
7 12 (1.27%) Prometheus
8 5 (0.53%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.42%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.42%) vMotion
10 3 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 3 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.32%) Nagios
10 3 (0.32%) Packer
10 3 (0.32%) Puppet
10 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.32%) WSUS
11 2 (0.21%) Control-M
11 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
11 2 (0.21%) Kibana
Vendors
1 236 (24.97%) Microsoft
2 69 (7.30%) Oracle
3 51 (5.40%) Google
4 42 (4.44%) ServiceNow
5 30 (3.17%) SAP
6 26 (2.75%) Citrix
7 25 (2.65%) Cisco
8 24 (2.54%) VMware
9 23 (2.43%) Databricks
10 21 (2.22%) Salesforce
11 20 (2.12%) Adobe
12 14 (1.48%) OpenAI
13 13 (1.38%) Bloomberg
13 13 (1.38%) Palo Alto
14 11 (1.16%) Apple
14 11 (1.16%) Murex
14 11 (1.16%) Splunk
15 10 (1.06%) CyberArk
15 10 (1.06%) HP
16 9 (0.95%) Juniper