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 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 24 21
Rank change year-on-year -17 -3 +8
Contract jobs citing Degree 895 981 1,406
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.99% 7.84% 8.04%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.68% 30.37% 33.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 531 631 837
10th Percentile £300 £343 £300
25th Percentile £406 £433 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £650 £738 £675
90th Percentile £788 £850 £805
England median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 23 78
10th Percentile £18.67 £11.96 £15.07
25th Percentile £27.13 £20.24 £21.05
Median hourly rate £35.00 £31.35 £33.87
Median % change year-on-year +11.66% -7.44% +27.79%
75th Percentile £53.96 £60.88 £46.56
90th Percentile £65.50 £67.50 £75.00
England median hourly rate £62.06 £53.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +15.99% +33.75% -11.11%

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 5,063 3,230 4,160
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.21% 25.82% 23.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,624 2,175 2,826
10th Percentile £363 £356 £325
25th Percentile £446 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £526 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.26% -2.07% -6.52%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £740 £763 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 57 108
10th Percentile £21.38 £16.78 £14.19
25th Percentile £27.63 £22.27 £19.98
Median hourly rate £55.00 £29.07 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +89.20% +16.28% -41.86%
75th Percentile £76.58 £56.25 £42.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £72.61 £68.23
England median hourly rate £50.50 £39.66 £40.00
% change year-on-year +27.33% -0.85% -23.81%

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 18 May 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 18 May 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 18 May 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 -22 105 £500 -8.97% 263
West London -15 36 £368 -7.96% 53
South London +3 19 £450 -25.00% 23
East London -7 9 £568 +36.69% 38
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 42 (4.69%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.91%) Microsoft Exchange
3 30 (3.35%) Confluence
4 23 (2.57%) Apache Spark
5 11 (1.23%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (0.56%) Apache
6 5 (0.56%) IIS
6 5 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.34%) Moodle
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.22%) Appian
8 2 (0.22%) CMS
8 2 (0.22%) Ethereum
8 2 (0.22%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.22%) SAS
8 2 (0.22%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.11%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.11%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
9 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
Applications
1 94 (10.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 74 (8.27%) Microsoft Office
3 59 (6.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 39 (4.36%) Microsoft Project
5 31 (3.46%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.34%) Trello
7 3 (0.34%) UserZoom
8 2 (0.22%) CPLEX
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.11%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.11%) InVision
9 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.11%) Revit
9 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.89%) Aladdin
2 8 (0.89%) Veritas eDiscovery
3 7 (0.78%) Oracle General Ledger
4 6 (0.67%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.56%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.56%) Shopify
6 4 (0.45%) Fidessa
6 4 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.45%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 3 (0.34%) HFM
7 3 (0.34%) Magento
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle EBS R12
7 3 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.34%) SimCorp Dimension
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 2 (0.22%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 234 (26.15%) Azure
2 133 (14.86%) AWS
3 86 (9.61%) Microsoft 365
4 65 (7.26%) Power Platform
5 48 (5.36%) GCP
6 44 (4.92%) SaaS
7 39 (4.36%) Entra ID
8 30 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
9 28 (3.13%) GitHub
10 23 (2.57%) Snowflake
11 17 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
11 17 (1.90%) Serverless
12 15 (1.68%) AWS CloudFormation
12 15 (1.68%) PaaS
13 14 (1.56%) IaaS
14 13 (1.45%) Azure Data Factory
14 13 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
14 13 (1.45%) Power Automate
15 12 (1.34%) Amazon S3
15 12 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.68%) Firewall
2 15 (1.68%) Network Security
3 12 (1.34%) TCP/IP
3 12 (1.34%) VPN
4 11 (1.23%) WAN
5 10 (1.12%) LAN
6 9 (1.01%) BGP
7 7 (0.78%) DMZ
7 7 (0.78%) VXLAN
8 6 (0.67%) 3GPP
8 6 (0.67%) DNS
8 6 (0.67%) HTTP
8 6 (0.67%) NetScaler
8 6 (0.67%) OSPF
9 4 (0.45%) DHCP
9 4 (0.45%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.45%) SSL
9 4 (0.45%) Unified Communications
9 4 (0.45%) VoIP
9 4 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (5.81%) Power BI
2 46 (5.14%) SQL Server
3 28 (3.13%) Data Warehouse
4 27 (3.02%) PostgreSQL
5 24 (2.68%) Tableau
6 19 (2.12%) Big Data
6 19 (2.12%) NoSQL
7 17 (1.90%) MongoDB
8 16 (1.79%) Relational Database
9 12 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 11 (1.23%) Metadata
11 8 (0.89%) Hadoop
11 8 (0.89%) Snowflake Schema
12 7 (0.78%) Power Query
12 7 (0.78%) Redis
13 6 (0.67%) Data Lake
14 5 (0.56%) Amazon RDS
14 5 (0.56%) Elasticsearch
14 5 (0.56%) MySQL
14 5 (0.56%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 68 (7.60%) JIRA
2 56 (6.26%) Git
3 20 (2.23%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.90%) Visual Studio
5 12 (1.34%) MLflow
6 11 (1.23%) GitLab
7 10 (1.12%) Selenium
8 6 (0.67%) Cypress.io
8 6 (0.67%) SonarQube
8 6 (0.67%) Subversion
9 5 (0.56%) Gradle
9 5 (0.56%) Maven
9 5 (0.56%) TeamCity
10 4 (0.45%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.45%) ERwin
10 4 (0.45%) Zephyr
11 3 (0.34%) REST Assured
11 3 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.34%) Toad
11 3 (0.34%) Vite
General
1 425 (47.49%) Social Skills
2 376 (42.01%) Finance
3 196 (21.90%) Analytical Skills
4 132 (14.75%) Banking
5 56 (6.26%) Marketing
6 55 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
7 49 (5.47%) Public Sector
8 45 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
9 40 (4.47%) Front Office
9 40 (4.47%) Legal
10 31 (3.46%) Investment Banking
11 30 (3.35%) Retail
12 28 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
13 20 (2.23%) Law
13 20 (2.23%) Telecoms
14 18 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
14 18 (2.01%) Financial Institution
14 18 (2.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 13 (1.45%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 130 (14.53%) Senior
2 126 (14.08%) Analyst
3 103 (11.51%) Developer
4 78 (8.72%) Business Analyst
5 76 (8.49%) Lead
6 75 (8.38%) Architect
7 60 (6.70%) Project Manager
8 38 (4.25%) Solutions Architect
9 32 (3.58%) Consultant
10 29 (3.24%) Data Scientist
11 27 (3.02%) Senior Analyst
12 24 (2.68%) Data Engineer
12 24 (2.68%) Software Engineer
13 22 (2.46%) C# Developer
13 22 (2.46%) Senior Manager
14 21 (2.35%) Senior Business Analyst
15 20 (2.23%) Delivery Manager
16 17 (1.90%) Data Analyst
16 17 (1.90%) Java Developer
16 17 (1.90%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (5.03%) .NET
2 37 (4.13%) REST
3 30 (3.35%) React
4 25 (2.79%) Middleware
4 25 (2.79%) Oracle Fusion
5 23 (2.57%) Pandas
5 23 (2.57%) RESTful
6 21 (2.35%) .NET Framework
6 21 (2.35%) Kafka
7 20 (2.23%) HTML
7 20 (2.23%) PyTorch
8 15 (1.68%) NumPy
8 15 (1.68%) TensorFlow
9 14 (1.56%) Spring
10 13 (1.45%) PySpark
10 13 (1.45%) scikit-learn
11 12 (1.34%) AngularJS
11 12 (1.34%) Node.js
11 12 (1.34%) XML
12 11 (1.23%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.03%) Management Information System
1 54 (6.03%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.69%) Product Ownership
3 41 (4.58%) Cloud Native
4 33 (3.69%) Virtual Team
5 32 (3.58%) Derivative
6 31 (3.46%) Distributed Systems
7 29 (3.24%) Algorithms
8 27 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
9 25 (2.79%) Data Protection Act
10 24 (2.68%) Data Centre
11 22 (2.46%) Equities
12 20 (2.23%) Analytical Mindset
12 20 (2.23%) Fixed Income
12 20 (2.23%) PMI
13 18 (2.01%) Data Structures
13 18 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
14 16 (1.79%) Equity Derivative
14 16 (1.79%) Legacy Systems
15 15 (1.68%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 96 (10.73%) Windows
2 53 (5.92%) Linux
3 29 (3.24%) Windows Server
4 24 (2.68%) Unix
5 14 (1.56%) Windows 10
6 11 (1.23%) Mac OS
7 9 (1.01%) Android
7 9 (1.01%) Apple iOS
8 7 (0.78%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (0.78%) Windows Server 2016
9 5 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (0.45%) VMS
11 3 (0.34%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.11%) CentOS
12 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 319 (35.64%) Computer Science
2 275 (30.73%) Agile
3 236 (26.37%) Problem-Solving
4 172 (19.22%) AI
5 144 (16.09%) Analytics
6 139 (15.53%) DevOps
7 138 (15.42%) Stakeholder Management
8 128 (14.30%) Project Management
9 119 (13.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 117 (13.07%) CI/CD
11 111 (12.40%) Decision-Making
12 104 (11.62%) Risk Management
13 100 (11.17%) Migration
14 96 (10.73%) Roadmaps
15 86 (9.61%) Project Delivery
16 85 (9.50%) Change Management
17 84 (9.39%) Software Engineering
18 79 (8.83%) Scrum
19 78 (8.72%) Data Modelling
19 78 (8.72%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 188 (21.01%) Python
2 174 (19.44%) SQL
3 76 (8.49%) Java
4 59 (6.59%) C#
5 46 (5.14%) PowerShell
6 43 (4.80%) C++
7 32 (3.58%) JavaScript
8 21 (2.35%) TypeScript
9 18 (2.01%) R
10 12 (1.34%) PL/SQL
10 12 (1.34%) T-SQL
11 9 (1.01%) Bash
12 8 (0.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 6 (0.67%) Scala
13 6 (0.67%) Shell Script
14 5 (0.56%) C
14 5 (0.56%) Rust
15 4 (0.45%) Go
16 3 (0.34%) Bicep
16 3 (0.34%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 217 (24.25%) Computer Science Degree
2 137 (15.31%) Master's Degree
3 85 (9.50%) Security Cleared
4 66 (7.37%) SC Cleared
5 61 (6.82%) PMI Certification
6 48 (5.36%) PMP
7 41 (4.58%) CISSP
8 38 (4.25%) PhD
9 37 (4.13%) Microsoft Certification
10 32 (3.58%) Azure Certification
11 23 (2.57%) CBAP
12 21 (2.35%) Cisco Certification
12 21 (2.35%) CISM
13 18 (2.01%) CRISC
13 18 (2.01%) MBA
14 17 (1.90%) IIBA
15 16 (1.79%) CISA
16 14 (1.56%) AWS Certification
16 14 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
16 14 (1.56%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (8.72%) QA
2 49 (5.47%) Data Quality
3 44 (4.92%) GDPR
4 43 (4.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 39 (4.36%) PMO
6 38 (4.25%) NIST
7 27 (3.02%) SLA
8 17 (1.90%) Accessibility
8 17 (1.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 15 (1.68%) GRC
9 15 (1.68%) PCI DSS
10 11 (1.23%) IFRS
11 10 (1.12%) COBIT
12 7 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
13 6 (0.67%) IFRS 17
13 6 (0.67%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.56%) WCAG
15 4 (0.45%) HIPAA
15 4 (0.45%) NIST 800
System Software
1 57 (6.37%) Active Directory
2 52 (5.81%) Docker
3 9 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.78%) Hyper-V
4 7 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.67%) Firmware
6 4 (0.45%) XenApp
6 4 (0.45%) XenDesktop
7 3 (0.34%) vSphere
8 2 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.11%) HDFS
9 1 (0.11%) IAG
9 1 (0.11%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Virtual Server
9 1 (0.11%) PowerHA
9 1 (0.11%) Squid
9 1 (0.11%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.11%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.11%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 52 (5.81%) Kubernetes
2 43 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 34 (3.80%) Terraform
4 18 (2.01%) Ansible
4 18 (2.01%) SCCM
5 15 (1.68%) Grafana
6 11 (1.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 11 (1.23%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.45%) Control-M
7 4 (0.45%) HP ALM
7 4 (0.45%) SCVMM
8 3 (0.34%) WSUS
9 2 (0.22%) Cisco CUCM
9 2 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.22%) Kibana
9 2 (0.22%) Progress Chef
9 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.22%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
10 1 (0.11%) Packer
10 1 (0.11%) vMotion
Vendors
1 218 (24.36%) Microsoft
2 71 (7.93%) Oracle
3 33 (3.69%) Google
4 28 (3.13%) SAP
5 27 (3.02%) Citrix
5 27 (3.02%) Databricks
5 27 (3.02%) ServiceNow
6 20 (2.23%) Cisco
7 18 (2.01%) Salesforce
8 13 (1.45%) Bloomberg
8 13 (1.45%) Informatica
9 12 (1.34%) Adobe
9 12 (1.34%) Palo Alto
10 11 (1.23%) Software AG
10 11 (1.23%) Splunk
10 11 (1.23%) VMware
11 10 (1.12%) Juniper
11 10 (1.12%) Murex
12 8 (0.89%) Apple
12 8 (0.89%) Charles River