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 30 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 23 22
Rank change year-on-year -20 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Degree 990 1,059 1,345
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.89% 7.86% 8.32%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.46% 29.99% 33.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 533 660 846
10th Percentile £250 £325 £313
25th Percentile £408 £415 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £651 £695 £679
90th Percentile £771 £800 £825
England median daily rate £500 £500 £510
% change year-on-year - -1.96% -4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 26 43
10th Percentile £19.03 £13.10 £18.13
25th Percentile £26.69 £20.24 £25.99
Median hourly rate £40.25 £27.33 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +47.30% -25.14% +15.87%
75th Percentile £75.31 £63.19 £48.75
90th Percentile £87.38 £68.13 £57.50
England median hourly rate £39.50 £41.50 £57.35
% change year-on-year -4.82% -27.64% +19.48%

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 5,670 3,531 3,966
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.01% 26.22% 24.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,062 2,384 2,680
10th Percentile £371 £350 £350
25th Percentile £456 £430 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £530 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.83% -1.40% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £654 £650
90th Percentile £737 £738 £763
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 82 65
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.87 £17.98
25th Percentile £25.44 - £22.00
Median hourly rate £52.75 £25.15 £32.29
Median % change year-on-year +109.74% -22.11% -41.29%
75th Percentile £73.00 £46.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £65.00 £64.80
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £50.00
% change year-on-year +108.75% -49.70% -9.09%

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 30 August 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 30 August 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 30 August 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 -44 84 £536 -2.50% 278
West London -10 44 £226 -44.25% 236
East London +5 10 £445 -25.83% 26
South London -26 9 £215 -64.21% 12
North London - 4 £550 - 10
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 53 (5.35%) SharePoint
2 40 (4.04%) Confluence
3 25 (2.53%) Microsoft Exchange
4 19 (1.92%) Apache Spark
5 15 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
6 11 (1.11%) Apache
6 11 (1.11%) IIS
7 7 (0.71%) Camunda
8 6 (0.61%) CMS
9 5 (0.51%) Oracle Workflow
10 4 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 4 (0.40%) Appian
11 3 (0.30%) Moodle
11 3 (0.30%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.20%) ArcGIS
12 2 (0.20%) Cloud Foundry
12 2 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 1 (0.10%) Jupyter
13 1 (0.10%) PowerExchange
13 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
Applications
1 103 (10.40%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
3 50 (5.05%) Microsoft Project
4 49 (4.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 21 (2.12%) MS Visio
6 11 (1.11%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 5 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.51%) UserZoom
8 4 (0.40%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.30%) CPLEX
10 2 (0.20%) Trello
11 1 (0.10%) Mozilla Thunderbird
11 1 (0.10%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.10%) Photoshop
11 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (0.81%) Magento
3 7 (0.71%) HFM
4 6 (0.61%) SAP S/4HANA
5 5 (0.51%) Aladdin
6 4 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
7 3 (0.30%) Actimize
7 3 (0.30%) Loan IQ
7 3 (0.30%) OpenText MBPM
7 3 (0.30%) Oracle BPM
7 3 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
7 3 (0.30%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.20%) Cloudability
8 2 (0.20%) IntelliMatch
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 2 (0.20%) Orchestrade
8 2 (0.20%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.20%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 249 (25.15%) Azure
2 151 (15.25%) AWS
3 75 (7.58%) Power Platform
4 74 (7.47%) GCP
5 72 (7.27%) Microsoft 365
6 56 (5.66%) Entra ID
7 51 (5.15%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (4.14%) GitHub
9 32 (3.23%) SaaS
10 26 (2.63%) Snowflake
11 25 (2.53%) Serverless
12 23 (2.32%) Dynamics 365
13 16 (1.62%) OpenShift
14 15 (1.52%) IaaS
14 15 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
15 14 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
15 14 (1.41%) GitHub Actions
16 13 (1.31%) Anthropic Claude
16 13 (1.31%) OneDrive
16 13 (1.31%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 46 (4.65%) Firewall
2 28 (2.83%) DNS
3 27 (2.73%) Network Security
4 26 (2.63%) VPN
5 23 (2.32%) TCP/IP
6 20 (2.02%) DHCP
7 14 (1.41%) 3GPP
7 14 (1.41%) WAN
8 13 (1.31%) 5G
8 13 (1.31%) Internet
9 12 (1.21%) Radio Access Network
10 11 (1.11%) LAN
11 10 (1.01%) BGP
12 8 (0.81%) VoIP
12 8 (0.81%) VXLAN
12 8 (0.81%) Wireless
13 6 (0.61%) HTTPS
13 6 (0.61%) MPLS
13 6 (0.61%) OSPF
13 6 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.45%) Power BI
2 52 (5.25%) SQL Server
3 30 (3.03%) Data Warehouse
4 25 (2.53%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (2.53%) Relational Database
5 24 (2.42%) NoSQL
6 23 (2.32%) Tableau
7 18 (1.82%) Metadata
8 17 (1.72%) Big Data
9 15 (1.52%) Oracle Database
10 14 (1.41%) MongoDB
11 11 (1.11%) Amazon RDS
12 10 (1.01%) Data Lake
13 9 (0.91%) Data Mining
14 7 (0.71%) MySQL
14 7 (0.71%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
15 6 (0.61%) Neo4j
15 6 (0.61%) Power Query
15 6 (0.61%) Redis
Development Applications
1 77 (7.78%) JIRA
2 67 (6.77%) Git
3 34 (3.43%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.12%) GitLab
5 15 (1.52%) Selenium
6 11 (1.11%) Maven
6 11 (1.11%) SonarQube
6 11 (1.11%) Subversion
7 10 (1.01%) Gradle
7 10 (1.01%) Visual Studio
8 9 (0.91%) JUnit
9 6 (0.61%) MLflow
9 6 (0.61%) REST Assured
9 6 (0.61%) Zephyr
10 5 (0.51%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.40%) Bitbucket Server
11 4 (0.40%) Chocolatey
11 4 (0.40%) Mockito
11 4 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
11 4 (0.40%) TeamCity
General
1 471 (47.58%) Social Skills
2 428 (43.23%) Finance
3 243 (24.55%) Analytical Skills
4 149 (15.05%) Banking
5 71 (7.17%) Marketing
6 64 (6.46%) Legal
7 61 (6.16%) Organisational Skills
8 46 (4.65%) Public Sector
9 45 (4.55%) Retail
10 43 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
11 42 (4.24%) Front Office
12 38 (3.84%) Telecoms
13 37 (3.74%) Investment Banking
14 33 (3.33%) Financial Institution
15 28 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
16 27 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
16 27 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 26 (2.63%) Law
18 19 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
19 14 (1.41%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 162 (16.36%) Analyst
2 118 (11.92%) Senior
3 110 (11.11%) Developer
4 96 (9.70%) Business Analyst
5 86 (8.69%) Lead
6 82 (8.28%) Architect
7 58 (5.86%) Project Manager
8 38 (3.84%) Solutions Architect
9 32 (3.23%) Support Engineer
10 30 (3.03%) Senior Manager
11 26 (2.63%) Consultant
12 25 (2.53%) Software Engineer
13 23 (2.32%) Financial Analyst
13 23 (2.32%) Senior Developer
14 21 (2.12%) Data Engineer
14 21 (2.12%) IT Analyst
14 21 (2.12%) Java Developer
15 20 (2.02%) C# Developer
15 20 (2.02%) Data Scientist
16 19 (1.92%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (5.86%) .NET
2 56 (5.66%) REST
2 56 (5.66%) Terraform
3 36 (3.64%) Kafka
4 29 (2.93%) HTML
5 28 (2.83%) .NET Framework
5 28 (2.83%) React
6 22 (2.22%) Spring
7 21 (2.12%) CSS
7 21 (2.12%) RESTful
7 21 (2.12%) Spring Boot
8 20 (2.02%) XML
9 18 (1.82%) AngularJS
10 17 (1.72%) Pandas
11 15 (1.52%) Oracle Fusion
11 15 (1.52%) PySpark
11 15 (1.52%) Web Services
12 14 (1.41%) JSON
12 14 (1.41%) Middleware
13 12 (1.21%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 65 (6.57%) Onboarding
2 61 (6.16%) Management Information System
3 52 (5.25%) Cloud Native
4 41 (4.14%) Algorithms
4 41 (4.14%) Product Ownership
5 36 (3.64%) Data Structures
5 36 (3.64%) Self-Motivation
6 29 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
7 28 (2.83%) Derivative
7 28 (2.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 27 (2.73%) Data Centre
9 24 (2.42%) AI Agents
10 21 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
10 21 (2.12%) Equities
11 20 (2.02%) Fixed Income
12 18 (1.82%) Social Media
13 17 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
13 17 (1.72%) Hedge funds
13 17 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.62%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 116 (11.72%) Windows
2 64 (6.46%) Linux
3 25 (2.53%) Windows Server
4 20 (2.02%) Windows 10
5 19 (1.92%) Unix
6 16 (1.62%) Mac OS
7 13 (1.31%) Apple iOS
8 8 (0.81%) Android
8 8 (0.81%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.61%) Ubuntu
10 4 (0.40%) VMS
11 2 (0.20%) CentOS
11 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.10%) Amazon Linux
12 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 366 (36.97%) Computer Science
2 282 (28.48%) Agile
3 271 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
4 216 (21.82%) AI
5 205 (20.71%) Stakeholder Management
6 165 (16.67%) Analytics
7 159 (16.06%) DevOps
8 155 (15.66%) Continuous Improvement
9 144 (14.55%) CI/CD
10 124 (12.53%) Software Engineering
11 123 (12.42%) Project Management
12 106 (10.71%) Decision-Making
12 106 (10.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 105 (10.61%) Migration
14 101 (10.20%) Scrum
15 95 (9.60%) User Acceptance Testing
16 94 (9.49%) Change Management
17 89 (8.99%) Project Delivery
17 89 (8.99%) Risk Management
18 86 (8.69%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 208 (21.01%) Python
2 200 (20.20%) SQL
3 93 (9.39%) Java
4 69 (6.97%) C#
5 62 (6.26%) PowerShell
6 57 (5.76%) JavaScript
7 34 (3.43%) C++
8 28 (2.83%) TypeScript
9 22 (2.22%) Bash
10 18 (1.82%) R
11 17 (1.72%) PL/SQL
12 10 (1.01%) Bicep
13 9 (0.91%) C
13 9 (0.91%) T-SQL
14 7 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 7 (0.71%) Scala
14 7 (0.71%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.51%) VBA
15 5 (0.51%) X++
16 4 (0.40%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 243 (24.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 113 (11.41%) Master's Degree
3 97 (9.80%) Security Cleared
4 70 (7.07%) SC Cleared
5 69 (6.97%) PMI Certification
6 58 (5.86%) PMP
7 41 (4.14%) CISSP
8 37 (3.74%) PhD
9 32 (3.23%) Azure Certification
10 30 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
11 23 (2.32%) Cisco Certification
11 23 (2.32%) MBA
12 21 (2.12%) DV Cleared
13 19 (1.92%) CISA
14 17 (1.72%) CISM
15 16 (1.62%) AWS Certification
15 16 (1.62%) ISTQB
16 13 (1.31%) CCNP
17 12 (1.21%) TOGAF Certification
18 11 (1.11%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (7.27%) QA
2 65 (6.57%) Data Quality
3 37 (3.74%) PMO
4 32 (3.23%) NIST
5 31 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 20 (2.02%) GDPR
7 19 (1.92%) SLA
8 18 (1.82%) Accessibility
9 15 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 13 (1.31%) GRC
11 9 (0.91%) Actionable Recommendations
11 9 (0.91%) COBIT
11 9 (0.91%) IFRS
12 7 (0.71%) P3O
12 7 (0.71%) PCI DSS
13 6 (0.61%) HIPAA
14 5 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
15 4 (0.40%) ITGC
15 4 (0.40%) MiFID
16 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 77 (7.78%) Active Directory
2 62 (6.26%) Docker
3 23 (2.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.81%) Hyper-V
5 6 (0.61%) BitLocker
5 6 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.40%) Microsoft App-V
7 4 (0.40%) Terminal Services
7 4 (0.40%) vSphere
8 3 (0.30%) Firmware
9 2 (0.20%) Squid
10 1 (0.10%) DFS Replication
10 1 (0.10%) Dovecot
10 1 (0.10%) Embedded Firmware
10 1 (0.10%) Postfix
10 1 (0.10%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 58 (5.86%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 29 (2.93%) Ansible
4 17 (1.72%) Grafana
5 16 (1.62%) SCCM
6 15 (1.52%) Prometheus
7 6 (0.61%) Control-M
7 6 (0.61%) Puppet
8 5 (0.51%) HP ALM
9 4 (0.40%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.40%) vMotion
10 3 (0.30%) Cisco CUCM
10 3 (0.30%) Nagios
10 3 (0.30%) Packer
10 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.30%) WSUS
11 2 (0.20%) HP Fortify
12 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
12 1 (0.10%) QRadar
12 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 245 (24.75%) Microsoft
2 87 (8.79%) Oracle
3 51 (5.15%) Google
4 46 (4.65%) ServiceNow
5 34 (3.43%) SAP
6 31 (3.13%) VMware
7 28 (2.83%) Adobe
8 27 (2.73%) Cisco
9 25 (2.53%) Salesforce
10 24 (2.42%) Citrix
11 20 (2.02%) Databricks
12 16 (1.62%) OpenAI
13 15 (1.52%) IBM
14 14 (1.41%) Apple
15 13 (1.31%) Palo Alto
15 13 (1.31%) Splunk
16 11 (1.11%) Murex
16 11 (1.11%) Samsung
17 10 (1.01%) Bloomberg
17 10 (1.01%) HP