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 27 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 24 21
Rank change year-on-year -21 -3 +7
Contract jobs citing Degree 945 1,050 1,360
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.75% 7.68% 8.24%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.18% 29.91% 34.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 521 663 867
10th Percentile £263 £326 £309
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 £812 £813
England median daily rate £500 £500 £520
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 28 46
10th Percentile £17.24 £11.96 £19.32
25th Percentile £26.25 £20.24 £25.25
Median hourly rate £36.00 £27.33 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.75% -25.14% +11.65%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.06 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.25 £67.88 £68.75
England median hourly rate £45.00 £42.00 £55.63
% change year-on-year +7.14% -24.49% +5.95%

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 5,499 3,510 3,944
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.64% 25.68% 23.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,964 2,377 2,744
10th Percentile £371 £332 £331
25th Percentile £453 £430 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -2.28% -2.32%
75th Percentile £638 £659 £650
90th Percentile £728 £750 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 83 73
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.15 £17.93
25th Percentile £27.13 £25.02 £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 £43.38 £43.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £63.65 £68.60
England median hourly rate £54.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +114.71% -41.51% -21.82%

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 27 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 27 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 27 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 -35 91 £502 -10.84% 175
West London -7 44 £271 -33.12% 63
South London -16 10 £215 -64.21% 20
East London +3 8 £568 -5.42% 26
North London - 4 £550 - 8
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 39 (4.13%) Confluence
3 30 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (1.90%) Apache Spark
5 14 (1.48%) 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 87 (9.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (6.98%) Microsoft Office
3 50 (5.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (4.87%) 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 3 (0.32%) OpenText MBPM
4 3 (0.32%) Oracle BPM
4 3 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
4 3 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.21%) Cloudability
5 2 (0.21%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.21%) IntelliMatch
5 2 (0.21%) Loan IQ
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.21%) Orchestrade
5 2 (0.21%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.21%) Shopify
5 2 (0.21%) Sprinklr
5 2 (0.21%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 247 (26.14%) Azure
2 148 (15.66%) AWS
3 77 (8.15%) Power Platform
4 71 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
5 70 (7.41%) GCP
6 59 (6.24%) Entra ID
7 43 (4.55%) Azure DevOps
8 36 (3.81%) GitHub
8 36 (3.81%) SaaS
9 28 (2.96%) Snowflake
10 19 (2.01%) Serverless
11 18 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
12 16 (1.69%) GitHub Actions
13 15 (1.59%) PaaS
14 14 (1.48%) IaaS
15 13 (1.38%) Microsoft Copilot
15 13 (1.38%) PowerApps
16 12 (1.27%) Anthropic Claude
16 12 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
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%) SAN
12 5 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
12 5 (0.53%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (6.24%) Power BI
2 46 (4.87%) SQL Server
3 27 (2.86%) Data Warehouse
4 26 (2.75%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (2.43%) NoSQL
5 23 (2.43%) Tableau
6 22 (2.33%) Relational Database
7 20 (2.12%) MongoDB
8 16 (1.69%) Big Data
8 16 (1.69%) Metadata
9 10 (1.06%) Amazon RDS
9 10 (1.06%) Data Lake
10 9 (0.95%) Oracle Database
10 9 (0.95%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 7 (0.74%) Power Query
11 7 (0.74%) Snowflake Schema
12 6 (0.63%) Data Mining
12 6 (0.63%) Neo4j
13 5 (0.53%) Redis
13 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%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 433 (45.82%) Social Skills
2 394 (41.69%) Finance
3 223 (23.60%) Analytical Skills
4 135 (14.29%) Banking
5 67 (7.09%) Marketing
6 63 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 61 (6.46%) 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 29 (3.07%) Influencing Skills
14 28 (2.96%) Financial Institution
14 28 (2.96%) Law
15 26 (2.75%) Telecoms
16 25 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 24 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
18 16 (1.69%) Pharmaceutical
19 14 (1.48%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 134 (14.18%) Analyst
2 126 (13.33%) Senior
3 103 (10.90%) Developer
4 81 (8.57%) Architect
5 80 (8.47%) Business Analyst
6 79 (8.36%) Lead
7 65 (6.88%) Project Manager
8 41 (4.34%) Solutions Architect
9 36 (3.81%) Senior Manager
10 29 (3.07%) Data Scientist
11 28 (2.96%) Consultant
12 25 (2.65%) Software Engineer
12 25 (2.65%) Support Engineer
13 24 (2.54%) Data Engineer
14 21 (2.22%) C# Developer
15 20 (2.12%) IT Analyst
15 20 (2.12%) Junior
15 20 (2.12%) Senior Project Manager
16 19 (2.01%) Desktop Engineer
16 19 (2.01%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (5.61%) .NET
2 52 (5.50%) REST
3 32 (3.39%) React
4 27 (2.86%) .NET Framework
5 25 (2.65%) Kafka
6 19 (2.01%) PyTorch
6 19 (2.01%) RESTful
7 18 (1.90%) AngularJS
8 17 (1.80%) HTML
8 17 (1.80%) PySpark
8 17 (1.80%) Spring
8 17 (1.80%) XML
9 16 (1.69%) Pandas
10 15 (1.59%) JSON
10 15 (1.59%) Spring Boot
11 14 (1.48%) Middleware
12 13 (1.38%) TensorFlow
12 13 (1.38%) Web Services
13 12 (1.27%) LangChain
13 12 (1.27%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.20%) Onboarding
2 56 (5.93%) Management Information System
3 51 (5.40%) Cloud Native
4 46 (4.87%) Self-Motivation
5 43 (4.55%) Product Ownership
6 38 (4.02%) Algorithms
7 29 (3.07%) Virtual Team
8 28 (2.96%) Distributed Systems
9 27 (2.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 26 (2.75%) Data Centre
10 26 (2.75%) Derivative
11 24 (2.54%) Data Structures
12 22 (2.33%) Fixed Income
13 21 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
14 20 (2.12%) AI Agents
15 17 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
16 16 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
16 16 (1.69%) Hedge funds
16 16 (1.69%) Security Posture
17 15 (1.59%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 113 (11.96%) Windows
2 53 (5.61%) Linux
3 23 (2.43%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.80%) Unix
4 17 (1.80%) Windows 10
5 14 (1.48%) Mac OS
6 13 (1.38%) 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
1 342 (36.19%) Computer Science
2 274 (28.99%) Agile
3 258 (27.30%) Problem-Solving
4 210 (22.22%) AI
5 168 (17.78%) Analytics
6 167 (17.67%) Stakeholder Management
7 146 (15.45%) DevOps
8 139 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
9 135 (14.29%) CI/CD
10 117 (12.38%) Project Management
11 105 (11.11%) Software Engineering
12 103 (10.90%) Decision-Making
13 101 (10.69%) Migration
14 98 (10.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 91 (9.63%) Roadmaps
15 91 (9.63%) Scrum
16 87 (9.21%) Risk Management
17 85 (8.99%) Project Delivery
18 84 (8.89%) Change Management
19 83 (8.78%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 202 (21.38%) Python
2 188 (19.89%) SQL
3 84 (8.89%) Java
4 63 (6.67%) C#
5 52 (5.50%) PowerShell
6 39 (4.13%) JavaScript
7 26 (2.75%) C++
8 23 (2.43%) TypeScript
9 18 (1.90%) R
10 15 (1.59%) Bash
11 14 (1.48%) 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%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 219 (23.17%) Computer Science Degree
2 126 (13.33%) Master's Degree
3 81 (8.57%) Security Cleared
4 63 (6.67%) SC Cleared
5 59 (6.24%) PMI Certification
6 51 (5.40%) CISSP
7 49 (5.19%) PMP
8 42 (4.44%) 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%) CISM
12 22 (2.33%) MBA
13 21 (2.22%) DV Cleared
14 16 (1.69%) AWS Certification
15 12 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (1.27%) CRISC
15 12 (1.27%) ISTQB
16 10 (1.06%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (7.20%) QA
2 59 (6.24%) Data Quality
3 44 (4.66%) PMO
4 37 (3.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 35 (3.70%) NIST
6 29 (3.07%) 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%) P3O
14 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
14 5 (0.53%) IFRS
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 56 (5.93%) 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%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.32%) vSphere
9 1 (0.11%) HDFS
9 1 (0.11%) IAG
9 1 (0.11%) Squid
9 1 (0.11%) XenApp
9 1 (0.11%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 58 (6.14%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (4.44%) Terraform
3 26 (2.75%) Ansible
4 15 (1.59%) SCCM
5 14 (1.48%) Grafana
6 12 (1.27%) Prometheus
7 5 (0.53%) HP ALM
8 4 (0.42%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.42%) vMotion
9 3 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
9 3 (0.32%) Nagios
9 3 (0.32%) Packer
9 3 (0.32%) Puppet
9 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.32%) WSUS
10 2 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.21%) Control-M
10 2 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
10 2 (0.21%) Kibana
Vendors
1 236 (24.97%) Microsoft
2 68 (7.20%) Oracle
3 51 (5.40%) Google
4 43 (4.55%) ServiceNow
5 29 (3.07%) SAP
6 27 (2.86%) 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