The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Fat Client over the 6 months to 19 March 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
Fat Client is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
5,941
10,391
14,116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
32.74%
36.18%
36.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
4,208
7,379
10,369
10th Percentile
£300
£388
£400
25th Percentile
£450
£500
£490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£600
£586
Median % change year-on-year
-4.17%
+2.39%
+11.62%
75th Percentile
£712
£748
£700
90th Percentile
£825
£838
£800
England median daily rate
£545
£575
£550
% change year-on-year
-5.22%
+4.55%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
171
126
186
10th Percentile
£15.50
£18.45
£19.63
25th Percentile
£18.93
£21.24
£24.58
Median hourly rate
£29.00
£35.00
£44.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.14%
-21.35%
+51.23%
75th Percentile
£47.50
£57.50
£57.50
90th Percentile
£65.00
£75.63
£73.50
England median hourly rate
£27.75
£23.79
£25.50
% change year-on-year
+16.65%
-6.71%
+1.43%
Fat Client Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Fat Client as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Fat Client Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Fat Client in London.
Fat Client Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Fat Client in London.
Fat Client Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 March 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Fat Client 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 London region with a requirement for Fat Client.
Fat Client Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: