Postgraduate Contracts in London

Postgraduate
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 401 480
Rank change year-on-year - +79 +118
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 0 4 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London - 0.023% 0.030%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.095% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 5
10th Percentile - £385 £294
25th Percentile - £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £444 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +11.00% +39.13%
75th Percentile - £460 £600
90th Percentile - - £653
England median daily rate £950 £555 £400
% change year-on-year +71.17% +38.75% +30.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

Postgraduate 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 3,198 4,230 5,699
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.64% 23.92% 21.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,155 2,873 3,849
10th Percentile £355 £325 £363
25th Percentile £437 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -6.52% +4.55%
75th Percentile £653 £650 £688
90th Percentile £757 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 109 80
10th Percentile £18.39 £14.21 £19.94
25th Percentile £22.27 £20.22 £21.24
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.00 £48.75
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -48.72% +9.55%
75th Percentile £55.75 £42.75 £65.63
90th Percentile £70.68 £66.35 £84.13
England median hourly rate £40.72 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +1.79% -23.81% +40.00%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Postgraduate in London

Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in London.

Daily rate trend for Postgraduate in London

Postgraduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in London.

Hourly rate trend for Postgraduate in London