The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Squid skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Squid over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Squid falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
1,426
1,847
2,967
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
10.98%
10.49%
11.73%
Number of daily rates quoted
944
1,337
2,177
10th Percentile
£270
£250
£244
25th Percentile
£413
£388
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£503
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+4.48%
-12.61%
+1.86%
75th Percentile
£638
£625
£675
90th Percentile
£738
£725
£775
England median daily rate
£500
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-
-4.76%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
27
34
32
10th Percentile
£22.50
£17.14
£21.39
25th Percentile
£22.75
£20.50
£25.81
Median hourly rate
£26.45
£23.15
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+14.25%
-61.42%
+95.12%
75th Percentile
£35.75
£25.00
£75.00
90th Percentile
£58.50
£49.23
£84.80
England median hourly rate
£29.00
£22.30
£50.00
% change year-on-year
+30.04%
-55.40%
+150.00%
Squid Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Squid as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Squid Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Squid in London.
Squid Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Squid in London.
Squid Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Squid 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 Squid.
Squid 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:
