Degree Contracts in Merseyside

Academic Degree
North West > Merseyside

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merseyside with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 5 35
Rank change year-on-year -19 +30 -11
Contract jobs citing Degree 5 37 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside 2.98% 16.23% 3.51%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.43% 44.58% 8.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 8
10th Percentile £414 £157 £413
25th Percentile £416 £181 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £208 £483
Median % change year-on-year +110.34% -56.89% +48.46%
75th Percentile £456 £575 £541
90th Percentile - £657 £667
North West median daily rate £459 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.06% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £16.70 -
25th Percentile - £17.38 £16.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £25.31 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.97% +44.61% -
75th Percentile - £34.32 £19.00
90th Percentile - - £19.15
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £26.39 £34.50
% change year-on-year +23.15% -23.51% -6.12%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 53 83 146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 31.55% 36.40% 42.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 34 110
10th Percentile £160 £168 £361
25th Percentile £203 £213 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -13.46% +6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £650
90th Percentile £665 £675 £700
North West median daily rate £494 £513 £520
% change year-on-year -3.66% -1.44% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 16 4
10th Percentile £14.52 £12.54 -
25th Percentile - £14.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.44 £18.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% - +2.86%
75th Percentile - £34.24 £20.38
90th Percentile £18.72 £44.16 £22.40
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
% change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% -5.60%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Merseyside

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Merseyside.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Merseyside

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Merseyside.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Merseyside

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Liverpool -17 5 £438 +18.64% 132
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (20.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Change Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
1 4 (80.00%) Validation
2 3 (60.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Cisco