Degree Contract Job Trends in Middlesex

Academic Degree
South East > Middlesex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Middlesex with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Degree 1 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in Middlesex 6.25% - 21.88%
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £170
25th Percentile £189 - £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £198 - £275
75th Percentile £206 - £288
90th Percentile - - £356
South East median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £71.25
Median hourly rate - - £72.50
75th Percentile - - £73.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £84.00 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year +48.02% -1.05% +27.44%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Middlesex

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 Middlesex.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1 1 7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Middlesex 6.25% 12.50% 21.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 6
10th Percentile - - £170
25th Percentile £189 - £193
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £198 £400 £275
Median % change year-on-year -50.63% +45.45% -
75th Percentile £206 - £288
90th Percentile - - £356
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £71.25
Median hourly rate - - £72.50
75th Percentile - - £73.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £56.75 £57.35
% change year-on-year -3.08% -1.05% -3.54%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Middlesex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Middlesex.

Degree job vacancy trend in Middlesex

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Middlesex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Middlesex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Middlesex citing Degree

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Middlesex 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Support Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree