Degree Contracts in the Midlands

Academic Degree
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands 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 16 13 24
Rank change year-on-year -3 +11 +22
Contract jobs citing Degree 157 251 265
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.20% 9.10% 7.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.84% 27.92% 27.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 137 153
10th Percentile £140 £188 £223
25th Percentile £150 £255 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £525 £600 £540
90th Percentile £601 £652 £675
England median daily rate £520 £513 £542
% change year-on-year +1.46% -5.36% +4.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 29 31
10th Percentile £15.22 £22.33 £13.70
25th Percentile £17.40 £25.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.59 £37.50 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year -31.76% +122.82% -17.94%
75th Percentile £34.63 £56.25 £20.46
90th Percentile £50.98 £58.75 £35.08
England median hourly rate £53.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.75% -11.11% +24.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 564 899 970
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 29.47% 32.61% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 556 615
10th Percentile £150 £230 £253
25th Percentile £272 £325 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -13.21% +15.22%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £675 £689
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 71 76
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.25 £11.00
25th Percentile £18.51 £17.00 £14.30
Median hourly rate £24.50 £24.65 £18.63
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +32.35% -6.88%
75th Percentile £31.38 £43.13 £26.64
90th Percentile £59.00 £56.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the Midlands

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Midlands 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
West Midlands 0 109 £292 -43.71% 638
East Midlands -6 44 £338 +37.96% 522
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (1.91%) Confluence
1 3 (1.91%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.27%) IIS
3 1 (0.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (6.37%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (5.73%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (3.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.91%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.91%) Trello
6 1 (0.64%) Fusion 360
6 1 (0.64%) Siemens NX
6 1 (0.64%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (1.27%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (1.27%) SAP ERP
1 2 (1.27%) SAP HR
1 2 (1.27%) SAP Payroll
2 1 (0.64%) BASE24
2 1 (0.64%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.64%) Maximo
2 1 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.64%) Summit
2 1 (0.64%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.74%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (9.55%) Azure
3 9 (5.73%) AWS
4 8 (5.10%) Power Platform
5 6 (3.82%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (3.18%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.55%) GCP
8 3 (1.91%) Asana
8 3 (1.91%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.91%) SaaS
8 3 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (1.27%) Amazon EMR
9 2 (1.27%) Amazon Kinesis
9 2 (1.27%) Amazon S3
9 2 (1.27%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.27%) Serverless
10 1 (0.64%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.64%) Google App Engine
10 1 (0.64%) Google Compute Engine
Communications & Networking
1 13 (8.28%) VPN
2 8 (5.10%) Firewall
3 6 (3.82%) Network Security
4 4 (2.55%) LAN
4 4 (2.55%) WAN
5 3 (1.91%) Internet
5 3 (1.91%) Wireless
6 2 (1.27%) DHCP
6 2 (1.27%) DNS
6 2 (1.27%) NGFW
6 2 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.64%) ATM
7 1 (0.64%) BGP
7 1 (0.64%) EIGRP
7 1 (0.64%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.64%) OSPF
7 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.64%) SNMP
7 1 (0.64%) VLAN
7 1 (0.64%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.73%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.46%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (3.82%) NoSQL
3 6 (3.82%) Power BI
4 5 (3.18%) Elasticsearch
5 4 (2.55%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (1.91%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.91%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.27%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.27%) Tableau
8 1 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.64%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.64%) NonStop SQL
8 1 (0.64%) Sybase IQ
Development Applications
1 7 (4.46%) Git
1 7 (4.46%) JIRA
2 6 (3.82%) Postman
3 5 (3.18%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.91%) Eclipse
4 3 (1.91%) GitLab
4 3 (1.91%) JMeter
4 3 (1.91%) REST Assured
4 3 (1.91%) Selenium
4 3 (1.91%) TestNG
4 3 (1.91%) Travis CI
5 2 (1.27%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.64%) Ant
6 1 (0.64%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.64%) Gradle
6 1 (0.64%) JUnit
6 1 (0.64%) LabVIEW
6 1 (0.64%) Maven
6 1 (0.64%) Mockito
General
1 90 (57.32%) Social Skills
2 38 (24.20%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (10.19%) Finance
4 11 (7.01%) Public Sector
5 10 (6.37%) Automotive
5 10 (6.37%) Legal
6 9 (5.73%) Organisational Skills
7 7 (4.46%) Local Government
7 7 (4.46%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (3.18%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.55%) Retail
10 3 (1.91%) Aerospace
10 3 (1.91%) Back Office
10 3 (1.91%) Electronics
10 3 (1.91%) Marketing
10 3 (1.91%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.27%) Banking
11 2 (1.27%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.27%) Law
Job Titles
1 14 (8.92%) Architect
1 14 (8.92%) Project Manager
2 10 (6.37%) Analyst
2 10 (6.37%) Consultant
3 9 (5.73%) IT Engineer
3 9 (5.73%) IT Support
4 8 (5.10%) Developer
4 8 (5.10%) Junior
4 8 (5.10%) Lead
4 8 (5.10%) Senior
5 7 (4.46%) Support Analyst
6 6 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
7 5 (3.18%) Administrator
7 5 (3.18%) IT Analyst
7 5 (3.18%) Junior IT Engineer
7 5 (3.18%) Support Engineer
8 4 (2.55%) DevOps Engineer
8 4 (2.55%) Junior IT Support
8 4 (2.55%) Product Owner
8 4 (2.55%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.10%) .NET
2 6 (3.82%) HTML
2 6 (3.82%) RESTful
3 4 (2.55%) CSS
3 4 (2.55%) Web Services
4 3 (1.91%) .NET Framework
4 3 (1.91%) Middleware
4 3 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (1.91%) REST
4 3 (1.91%) SOAP
5 2 (1.27%) BAPI
5 2 (1.27%) Blazor
5 2 (1.27%) IDoc
5 2 (1.27%) Kafka
5 2 (1.27%) POSIX
5 2 (1.27%) Ruby on Rails
5 2 (1.27%) SAP Smart Forms
5 2 (1.27%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.64%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.64%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 17 (10.83%) Management Information System
2 8 (5.10%) Industry 4.0
2 8 (5.10%) Product Ownership
3 6 (3.82%) IoT
3 6 (3.82%) NHS
4 5 (3.18%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (3.18%) Driving Licence
5 4 (2.55%) Smartphone
6 3 (1.91%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.91%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.91%) Self-Motivation
7 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
7 2 (1.27%) Infotainment
7 2 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.27%) PMI
7 2 (1.27%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.64%) APACS
8 1 (0.64%) Derivative
8 1 (0.64%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 28 (17.83%) Windows
2 12 (7.64%) Linux
3 11 (7.01%) Windows 10
4 4 (2.55%) Android
4 4 (2.55%) Unix
5 2 (1.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.27%) Mac OS X
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 69 (43.95%) Computer Science
2 57 (36.31%) Problem-Solving
3 44 (28.03%) Agile
4 29 (18.47%) Project Management
5 19 (12.10%) Customer Service
6 18 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
7 17 (10.83%) Project Delivery
8 15 (9.55%) DevOps
9 13 (8.28%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (7.64%) Decision-Making
11 11 (7.01%) Cybersecurity
11 11 (7.01%) Data Protection
12 10 (6.37%) CI/CD
12 10 (6.37%) ITIL
12 10 (6.37%) Mentoring
12 10 (6.37%) Scrum
12 10 (6.37%) Software Engineering
12 10 (6.37%) Technical Leadership
12 10 (6.37%) User Experience
13 9 (5.73%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (13.38%) Python
2 11 (7.01%) SQL
3 7 (4.46%) JavaScript
4 6 (3.82%) Bash
5 5 (3.18%) Java
6 4 (2.55%) C#
6 4 (2.55%) C++
6 4 (2.55%) COBOL
7 3 (1.91%) ABAP
7 3 (1.91%) PowerShell
7 3 (1.91%) Shell Script
8 2 (1.27%) Apex Code
8 2 (1.27%) C
8 2 (1.27%) Ruby
8 2 (1.27%) Scala
9 1 (0.64%) MATLAB
9 1 (0.64%) Perl
Qualifications
1 52 (33.12%) Computer Science Degree
2 15 (9.55%) Security Cleared
3 13 (8.28%) CISSP
4 10 (6.37%) PMI Certification
4 10 (6.37%) PMP
5 6 (3.82%) AWS Certification
5 6 (3.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 6 (3.82%) CISM
5 6 (3.82%) SC Cleared
6 5 (3.18%) CEH
6 5 (3.18%) CISA
6 5 (3.18%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (3.18%) Master's Degree
7 4 (2.55%) DBS Check
7 4 (2.55%) DV Cleared
7 4 (2.55%) HND
7 4 (2.55%) MRICS
8 3 (1.91%) Chartered Engineer
8 3 (1.91%) ISTQB
8 3 (1.91%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (10.19%) QA
2 6 (3.82%) Data Quality
2 6 (3.82%) GDPR
2 6 (3.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.82%) NIST
3 3 (1.91%) Cyber Essentials
3 3 (1.91%) NEBOSH
3 3 (1.91%) NIST 800
3 3 (1.91%) SLA
4 2 (1.27%) Accessibility
4 2 (1.27%) COSHH
4 2 (1.27%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.27%) MISRA
4 2 (1.27%) MISRA C
4 2 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 2 (1.27%) Software Quality Assurance
5 1 (0.64%) AUTOSAR
5 1 (0.64%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.64%) GRC
5 1 (0.64%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (12.10%) Active Directory
2 12 (7.64%) Docker
3 10 (6.37%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 16 (10.19%) Kubernetes
2 13 (8.28%) SCCM
3 5 (3.18%) Ansible
3 5 (3.18%) Terraform
4 3 (1.91%) Kibana
5 2 (1.27%) CASB
5 2 (1.27%) Grafana
6 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.64%) SCOM
Vendors
1 29 (18.47%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.19%) SAP
3 15 (9.55%) Cisco
4 10 (6.37%) Citrix
4 10 (6.37%) Nexthink
5 9 (5.73%) Oracle
6 6 (3.82%) Apple
7 5 (3.18%) ServiceNow
8 4 (2.55%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.91%) Adobe
9 3 (1.91%) Siemens
10 2 (1.27%) Bloomberg
10 2 (1.27%) Google
10 2 (1.27%) HP
10 2 (1.27%) Juniper
10 2 (1.27%) QNX
10 2 (1.27%) SolarWinds
10 2 (1.27%) TOWER Software
11 1 (0.64%) Infoblox
11 1 (0.64%) Planview