Degree Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Academic Degree
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Milton Keynes with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 26 41
Rank change year-on-year +2 +15 -3
Contract jobs citing Degree 15 17 25
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 5.95% 6.05% 4.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 18.52% 13.18% 8.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 15 17
10th Percentile £183 £411 £400
25th Percentile £245 £413 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £318 £440 £530
Median % change year-on-year -27.84% -16.98% +17.78%
75th Percentile £343 £492 £588
90th Percentile £425 £524 £680
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £318 £445 £530
% change year-on-year -28.65% -16.04% +16.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.61 - £17.50
75th Percentile - - £18.75
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £29.61 - £17.50
% change year-on-year - - -1.41%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 81 129 282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 32.14% 45.91% 45.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 108 241
10th Percentile £307 £311 £300
25th Percentile £363 £407 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £456 £520
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -12.18% +10.53%
75th Percentile £538 £519 £613
90th Percentile £578 £550 £680
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £453 £463 £525
% change year-on-year -2.16% -11.90% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 4
10th Percentile £15.12 £20.96 £13.29
25th Percentile £20.81 £24.35 £13.47
Median hourly rate £29.61 £30.00 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -1.30% +121.08% -28.58%
75th Percentile - £34.00 £14.87
90th Percentile - £36.40 £17.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £30.00 £13.57
% change year-on-year -16.17% +121.08% -28.58%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 7 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Milton Keynes

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Milton Keynes citing Degree

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (6.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (46.67%) Chatbot
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (6.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Entra ID
2 3 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.67%) AWS
3 1 (6.67%) Azure
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (6.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (6.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.67%) Firewall
1 1 (6.67%) NAS
1 1 (6.67%) SAN
1 1 (6.67%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (6.67%) Power BI
2 1 (6.67%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (6.67%) SoapUI
General
1 12 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Trainer
2 3 (20.00%) Analyst
2 3 (20.00%) Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Informatica Developer
2 3 (20.00%) Senior
3 2 (13.33%) Service Analyst
3 2 (13.33%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) 1st Line Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) 1st Line Support Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Cloud Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared Test Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Informatica Developer
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Test Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Service Desk Support
4 1 (6.67%) Service Desk Support Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Solutions Consultant
4 1 (6.67%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (6.67%) SOAP
1 1 (6.67%) XML
1 1 (6.67%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) Data Centre
2 1 (6.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.67%) Private Cloud
2 1 (6.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
2 2 (13.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (6.67%) Linux
3 1 (6.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) Artificial Intelligence
1 7 (46.67%) Chemistry
1 7 (46.67%) Conversational UI
2 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
3 4 (26.67%) ITIL
3 4 (26.67%) Migration
4 3 (20.00%) Data Integration
4 3 (20.00%) ETL
4 3 (20.00%) ETL Development
4 3 (20.00%) Service Management
5 2 (13.33%) Agile
5 2 (13.33%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (13.33%) Customer Service
5 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (13.33%) Virtual Environments
6 1 (6.67%) Biometrics
6 1 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (6.67%) Software Testing
6 1 (6.67%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 4 (26.67%) SQL
2 3 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (20.00%) Shell Script
3 1 (6.67%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 8 (53.33%) Master's Degree
2 7 (46.67%) PhD
3 4 (26.67%) Security Cleared
4 3 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (20.00%) SC Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
5 2 (13.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (6.67%) ISEB
6 1 (6.67%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (6.67%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (13.33%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (20.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (6.67%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 7 (46.67%) PayPal
2 6 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (20.00%) Informatica
4 2 (13.33%) ServiceNow
5 1 (6.67%) Cisco
5 1 (6.67%) Compaq
5 1 (6.67%) Dell
5 1 (6.67%) F5
5 1 (6.67%) HP
5 1 (6.67%) Isilon
5 1 (6.67%) NetApp
5 1 (6.67%) Terracotta
5 1 (6.67%) Veeam
5 1 (6.67%) VMware
5 1 (6.67%) webMethods