Degree Contract Job Trends in Norfolk

Academic Degree
East of England > Norfolk

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Norfolk with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -6 +3 +5
Contract jobs citing Degree 27 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in Norfolk 13.43% 8.00% 10.00%
As % of the Qualifications category 40.30% 33.33% 41.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £206 £143 £213
25th Percentile £221 £184 £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £246 £255 £242
Median % change year-on-year -3.53% +5.59% +10.78%
75th Percentile £263 £314 £268
90th Percentile £272 £348 £280
East of England median daily rate £550 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +22.22% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 0 3
10th Percentile £6.00 - £13.09
25th Percentile £13.50 - £13.43
Median hourly rate £16.84 - £15.50
75th Percentile £23.75 - £21.63
90th Percentile - - £24.40
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £80.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year -71.88% +121.94% -37.04%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Norfolk

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 Norfolk.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 67 12 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Norfolk 33.33% 24.00% 24.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 6 7
10th Percentile - £124 £148
25th Percentile £161 £135 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £212 £198 £200
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -1.25% -10.11%
75th Percentile £324 £276 £248
90th Percentile £500 £326 £323
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 1 5
10th Percentile £9.75 - £13.32
25th Percentile £13.50 - £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.87 £15.33 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.09% -1.10% -18.49%
75th Percentile £23.75 - £17.00
90th Percentile £25.08 - £22.55
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £65.00 £30.48
% change year-on-year -65.38% +113.29% +45.12%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Norfolk

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Norfolk

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Norfolk

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Norfolk citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Norfolk

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Norfolk over the 6 months to 21 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Norfolk

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Norfolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Norfolk region over the 6 months to 21 February 2026. 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
Norwich -11 14 - - 12
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norfolk 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 5 (18.52%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (29.63%) LAN
1 8 (29.63%) TCP/IP
2 5 (18.52%) DNS
2 5 (18.52%) WAN
3 3 (11.11%) RS-232
3 3 (11.11%) X.400
4 2 (7.41%) Firewall
5 1 (3.70%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 1 (3.70%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 19 (70.37%) Social Skills
2 11 (40.74%) Public Sector
3 7 (25.93%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.41%) Digital Health
4 2 (7.41%) Law
5 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.70%) Legal
5 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (3.70%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (74.07%) Analyst
2 17 (62.96%) Technical Analyst
3 15 (55.56%) Technical Support
3 15 (55.56%) Technical Support Analyst
4 12 (44.44%) Support Analyst
5 6 (22.22%) Asset Management Analyst
6 5 (18.52%) 3rd Line Support
6 5 (18.52%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
6 5 (18.52%) 3rd Line Technical Support
7 4 (14.81%) IT Support
8 3 (11.11%) IT Analyst
8 3 (11.11%) IT Support Analyst
9 2 (7.41%) Information Governance Officer
9 2 (7.41%) Information Officer
10 1 (3.70%) Governance Manager
10 1 (3.70%) Information Assurance Officer
10 1 (3.70%) Information Governance Manager
10 1 (3.70%) IT Engineer
10 1 (3.70%) IT Support Engineer
10 1 (3.70%) NHS Information Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (51.85%) NHS
2 6 (22.22%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 13 (48.15%) Windows
2 9 (33.33%) Windows Server
3 7 (25.93%) Windows Server 2003
3 7 (25.93%) Windows Server 2012
4 2 (7.41%) AIX
4 2 (7.41%) Windows 10
4 2 (7.41%) Windows 7
5 1 (3.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (48.15%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (25.93%) Information Governance
3 6 (22.22%) Asset Management
3 6 (22.22%) Configuration Management
3 6 (22.22%) Hardware Maintenance
3 6 (22.22%) IT Asset Management
4 5 (18.52%) ITIL
4 5 (18.52%) Service Management
5 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
5 4 (14.81%) Data Security
5 4 (14.81%) ITSM
6 3 (11.11%) Data Protection
7 2 (7.41%) Change Management
7 2 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (7.41%) Impact Assessments
7 2 (7.41%) Proactive Monitoring
7 2 (7.41%) Project Management
7 2 (7.41%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (3.70%) Network Management
8 1 (3.70%) Performance Improvement
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) HND
2 7 (25.93%) HNC
2 7 (25.93%) MCSE
2 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Certification
2 7 (25.93%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 4 (14.81%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (7.41%) ISEB
5 1 (3.70%) CCNA
5 1 (3.70%) CIPD
5 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.70%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) GDPR
2 1 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (3.70%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.70%) Hyper-V
2 1 (3.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 8 (29.63%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Cisco
2 2 (7.41%) Citrix
2 2 (7.41%) Oracle
3 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
3 1 (3.70%) Datix
3 1 (3.70%) Extreme Networks
3 1 (3.70%) Mitel
3 1 (3.70%) VMware