Degree Contracts in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 16 41 37
Rank change year-on-year +25 -4 -2
Contract jobs citing Degree 411 277 384
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 8.60% 4.74% 5.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.17% 18.42% 26.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 165 217
10th Percentile £158 £250 £171
25th Percentile £277 £400 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £540
90th Percentile £689 £638 £603
England median daily rate £513 £540 £520
% change year-on-year -5.09% +3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 46 18 52
10th Percentile £11.77 £17.30 £12.68
25th Percentile £13.35 £21.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.55 £40.30 £33.37
Median % change year-on-year -41.56% +20.74% -16.57%
75th Percentile £26.92 £52.11 £50.01
90th Percentile £49.04 £59.38 £67.72
England median hourly rate £40.00 £45.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.11% +28.57% -4.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,239 1,504 1,436
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 25.93% 25.76% 19.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 682 1,067 970
10th Percentile £283 £318 £200
25th Percentile £413 £425 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £485
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% +8.36% +7.67%
75th Percentile £625 £624 £588
90th Percentile £720 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 72 85
10th Percentile £10.95 £20.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £12.75 £24.75 £16.63
Median hourly rate £16.06 £37.50 £34.38
Median % change year-on-year -57.17% +9.09% +29.73%
75th Percentile £36.81 £50.17 £50.78
90th Percentile £53.79 £65.98 £64.09
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.81%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the North of England

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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
North West +13 240 £450 - 620
Yorkshire +25 123 £438 -14.63% 331
North East +40 46 £500 +80.18% 153
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 17 (4.14%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.97%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.97%) SharePoint 2010
3 4 (0.97%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (0.49%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
5 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 121 (29.44%) Chatbot
2 79 (19.22%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (8.27%) Microsoft Excel
4 19 (4.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (3.16%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (1.70%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.73%) MicroStation
9 2 (0.49%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.24%) Blender
10 1 (0.24%) Maya
10 1 (0.24%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 14 (3.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (1.70%) Primavera
3 6 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.97%) SAP MDG
4 4 (0.97%) SAP PM
5 2 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.24%) Hyperion Planning
6 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.24%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.24%) SAP MDM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Retail
6 1 (0.24%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 37 (9.00%) Azure
2 24 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (3.16%) Power Platform
5 10 (2.43%) AWS
6 9 (2.19%) SaaS
7 7 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.70%) IaaS
8 6 (1.46%) GCP
8 6 (1.46%) PaaS
9 5 (1.22%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.73%) Snowflake
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Service Bus
11 2 (0.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.49%) Cloud Computing
11 2 (0.49%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.49%) Mimecast
12 1 (0.24%) GitHub
12 1 (0.24%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.19%) Firewall
2 7 (1.70%) LAN
2 7 (1.70%) PPP
2 7 (1.70%) VPN
2 7 (1.70%) WAN
2 7 (1.70%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.46%) DHCP
3 6 (1.46%) DNS
4 5 (1.22%) VLAN
5 4 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
6 3 (0.73%) VoIP
7 2 (0.49%) BGP
7 2 (0.49%) DMZ
7 2 (0.49%) LTE
7 2 (0.49%) MPLS
7 2 (0.49%) OSPF
7 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.49%) Value-Added Service
7 2 (0.49%) Wireshark
8 1 (0.24%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.41%) Metadata
2 10 (2.43%) Power BI
3 8 (1.95%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.70%) RDBMS
4 7 (1.70%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.22%) Data Lake
5 5 (1.22%) GIS
6 4 (0.97%) Big Data
6 4 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Power View
6 4 (0.97%) PowerPivot
6 4 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.73%) Geospatial Data
7 3 (0.73%) QGIS
7 3 (0.73%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.73%) Tableau
8 2 (0.49%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.49%) Informix
8 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.49%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 9 (2.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.24%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (0.24%) Git
2 1 (0.24%) Selenium
2 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 122 (29.68%) Social Skills
2 53 (12.90%) Finance
3 49 (11.92%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (8.03%) Public Sector
5 16 (3.89%) Banking
6 15 (3.65%) Manufacturing
6 15 (3.65%) Pharmaceutical
7 11 (2.68%) Legal
8 9 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (2.19%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (1.70%) Mandarin Language
9 7 (1.70%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 6 (1.46%) Publishing
10 6 (1.46%) Retail
11 4 (0.97%) Local Government
11 4 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.73%) Back Office
12 3 (0.73%) German Language
12 3 (0.73%) Law
Job Titles
1 133 (32.36%) Developer
2 121 (29.44%) Software Developer
3 63 (15.33%) Analyst
4 43 (10.46%) Architect
5 34 (8.27%) Business Analyst
6 25 (6.08%) Senior
7 23 (5.60%) Project Manager
8 22 (5.35%) Solutions Architect
9 11 (2.68%) Service Analyst
9 11 (2.68%) Service Desk Analyst
10 10 (2.43%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.19%) Coordinator
12 8 (1.95%) Administrator
12 8 (1.95%) Author
12 8 (1.95%) Domain Architect
12 8 (1.95%) SAP Manager
12 8 (1.95%) Technical Author
13 7 (1.70%) 2nd Line Support
13 7 (1.70%) Data Analyst
13 7 (1.70%) SAP Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (16.55%) HTML
2 7 (1.70%) CSS
3 5 (1.22%) .NET
4 4 (0.97%) LDAP
4 4 (0.97%) Middleware
5 3 (0.73%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.73%) XML
5 3 (0.73%) XSLT
6 2 (0.49%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.49%) Spring
7 1 (0.24%) Apache NiFi
7 1 (0.24%) JSON
7 1 (0.24%) Kafka
7 1 (0.24%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.24%) Shiny
7 1 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.24%) Visualforce
7 1 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 28 (6.81%) Management Information System
2 11 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (2.68%) Virtual Team
3 7 (1.70%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.46%) CMDB
4 6 (1.46%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (1.22%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (1.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 4 (0.97%) Clustering
6 4 (0.97%) Driving Licence
6 4 (0.97%) NHS
6 4 (0.97%) SCADA
7 3 (0.73%) Data Structures
7 3 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.73%) Lidar
7 3 (0.73%) Life Science
7 3 (0.73%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.73%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.49%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 33 (8.03%) Windows
2 20 (4.87%) Windows 10
3 13 (3.16%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.19%) Linux
5 7 (1.70%) Unix
5 7 (1.70%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.22%) Mac OS
6 5 (1.22%) Windows 7
6 5 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.49%) HPUX
7 2 (0.49%) Solaris
7 2 (0.49%) zOS
8 1 (0.24%) Android
8 1 (0.24%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (29.68%) Code Quality
2 121 (29.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 121 (29.44%) Conversational UI
3 70 (17.03%) Computer Science
4 69 (16.79%) Software Engineering
5 67 (16.30%) Problem-Solving
6 64 (15.57%) Agile
7 42 (10.22%) Stakeholder Management
8 39 (9.49%) Project Management
9 35 (8.52%) ITIL
10 34 (8.27%) Decision-Making
10 34 (8.27%) DevOps
10 34 (8.27%) Project Delivery
11 29 (7.06%) Migration
12 26 (6.33%) Data Management
13 25 (6.08%) Customer Service
14 23 (5.60%) Change Management
15 22 (5.35%) User Stories
16 21 (5.11%) Continuous Improvement
16 21 (5.11%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 78 (18.98%) Python
2 77 (18.73%) SQL
3 72 (17.52%) JavaScript
4 66 (16.06%) C#
5 16 (3.89%) PowerShell
6 9 (2.19%) Java
7 3 (0.73%) R
8 2 (0.49%) ABAP
8 2 (0.49%) Bash
8 2 (0.49%) C
8 2 (0.49%) MATLAB
8 2 (0.49%) VB.NET
8 2 (0.49%) VBA
9 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.24%) Groovy
9 1 (0.24%) Julia
9 1 (0.24%) Rust
9 1 (0.24%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 38 (9.25%) Computer Science Degree
2 34 (8.27%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.87%) SC Cleared
4 19 (4.62%) Master's Degree
5 13 (3.16%) PMI Certification
6 11 (2.68%) Cisco Certification
6 11 (2.68%) PMP
7 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (2.19%) CCNA
8 9 (2.19%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.95%) CISSP
9 8 (1.95%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 6 (1.46%) CISA
10 6 (1.46%) CISM
10 6 (1.46%) MBA
10 6 (1.46%) MCSE
11 5 (1.22%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.22%) IIBA
12 4 (0.97%) APMP
12 4 (0.97%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (4.38%) GDPR
2 15 (3.65%) QA
3 12 (2.92%) Data Quality
4 7 (1.70%) PMO
5 5 (1.22%) Good Clinical Practice
5 5 (1.22%) GxP
5 5 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.97%) NIST
6 4 (0.97%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.73%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.49%) P3O
8 2 (0.49%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) COREP
9 1 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.24%) FINREP
9 1 (0.24%) GAAP
9 1 (0.24%) GRC
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 21 (5.11%) Active Directory
2 16 (3.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (2.68%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (2.19%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.22%) VMware ESXi
5 5 (1.22%) VMware Workstation
6 4 (0.97%) KVM
7 3 (0.73%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.24%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.24%) Docker
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.24%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 10 (2.43%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.22%) SCCM
2 5 (1.22%) vCenter Server
3 3 (0.73%) Autotask
3 3 (0.73%) Failover Clustering
3 3 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
3 3 (0.73%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (0.73%) Terraform
4 2 (0.49%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.24%) Grafana
5 1 (0.24%) vMotion
Vendors
1 121 (29.44%) PayPal
2 74 (18.00%) Microsoft
3 32 (7.79%) SAP
4 31 (7.54%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.38%) VMware
6 8 (1.95%) Google
7 6 (1.46%) Oracle
8 5 (1.22%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.97%) Databricks
9 4 (0.97%) ESRI
10 3 (0.73%) Adobe
10 3 (0.73%) Apple
10 3 (0.73%) Ariba
10 3 (0.73%) Cisco
10 3 (0.73%) Datto
10 3 (0.73%) Kofax
10 3 (0.73%) SolarWinds
10 3 (0.73%) Sophos
11 2 (0.49%) IBM
11 2 (0.49%) Sun