Degree Contracts in the North of England

Academic Degree
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 16 36
Rank change year-on-year -10 +20 -1
Contract jobs citing Degree 230 413 285
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 6.94% 8.83% 5.01%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.18% 33.91% 20.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 146 171
10th Percentile £232 £172 £250
25th Percentile £325 £313 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% - +11.76%
75th Percentile £576 £600 £575
90th Percentile £697 £670 £638
England median daily rate £515 £510 £550
% change year-on-year +0.98% -7.27% +5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 54 18
10th Percentile £18.32 £11.77 £17.30
25th Percentile £22.72 £13.50 £21.71
Median hourly rate £31.52 £26.00 £40.59
Median % change year-on-year +21.23% -35.94% +30.94%
75th Percentile £33.75 £42.88 £54.68
90th Percentile £57.20 £63.38 £68.30
England median hourly rate £53.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.75% -11.11% +28.57%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

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 North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,086 1,218 1,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 32.79% 26.05% 25.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 663 670 999
10th Percentile £230 £310 £320
25th Percentile £375 £418 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £502 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -4.33% +7.69%
75th Percentile £575 £614 £625
90th Percentile £662 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 170 69
10th Percentile £17.44 £10.95 £20.00
25th Percentile £21.29 £13.35 £25.75
Median hourly rate £27.50 £16.06 £40.58
Median % change year-on-year +71.23% -60.42% +28.06%
75th Percentile £58.58 £38.43 £52.99
90th Percentile £78.74 £63.75 £67.60
England median hourly rate £40.55 £40.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +1.36% -23.81% +40.00%

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 10 May 2025.

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 10 May 2025.

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 10 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
North West -9 135 £466 -6.85% 852
Yorkshire -8 72 £414 -8.00% 441
North East -17 22 £450 - 232
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 22 (9.57%) SharePoint
2 14 (6.09%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (3.48%) Confluence
4 5 (2.17%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.87%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.43%) CICS
6 1 (0.43%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 41 (17.83%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (12.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (10.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (8.70%) Microsoft Project
5 14 (6.09%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.30%) Trello
7 1 (0.43%) InVision
7 1 (0.43%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 17 (7.39%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.74%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.87%) SAP CO
4 2 (0.87%) SAP FI
4 2 (0.87%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.43%) Maximo
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.43%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.43%) SAP HR
5 1 (0.43%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.43%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 35 (15.22%) Azure
2 22 (9.57%) AWS
3 20 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (7.39%) GCP
5 13 (5.65%) Power Platform
6 6 (2.61%) Cloud Computing
7 5 (2.17%) Snowflake
8 4 (1.74%) Microsoft Purview
8 4 (1.74%) SuccessFactors
9 3 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.30%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.30%) Serverless
10 2 (0.87%) Amazon Bedrock
10 2 (0.87%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (0.87%) AWS Lambda
10 2 (0.87%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.87%) GitHub
10 2 (0.87%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.87%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 21 (9.13%) VPN
2 12 (5.22%) DNS
3 11 (4.78%) Intranet
3 11 (4.78%) TCP/IP
4 9 (3.91%) Network Security
4 9 (3.91%) Skype
4 9 (3.91%) WAN
5 8 (3.48%) Firewall
5 8 (3.48%) LAN
6 7 (3.04%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (2.61%) BGP
7 6 (2.61%) DHCP
7 6 (2.61%) OSPF
7 6 (2.61%) Wireless
8 5 (2.17%) WLAN
9 4 (1.74%) VLAN
10 3 (1.30%) DWDM
10 3 (1.30%) EIGRP
10 3 (1.30%) MPLS
10 3 (1.30%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.22%) Power BI
2 8 (3.48%) Data Lake
2 8 (3.48%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (3.48%) Tableau
3 7 (3.04%) Metadata
4 5 (2.17%) MySQL
4 5 (2.17%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.74%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (1.30%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (1.30%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.87%) Big Data
7 2 (0.87%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.87%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.87%) GIS
7 2 (0.87%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.87%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.43%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 20 (8.70%) JIRA
2 5 (2.17%) Git
3 3 (1.30%) ERwin
3 3 (1.30%) GitLab
3 3 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.87%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.43%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.43%) JIRA Agile
5 1 (0.43%) Postman
General
1 130 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 53 (23.04%) Analytical Skills
3 44 (19.13%) Finance
4 18 (7.83%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (7.39%) Local Government
5 17 (7.39%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 13 (5.65%) Pharmaceutical
7 12 (5.22%) Banking
7 12 (5.22%) Legal
7 12 (5.22%) Manufacturing
8 11 (4.78%) Public Speaking
9 10 (4.35%) Telecoms
10 8 (3.48%) Marketing
11 7 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (2.61%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (1.74%) French Language
13 4 (1.74%) Retail
14 3 (1.30%) Automotive
14 3 (1.30%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 41 (17.83%) Analyst
2 26 (11.30%) Architect
3 22 (9.57%) Business Analyst
4 18 (7.83%) Project Manager
5 17 (7.39%) Support Engineer
6 16 (6.96%) Senior
7 13 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
8 11 (4.78%) Communications Officer
8 11 (4.78%) Desktop Support
8 11 (4.78%) Network Engineer
9 10 (4.35%) Desktop Engineer
9 10 (4.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 8 (3.48%) Developer
10 8 (3.48%) Service Analyst
11 7 (3.04%) Lead
11 7 (3.04%) Senior Analyst
11 7 (3.04%) Service Desk Analyst
12 6 (2.61%) Consultant
12 6 (2.61%) Designer
12 6 (2.61%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.61%) HTML
1 6 (2.61%) Middleware
1 6 (2.61%) React
2 5 (2.17%) AngularJS
2 5 (2.17%) CSS
3 3 (1.30%) REST
4 2 (0.87%) .NET
4 2 (0.87%) ADO
4 2 (0.87%) Kafka
4 2 (0.87%) Node.js
4 2 (0.87%) PyTorch
4 2 (0.87%) RESTful
4 2 (0.87%) Spring
4 2 (0.87%) TensorFlow
4 2 (0.87%) Web Services
5 1 (0.43%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.43%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.43%) Spring Boot
5 1 (0.43%) Swagger
5 1 (0.43%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.09%) Management Information System
2 13 (5.65%) CMDB
3 11 (4.78%) Enterprise Software
4 9 (3.91%) PMI
5 6 (2.61%) Algorithms
5 6 (2.61%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
5 6 (2.61%) Video Conferencing
6 4 (1.74%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.74%) Life Science
6 4 (1.74%) NHS
6 4 (1.74%) Operational Technology
6 4 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (1.30%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.30%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.30%) Social Media
8 2 (0.87%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.87%) Digital Media
8 2 (0.87%) Digital Signage
8 2 (0.87%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.70%) Windows
2 6 (2.61%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.74%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.30%) Linux
5 2 (0.87%) Android
5 2 (0.87%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.87%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.43%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.43%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
2 70 (30.43%) Computer Science
3 47 (20.43%) Project Management
4 40 (17.39%) Agile
5 32 (13.91%) ITIL
6 30 (13.04%) Stakeholder Management
7 29 (12.61%) Change Management
7 29 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
7 29 (12.61%) ITSM
8 24 (10.43%) Decision-Making
9 20 (8.70%) Collaborative Working
9 20 (8.70%) Customer Service
10 19 (8.26%) Process Improvement
11 18 (7.83%) Business Analysis
11 18 (7.83%) PRINCE2
11 18 (7.83%) Roadmaps
12 17 (7.39%) Risk Management
12 17 (7.39%) Service Management
13 16 (6.96%) Data Modelling
13 16 (6.96%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.39%) Python
2 12 (5.22%) PowerShell
2 12 (5.22%) SQL
3 8 (3.48%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.17%) Java
5 2 (0.87%) PHP
5 2 (0.87%) R
5 2 (0.87%) Ruby
5 2 (0.87%) Shell Script
5 2 (0.87%) VB
5 2 (0.87%) VBScript
6 1 (0.43%) Bash
6 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.43%) JCL
6 1 (0.43%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (0.43%) Perl
6 1 (0.43%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 54 (23.48%) Computer Science Degree
2 25 (10.87%) Security Cleared
3 19 (8.26%) Microsoft Certification
4 18 (7.83%) SC Cleared
5 15 (6.52%) Master's Degree
6 14 (6.09%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (6.09%) PMI Certification
7 10 (4.35%) CCNA
8 8 (3.48%) Azure Certification
8 8 (3.48%) CCNP
9 7 (3.04%) AWS Certification
9 7 (3.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 6 (2.61%) A+ Certification
10 6 (2.61%) ITIL Certification
10 6 (2.61%) PMP
11 5 (2.17%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (1.74%) CBAP
12 4 (1.74%) CISSP
13 3 (1.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.65%) QA
2 10 (4.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (3.48%) PMO
4 7 (3.04%) Data Quality
4 7 (3.04%) GDPR
5 4 (1.74%) NIST
5 4 (1.74%) SLA
6 3 (1.30%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.30%) NCSC
7 2 (0.87%) GRC
7 2 (0.87%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.87%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.43%) COBIT
8 1 (0.43%) GMP
8 1 (0.43%) IEC 61508
8 1 (0.43%) PSD2
8 1 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.43%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.43%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (7.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.74%) Docker
3 3 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.87%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.87%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.87%) vSphere
5 1 (0.43%) HDFS
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.43%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (3.04%) Ansible
1 7 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.17%) Terraform
3 4 (1.74%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.30%) SCCM
5 2 (0.87%) vCenter Server
5 2 (0.87%) vRealize
6 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.43%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.43%) Grafana
6 1 (0.43%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.43%) MOM
6 1 (0.43%) Nessus
6 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 59 (25.65%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.70%) Cisco
2 20 (8.70%) SAP
3 17 (7.39%) ServiceNow
4 15 (6.52%) Google
5 8 (3.48%) Citrix
6 7 (3.04%) Oracle
7 6 (2.61%) Ariba
8 5 (2.17%) Remedy
9 3 (1.30%) Arista
9 3 (1.30%) Databricks
9 3 (1.30%) Fortinet
9 3 (1.30%) Meraki
9 3 (1.30%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.30%) VMware
9 3 (1.30%) Workday
10 2 (0.87%) Anaplan
10 2 (0.87%) F5
10 2 (0.87%) Facebook
10 2 (0.87%) Splunk