ISEB Contracts in the North of England

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 167 182 207
Rank change year-on-year +15 +25 +19
Contract jobs citing ISEB 4 1 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.11% 0.020% 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.37% 0.084% 0.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 9
10th Percentile - - £301
25th Percentile £405 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.11%
75th Percentile £415 - £438
90th Percentile - - £515
England median daily rate £410 £430 £500
% change year-on-year -4.65% -14.00% +11.11%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

ISEB 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 1,073 1,187 1,337
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 30.78% 24.15% 24.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 653 917
10th Percentile £263 £301 £325
25th Percentile £394 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £594 £625
90th Percentile £650 £689 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 182 71
10th Percentile £16.92 £10.95 £18.75
25th Percentile £20.25 £13.50 £25.75
Median hourly rate £27.25 £17.18 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year +58.66% -57.59% +39.66%
75th Percentile £57.57 £46.11 £49.52
90th Percentile £73.95 £63.75 £63.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £42.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -28.57% -23.64% +37.50%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for ISEB in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Daily rate trend for ISEB in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

Hourly rate trend for ISEB in the North of England

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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 ISEB within the North of England region over the 6 months to 22 June 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 +13 4 £410 - 9
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England

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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 4 (100.00%) Confluence
2 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Automotive
1 4 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Change Management
1 4 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 4 (100.00%) Feasibility Study
1 4 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 4 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) IIBA