Postgraduate
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 183 | - | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +62 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Postgraduate | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.050% | - | 0.078% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.16% | - | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +122.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £688 | £488 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.03% | - | +18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £30.03 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £30.05 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £30.08 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £27.50 | £26.00 | £30.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.77% | -13.48% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England
Postgraduate 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 1,219 | 1,082 | 1,274 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 30.36% | 25.69% | 24.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 750 | 643 | 855 |
| 10th Percentile | £307 | £313 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.10% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £612 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £700 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 95 | 111 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.22 | £10.95 | £16.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.50 | £13.50 | £19.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £24.87 | £42.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.13% | -41.00% | +45.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.56 | £52.20 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.16 | £70.00 | £55.37 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £48.56 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.21% | -11.71% | +22.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing Postgraduate as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Postgraduate.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Postgraduate.
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DemandTrendContract 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 Postgraduate within the North of England region over the 6 months to 26 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | £425 | - | 5 |
| North West | - | 1 | £425 | - | 13 |
| Postgraduate 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:
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