Series 60 Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Series 60 (S60)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Series 60 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 190
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Series 60 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England - - 0.020%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - - 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.63
Median hourly rate - - £12.75
75th Percentile - - £12.88
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - - £12.75

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
North of England

Series 60 falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 1,203 658 994
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 22.90% 19.91% 20.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 852 439 714
10th Percentile £355 £356 £363
25th Percentile £402 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £479 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.79% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £560 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £650 £650
England median daily rate £523 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.95% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 8 40
10th Percentile £52.50 £53.63 £20.77
25th Percentile £53.75 £65.25 £43.82
Median hourly rate £62.50 £77.50 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% +67.82% -26.11%
75th Percentile £74.26 £97.98 £64.06
90th Percentile £81.20 £102.00 £74.25
England median hourly rate £63.00 £62.50 £54.56
% change year-on-year +0.80% +14.55% -16.06%

Series 60
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Series 60 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Series 60 job vacancy trend in the North of England

Series 60
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Series 60.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Series 60

Series 60
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Series 60.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Series 60