Degree Contracts in the North West

Academic Degree
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 18 30
Rank change year-on-year -6 +12 +4
Contract jobs citing Degree 141 235 188
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 7.16% 8.53% 5.89%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.97% 28.35% 18.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 101 105
10th Percentile £264 £158 £312
25th Percentile £358 £248 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.06% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £580 £608 £550
90th Percentile £700 £689 £680
England median daily rate £520 £513 £542
% change year-on-year +1.46% -5.36% +4.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 30 16
10th Percentile £22.65 £11.77 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.71 £19.34 £19.84
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.39 £34.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.15% -23.51% -6.12%
75th Percentile £33.75 £42.88 £47.04
90th Percentile £40.20 £52.96 £56.38
England median hourly rate £53.50 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +33.75% -11.11% +24.45%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

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 West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 706 829 1,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 35.87% 30.09% 31.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 404 474 683
10th Percentile £230 £268 £325
25th Percentile £398 £416 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -3.66% -1.44% +4.00%
75th Percentile £575 £650 £602
90th Percentile £650 £725 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 124 67
10th Percentile £17.70 £10.95 £20.00
25th Percentile £25.26 £11.77 £25.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% -5.60%
75th Percentile £60.00 £39.54 £49.52
90th Percentile £83.13 £62.50 £66.13
England median hourly rate £45.00 £40.00 £52.40
% change year-on-year +12.50% -23.66% +39.73%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the North West

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the North West

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the North West

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 1 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
Manchester -3 62 £475 +5.56% 467
Cheshire -1 60 £469 +14.39% 145
Cumbria 0 12 £413 -37.97% 58
Merseyside -19 5 £438 +110.34% 115
Lancashire -15 2 - - 246
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 10 (7.09%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.55%) Skype for Business
3 4 (2.84%) Confluence
3 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.71%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.71%) CICS
4 1 (0.71%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 16 (11.35%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (9.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (7.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (6.38%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (6.38%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.71%) InVision
5 1 (0.71%) Trello
5 1 (0.71%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 17 (12.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.84%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.71%) Maximo
3 1 (0.71%) SAP HR
3 1 (0.71%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 28 (19.86%) Azure
2 15 (10.64%) GCP
3 14 (9.93%) AWS
4 9 (6.38%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (5.67%) Power Platform
6 5 (3.55%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (3.55%) Snowflake
7 4 (2.84%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.13%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.13%) Serverless
9 2 (1.42%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (1.42%) AWS Lambda
9 2 (1.42%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.42%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.42%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.71%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.71%) Azure Pipelines
10 1 (0.71%) dbt
10 1 (0.71%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (9.93%) VPN
2 9 (6.38%) Skype
3 7 (4.96%) DNS
3 7 (4.96%) TCP/IP
3 7 (4.96%) WAN
3 7 (4.96%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.26%) LAN
4 6 (4.26%) Wireless
5 5 (3.55%) BGP
5 5 (3.55%) DHCP
5 5 (3.55%) Firewall
5 5 (3.55%) Network Security
5 5 (3.55%) OSPF
5 5 (3.55%) WLAN
6 3 (2.13%) MPLS
6 3 (2.13%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (2.13%) VLAN
7 2 (1.42%) EIGRP
8 1 (0.71%) H.323
8 1 (0.71%) L2TP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.67%) Data Lake
1 8 (5.67%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (4.96%) Power BI
3 6 (4.26%) Metadata
4 5 (3.55%) Tableau
5 4 (2.84%) NoSQL
5 4 (2.84%) Relational Database
6 3 (2.13%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (2.13%) Data Mining
6 3 (2.13%) RDBMS
7 2 (1.42%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.71%) Big Data
8 1 (0.71%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.71%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.71%) InfluxDB
8 1 (0.71%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.71%) MySQL
8 1 (0.71%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.71%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (9.22%) JIRA
2 4 (2.84%) Git
3 3 (2.13%) ERwin
4 1 (0.71%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.71%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.71%) GitLab
4 1 (0.71%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.71%) JIRA Agile
General
1 67 (47.52%) Social Skills
2 35 (24.82%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (16.31%) Finance
4 16 (11.35%) Manufacturing
5 15 (10.64%) Pharmaceutical
6 10 (7.09%) Banking
6 10 (7.09%) Legal
6 10 (7.09%) Telecoms
7 9 (6.38%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (6.38%) Public Sector
8 7 (4.96%) Automotive
9 6 (4.26%) Local Government
9 6 (4.26%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.55%) Marketing
11 4 (2.84%) French Language
12 3 (2.13%) Aerospace
12 3 (2.13%) Investment Banking
13 2 (1.42%) Military
13 2 (1.42%) Publishing
14 1 (0.71%) Games
Job Titles
1 28 (19.86%) Analyst
2 22 (15.60%) Architect
3 16 (11.35%) Business Analyst
4 10 (7.09%) Senior
4 10 (7.09%) Solutions Architect
5 9 (6.38%) Project Manager
6 8 (5.67%) Network Engineer
6 8 (5.67%) Service Analyst
7 7 (4.96%) Service Desk Analyst
8 5 (3.55%) Facilities Manager
8 5 (3.55%) Facilities Project Manager
8 5 (3.55%) IT Engineer
8 5 (3.55%) IT Support
8 5 (3.55%) IT Support Engineer
8 5 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
8 5 (3.55%) Support Engineer
9 4 (2.84%) Administrator
9 4 (2.84%) Data Analytics Specialist
9 4 (2.84%) Developer
9 4 (2.84%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.84%) HTML
2 3 (2.13%) AngularJS
2 3 (2.13%) CSS
2 3 (2.13%) Middleware
2 3 (2.13%) PyTorch
2 3 (2.13%) TensorFlow
3 2 (1.42%) ADO
3 2 (1.42%) Node.js
3 2 (1.42%) React
3 2 (1.42%) RESTful
4 1 (0.71%) CSS3
4 1 (0.71%) HTML5
4 1 (0.71%) ISPF
4 1 (0.71%) Kafka
4 1 (0.71%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.71%) REST
4 1 (0.71%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.71%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.71%) Spring
4 1 (0.71%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (17.02%) Management Information System
2 11 (7.80%) CMDB
3 8 (5.67%) Enterprise Software
4 7 (4.96%) Algorithms
5 6 (4.26%) Industry 4.0
5 6 (4.26%) Manufacturing Execution System
5 6 (4.26%) Video Conferencing
6 5 (3.55%) NHS
7 4 (2.84%) Life Science
8 3 (2.13%) Hybrid Cloud
9 2 (1.42%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.71%) Distributed Applications
10 1 (0.71%) Distributed Systems
10 1 (0.71%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
10 1 (0.71%) Onboarding
10 1 (0.71%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.71%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.71%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.71%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 10 (7.09%) Windows
2 5 (3.55%) Windows 10
3 2 (1.42%) Android
3 2 (1.42%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.71%) Linux
4 1 (0.71%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.71%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (0.71%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.71%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (37.59%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (31.21%) Computer Science
3 30 (21.28%) Project Management
4 28 (19.86%) Agile
5 22 (15.60%) Decision-Making
6 21 (14.89%) ITSM
7 20 (14.18%) ITIL
8 18 (12.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 16 (11.35%) Analytics
9 16 (11.35%) Data Modelling
9 16 (11.35%) Stakeholder Management
10 14 (9.93%) Mentoring
10 14 (9.93%) Roadmaps
10 14 (9.93%) User Acceptance Testing
11 12 (8.51%) Business Analysis
11 12 (8.51%) Customer Service
12 11 (7.80%) Change Management
12 11 (7.80%) Process Improvement
12 11 (7.80%) Service Management
12 11 (7.80%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.67%) PowerShell
2 7 (4.96%) Python
2 7 (4.96%) SQL
3 4 (2.84%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.42%) Java
4 2 (1.42%) R
4 2 (1.42%) VB
4 2 (1.42%) VBScript
5 1 (0.71%) Bash
5 1 (0.71%) JCL
5 1 (0.71%) Perl
5 1 (0.71%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 31 (21.99%) Computer Science Degree
2 21 (14.89%) Security Cleared
3 18 (12.77%) Microsoft Certification
4 16 (11.35%) Master's Degree
5 14 (9.93%) SC Cleared
6 10 (7.09%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (5.67%) Azure Certification
8 7 (4.96%) AWS Certification
8 7 (4.96%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 7 (4.96%) CCNA
9 6 (4.26%) ITIL Certification
10 5 (3.55%) A+ Certification
10 5 (3.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (3.55%) CCNP
10 5 (3.55%) HNC
11 4 (2.84%) PMI Certification
11 4 (2.84%) PMP
12 3 (2.13%) CCIE
13 2 (1.42%) MCSA
13 2 (1.42%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.51%) QA
2 6 (4.26%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.84%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.84%) SLA
4 3 (2.13%) NCSC
4 3 (2.13%) PMO
5 2 (1.42%) GDPR
6 1 (0.71%) COBIT
6 1 (0.71%) GRC
6 1 (0.71%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.71%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.71%) NIST
6 1 (0.71%) PSD2
6 1 (0.71%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 3 (2.13%) Docker
2 2 (1.42%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.71%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.71%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.71%) Time Sharing Option
3 1 (0.71%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.71%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (4.26%) MOM
2 3 (2.13%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.42%) Ansible
3 2 (1.42%) SCCM
3 2 (1.42%) Terraform
4 1 (0.71%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.71%) CA Endevor
4 1 (0.71%) Grafana
4 1 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 41 (29.08%) Microsoft
2 20 (14.18%) SAP
3 15 (10.64%) Cisco
4 12 (8.51%) Google
5 9 (6.38%) ServiceNow
6 7 (4.96%) Siemens
7 6 (4.26%) Rockwell
8 5 (3.55%) Ariba
8 5 (3.55%) Remedy
9 3 (2.13%) Citrix
9 3 (2.13%) Databricks
9 3 (2.13%) Fortinet
9 3 (2.13%) Oracle
10 2 (1.42%) Anaplan
10 2 (1.42%) F5
10 2 (1.42%) Hyperion
10 2 (1.42%) McAfee
10 2 (1.42%) Meraki
10 2 (1.42%) Salesforce
11 1 (0.71%) Symantec