The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 23 October 2020 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
453
1,107
1,130
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West
23.17%
20.86%
19.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
277
652
665
Median daily rate
£450
£450
£405
Median daily rate % change year-on-year
-
+11.11%
+1.25%
10th Percentile
£177
£175
£225
90th Percentile
£612
£600
£588
England median daily rate
£475
£470
£450
% change year-on-year
+1.06%
+4.44%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
31
86
113
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£29.86
£29.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year
+17.23%
+2.95%
-27.50%
10th Percentile
£15.00
£12.93
£14.26
90th Percentile
£78.75
£57.50
£62.50
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£35.90
£25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.51%
+43.60%
-3.53%
Degree Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised 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.
Degree Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the North West over the 6 months to 23 October 2020.
Degree Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 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 23 October 2020.
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 23 October 2020. 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
Degree Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West
For the 6 months to 23 October 2020, IT contractor jobs citing Degree also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region with a requirement for Degree.
Degree Co-occurring IT Skills in the North West by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
