Service Level Agreement (SLA)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northamptonshire requiring SLA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 35 | 41 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SLA | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 1.24% | 1.18% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 6.12% | 5.00% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £470 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £522 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £529 | - | - |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £250 | £310 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.00% | -19.35% | +3.33% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northamptonshire
SLA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Northamptonshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 49 | 60 | 39 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 20.33% | 23.53% | 13.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 48 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £350 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £349 | £363 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £402 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £461 | £441 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £535 | £479 | £621 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £447 | £400 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.75% | -5.88% | -4.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.50 | - | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.66% |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £16.13 | £23.00 | £21.73 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.87% | +5.84% | -62.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SLA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing SLA.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing SLA.
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Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SLA within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 21 June 2026. 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 |
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| Northampton | +5 | 2 | £505 | - | 2 |
| Corby | - | 1 | - | - | |
| SLA East Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: