Degree Contracts in Plymouth

Academic Degree
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Plymouth 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 5 7 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 +4 -
Contract jobs citing Degree 10 3 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth 26.32% 4.69% 3.45%
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% 15.79% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Devon median daily rate £160 £166 £550
% change year-on-year -3.61% -69.82% +72.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 1
10th Percentile £53.50 - -
25th Percentile £55.31 £37.50 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £40.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +62.50% -42.86% -
75th Percentile £69.38 £42.50 -
90th Percentile £78.03 - -
Devon median hourly rate £65.00 £40.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year +62.50% -42.86% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Plymouth

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 Plymouth.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 30 19 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth 78.95% 29.69% 18.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 3 3
10th Percentile - £304 £470
25th Percentile £153 £453 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 £700 £750
Median % change year-on-year -77.86% -6.67% +14.50%
75th Percentile £158 £725 -
90th Percentile - £740 -
Devon median daily rate £450 £470 £600
% change year-on-year -4.15% -21.75% +20.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 10 4
10th Percentile £33.14 £37.50 £56.50
25th Percentile £55.00 £40.63 £58.75
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £73.00 £80.50
Devon median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Plymouth

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Plymouth.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Plymouth

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Plymouth.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Plymouth

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Plymouth

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

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Plymouth

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Primavera
General
1 2 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (10.00%) Legal
2 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (20.00%) Mechanical Engineer
1 2 (20.00%) Principal Engineer
1 2 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (10.00%) Design Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Integration Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Process Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Process Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Project Engineer
2 1 (10.00%) Project Planner
2 1 (10.00%) Senior Mechanical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (40.00%) Project Management
3 3 (30.00%) Data Protection
3 3 (30.00%) Quality Management
3 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Document Management
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Assessment
4 2 (20.00%) Safety Engineering
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) CAD
5 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
5 1 (10.00%) Critical Path Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (10.00%) Earned Value Management
5 1 (10.00%) Finite Element Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Line Management
5 1 (10.00%) Product Breakdown Structure
5 1 (10.00%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (40.00%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (40.00%) Master's Degree
4 2 (20.00%) RIBA
5 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (10.00%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) HAZOP
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) NEC