Degree Contract Job Trends in Richmond upon Thames

Academic Degree
West London > Richmond upon Thames

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Richmond upon Thames with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs citing Degree 8 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Richmond upon Thames 25.81% - 5.08%
As % of the Qualifications category 80.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 3
10th Percentile - - £296
25th Percentile £204 - £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £208 - £580
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.90%
75th Percentile £211 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West London median daily rate £208 £388 £575
% change year-on-year -46.45% -32.61% +9.52%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 10 0 3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames 32.26% - 5.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 3
10th Percentile - - £296
25th Percentile £204 - £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £208 - £580
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.90%
75th Percentile £211 - -
90th Percentile £257 - -
West London median daily rate £350 £375 £540
% change year-on-year -6.67% -30.56% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20.54 - -
Median hourly rate £22.08 - -
75th Percentile £23.61 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West London median hourly rate £23.61 £22.27 £52.50
% change year-on-year +6.03% -57.58% +31.25%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Richmond upon Thames.

Degree job vacancy trend in Richmond upon Thames

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Richmond upon Thames

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Richmond upon Thames citing Degree

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Richmond upon Thames

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Richmond upon Thames region over the 6 months to 2 February 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
Twickenham - 8 £208 - 1
Degree
West London

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Richmond upon Thames 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) MySQL
1 8 (100.00%) Relational Database
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Technical Support
Operating Systems
1 8 (100.00%) Linux
1 8 (100.00%) Unix
1 8 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) OO
1 8 (100.00%) OOP
1 8 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Java
1 8 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 8 (100.00%) Perl
1 8 (100.00%) Python
1 8 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle