City & Guilds Contract Job Trends in the South East

City & Guilds
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 179 213
Rank change year-on-year - +34 -
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 0 1 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East - 0.021% 0.072%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.049% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - - £425
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £24.00 -
England median hourly rate £22.84 £24.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.83% +20.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

City & Guilds 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 South East.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,368 2,045 2,140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 39.21% 43.74% 38.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 885 1,287 1,329
10th Percentile £247 £350 £273
25th Percentile £415 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +0.96%
75th Percentile £600 £642 £625
90th Percentile £655 £723 £700
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 165 123
10th Percentile - £21.65 £21.90
25th Percentile £18.87 £42.88 £49.98
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.15% -4.42% +33.33%
75th Percentile £69.36 £71.75 £72.96
90th Percentile £81.00 £87.46 £76.01
England median hourly rate £25.15 £53.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -52.55% -3.64% +22.22%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for City & Guilds in the South East

City & Guilds
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing City & Guilds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing City & Guilds