MBA Contract Job Trends in the South East

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for MBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 176 211
Rank change year-on-year - +35 +37
Contract jobs citing MBA 0 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - 0.072% 0.055%
As % of the Qualifications category - 0.18% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £443 £121
25th Percentile - £506 £153
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £625 £210
Median % change year-on-year - +197.62% -67.69%
75th Percentile - £681 £508
90th Percentile - £708 £683
England median daily rate £548 £550 £558
% change year-on-year -0.45% -1.43% -7.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

MBA 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 1,508 1,696 2,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 40.33% 40.49% 40.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 994 1,096 1,343
10th Percentile £219 £279 £220
25th Percentile £405 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% +0.95%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £688
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 148 100 138
10th Percentile - £22.49 £23.98
25th Percentile £18.87 £34.75 £48.73
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.00% -2.52% +33.33%
75th Percentile £39.00 £71.41 £71.90
90th Percentile £81.00 £92.37 £78.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £51.25 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.93% -2.38% +16.67%

MBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MBA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

MBA job vacancy trend in the South East

MBA
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MBA

MBA
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MBA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing MBA