QinetiQ Contract Job Trends in the South East

QinetiQ
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of QinetiQ products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QinetiQ over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within QinetiQ Group plc.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 192
Rank change year-on-year - - +41
Contract jobs citing QinetiQ 0 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in the South East - - 0.18%
As % of the Vendors category - - 0.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £523
25th Percentile - - £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £620
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.88%
75th Percentile - - £655
90th Percentile - - £736
England median daily rate - £450 £620
% change year-on-year - -27.42% +23.88%

All Vendors
South East

QinetiQ falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 2,186 1,684 2,566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.82% 50.19% 51.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,581 1,099 1,648
10th Percentile £250 £239 £205
25th Percentile £406 £400 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £510
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +0.59% +1.90%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £610
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 50 130
10th Percentile £13.35 £20.00 £15.69
25th Percentile £16.50 £24.18 £24.00
Median hourly rate £22.50 £47.50 £55.40
Median % change year-on-year -52.63% -14.26% +61.75%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.69 £67.02
90th Percentile £89.63 £74.88 £78.00
England median hourly rate £23.79 £30.00 £43.85
% change year-on-year -20.71% -31.58% +39.07%

QinetiQ
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

QinetiQ job vacancy trend in the South East

QinetiQ
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

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