Xero Contract Job Trends in the South East

Xero
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of Xero products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Xero over the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, 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 Xero Limited.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 184 - 209
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Xero 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.023% - 0.019%
As % of the Vendors category 0.045% - 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £650 - £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £563
75th Percentile £750 - £569
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £650 £575 £563
% change year-on-year +13.04% +2.22% +2.27%

All Vendors
South East

Xero 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 2,225 1,996 2,715
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 52.13% 50.03% 52.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,543 1,296 1,717
10th Percentile £219 £250 £205
25th Percentile £400 £408 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £517
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.55% +3.40%
75th Percentile £600 £630 £610
90th Percentile £675 £688 £678
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 157 64 125
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.58 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.75 £23.50 £23.63
Median hourly rate £20.79 £40.25 £54.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.35% -26.15% +116.74%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.25 £66.44
90th Percentile £89.63 £70.88 £76.53
England median hourly rate £24.00 £32.13 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.30% -27.80% +71.15%

Xero
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Xero job vacancy trend in the South East

Xero
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Xero within the South East region over the 6 months to 5 December 2025. 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
Oxfordshire - 1 £700 - 2
Thames Valley - 1 £700 - 6
Xero
England

Xero
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ERP Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Implementation Specialist
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft