Degree Contracts in Staffordshire

Academic Degree
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 11 22
Rank change year-on-year +8 +11 -2
Contract jobs citing Degree 13 7 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 19.40% 6.54% 4.76%
As % of the Qualifications category 92.86% 17.95% 18.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 4
10th Percentile - - £456
25th Percentile £140 £750 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £800 £475
Median % change year-on-year -81.25% +68.42% +196.88%
75th Percentile - £850 £498
90th Percentile £160 - £517
West Midlands median daily rate £300 £513 £475
% change year-on-year -41.46% +7.89% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
10th Percentile - £37.25 -
25th Percentile £35.75 £38.75 -
Median hourly rate £36.50 £42.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% - -
75th Percentile £37.25 £55.63 -
90th Percentile - £62.75 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £39.92 £18.50
% change year-on-year -37.37% +115.78% +7.06%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14 39 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 20.90% 36.45% 25.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 19 31
10th Percentile - £260 £250
25th Percentile £140 £299 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £145 £369 £455
Median % change year-on-year -60.69% -18.94% +21.33%
75th Percentile £150 £448 £575
90th Percentile £159 £515 £625
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £450 £536
% change year-on-year +11.11% -15.97% +12.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £37.25 -
25th Percentile £35.75 £38.75 -
Median hourly rate £36.50 £42.50 £10.45
Median % change year-on-year -14.12% +306.70% -25.36%
75th Percentile £37.25 £55.63 -
90th Percentile - £62.75 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £28.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -12.28% +50.00% +1.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Staffordshire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Staffordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 3 May 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
Uttoxeter - 8 £145 - 1
Stafford -3 3 £96 -88.06% 12
Leek - 1 - - 18
Degree
West Midlands

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Summit
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Ethernet
General
1 11 (84.62%) Social Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Banking
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Electronics
4 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Junior
2 5 (38.46%) IT Engineer
3 4 (30.77%) IT Support
3 4 (30.77%) Junior IT Engineer
4 3 (23.08%) Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) IT Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) IT Support Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) Junior Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) Junior IT Support
4 3 (23.08%) Junior IT Support Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) Junior Support Analyst
4 3 (23.08%) Support Analyst
5 2 (15.38%) Consultant
5 2 (15.38%) Hardware Engineer
5 2 (15.38%) Product Consultant
6 1 (7.69%) Build Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Electrical Design Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) IT Support Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Junior Hardware Engineer
6 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Driving Licence
2 2 (15.38%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (76.92%) Computer Science
2 9 (69.23%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (15.38%) Data Protection
3 2 (15.38%) Project Management
4 1 (7.69%) Change Control
4 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (7.69%) Cost Control
4 1 (7.69%) Customer-Centricity
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.69%) Document Management
4 1 (7.69%) ITSM
4 1 (7.69%) Order Management
4 1 (7.69%) Project Delivery
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (7.69%) Time Management
4 1 (7.69%) Validation
4 1 (7.69%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (7.69%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle
2 1 (7.69%) SAP