Degree Contract Job Trends in Surrey

Academic Degree
South East > Surrey

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Surrey with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 20 6 6
Rank change year-on-year -14 0 +6
Contract jobs citing Degree 34 52 102
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 7.96% 13.65% 15.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 27.64% 57.14% 40.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 27 77
10th Percentile £199 £213 £195
25th Percentile £250 £375 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £588 £525 £600
90th Percentile £678 £613 £673
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 9
10th Percentile £22.72 - £28.25
25th Percentile £30.39 £68.26 -
Median hourly rate £45.95 £73.31 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.32% +46.62% +11.11%
75th Percentile £64.29 £78.36 £67.50
90th Percentile £73.63 - £77.67
South East median hourly rate £29.61 £42.50 £57.50
% change year-on-year -30.33% -26.09% +27.78%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Surrey

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 Surrey.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 123 91 253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 28.81% 23.88% 38.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 55 186
10th Percentile £204 £252 £214
25th Percentile £402 £369 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £595 £593 £610
90th Percentile £673 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £537
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.14% -0.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 6 23
10th Percentile £22.49 - £21.65
25th Percentile £26.75 £24.18 £50.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £28.34 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.71% -56.40% +44.44%
75th Percentile £90.09 £62.36 £76.53
90th Percentile - £75.13 £81.41
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Degree job vacancy trend in Surrey

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Surrey

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Surrey

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Surrey citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Surrey

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Surrey over the 6 months to 19 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Surrey

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 19 January 2026. 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
Staines -4 6 £208 +1.22% 3
Redhill 0 5 £525 +5.00% 4
Guildford - 5 £550 - 49
Egham - 4 - - 3
Camberley +5 2 - - 4
Leatherhead +3 1 £195 - 2
Godalming 0 1 £500 -
Woking -4 1 - - 38
Horley - 1 - - 2
Sunbury-on-Thames - 1 - -
Degree
South East

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (5.88%) Confluence
2 1 (2.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (26.47%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (20.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (2.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.94%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (11.76%) Primavera
1 4 (11.76%) SAP ERP
2 2 (5.88%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.65%) AWS
1 6 (17.65%) Azure
2 3 (8.82%) SaaS
3 1 (2.94%) GCP
3 1 (2.94%) Google Gemini
3 1 (2.94%) Lucidchart
3 1 (2.94%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.94%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.88%) WebEx
2 1 (2.94%) Firewall
2 1 (2.94%) Network Security
2 1 (2.94%) Symposium
2 1 (2.94%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.82%) MySQL
1 3 (8.82%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) Git
2 1 (2.94%) Burp Suite
2 1 (2.94%) JIRA
2 1 (2.94%) Metasploit
2 1 (2.94%) Subversion
General
1 18 (52.94%) Social Skills
2 13 (38.24%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (17.65%) Legal
4 5 (14.71%) Finance
4 5 (14.71%) Manufacturing
5 4 (11.76%) Military
6 2 (5.88%) Billing
7 1 (2.94%) Aerospace
7 1 (2.94%) Electronics
7 1 (2.94%) German Language
7 1 (2.94%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (14.71%) Developer
2 4 (11.76%) IT Manager
2 4 (11.76%) Lead
2 4 (11.76%) Project Planner
3 3 (8.82%) Android Developer
3 3 (8.82%) Delivery Manager
3 3 (8.82%) Principal Developer
3 3 (8.82%) Technical Support
4 2 (5.88%) Administrator
4 2 (5.88%) Contracts Manager
4 2 (5.88%) IT Administrator
4 2 (5.88%) IT Services Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.88%) IT Services Manager
4 2 (5.88%) Principal Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Principal Security Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Sales Administrator
4 2 (5.88%) Security Engineer
4 2 (5.88%) Service Delivery Manager
4 2 (5.88%) Service Manager
5 1 (2.94%) Senior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (8.82%) Material Design
1 3 (8.82%) RESTful
1 3 (8.82%) Web Services
2 1 (2.94%) ADO
2 1 (2.94%) HTML
2 1 (2.94%) LangChain
2 1 (2.94%) Node.js
2 1 (2.94%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.71%) Management Information System
2 3 (8.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (8.82%) Mobile App
3 2 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (5.88%) Virtual Team
4 1 (2.94%) AI Agents
4 1 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (2.94%) Life Science
4 1 (2.94%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.94%) Public Cloud
4 1 (2.94%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (2.94%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (17.65%) Windows
2 5 (14.71%) Linux
3 3 (8.82%) Android
3 3 (8.82%) Apple iOS
3 3 (8.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (44.12%) Computer Science
2 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (20.59%) Agile
4 6 (17.65%) ERP
4 6 (17.65%) ITIL
4 6 (17.65%) Project Management
5 5 (14.71%) DevOps
6 4 (11.76%) CI/CD
6 4 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (11.76%) Customer Experience
6 4 (11.76%) Earned Value Management
6 4 (11.76%) Monte Carlo Method
6 4 (11.76%) PRINCE2
6 4 (11.76%) Risk Analysis
6 4 (11.76%) User Experience
6 4 (11.76%) Workflow
7 3 (8.82%) Architectural Patterns
7 3 (8.82%) Asynchronous Programming
7 3 (8.82%) Line Management
7 3 (8.82%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 7 (20.59%) Java
2 5 (14.71%) Python
3 4 (11.76%) JavaScript
3 4 (11.76%) SQL
4 3 (8.82%) Kotlin
4 3 (8.82%) Objective-C
4 3 (8.82%) Perl
4 3 (8.82%) Swift
5 1 (2.94%) C
5 1 (2.94%) C#
5 1 (2.94%) C++
5 1 (2.94%) PowerShell
5 1 (2.94%) Tcl
5 1 (2.94%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (41.18%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (17.65%) Security Cleared
3 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
3 3 (8.82%) PMP
3 3 (8.82%) SC Cleared
4 2 (5.88%) PhD
5 1 (2.94%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.94%) CHECK Team Member
5 1 (2.94%) CISSP
5 1 (2.94%) CREST Certified
5 1 (2.94%) Cyber Scheme
5 1 (2.94%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.94%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.94%) Postgraduate
5 1 (2.94%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (14.71%) GDPR
1 5 (14.71%) PMO
2 4 (11.76%) QA
3 3 (8.82%) NCSC
4 2 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (5.88%) RMADS
4 2 (5.88%) SLA
5 1 (2.94%) EU AI Act
5 1 (2.94%) HIPAA
5 1 (2.94%) JSP 440
5 1 (2.94%) PCI DSS
5 1 (2.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (2.94%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (2.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.94%) Nmap
Vendors
1 7 (20.59%) SAP
2 4 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 4 (11.76%) Oracle
3 3 (8.82%) Apple
4 2 (5.88%) Salesforce
5 1 (2.94%) OpenAI