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 23 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -20 +2 +1
Contract jobs citing Degree 27 51 79
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 6.22% 14.74% 12.95%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.26% 55.43% 35.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 26 54
10th Percentile £393 £204 £207
25th Percentile £425 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +0.48%
75th Percentile £632 £525 £599
90th Percentile £678 £619 £676
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 6
10th Percentile £22.72 - £16.25
25th Percentile £30.39 £68.26 £20.00
Median hourly rate £45.95 £73.31 £41.25
Median % change year-on-year -37.32% +77.72% -8.33%
75th Percentile £64.29 £78.36 £63.13
90th Percentile £73.63 - £72.93
South East median hourly rate £29.61 £47.81 £53.50
% change year-on-year -38.06% -10.64% +18.89%

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 127 92 223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey 29.26% 26.59% 36.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 72 52 160
10th Percentile £224 £236 £215
25th Percentile £413 £375 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £583 £600 £600
90th Percentile £678 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 6 21
10th Percentile £23.82 - £19.25
25th Percentile £29.00 £24.18 £50.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £28.34 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.71% -55.02% +40.00%
75th Percentile £90.09 £55.31 £76.53
90th Percentile - £70.43 £82.17
South East median hourly rate £26.44 £57.87 £58.65
% change year-on-year -54.31% -1.33% +30.33%

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 23 February 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 23 February 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 23 February 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
Egham - 5 - - 4
Redhill -9 4 £525 +5.00% 2
Camberley +2 2 - - 9
Staines -7 2 £425 +136.11%
Godalming 0 1 £500 -
Woking -1 1 - - 3
Leatherhead -1 1 £195 - 2
Guildford - 1 £425 - 14
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 (7.41%) Confluence
2 1 (3.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (37.04%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (29.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.70%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Primavera
1 4 (14.81%) SAP ERP
2 2 (7.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (3.70%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 6 (22.22%) AWS
1 6 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (7.41%) SaaS
3 1 (3.70%) GCP
3 1 (3.70%) Google Gemini
3 1 (3.70%) Lucidchart
3 1 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.70%) OCI
3 1 (3.70%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (11.11%) WebEx
2 1 (3.70%) Firewall
2 1 (3.70%) Symposium
2 1 (3.70%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (7.41%) JIRA
2 1 (3.70%) Burp Suite
2 1 (3.70%) Metasploit
General
1 14 (51.85%) Social Skills
2 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (18.52%) Manufacturing
4 4 (14.81%) Legal
5 3 (11.11%) Finance
5 3 (11.11%) Military
6 2 (7.41%) Billing
7 1 (3.70%) Electronics
7 1 (3.70%) German Language
7 1 (3.70%) Law
7 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (14.81%) Project Planner
2 3 (11.11%) Delivery Manager
2 3 (11.11%) Lead
3 2 (7.41%) Administrator
3 2 (7.41%) IT Administrator
3 2 (7.41%) IT Manager
3 2 (7.41%) IT Services Delivery Manager
3 2 (7.41%) IT Services Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Principal Security Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Sales Administrator
3 2 (7.41%) Security Engineer
3 2 (7.41%) Service Delivery Manager
3 2 (7.41%) Service Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Architect
4 1 (3.70%) Change Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Penetration Tester
4 1 (3.70%) Technical Writer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) Web Services
2 1 (3.70%) ADO
2 1 (3.70%) LangChain
2 1 (3.70%) LlamaIndex
2 1 (3.70%) Node.js
2 1 (3.70%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 3 (11.11%) Virtual Team
2 2 (7.41%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.70%) AI Agents
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.70%) Life Science
3 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.70%) Public Cloud
3 1 (3.70%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (3.70%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.11%) Windows
2 1 (3.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 6 (22.22%) DevOps
2 6 (22.22%) ERP
2 6 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (22.22%) Project Management
3 5 (18.52%) Agile
3 5 (18.52%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (18.52%) Workflow
4 4 (14.81%) Customer Experience
4 4 (14.81%) Earned Value Management
4 4 (14.81%) ITIL
4 4 (14.81%) Monte Carlo Method
4 4 (14.81%) PRINCE2
4 4 (14.81%) Risk Analysis
5 3 (11.11%) AI
5 3 (11.11%) Change Management
5 3 (11.11%) Information Security
5 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
5 3 (11.11%) Roadmaps
5 3 (11.11%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) Python
2 1 (3.70%) C#
2 1 (3.70%) Java
2 1 (3.70%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.70%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 8 (29.63%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 4 (14.81%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.70%) CHECK Team Member
4 1 (3.70%) CISSP
4 1 (3.70%) CREST Certified
4 1 (3.70%) Cyber Scheme
4 1 (3.70%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.70%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.70%) PhD
4 1 (3.70%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.70%) PMP
4 1 (3.70%) Postgraduate
4 1 (3.70%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (18.52%) GDPR
1 5 (18.52%) PMO
2 4 (14.81%) QA
3 3 (11.11%) NCSC
4 2 (7.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (7.41%) RMADS
5 1 (3.70%) EU AI Act
5 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
5 1 (3.70%) JSP 440
5 1 (3.70%) PCI DSS
5 1 (3.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (3.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.70%) Nmap
Vendors
1 8 (29.63%) SAP
2 5 (18.52%) Microsoft
3 2 (7.41%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.70%) Adobe
4 1 (3.70%) OpenAI
4 1 (3.70%) Oracle