IT Graduate Contract Job Trends in Surrey

IT Graduate
South East > Surrey

The median IT Graduate daily rate in Surrey is £123, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Graduate 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Surrey 0.21% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £121 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £123 - -
75th Percentile £124 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £123 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Surrey

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Surrey. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Surrey with a recognized job title 439 284 548
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 95.95% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 190 412
10th Percentile £204 £187 £201
25th Percentile £400 £263 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -0.05%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £609
90th Percentile £688 £657 £688
South East median daily rate £515 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +2.90% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 26 52
10th Percentile £41.04 £20.15 £12.29
25th Percentile £58.75 £24.18 £13.25
Median hourly rate £67.50 £26.25 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +157.14% +43.05% -59.22%
75th Percentile £85.40 £40.98 £58.00
90th Percentile £88.68 £62.50 £76.83
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £34.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +37.68% -27.37% +5.56%

IT Graduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Graduate' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

IT Graduate job vacancy trend in Surrey

IT Graduate
Daily Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Graduate job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Graduate job vacancies in Surrey

IT Graduate
Hourly Rate Trend in Surrey

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Graduate job vacancies in Surrey.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Graduate job vacancies in Surrey

IT Graduate Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 6 April 2026, IT Graduate contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Surrey region featuring IT Graduate in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

IT Graduate Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft