Degree Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Academic Degree
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 11 23
Rank change year-on-year -6 +12 -1
Contract jobs citing Degree 3 8 4
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 3.13% 7.41% 2.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.14% 40.00% 13.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile £370 - £415
25th Percentile £381 £156 £449
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £163 £513
Median % change year-on-year +146.15% -68.29% +20.59%
75th Percentile £475 £169 £603
90th Percentile £520 - £654
Wiltshire median daily rate £550 £629 £550
% change year-on-year -12.52% +14.32% -1.96%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Swindon

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 Swindon.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 42 20 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon 43.75% 18.52% 18.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 11 18
10th Percentile £363 £213 £415
25th Percentile £503 £418 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £625
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -20.00% +39.66%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £669
90th Percentile £775 £675 £714
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £570 £550
% change year-on-year +0.88% +3.64% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £78.75 - -
Median hourly rate £82.50 - -
75th Percentile £86.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £24.00 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -60.00% +20.00% -9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Degree job vacancy trend in Swindon

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Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Degree

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Daily Rate Histogram in Swindon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Swindon over the 6 months to 27 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Swindon

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Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Degree

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
2 1 (33.33%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (33.33%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Biotechnology
3 1 (33.33%) Business Continuity
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO 22301
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Salesforce