Postgraduate Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Postgraduate
Wiltshire > Swindon

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Swindon with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 1.11% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.44% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Wiltshire median daily rate £600 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Swindon

Postgraduate 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 41 16 25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Swindon 45.56% 23.19% 18.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 10 17
10th Percentile £374 £196 £335
25th Percentile £413 £256 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £520
Median % change year-on-year - +5.77% -0.95%
75th Percentile £594 £684 £850
90th Percentile £675 £738 -
Wiltshire median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £30.51 - -
25th Percentile £38.55 - -
Median hourly rate £53.83 - -
75th Percentile £70.98 - -
90th Percentile £80.14 - -
Wiltshire median hourly rate £21.64 £60.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year -63.94% +26.32% -27.48%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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

Postgraduate job vacancy trend in Swindon

Postgraduate
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Swindon citing Postgraduate

Postgraduate
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 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Trainee
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Pedagogy
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree