CESG Certified Professional Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

CESG Certified Professional (CCP)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CESG Certified Professional qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 138
Rank change year-on-year - - +29
Contract jobs citing CESG Certified Professional 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley - - 0.040%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 0.096%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.85%
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate - £675 £667
% change year-on-year - +1.20% +0.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

CESG Certified Professional 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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 845 773 1,041
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 40.59% 38.50% 42.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 561 470 662
10th Percentile £255 £256 £205
25th Percentile £375 £398 £357
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £523 £510
Median % change year-on-year -8.13% +2.45% +2.00%
75th Percentile £550 £638 £619
90th Percentile £625 £700 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £540 £538
% change year-on-year -7.41% +0.47% +1.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 36 66
10th Percentile £18.56 £20.90 £24.38
25th Percentile £20.50 £41.25 £48.40
Median hourly rate £25.15 £60.25 £60.07
Median % change year-on-year -58.26% +0.30% +186.05%
75th Percentile £70.25 £64.73 £68.41
90th Percentile £95.00 £75.13 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -55.68% -5.43% +33.33%

CESG Certified Professional
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CESG Certified Professional relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

CESG Certified Professional job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

CESG Certified Professional
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CESG Certified Professional.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing CESG Certified Professional