Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 131 | 142 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing CIPD | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | - | 0.49% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 1.22% | 0.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £274 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £293 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £311 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £323 |
| South East median daily rate | - | - | £293 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +12.50% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley
CIPD 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 | 545 | 1,065 | 965 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 36.68% | 40.31% | 34.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 319 | 577 | 641 |
| 10th Percentile | £309 | £213 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £413 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £528 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £680 |
| South East median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 103 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.12 | £18.10 | £18.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.05 | £41.75 | £27.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.50 | £58.30 | £64.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.48% | -9.86% | +207.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.38 | £71.07 | £74.79 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.46 | £87.37 | £80.25 |
| South East median hourly rate | £57.13 | £57.35 | £58.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.39% | -2.04% | +32.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing CIPD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CIPD in the Thames Valley.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CIPD in the Thames Valley.