ISEB Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 151 77 117
Rank change year-on-year -74 +40 +4
Contract jobs citing ISEB 2 21 15
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.067% 1.45% 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.14% 4.08% 1.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 12 8
10th Percentile - £310 £413
25th Percentile - £438 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 £450 £430
Median % change year-on-year +53.33% +4.65% +8.86%
75th Percentile - £467 £492
90th Percentile - £541 £510
South East median daily rate £526 £450 £430
% change year-on-year +16.94% +4.65% +3.61%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Thames Valley

ISEB 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 1,380 515 1,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 46.22% 35.44% 40.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 914 318 563
10th Percentile £306 £300 £250
25th Percentile £408 £416 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.94%
75th Percentile £610 £625 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 37 110
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.50 £20.34
25th Percentile £31.25 £25.15 £43.06
Median hourly rate £81.50 £59.00 £61.03
Median % change year-on-year +38.14% -3.33% -5.64%
75th Percentile £88.00 £70.00 £76.55
90th Percentile £104.00 £88.05 £87.53
South East median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £57.35
% change year-on-year - -4.10% -4.42%

ISEB
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

ISEB job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

ISEB
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISEB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISEB

ISEB
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISEB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing ISEB

ISEB
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ISEB within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 3 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Buckinghamshire -39 2 £690 +27.19% 1
ISEB
South East

ISEB
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (50.00%) Senior
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Knowledge Transfer
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 1 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) APMP
2 1 (50.00%) CBAP
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB Practitioner