City & Guilds Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

City & Guilds
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 370 418
Rank change year-on-year +5 +48 +90
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 6 2 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.039% 0.011% 0.018%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.032% 0.055%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £311 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.57% - -
75th Percentile £363 - -
90th Percentile £378 - -
UK median daily rate £325 £311 £450
% change year-on-year +4.57% -30.93% +55.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.76 - -
Median hourly rate £22.84 £24.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.83% - -
75th Percentile £22.92 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £25.17 £24.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.88% +20.00% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

City & Guilds 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,317 6,211 7,280
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.76% 34.79% 33.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,185 3,714 4,563
10th Percentile £220 £299 £300
25th Percentile £399 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £630 £638
90th Percentile £675 £713 £702
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 654 605 566
10th Percentile £17.87 £15.75 £15.03
25th Percentile £18.87 £24.18 £21.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £51.70
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% +1.56% +14.88%
75th Percentile £43.19 £70.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £80.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -48.67% -10.91% +22.22%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing City & Guilds as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for City & Guilds in the UK excluding London

City & Guilds
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing City & Guilds within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 September 2025. 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
Scotland - 4 £325 -
South West - 2 - - 2
City & Guilds
UK

City & Guilds
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) 4G
1 1 (16.67%) LAN
1 1 (16.67%) WAN
General
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Police
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Technical Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) ICT Trainer
2 2 (33.33%) IT Engineer
2 2 (33.33%) Trainer
3 1 (16.67%) Site Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (33.33%) Digital Media
2 2 (33.33%) e-Learning
3 1 (16.67%) Data Centre
3 1 (16.67%) Driving Licence
3 1 (16.67%) Fibre Optics
3 1 (16.67%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (16.67%) Process Management
2 1 (16.67%) Signal Processing
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) HNC
2 3 (50.00%) HND
2 3 (50.00%) NVQ Level 3
3 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Cisco
1 1 (16.67%) Nokia