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 8 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 372 | 369 | 411 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +42 | +97 |
| Contract jobs citing City & Guilds | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.032% | 0.006% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.089% | 0.017% | 0.068% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | £311 | £150 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.57% | +107.20% | -48.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £363 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £378 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £325 | £311 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.57% | -26.87% | +45.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.76 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £22.84 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.92 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.17 | - | £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 | 5,627 | 5,947 | 7,303 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 35.70% | 34.09% | 34.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,377 | 3,448 | 4,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £255 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £400 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -3.26% | +3.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £640 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £700 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 742 | 501 | 605 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.19 | £18.03 | £15.48 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £26.42 | £23.43 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £50.00 | £51.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.70% | -3.66% | +15.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.01 | £70.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £80.00 | £79.19 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £47.84 | £53.68 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.43% | -10.88% | +19.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing City & Guilds relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing City & Guilds.
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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 8 October 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 |
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| Scotland | - | 3 | £325 | - | 1 |
| South West | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
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