Design Patterns Contracts in the UK excluding London

Design Patterns
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Design Patterns skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Design Patterns over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 215 215
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 -36
Contract jobs citing Design Patterns 126 194 282
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.99% 0.93% 1.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 1.10% 1.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 126 195
10th Percentile £385 £425 £393
25th Percentile £409 £503 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £595 £538
Median % change year-on-year -15.97% +10.70% -0.46%
75th Percentile £588 £709 £650
90th Percentile £675 £850 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £600 £620
% change year-on-year -8.29% -3.23% +0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 14
10th Percentile - £66.88 £53.75
25th Percentile - £69.38 £70.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £80.00 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.25% +10.34% +20.83%
75th Percentile - £85.00 £75.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £70.00 £73.75
% change year-on-year -21.43% -5.08% +16.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Design Patterns falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Design Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Design Patterns as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Design Patterns in the UK excluding London

Design Patterns
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Design Patterns in the UK excluding London

Design Patterns
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Design Patterns in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Design Patterns in the UK excluding London

Design Patterns
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Design Patterns in the UK excluding London

Design Patterns
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 Design Patterns within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
South East +60 40 £500 -9.09% 139
Scotland +22 30 £500 -23.08% 38
North of England -70 23 £493 -19.54% 130
Midlands +23 15 £575 +1.41% 41
West Midlands +19 13 £651 +40.65% 22
North West -61 13 £410 -31.67% 79
South West +47 10 £392 -25.33% 31
Yorkshire +1 10 £521 -22.98% 34
East of England +31 5 £450 - 39
Northern Ireland - 4 £325 - 4
East Midlands +7 2 £511 -27.41% 15
Wales - 2 £600 - 8
Design Patterns
UK

Design Patterns
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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.56%) Confluence
2 6 (4.76%) CMS
3 4 (3.17%) Apache
3 4 (3.17%) Drupal
3 4 (3.17%) WordPress
4 2 (1.59%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (1.59%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.79%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.79%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (0.79%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 35 (27.78%) Azure
2 22 (17.46%) AWS
3 14 (11.11%) GCP
3 14 (11.11%) SaaS
4 10 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (7.14%) Azure AKS
5 9 (7.14%) Serverless
6 5 (3.97%) CloudBees
6 5 (3.97%) GitHub
6 5 (3.97%) IaaS
6 5 (3.97%) PaaS
6 5 (3.97%) Power Platform
7 4 (3.17%) AWS CloudFormation
7 4 (3.17%) Azure Functions
7 4 (3.17%) Figma
7 4 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (2.38%) Amazon EKS
8 3 (2.38%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (1.59%) Azure Stack
9 2 (1.59%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.76%) Internet
2 5 (3.97%) Network Security
3 3 (2.38%) DNS
3 3 (2.38%) Firewall
4 2 (1.59%) BGP
4 2 (1.59%) DHCP
4 2 (1.59%) LAN
4 2 (1.59%) SSL
4 2 (1.59%) WAN
4 2 (1.59%) Wireless
5 1 (0.79%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (0.79%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.79%) DMZ
5 1 (0.79%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.79%) FTP
5 1 (0.79%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.79%) Multicast
5 1 (0.79%) OSPF
5 1 (0.79%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.79%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (8.73%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (7.94%) MongoDB
3 8 (6.35%) MySQL
4 6 (4.76%) NoSQL
4 6 (4.76%) Redis
4 6 (4.76%) SQL Server
5 4 (3.17%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (3.17%) Relational Database
5 4 (3.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (2.38%) Dremio
6 3 (2.38%) MariaDB
6 3 (2.38%) Power BI
7 2 (1.59%) BigQuery
7 2 (1.59%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (1.59%) Power Query
8 1 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.79%) Apache Accumulo
8 1 (0.79%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.79%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.79%) Hadoop
Development Applications
1 38 (30.16%) Git
2 20 (15.87%) Jenkins
3 17 (13.49%) JIRA
4 7 (5.56%) Bitbucket
4 7 (5.56%) GoogleTest
4 7 (5.56%) Rational DOORS
4 7 (5.56%) TestRail
5 6 (4.76%) Visual Studio
6 5 (3.97%) Cypress.io
7 4 (3.17%) Ant
7 4 (3.17%) Bitbucket Server
7 4 (3.17%) Maven
7 4 (3.17%) Subversion
7 4 (3.17%) Visual Studio Code
8 3 (2.38%) Plastic SCM
8 3 (2.38%) SpecFlow
8 3 (2.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (2.38%) webpack
8 3 (2.38%) Xcode
9 2 (1.59%) Selenium
General
1 22 (17.46%) Social Skills
2 19 (15.08%) Public Sector
3 14 (11.11%) Finance
4 11 (8.73%) Banking
5 8 (6.35%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (5.56%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.17%) Front Office
7 4 (3.17%) Wholesale Banking
8 3 (2.38%) Games
9 2 (1.59%) Military
10 1 (0.79%) Automotive
10 1 (0.79%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.79%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.79%) Marketing
10 1 (0.79%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.79%) Retail
Job Titles
1 55 (43.65%) Developer
2 26 (20.63%) Architect
3 23 (18.25%) Software Engineer
4 20 (15.87%) Senior
5 17 (13.49%) Java Developer
6 9 (7.14%) Linux Developer
7 8 (6.35%) Linux Scripter
7 8 (6.35%) Security Architect
8 7 (5.56%) C++ Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Embedded C++ Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Embedded Linux Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Linux Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Senior C++ Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Developer
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Linux Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
8 7 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (24.60%) CSS
2 27 (21.43%) HTML
3 17 (13.49%) RESTful
4 15 (11.90%) AngularJS
4 15 (11.90%) Node.js
5 14 (11.11%) HTML5
6 12 (9.52%) React
7 10 (7.94%) CSS3
8 9 (7.14%) Laravel
9 8 (6.35%) .NET
9 8 (6.35%) REST
10 7 (5.56%) Spring
10 7 (5.56%) Spring Boot
10 7 (5.56%) Web Services
11 6 (4.76%) YAML
12 5 (3.97%) Alpine.js
12 5 (3.97%) Redux
12 5 (3.97%) SOAP
12 5 (3.97%) Tailwind CSS
13 4 (3.17%) Prisma
Miscellaneous
1 11 (8.73%) Product Ownership
2 9 (7.14%) Algorithms
3 7 (5.56%) Public Cloud
4 5 (3.97%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.97%) Management Information System
5 4 (3.17%) Derivative
5 4 (3.17%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (3.17%) Equities
5 4 (3.17%) Equity Derivative
5 4 (3.17%) Legacy Code
6 3 (2.38%) Credit Risk
6 3 (2.38%) iPad
6 3 (2.38%) iPhone
6 3 (2.38%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (2.38%) Mobile App
6 3 (2.38%) Security Posture
6 3 (2.38%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.59%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.59%) SCADA
7 2 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (21.43%) Linux
2 19 (15.08%) Unix
3 10 (7.94%) Windows
4 7 (5.56%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (3.17%) Android
5 4 (3.17%) Windows Server
6 3 (2.38%) Apple iOS
6 3 (2.38%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (46.83%) Agile
2 51 (40.48%) Software Engineering
3 48 (38.10%) CI/CD
4 33 (26.19%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (24.60%) OO
6 30 (23.81%) Microservices
7 29 (23.02%) DevOps
8 24 (19.05%) Scrum
9 22 (17.46%) Test Automation
10 20 (15.87%) Full-Stack Development
10 20 (15.87%) TDD
11 17 (13.49%) Continuous Integration
12 16 (12.70%) Multithreading
12 16 (12.70%) SDLC
12 16 (12.70%) User Experience
13 14 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
13 14 (11.11%) Kanban
13 14 (11.11%) SOLID
14 13 (10.32%) Concurrent Programming
14 13 (10.32%) Continuous Delivery
Programming Languages
1 41 (32.54%) Java
2 34 (26.98%) SQL
3 32 (25.40%) JavaScript
4 22 (17.46%) C#
5 20 (15.87%) Python
6 19 (15.08%) TypeScript
7 13 (10.32%) PHP
8 7 (5.56%) C++
8 7 (5.56%) Kotlin
8 7 (5.56%) PowerShell
8 7 (5.56%) Shell Script
9 5 (3.97%) Bash
10 3 (2.38%) Objective-C
10 3 (2.38%) Ruby
10 3 (2.38%) Swift
10 3 (2.38%) T-SQL
11 2 (1.59%) Bicep
11 2 (1.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (1.59%) Groovy
11 2 (1.59%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (15.08%) Security Cleared
2 15 (11.90%) SC Cleared
3 13 (10.32%) Degree
4 8 (6.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (5.56%) CISSP
6 3 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (2.38%) CompTIA Security+
6 3 (2.38%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.59%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 2 (1.59%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 2 (1.59%) CCSP
7 2 (1.59%) CISM
7 2 (1.59%) DV Cleared
7 2 (1.59%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.79%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.79%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (7.94%) Accessibility
2 6 (4.76%) QA
3 4 (3.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.17%) NIST
4 2 (1.59%) GDPR
4 2 (1.59%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.59%) WCAG
5 1 (0.79%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.79%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.79%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.79%) GRC
5 1 (0.79%) SLA
5 1 (0.79%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 10 (7.94%) Docker
2 6 (4.76%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.59%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.79%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.79%) Firmware
4 1 (0.79%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.79%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 10 (7.94%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.97%) Prometheus
3 4 (3.17%) Grafana
4 3 (2.38%) CASB
4 3 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.38%) Terraform
5 2 (1.59%) Ansible
5 2 (1.59%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.79%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 25 (19.84%) Microsoft
2 17 (13.49%) Google
3 6 (4.76%) Databricks
4 5 (3.97%) Oracle
5 4 (3.17%) Cisco
5 4 (3.17%) Zend
6 3 (2.38%) ServiceNow
6 3 (2.38%) Virgin Media
7 2 (1.59%) Adobe
7 2 (1.59%) Ariba
7 2 (1.59%) Aruba
7 2 (1.59%) Palo Alto
7 2 (1.59%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.59%) TOWER Software
7 2 (1.59%) VMware
8 1 (0.79%) Atlassian
8 1 (0.79%) Qualys
8 1 (0.79%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.79%) SnapLogic
8 1 (0.79%) Sybase