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 23 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 210 199 221
Rank change year-on-year -11 +22 -55
Contract jobs citing Design Patterns 146 205 246
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.08% 0.96% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.19% 1.17% 1.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 127 164
10th Percentile £350 £393 £363
25th Percentile £406 £475 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +2.33% -0.46%
75th Percentile £588 £697 £636
90th Percentile £675 £850 £700
UK median daily rate £525 £591 £600
% change year-on-year -11.21% -1.46% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 16
10th Percentile £52.00 £62.35 £52.50
25th Percentile - £65.31 £65.31
Median hourly rate £55.00 £75.00 £71.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +5.26% +12.03%
75th Percentile - £85.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £64.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £70.00 £72.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% -3.45% +14.31%

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 12,235 17,586 20,327
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.46% 82.35% 89.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,495 10,292 13,879
10th Percentile £235 £250 £263
25th Percentile £368 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £694
UK median daily rate £502 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.33% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 996 2,217 1,273
10th Percentile £13.83 £12.50 £11.84
25th Percentile £16.90 £15.50 £15.21
Median hourly rate £25.08 £38.12 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.22% +17.29% +54.76%
75th Percentile £55.00 £61.60 £63.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.45 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -32.93% +7.14% +34.62%

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 23 June 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Design Patterns in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 June 2025.

Hourly rate histogram 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 23 June 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 +47 36 £500 -13.04% 278
North of England -58 35 £489 -15.22% 320
Scotland +11 34 £525 - 79
Midlands +24 27 £450 -12.20% 146
West Midlands +21 18 £613 +29.00% 94
North West -61 18 £358 -37.90% 175
Yorkshire 0 16 £500 -16.67% 108
East Midlands +14 9 £360 -36.51% 52
East of England +22 7 £450 -5.26% 155
South West +41 5 £505 -12.17% 148
Northern Ireland - 4 £325 - 19
Wales +5 1 - - 36
North East +1 1 - - 37
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 10 (6.85%) Confluence
2 9 (6.16%) JBoss
3 8 (5.48%) Tomcat
4 6 (4.11%) CMS
5 4 (2.74%) Apache
5 4 (2.74%) Drupal
5 4 (2.74%) WordPress
6 3 (2.05%) Oracle Application Server
7 2 (1.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (1.37%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (1.37%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (1.37%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 45 (30.82%) AWS
2 43 (29.45%) Azure
3 18 (12.33%) GCP
4 11 (7.53%) SaaS
5 10 (6.85%) OpenShift
6 9 (6.16%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (6.16%) GitHub
6 9 (6.16%) Serverless
7 8 (5.48%) Power Platform
8 6 (4.11%) Azure AKS
9 5 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (3.42%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (3.42%) CloudBees
9 5 (3.42%) IaaS
9 5 (3.42%) PaaS
10 4 (2.74%) Amazon S3
10 4 (2.74%) Azure Key Vault
10 4 (2.74%) Figma
10 4 (2.74%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.05%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 8 (5.48%) Network Security
2 7 (4.79%) HTTPS
2 7 (4.79%) Internet
3 5 (3.42%) SSL
4 4 (2.74%) HTTP
5 3 (2.05%) DNS
6 2 (1.37%) BGP
6 2 (1.37%) DHCP
6 2 (1.37%) DMZ
6 2 (1.37%) LAN
6 2 (1.37%) WAN
6 2 (1.37%) Wireless
7 1 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
7 1 (0.68%) EIGRP
7 1 (0.68%) Firewall
7 1 (0.68%) FTP
7 1 (0.68%) OSPF
7 1 (0.68%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.68%) VPN
7 1 (0.68%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (13.01%) MongoDB
2 17 (11.64%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (7.53%) MySQL
4 9 (6.16%) Relational Database
5 8 (5.48%) SQL Server
6 7 (4.79%) NoSQL
7 5 (3.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (3.42%) Power BI
8 4 (2.74%) Big Data
8 4 (2.74%) MariaDB
8 4 (2.74%) Oracle Database
8 4 (2.74%) Redis
8 4 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (2.05%) Dremio
9 3 (2.05%) Power Query
10 2 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (1.37%) BigQuery
10 2 (1.37%) Data Lake
11 1 (0.68%) Amazon Aurora
11 1 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 54 (36.99%) Git
2 34 (23.29%) Jenkins
3 25 (17.12%) JIRA
4 18 (12.33%) Maven
5 12 (8.22%) Gradle
5 12 (8.22%) JUnit
6 11 (7.53%) Sonatype Nexus
7 7 (4.79%) Xcode
8 6 (4.11%) Visual Studio
9 5 (3.42%) Bitbucket
10 4 (2.74%) Ant
10 4 (2.74%) Bitbucket Server
10 4 (2.74%) Cypress.io
10 4 (2.74%) Rational DOORS
10 4 (2.74%) Subversion
11 3 (2.05%) GoogleTest
11 3 (2.05%) Plastic SCM
11 3 (2.05%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 3 (2.05%) TestRail
11 3 (2.05%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 44 (30.14%) Social Skills
2 22 (15.07%) Public Sector
3 21 (14.38%) Finance
4 20 (13.70%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (10.27%) Banking
6 6 (4.11%) Telecoms
7 4 (2.74%) Documentation Skills
7 4 (2.74%) Front Office
7 4 (2.74%) Wholesale Banking
8 3 (2.05%) Games
8 3 (2.05%) Investment Banking
8 3 (2.05%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.05%) Retail
9 2 (1.37%) Health Technology
9 2 (1.37%) Military
10 1 (0.68%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.68%) Automotive
10 1 (0.68%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (0.68%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.68%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 66 (45.21%) Developer
2 36 (24.66%) Architect
3 25 (17.12%) Java Developer
4 16 (10.96%) Software Engineer
5 15 (10.27%) Senior
6 12 (8.22%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (6.16%) Security Architect
8 7 (4.79%) .NET Developer
8 7 (4.79%) Full-Stack Developer
8 7 (4.79%) Lead
8 7 (4.79%) Technical Leader
9 6 (4.11%) DevOps Engineer
9 6 (4.11%) Mobile Engineer
9 6 (4.11%) Senior Developer
9 6 (4.11%) Software Developer
10 5 (3.42%) AWS Developer
10 5 (3.42%) C# Developer
10 5 (3.42%) Data Engineer
10 5 (3.42%) Linux Developer
10 5 (3.42%) Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (19.86%) REST
1 29 (19.86%) Spring
2 28 (19.18%) RESTful
2 28 (19.18%) Spring Boot
3 27 (18.49%) CSS
4 25 (17.12%) HTML
5 17 (11.64%) SOAP
5 17 (11.64%) Web Services
6 13 (8.90%) AngularJS
6 13 (8.90%) Node.js
6 13 (8.90%) React
7 12 (8.22%) .NET
8 7 (4.79%) JSON
8 7 (4.79%) Kafka
8 7 (4.79%) OAuth
8 7 (4.79%) Spring Cloud
8 7 (4.79%) SwiftUI
9 6 (4.11%) Laravel
9 6 (4.11%) Middleware
9 6 (4.11%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.53%) Product Ownership
2 8 (5.48%) Mobile App
3 7 (4.79%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (4.79%) Virtual Team
4 6 (4.11%) Credit Risk
4 6 (4.11%) iPad
4 6 (4.11%) iPhone
4 6 (4.11%) Security Posture
5 5 (3.42%) Algorithms
5 5 (3.42%) Cloud Native
5 5 (3.42%) Distributed Systems
5 5 (3.42%) Operational Technology
5 5 (3.42%) SCADA
6 4 (2.74%) Derivative
6 4 (2.74%) Equities
6 4 (2.74%) Equity Derivative
6 4 (2.74%) Legacy Code
6 4 (2.74%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.05%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 30 (20.55%) Linux
2 22 (15.07%) Unix
3 9 (6.16%) Windows
4 8 (5.48%) Android
4 8 (5.48%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.74%) Windows Server
6 3 (2.05%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (2.05%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (1.37%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (41.78%) Agile
2 60 (41.10%) CI/CD
3 47 (32.19%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (29.45%) Microservices
4 43 (29.45%) Software Engineering
5 33 (22.60%) DevOps
6 30 (20.55%) OO
6 30 (20.55%) Scrum
7 26 (17.81%) TDD
8 21 (14.38%) Architectural Patterns
8 21 (14.38%) Test Automation
9 20 (13.70%) Full-Stack Development
10 19 (13.01%) MVC
10 19 (13.01%) User Experience
11 16 (10.96%) Cybersecurity
11 16 (10.96%) OOP
12 15 (10.27%) Clean Code
12 15 (10.27%) UX Design
13 14 (9.59%) Decision-Making
13 14 (9.59%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 60 (41.10%) Java
2 37 (25.34%) SQL
3 33 (22.60%) JavaScript
4 24 (16.44%) Python
5 19 (13.01%) C#
6 16 (10.96%) Shell Script
7 13 (8.90%) TypeScript
8 10 (6.85%) PHP
9 9 (6.16%) PowerShell
10 7 (4.79%) Kotlin
10 7 (4.79%) Swift
11 6 (4.11%) Bash
11 6 (4.11%) Objective-C
12 4 (2.74%) PL/SQL
13 3 (2.05%) Bicep
13 3 (2.05%) C++
13 3 (2.05%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 3 (2.05%) Ruby
13 3 (2.05%) T-SQL
14 2 (1.37%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 18 (12.33%) Security Cleared
2 11 (7.53%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.42%) CISSP
3 5 (3.42%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.42%) Degree
4 3 (2.05%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (1.37%) AWS Certification
5 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.37%) CISM
5 2 (1.37%) DV Cleared
5 2 (1.37%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (0.68%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.68%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (0.68%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.68%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.79%) NIST
1 7 (4.79%) QA
2 5 (3.42%) Accessibility
3 4 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.37%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (1.37%) GDPR
4 2 (1.37%) PCI DSS
4 2 (1.37%) WCAG
5 1 (0.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.68%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.68%) GRC
5 1 (0.68%) SLA
5 1 (0.68%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 19 (13.01%) Docker
2 6 (4.11%) Active Directory
3 2 (1.37%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.68%) Embedded Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) Firmware
4 1 (0.68%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (10.96%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.42%) Grafana
2 5 (3.42%) Prometheus
2 5 (3.42%) Terraform
3 4 (2.74%) Progress Chef
4 3 (2.05%) Ansible
4 3 (2.05%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.68%) CASB
Vendors
1 27 (18.49%) Microsoft
2 16 (10.96%) Oracle
3 9 (6.16%) Databricks
3 9 (6.16%) Google
4 4 (2.74%) Virgin Media
4 4 (2.74%) Zend
5 3 (2.05%) Cisco
5 3 (2.05%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.37%) Adobe
6 2 (1.37%) Ariba
6 2 (1.37%) Aruba
6 2 (1.37%) Atlassian
6 2 (1.37%) Brio
6 2 (1.37%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.37%) Sybase
7 1 (0.68%) IBM
7 1 (0.68%) Qualys
7 1 (0.68%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.68%) Thunderhead
7 1 (0.68%) VMware