Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Don't repeat yourself (DRY) skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Don't repeat yourself (DRY) over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 390 | 435 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +45 | +53 |
| Contract jobs citing Don't repeat yourself (DRY) | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.010% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.012% | 0.044% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.99% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £600 | - | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +23.81% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Don't repeat yourself (DRY) 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 | 11,716 | 17,285 | 20,358 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 90.66% | 83.51% | 89.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,290 | 10,280 | 13,964 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £250 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £690 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 847 | 2,123 | 1,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.83 | £12.40 | £10.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.95 | £15.39 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £38.12 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.02% | +8.91% | +75.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.06 | £61.30 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £74.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.50 | £36.50 | £37.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.66% | -1.35% | +44.08% |
Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Don't repeat yourself (DRY) as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Don't repeat yourself (DRY) in the UK excluding London.
Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Don't repeat yourself (DRY) in the UK excluding London.