Enterprise Software Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Application Software
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Enterprise Software in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Enterprise Software over the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 221 302 301
Rank change year-on-year +81 -1 +12
Contract jobs citing Enterprise Software 149 75 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.97% 0.42% 0.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.81% 1.45% 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 41 80
10th Percentile £225 £305 £407
25th Percentile £289 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £691
90th Percentile £675 £638 £725
UK median daily rate £537 £525 £575
% change year-on-year +2.29% -8.70% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 3
10th Percentile - - £29.35
25th Percentile £12.50 - £41.50
Median hourly rate £16.00 - £63.50
75th Percentile £16.50 - £66.50
90th Percentile £21.90 - £67.25
UK median hourly rate £16.00 - £63.50

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Enterprise Software falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,302 5,166 6,722
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 34.57% 28.99% 31.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,166 2,926 4,396
10th Percentile £222 £213 £220
25th Percentile £363 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £515 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -4.63% -1.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 425 377 350
10th Percentile £14.18 £13.87 £16.25
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.19 £21.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £57.35 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.69% +17.04% +122.73%
75th Percentile £57.59 £70.00 £67.69
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.16 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £29.50 £50.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.00% +12.36% +67.92%

Enterprise Software
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Enterprise Software in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Software
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Enterprise Software.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Enterprise Software

Enterprise Software
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Enterprise Software in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Enterprise Software in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Software
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Enterprise Software.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Enterprise Software

Enterprise Software
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Enterprise Software in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 21 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Enterprise Software in the UK excluding London

Enterprise Software
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 Enterprise Software within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 21 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
North of England -21 39 £350 -23.08% 37
South East +45 29 £525 -4.55% 73
Scotland +10 24 £450 -15.81% 16
Midlands -10 23 £445 -0.06% 30
North West -11 22 £350 -24.73% 20
South West +42 16 £354 -5.67% 5
East Midlands -1 12 £440 -1.24% 11
Yorkshire -17 12 £280 -37.78% 15
West Midlands -5 11 £600 - 19
East of England +6 8 £600 - 11
North East +1 5 £450 +12.50% 2
Wales - 5 £325 - 5
Northern Ireland -5 4 - - 5
Channel Islands - 2 £625 -
Enterprise Software
UK

Enterprise Software
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 6 (4.03%) Mule
2 5 (3.36%) Confluence
3 2 (1.34%) Alfresco
3 2 (1.34%) Apache
3 2 (1.34%) Apache Solr
3 2 (1.34%) IIS
3 2 (1.34%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.67%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.67%) BizTalk Server
4 1 (0.67%) CMS
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.67%) nginx
4 1 (0.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (7.38%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.34%) Revit
4 1 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.67%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.67%) InDesign
4 1 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.67%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.67%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (3.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (3.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (2.68%) Maximo
3 3 (2.01%) Sprinklr
4 2 (1.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 26 (17.45%) Azure
2 24 (16.11%) Microsoft 365
3 23 (15.44%) GCP
4 22 (14.77%) AWS
5 12 (8.05%) SaaS
6 10 (6.71%) GitHub
7 9 (6.04%) Entra ID
8 5 (3.36%) Power Platform
9 3 (2.01%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (2.01%) Google Workspace
9 3 (2.01%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (2.01%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (1.34%) Amazon Bedrock
10 2 (1.34%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (1.34%) Amazon S3
10 2 (1.34%) AWS CodePipeline
10 2 (1.34%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (1.34%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 2 (1.34%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 12 (8.05%) Firewall
2 11 (7.38%) DNS
3 9 (6.04%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (5.37%) TCP/IP
4 8 (5.37%) VoIP
5 7 (4.70%) Internet
6 5 (3.36%) LAN
6 5 (3.36%) Unified Communications
6 5 (3.36%) WAN
7 4 (2.68%) DHCP
7 4 (2.68%) HTTP
8 3 (2.01%) Network Security
8 3 (2.01%) VPN
9 2 (1.34%) SSH
10 1 (0.67%) Kerberos
10 1 (0.67%) Reverse Proxy
10 1 (0.67%) SAN
10 1 (0.67%) VSAN
10 1 (0.67%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.37%) Oracle Database
1 8 (5.37%) SQL Server
2 6 (4.03%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (4.03%) MySQL
3 5 (3.36%) KDB
3 5 (3.36%) Kdb+
4 4 (2.68%) DB2
4 4 (2.68%) Relational Database
5 3 (2.01%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.67%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.67%) CockroachDB
6 1 (0.67%) Elasticsearch
6 1 (0.67%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.67%) NewSQL
6 1 (0.67%) OLTP
6 1 (0.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (10.74%) Jenkins
2 13 (8.72%) JIRA
3 8 (5.37%) Git
4 7 (4.70%) GitLab
5 6 (4.03%) Sonatype Nexus
5 6 (4.03%) Xcode
6 3 (2.01%) Postman
7 1 (0.67%) Appium
7 1 (0.67%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.67%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.67%) Dreamweaver
7 1 (0.67%) Gerrit
7 1 (0.67%) Selenium
7 1 (0.67%) Subversion
7 1 (0.67%) Zephyr
General
1 75 (50.34%) Social Skills
2 30 (20.13%) Finance
3 28 (18.79%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (13.42%) Banking
5 11 (7.38%) Documentation Skills
6 10 (6.71%) Public Sector
7 8 (5.37%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.03%) Legal
9 5 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (3.36%) Investment Banking
10 4 (2.68%) Retail
11 2 (1.34%) French Language
11 2 (1.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.34%) Marketing
12 1 (0.67%) Publishing
12 1 (0.67%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 23 (15.44%) Architect
2 20 (13.42%) Developer
3 14 (9.40%) IT Support
3 14 (9.40%) Solutions Architect
4 11 (7.38%) Support Engineer
5 9 (6.04%) Analyst
5 9 (6.04%) Lead
6 8 (5.37%) Senior
6 8 (5.37%) Technical Support
7 7 (4.70%) Mobile Engineer
8 6 (4.03%) Python Developer
8 6 (4.03%) Senior Developer
8 6 (4.03%) Senior Python Developer
8 6 (4.03%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (3.36%) DBA
9 5 (3.36%) Java Architect
9 5 (3.36%) Oracle DBA
9 5 (3.36%) Senior C++ Developer
9 5 (3.36%) Support Technician
9 5 (3.36%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.04%) Spring
2 8 (5.37%) OAuth
2 8 (5.37%) OpenID
2 8 (5.37%) SAML
3 7 (4.70%) Hibernate
3 7 (4.70%) LDAP
3 7 (4.70%) Lightning Web Components
4 6 (4.03%) SwiftUI
4 6 (4.03%) UIKit
5 5 (3.36%) Middleware
5 5 (3.36%) REST
6 4 (2.68%) .NET
6 4 (2.68%) HTML
6 4 (2.68%) React
6 4 (2.68%) Web Services
7 3 (2.01%) .NET Framework
7 3 (2.01%) CSS
7 3 (2.01%) Node.js
7 3 (2.01%) OpenAPI
8 2 (1.34%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (10.07%) Onboarding
2 9 (6.04%) Security Posture
3 8 (5.37%) Mobile App
4 7 (4.70%) Cloud Native
4 7 (4.70%) Management Information System
5 6 (4.03%) Credit Risk
5 6 (4.03%) Distributed Applications
5 6 (4.03%) iPad
5 6 (4.03%) iPhone
5 6 (4.03%) Virtual Team
6 5 (3.36%) Public Cloud
6 5 (3.36%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (2.68%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.68%) Product Ownership
8 3 (2.01%) Cloud Security Posture
8 3 (2.01%) Low-Code
9 2 (1.34%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.34%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 42 (28.19%) Windows
2 16 (10.74%) Linux
3 14 (9.40%) Windows 10
4 10 (6.71%) Android
5 8 (5.37%) Apple iOS
6 6 (4.03%) Unix
7 5 (3.36%) Mac OS
7 5 (3.36%) Windows Server
8 2 (1.34%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.67%) CentOS
9 1 (0.67%) Debian
9 1 (0.67%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.67%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.67%) VMS
9 1 (0.67%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (32.21%) Problem-Solving
2 42 (28.19%) CI/CD
3 37 (24.83%) Agile
4 21 (14.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 20 (13.42%) CRM
5 20 (13.42%) Test Automation
6 19 (12.75%) ITIL
7 17 (11.41%) DevOps
7 17 (11.41%) Stakeholder Management
8 15 (10.07%) Customer Service
8 15 (10.07%) Identity Access Management
8 15 (10.07%) Scrum
9 14 (9.40%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (9.40%) SDLC
10 13 (8.72%) Containerisation
10 13 (8.72%) Decision-Making
10 13 (8.72%) Microservices
10 13 (8.72%) Migration
11 12 (8.05%) ITSM
11 12 (8.05%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 20 (13.42%) Java
2 19 (12.75%) Python
3 12 (8.05%) SQL
4 7 (4.70%) JavaScript
5 6 (4.03%) Objective-C
5 6 (4.03%) Swift
6 5 (3.36%) C++
7 4 (2.68%) Apex Code
7 4 (2.68%) Perl
8 3 (2.01%) Bash
8 3 (2.01%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.67%) ANSI SQL
9 1 (0.67%) Bicep
9 1 (0.67%) C#
9 1 (0.67%) Groovy
9 1 (0.67%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.67%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.67%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 29 (19.46%) Security Cleared
2 16 (10.74%) SC Cleared
3 13 (8.72%) Degree
4 8 (5.37%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.03%) Azure Certification
6 5 (3.36%) CISSP
6 5 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (3.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (2.68%) A+ Certification
8 3 (2.01%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 3 (2.01%) AWS Certification
8 3 (2.01%) CCSP
8 3 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (2.01%) ISTQB
8 3 (2.01%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 2 (1.34%) CISM
10 1 (0.67%) CEH
10 1 (0.67%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.67%) MCP
10 1 (0.67%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (9.40%) QA
2 11 (7.38%) GDPR
3 10 (6.71%) SLA
4 8 (5.37%) NIST
5 7 (4.70%) HIPAA
6 6 (4.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (3.36%) Data Quality
8 4 (2.68%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.68%) PSD2
9 1 (0.67%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.67%) FIPS 140-2
9 1 (0.67%) GRC
9 1 (0.67%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.67%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (13.42%) Active Directory
2 15 (10.07%) Docker
3 3 (2.01%) Hyper-V
3 3 (2.01%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (18.12%) Kubernetes
2 7 (4.70%) Tivoli Identity Manager
3 6 (4.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (4.03%) SCCM
3 6 (4.03%) Terraform
4 5 (3.36%) Data Guard
4 5 (3.36%) Oracle RMAN
5 3 (2.01%) Grafana
6 2 (1.34%) Ansible
7 1 (0.67%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.67%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.67%) Kibana
7 1 (0.67%) Nexpose
7 1 (0.67%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.67%) SCOM
7 1 (0.67%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.67%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 39 (26.17%) Microsoft
2 22 (14.77%) ServiceNow
3 13 (8.72%) Oracle
4 11 (7.38%) Google
5 10 (6.71%) IBM
6 9 (6.04%) Remedy
7 7 (4.70%) Ping Identity
7 7 (4.70%) Salesforce
7 7 (4.70%) SAP
8 5 (3.36%) VMware
9 4 (2.68%) Atlassian
10 3 (2.01%) Autodesk
10 3 (2.01%) Genesys
10 3 (2.01%) Workday
11 2 (1.34%) Facebook
11 2 (1.34%) Instagram
11 2 (1.34%) Red Hat
11 2 (1.34%) Twitter
11 2 (1.34%) YouTube
12 1 (0.67%) Tenable