HAZOP Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring HAZOP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 464 366 383
Rank change year-on-year -98 +17 +49
Contract jobs citing HAZOP 1 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% 0.014% 0.020%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.023% 0.080% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
UK median daily rate £500 - £550
% change year-on-year - - +29.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £70.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £70.50 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

HAZOP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 4,319 2,515 2,916
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 16.05% 16.99% 14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,657 1,597 1,658
10th Percentile £313 £235 £232
25th Percentile £402 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -4.90%
75th Percentile £590 £575 £575
90th Percentile £688 £650 £663
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 485 192 338
10th Percentile £13.86 £13.50 £11.03
25th Percentile £18.50 £15.50 £13.27
Median hourly rate £38.72 £26.93 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +43.81% +11.35% -30.91%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £58.44
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.70 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £36.07 £30.00 £24.18
% change year-on-year +20.23% +24.07% -38.66%

HAZOP
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HAZOP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

HAZOP job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

HAZOP
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

HAZOP
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

HAZOP
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 HAZOP within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 July 2026. 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 - 1 £500 - 1
HAZOP
UK

HAZOP
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Safety Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Safety Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared