Locust
UK > UK excluding London
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Locust skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Locust over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 434 | 503 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +69 | -63 |
| Contract jobs citing Locust | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | - | 0.004% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | 0.032% | 0.066% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £468 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £410 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £420 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -16.00% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £430 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £533 |
| UK median daily rate | - | £460 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -23.33% | +52.38% |
All Development Application Skills
UK excluding London
Locust is in the Development Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for development application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 2,227 | 3,121 | 4,512 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 10.93% | 13.62% | 14.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,451 | 2,189 | 3,139 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £337 | £360 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £415 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £676 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 185 | 163 | 112 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £46.70 | £38.93 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.00 | £52.50 | £45.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +11.82% | +19.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £68.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.70 | £78.00 | £76.64 |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £61.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.69% | +17.14% | +13.88% |
Locust
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Locust as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Locust
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Locust in the UK excluding London.