Postgraduate Contracts in the UK excluding London

Postgraduate
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 328 376 436
Rank change year-on-year +48 +60 +49
Contract jobs citing Postgraduate 15 10 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.12% 0.049% 0.068%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.33% 0.13% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 11
10th Percentile £527 £216 £175
25th Percentile £598 £322 £199
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £715 £650 £320
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +103.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £833 £675 £549
90th Percentile £903 £694 £619
UK median daily rate £715 £460 £400
% change year-on-year +55.43% +15.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £25.12 -
25th Percentile £44.23 £25.16 -
Median hourly rate £45.02 £25.27 -
Median % change year-on-year +78.14% - -
75th Percentile £45.80 £25.34 -
90th Percentile - £25.35 -
UK median hourly rate £34.51 £26.00 -
% change year-on-year +32.72% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK excluding London

Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,609 7,549 7,730
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 36.03% 36.85% 32.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,795 4,355 5,167
10th Percentile £208 £270 £286
25th Percentile £386 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £534 £525
Median % change year-on-year -6.28% +1.62% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £631
90th Percentile £675 £725 £709
UK median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 412 930 631
10th Percentile £18.04 £13.50 £14.00
25th Percentile £21.00 £16.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £38.41 £40.94 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.18% -18.12% +42.86%
75th Percentile £67.31 £63.29 £65.75
90th Percentile £78.67 £77.50 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £40.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year -6.25% -25.93% +24.26%

Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Postgraduate in the UK excluding London

Postgraduate
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Postgraduate in the UK excluding London

Postgraduate
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Postgraduate in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Postgraduate in the UK excluding London

Postgraduate
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Postgraduate in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Postgraduate in the UK excluding London

Postgraduate
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 Postgraduate within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 May 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 +48 6 £950 +46.15% 28
Scotland +11 4 £480 +117.21% 7
Wales +6 4 - - 1
South West - 1 - - 14
Postgraduate
UK

Postgraduate
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:

General
1 5 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 5 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 5 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (13.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Finance
3 1 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 4 (26.67%) Research Scientist
1 4 (26.67%) Senior
2 2 (13.33%) Information Governance Specialist
2 2 (13.33%) Information Specialist
3 1 (6.67%) Communications Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Delivery Director
3 1 (6.67%) Product Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Senior Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Senior Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (33.33%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 5 (33.33%) Photography
2 4 (26.67%) Algorithms
3 1 (6.67%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 4 (26.67%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (26.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (26.67%) Knowledge Transfer
2 4 (26.67%) Machine Learning
3 2 (13.33%) Computer Science
3 2 (13.33%) Information Governance
3 2 (13.33%) Information Management
3 2 (13.33%) Project Management
3 2 (13.33%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (6.67%) Agile
4 1 (6.67%) Coaching
4 1 (6.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (6.67%) Economics
4 1 (6.67%) Mentoring
4 1 (6.67%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (6.67%) Product Management
4 1 (6.67%) Product Marketing
4 1 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (6.67%) Supply Chain Management
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
2 4 (26.67%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Oracle