Weighted Shortest Job First (WSJF)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Weighted Shortest Job First skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 425 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Weighted Shortest Job First | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.005% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.006% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £474 | - | £775 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London
Weighted Shortest Job First 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 | 17,981 | 11,560 | 18,090 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 83.07% | 90.41% | 85.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10,899 | 7,222 | 11,079 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £235 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,910 | 702 | 1,924 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.38 | £15.01 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £20.12 | £15.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £31.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +2.69% | -9.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £76.25 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
Weighted Shortest Job First
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Weighted Shortest Job First relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Weighted Shortest Job First
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 Weighted Shortest Job First within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | - | 1 | £447 | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | £447 | - | |
| Weighted Shortest Job First UK |
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Weighted Shortest Job First
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: