Apache Spark
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Apache Spark skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Apache Spark over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 243 | 373 | 341 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +130 | -32 | -106 |
| Contract jobs citing Apache Spark | 317 | 217 | 394 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.08% | 0.51% | 0.69% |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 9.69% | 5.24% | 6.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 217 | 157 | 260 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £387 | £474 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £438 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £520 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.62% | -13.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £775 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £475 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.68% | -13.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22.93 | £70.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £51.25 | £24.74 | £74.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £30.50 | £78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.13% | -60.90% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.23 | £51.00 | £84.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.71 | £61.65 | £90.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £78.70 | £30.50 | £78.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +158.03% | -60.90% | - |
All Application Platform Skills
UK
Apache Spark falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 3,272 | 4,145 | 6,216 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.12% | 9.74% | 10.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,172 | 2,869 | 4,362 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £258 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 69 | 160 | 147 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.26 | £13.00 | £16.09 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.45 | £19.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £46.18 | £29.25 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +57.88% | -35.00% | +71.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.50 | £46.18 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £70.00 | £79.19 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £24.50 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.29% | -10.91% | +37.50% |
Apache Spark
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Apache Spark as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Apache Spark
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Apache Spark.
Apache Spark
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apache Spark over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
Apache Spark
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Apache Spark.
Apache Spark
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Apache Spark over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.
Apache Spark
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apache Spark within the UK over the 6 months to 17 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 |
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| England | +142 | 290 | £575 | +9.52% | 366 |
| London | +77 | 191 | £600 | +7.62% | 250 |
| Work from Home | +81 | 105 | £600 | +17.09% | 206 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 88 | £540 | +13.68% | 192 |
| North of England | +17 | 28 | £550 | +7.84% | 44 |
| South East | +56 | 17 | £505 | +34.67% | 80 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 15 | £600 | +18.34% | 14 |
| East of England | +40 | 14 | £650 | +58.54% | 6 |
| Midlands | +19 | 13 | £410 | -6.29% | 15 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 11 | £410 | -6.29% | 7 |
| North West | +13 | 11 | £528 | +3.43% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 7 | £410 | -3.53% | 6 |
| South West | +47 | 5 | £625 | +17.37% | 18 |
| Scotland | -3 | 5 | £469 | +17.19% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| North East | -2 | 2 | £525 | - | 9 |
Apache Spark
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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