Billing Contract Job Trends
Billing
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Billing in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Billing over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 370 | 370 | 363 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -7 | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Billing | 361 | 200 | 202 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.65% | 0.60% | 0.54% |
| As % of the General category | 1.15% | 0.95% | 0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 163 | 117 | 116 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £350 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £413 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £506 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -1.23% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £710 | £670 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £450 | £508 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.56% | -11.33% | -2.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | £16.85 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.49 | £17.00 | £14.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.48 | £18.72 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.07% | -41.51% | -66.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.00 | £37.06 | £74.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.13 | £59.38 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.98 | £17.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.03% | -20.93% | +62.08% |
All General Skills
UK
Billing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 31,503 | 21,037 | 22,018 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 56.99% | 63.18% | 58.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,284 | 13,109 | 12,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £400 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.04% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,894 | 1,263 | 902 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.60 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.17 | £17.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.19 | £25.00 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.76% | -21.88% | +7.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £43.75 | £59.99 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.25 | £71.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.95 | £21.27 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.70% | -29.10% | +11.11% |
Billing Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Billing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Billing Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing.
Billing Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Billing over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Billing Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Billing.
Billing Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Billing over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Billing Top 16 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Billing within the UK over the 6 months to 17 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -34 | 286 | £531 | +6.20% | 350 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 160 | £498 | +10.56% | 135 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 133 | £513 | +2.50% | 191 |
| London | -64 | 131 | £563 | +2.27% | 218 |
| South East | -33 | 61 | £469 | -2.29% | 44 |
| North of England | -49 | 35 | £600 | +71.18% | 29 |
| Midlands | -11 | 34 | £500 | -39.39% | 22 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 19 | £470 | -43.03% | 15 |
| North West | -31 | 18 | £613 | -18.33% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 14 | £492 | +60.78% | 5 |
| Scotland | -11 | 12 | £525 | +118.75% | 10 |
| East Midlands | - | 12 | £550 | - | 7 |
| East of England | -19 | 9 | £550 | +57.14% | 19 |
| South West | -41 | 9 | £500 | +17.65% | 7 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 2 | £600 | +20.00% | 4 |
Billing Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finance | 53.2% | 192 |
| 2 | Social Skills | 36.0% | 130 |
| 3 | Analytical Skills | 13.3% | 48 |
| 4 | Telecoms | 11.4% | 41 |
| 5 | Public Sector | 9.4% | 34 |
| 6 | Banking | 4.7% | 17 |
| 7 | Legal | 4.4% | 16 |
| 8 | Marketing | 4.2% | 15 |
| 9 | Documentation Skills | 3.6% | 13 |
| 9 | Manufacturing | 3.6% | 13 |
| 11 | General Ledger | 3.3% | 12 |
| 11 | Influencing Skills | 3.3% | 12 |
| 11 | Organisational Skills | 3.3% | 12 |
| 14 | Corporate Banking | 2.2% | 8 |
| 14 | Inclusion and Diversity | 2.2% | 8 |
| 14 | Retail | 2.2% | 8 |
| 17 | Back Office | 1.9% | 7 |
| 18 | Advertising | 1.4% | 5 |
| 18 | Local Government | 1.4% | 5 |
| 18 | Presentation Skills | 1.4% | 5 |