Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for CITP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 585 706 846
Rank change year-on-year +121 +140 -177
Contract jobs citing CITP 13 6 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.030% 0.010% 0.008%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.098% 0.037% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 6
10th Percentile - £773 £414
25th Percentile £350 £788 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £825 £475
Median % change year-on-year -51.52% +73.68% -22.45%
75th Percentile £588 £838 £619
90th Percentile £595 - £708
UK excluding London median daily rate - - £450
% change year-on-year - - -29.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 0
10th Percentile - £53.96 -
25th Percentile £13.69 £58.10 -
Median hourly rate £14.46 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -77.75% - -
75th Percentile £15.23 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £14.46 £65.00 -
% change year-on-year -77.75% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

CITP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,286 16,254 19,022
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.54% 27.31% 21.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,174 10,836 12,550
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £536 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.55% +4.76% +8.47%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £743 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £535 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +0.94% +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,078 851 780
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £13.71
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.22 £19.35
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £41.81
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +29.16% +8.01%
75th Percentile £61.58 £67.88 £56.75
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £50.00 £32.37
% change year-on-year -18.12% +54.46% -11.44%

CITP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing CITP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for CITP in the UK

CITP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CITP.

Daily rate trend for CITP in the UK

CITP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CITP over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CITP in the UK

CITP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CITP.

Hourly rate trend for CITP in the UK

CITP
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CITP within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 2024. 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 +139 13 £400 -51.52% 2
UK excluding London +51 7 - - 1
South West - 7 - - 1
London - 5 £400 - 1

CITP
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:

Cloud Services
1 5 (38.46%) Azure
2 2 (15.38%) AWS
2 2 (15.38%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (7.69%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.69%) IaaS
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (53.85%) Police
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Banking
3 4 (30.77%) Public Sector
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Data Technician
1 7 (53.85%) Forensic Technician
2 5 (38.46%) Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Infrastructure Architect
3 2 (15.38%) Lead
3 2 (15.38%) Technical Leader
4 1 (7.69%) Azure Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Cloud Security Lead
4 1 (7.69%) Data Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Cloud Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Lead Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Security Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Security Technical Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Architect
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) Driving Licence
2 1 (7.69%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
1 2 (15.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Digital Forensics
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) TOGAF
3 4 (30.77%) Architectural Design
3 4 (30.77%) Enterprise Architecture
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) Roadmaps
3 4 (30.77%) Technology Strategy
3 4 (30.77%) Waterfall
4 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Computer Science
4 3 (23.08%) IT Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Migration
4 3 (23.08%) Technical Leadership
4 3 (23.08%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (15.38%) Zachman Framework
6 1 (7.69%) Data Protection
6 1 (7.69%) Information Management
6 1 (7.69%) Information Security
6 1 (7.69%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (38.46%) Chartered Engineer
2 5 (38.46%) SC Cleared
2 5 (38.46%) Security Cleared
3 3 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Master's Degree
4 1 (7.69%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (15.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Cisco
2 2 (15.38%) EMC
2 2 (15.38%) Oracle
2 2 (15.38%) Sparx
2 2 (15.38%) VMware
3 1 (7.69%) SAP
3 1 (7.69%) SYSPRO