Document Controller Contracts

Document Controller
UK

The median Document Controller daily rate in the UK is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 516 563 712
Rank change year-on-year +47 +149 +140
Contract jobs requiring a Document Controller 4 19 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.044% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.047% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile - £503 -
25th Percentile £225 £506 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £250 £525 £435
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +20.69% +13.73%
75th Percentile £275 £556 £453
90th Percentile - £568 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 4
10th Percentile - - £20.79
25th Percentile - £14.00 £20.84
Median hourly rate £18.00 £25.50 £22.08
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +15.49% -
75th Percentile - £27.25 £24.47
90th Percentile - £31.15 £27.79
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.00 £14.00 £21.75
% change year-on-year +28.57% -35.63% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Document Controller
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Document Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Document Controller in the UK

Document Controller
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Document Controller in the UK

Document Controller
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Document Controller in the UK

Document Controller
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Document Controller within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
UK excluding London +57 4 £250 - 6
England +44 3 £250 - 9
South East +41 2 £250 - 5
North of England +18 1 - -
North West +16 1 - -
Scotland +13 1 - -

Document Controller Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Document Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Document Controller in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (50.00%) Autodesk
3 2 (50.00%) Validation
3 2 (50.00%) Migration
3 2 (50.00%) Document Management
3 2 (50.00%) Data Validation
3 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (50.00%) Metadata
3 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (25.00%) Aviation
4 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (25.00%) Data Entry
4 1 (25.00%) QA
4 1 (25.00%) Information Management
4 1 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (25.00%) Workflow

Document Controller Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (75.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Aviation
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 2 (50.00%) Document Management
1 2 (50.00%) Migration
1 2 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (25.00%) Data Entry
2 1 (25.00%) Information Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Autodesk