Graduate
UK
The median Graduate daily rate in the UK is £113 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 570 | 673 | 826 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +103 | +153 | -154 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Graduate | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.035% | 0.034% | 0.026% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.038% | 0.036% | 0.027% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £91 | £108 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | £98 | £119 | £130 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £113 | £150 | £166 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | -9.77% | +3.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £150 | £188 | £204 |
| 90th Percentile | £184 | £261 | £260 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £98 | £124 | £166 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -25.56% | +15.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £9.10 | - | £16.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £9.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £12.50 | £20.00 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.50% | -4.76% | +58.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £15.13 | - | £31.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £15.80 | - | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £12.50 | £20.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.50% | -4.76% | +58.55% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,719 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,839 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,655 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Graduate in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Graduate.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Graduate over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Graduate.
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Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Graduate within the UK over the 6 months to 7 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 |
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| England | +97 | 13 | £120 | -20.00% | 325 |
| UK excluding London | +68 | 10 | £98 | -20.81% | 276 |
| South East | +22 | 6 | £84 | - | 52 |
| London | +86 | 5 | £140 | -17.04% | 87 |
| Work from Home | +122 | 1 | - | - | 95 |
| Midlands | +32 | 1 | - | - | 47 |
| North of England | +24 | 1 | - | - | 64 |
| North East | +15 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| Wales | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £113 | - | 6 |
Graduate Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Graduate 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 Graduate in the job title.
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Graduate 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: