HP Contract Job Trends

HP
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of HP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited HP over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Hewlett-Packard Company.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 471 298 338
Rank change year-on-year -173 +40 +6
Contract jobs citing HP 196 269 248
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.82% 0.60%
As % of the Vendors category 0.90% 1.74% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 140 184
10th Percentile £150 £150 £139
25th Percentile £198 £213 £218
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £450 £433
Median % change year-on-year -12.78% +4.05% -3.89%
75th Percentile £506 £575 £588
90th Percentile £638 £625 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £335 £393 £463
% change year-on-year -14.65% -15.14% +10.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 48 15
10th Percentile £16.13 £18.51 £16.18
25th Percentile £17.60 £18.78 £18.07
Median hourly rate £19.35 £19.94 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year -2.92% +9.96% -1.06%
75th Percentile £24.46 £25.15 £23.80
90th Percentile £25.77 - £24.03
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.33 £18.87 £18.13
% change year-on-year +2.44% +4.08% +2.31%

All Vendors
UK

HP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 21,772 15,486 17,927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.28% 47.46% 43.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,534 9,470 11,254
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% -2.38%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £625
90th Percentile £700 £713 £730
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £478 £500
% change year-on-year +4.71% -4.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,082 759 982
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.74 £12.87
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.04 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.17% -3.27% -36.65%
75th Percentile £65.00 £50.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.99 £22.41 £25.00
% change year-on-year +51.69% -10.37% -22.60%

HP
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

HP job vacancy trend in the UK

HP
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HP

HP
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HP over the 6 months to 22 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for HP in the UK

HP
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing HP

HP
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing HP within the UK over the 6 months to 22 July 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 -160 167 £343 -27.13% 76
UK excluding London -149 132 £335 -14.65% 75
London -99 43 £500 - 14
Work from Home -72 35 £500 +2.56% 29
North of England -80 29 £450 +2.86% 9
South East -80 29 £210 -60.00% 32
South West -42 25 £313 -10.57% 6
Midlands -70 20 £300 +36.36% 15
North West -48 16 £450 - 6
East of England -14 14 £150 -73.33%
West Midlands -65 14 £275 +48.65% 4
Scotland -25 10 £450 +141.29% 4
Yorkshire -53 9 £500 +28.21% 2
Northern Ireland - 5 £475 - 2
East Midlands -20 4 £200 -44.27% 11
North East -36 4 £200 - 1
Wales -23 1 £280 -6.67% 4

HP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 10 (5.10%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.06%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.55%) Confluence
3 5 (2.55%) SAS
4 3 (1.53%) IIS
Applications
1 19 (9.69%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.04%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.02%) BASE24
2 1 (0.51%) Infor SunSystems
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.51%) SAP FI-AR
2 1 (0.51%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (0.51%) SAP PM
2 1 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 41 (20.92%) Azure
2 20 (10.20%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (7.65%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (6.63%) AWS
5 9 (4.59%) Entra ID
6 6 (3.06%) GCP
6 6 (3.06%) IaaS
6 6 (3.06%) OneDrive
7 4 (2.04%) GitHub
7 4 (2.04%) PaaS
7 4 (2.04%) SaaS
8 3 (1.53%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (1.53%) OpenShift
9 2 (1.02%) Amazon EKS
9 2 (1.02%) OCI
9 2 (1.02%) Rubrik
10 1 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.51%) Cloudflare
10 1 (0.51%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 17 (8.67%) Firewall
2 16 (8.16%) DNS
2 16 (8.16%) SNMP
3 15 (7.65%) DHCP
4 12 (6.12%) Wi-Fi
5 11 (5.61%) VPN
5 11 (5.61%) WAN
6 10 (5.10%) LAN
7 9 (4.59%) SAN
8 8 (4.08%) TCP/IP
9 6 (3.06%) OSPF
9 6 (3.06%) VLAN
10 5 (2.55%) BGP
10 5 (2.55%) iSCSI
10 5 (2.55%) Skype
10 5 (2.55%) Wireless
11 4 (2.04%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (2.04%) MPLS
11 4 (2.04%) Network Security
11 4 (2.04%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.55%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.04%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (2.04%) Big Data
2 4 (2.04%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (2.04%) PowerCenter
2 4 (2.04%) SQL Server
2 4 (2.04%) Star Schema
3 3 (1.53%) Elasticsearch
4 2 (1.02%) NonStop SQL
5 1 (0.51%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.51%) Base SAS
5 1 (0.51%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.51%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.51%) SAS Data Integration Studio
5 1 (0.51%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 36 (18.37%) JIRA
2 11 (5.61%) Selenium
3 5 (2.55%) REST Assured
3 5 (2.55%) Zephyr
4 4 (2.04%) Cypress.io
4 4 (2.04%) TestRail
5 3 (1.53%) Bugzilla
5 3 (1.53%) Cucumber
5 3 (1.53%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.53%) Postman
6 2 (1.02%) JMeter
6 2 (1.02%) LoadRunner
6 2 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (1.02%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.51%) Appium
7 1 (0.51%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.51%) MSTest
7 1 (0.51%) Ranorex
7 1 (0.51%) SoapUI
General
1 60 (30.61%) Social Skills
2 29 (14.80%) Finance
3 20 (10.20%) Analytical Skills
4 15 (7.65%) Banking
5 14 (7.14%) Legal
6 8 (4.08%) Manufacturing
7 5 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (2.04%) Public Sector
9 3 (1.53%) Automotive
9 3 (1.53%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.02%) Billing
10 2 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.02%) Private Banking
11 1 (0.51%) Aerospace
11 1 (0.51%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.51%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.51%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.51%) Law
11 1 (0.51%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 27 (13.78%) Hardware Technician
2 15 (7.65%) Field Engineer
2 15 (7.65%) Hardware Engineer
3 14 (7.14%) Analyst
3 14 (7.14%) Break Fix Engineer
3 14 (7.14%) Consultant
3 14 (7.14%) Support Engineer
4 13 (6.63%) Field Service Technician
4 13 (6.63%) Management Consultant
4 13 (6.63%) Tester
5 12 (6.12%) Network Engineer
6 11 (5.61%) Test Manager
7 10 (5.10%) Field Hardware Engineer
7 10 (5.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 10 (5.10%) IT Support
8 9 (4.59%) Desktop Support
8 9 (4.59%) Senior
9 8 (4.08%) Computer Engineer
9 8 (4.08%) IT Engineer
9 8 (4.08%) Printer Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (10.71%) REST
2 5 (2.55%) Middleware
3 3 (1.53%) Node.js
3 3 (1.53%) Playwright
3 3 (1.53%) WireMock
4 2 (1.02%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.02%) OpenGL
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (1.02%) Qt
4 2 (1.02%) Software Packaging
5 1 (0.51%) .NET
5 1 (0.51%) ADO
5 1 (0.51%) JSON
5 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Graph
5 1 (0.51%) OAuth
5 1 (0.51%) OAuth2
5 1 (0.51%) SOAP
5 1 (0.51%) Web Services
5 1 (0.51%) XML
5 1 (0.51%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 22 (11.22%) Data Centre
2 21 (10.71%) Driving Licence
3 16 (8.16%) Virtual Team
4 8 (4.08%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (4.08%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.06%) EMC VMAX
5 6 (3.06%) PKI
6 5 (2.55%) iPhone
6 5 (2.55%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.04%) Clustering
7 4 (2.04%) Enterprise Storage
8 3 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (1.02%) BYOD
9 2 (1.02%) CUDA
9 2 (1.02%) Fat Client
9 2 (1.02%) Linux Command Line
9 2 (1.02%) Mobile App
9 2 (1.02%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.02%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.02%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 76 (38.78%) Windows
2 38 (19.39%) Linux
3 22 (11.22%) AIX
4 19 (9.69%) Windows Server
5 17 (8.67%) Windows 10
6 12 (6.12%) Unix
7 11 (5.61%) Android
8 10 (5.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 7 (3.57%) HPUX
9 7 (3.57%) Solaris
10 6 (3.06%) Oracle Linux
10 6 (3.06%) SUSE
11 3 (1.53%) Apple iOS
11 3 (1.53%) Mac OS
11 3 (1.53%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.51%) VMS
13 1 (0.51%) Windows 7
13 1 (0.51%) Windows 8
13 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (21.94%) Customer Service
2 36 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (16.33%) Migration
4 31 (15.82%) Continuous Improvement
5 29 (14.80%) DevOps
6 28 (14.29%) Test Automation
7 27 (13.78%) User Acceptance Testing
8 26 (13.27%) Test Management
9 24 (12.24%) ITIL
10 22 (11.22%) Agile
10 22 (11.22%) Defect Management
11 21 (10.71%) System Integration Testing
12 20 (10.20%) Break/Fix
13 19 (9.69%) Asset Management
13 19 (9.69%) Test Strategy
14 16 (8.16%) End-to-End Testing
14 16 (8.16%) Root Cause Analysis
14 16 (8.16%) Waterfall
15 15 (7.65%) Integration Testing
15 15 (7.65%) Regression Testing
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.31%) PowerShell
2 27 (13.78%) SQL
3 26 (13.27%) Python
4 13 (6.63%) Search Processing Language
5 7 (3.57%) Shell Script
6 5 (2.55%) Bash
6 5 (2.55%) Java
7 4 (2.04%) VB
8 3 (1.53%) C
8 3 (1.53%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.02%) C++
9 2 (1.02%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.51%) C#
10 1 (0.51%) COBOL
10 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.51%) Lisp
10 1 (0.51%) Perl
10 1 (0.51%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 56 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 44 (22.45%) SC Cleared
3 19 (9.69%) Degree
4 12 (6.12%) DV Cleared
5 11 (5.61%) ISTQB
6 7 (3.57%) CCNP
6 7 (3.57%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.55%) CISSP
7 5 (2.55%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (2.55%) RHCE
8 4 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.04%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.53%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (1.53%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (1.53%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (1.02%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.02%) CCIE
10 2 (1.02%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 2 (1.02%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (12.24%) SLA
2 21 (10.71%) QA
3 8 (4.08%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.55%) GRC
5 3 (1.53%) GDPR
6 1 (0.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (0.51%) GAMP
6 1 (0.51%) GxP
6 1 (0.51%) ISO 8583
6 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.51%) NCSC
6 1 (0.51%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (13.27%) Active Directory
2 15 (7.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (4.08%) Firmware
4 7 (3.57%) BitLocker
4 7 (3.57%) Hyper-V
4 7 (3.57%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (3.06%) Microsoft App-V
6 5 (2.55%) Docker
7 4 (2.04%) Terminal Services
7 4 (2.04%) vSphere
8 3 (1.53%) SRDF
8 3 (1.53%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (1.02%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.51%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 38 (19.39%) HP ALM
2 18 (9.18%) Nagios
3 17 (8.67%) SCCM
4 16 (8.16%) Tivoli
5 15 (7.65%) Netcool
5 15 (7.65%) OpenView
5 15 (7.65%) Tivoli Monitoring
5 15 (7.65%) ZABBIX
6 12 (6.12%) Ansible
7 9 (4.59%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (3.06%) HP Quality Center
8 6 (3.06%) ServiceCenter
8 6 (3.06%) vCenter Server
9 5 (2.55%) Puppet
9 5 (2.55%) vMotion
10 3 (1.53%) Backup Exec
10 3 (1.53%) Kubernetes
10 3 (1.53%) Terraform
11 2 (1.02%) NetBackup
11 2 (1.02%) Packer
Vendors
1 47 (23.98%) Microsoft
2 44 (22.45%) Dell
3 22 (11.22%) Cisco
3 22 (11.22%) IBM
4 21 (10.71%) VMware
5 20 (10.20%) Apple
6 19 (9.69%) Oracle
7 16 (8.16%) SolarWinds
8 15 (7.65%) BMC
8 15 (7.65%) Splunk
9 9 (4.59%) Canon
10 7 (3.57%) Aruba
11 6 (3.06%) McAfee
11 6 (3.06%) Red Hat
12 5 (2.55%) Broadcom
12 5 (2.55%) Fortinet
12 5 (2.55%) Infor
12 5 (2.55%) Zscaler
13 4 (2.04%) ServiceNow
13 4 (2.04%) Veeam