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 16 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
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 458 286 358
Rank change year-on-year -172 +72 -23
Contract jobs citing HP 197 270 243
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.83% 0.57%
As % of the Vendors category 0.91% 1.75% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 141 179
10th Percentile £150 £150 £138
25th Percentile £199 £220 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £450 £405
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £501 £575 £589
90th Percentile £638 £650 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £325 £395 £450
% change year-on-year -17.72% -12.22% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 48 14
10th Percentile £16.13 - £15.94
25th Percentile £17.60 £18.51 £18.03
Median hourly rate £19.61 £18.87 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +3.93% +4.08% -4.23%
75th Percentile £24.46 £25.15 £23.80
90th Percentile £25.77 - £24.07
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.35 £18.87 £18.07
% change year-on-year +2.56% +4.46% +1.95%

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 21,724 15,443 18,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 41.28% 47.53% 43.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,519 9,438 11,491
10th Percentile £313 £281 £272
25th Percentile £413 £403 £407
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 £714 £729
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +4.38% -4.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,096 758 1,110
10th Percentile £16.00 £14.75 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.31 £17.30 £15.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £25.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.17% +0.60% -38.27%
75th Percentile £65.00 £51.74 £60.75
90th Percentile £84.38 £68.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.99 £22.50 £24.47
% change year-on-year +51.07% -8.03% -18.45%

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 16 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 16 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 -163 167 £335 -29.47% 79
UK excluding London -142 135 £325 -17.72% 82
London -101 40 £460 -10.34% 13
Work from Home -93 32 £468 -6.50% 30
North of England -86 30 £420 -6.67% 8
South East -81 28 £180 -65.71% 33
South West -35 24 £313 -10.57% 7
Midlands -76 21 £300 +32.89% 18
East of England -13 17 £150 -73.33%
North West -50 17 £425 -5.56% 6
West Midlands -66 15 £300 +62.16% 2
Scotland -20 10 £450 +141.29% 5
Yorkshire -56 10 £458 +17.31% 1
Northern Ireland - 5 £475 - 3
East Midlands -19 4 £200 -46.73% 16
North East -39 3 £200 - 1
Wales -15 1 £280 -6.67% 5

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 8 (4.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.54%) Confluence
2 5 (2.54%) SAS
3 3 (1.52%) IIS
3 3 (1.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 17 (8.63%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.03%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.52%) 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%) Payment Gateway
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 39 (19.80%) Azure
2 23 (11.68%) Azure DevOps
3 12 (6.09%) AWS
3 12 (6.09%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (3.05%) Entra ID
4 6 (3.05%) GCP
4 6 (3.05%) IaaS
5 4 (2.03%) GitHub
5 4 (2.03%) PaaS
6 3 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
6 3 (1.52%) OneDrive
6 3 (1.52%) OpenShift
6 3 (1.52%) SaaS
7 2 (1.02%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (1.02%) OCI
7 2 (1.02%) Rubrik
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.51%) Azure Sentinel
8 1 (0.51%) Cloudflare
8 1 (0.51%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 16 (8.12%) SNMP
2 14 (7.11%) DNS
2 14 (7.11%) Firewall
3 13 (6.60%) DHCP
4 11 (5.58%) VPN
5 9 (4.57%) SAN
5 9 (4.57%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (4.06%) WAN
7 7 (3.55%) LAN
7 7 (3.55%) VLAN
8 6 (3.05%) OSPF
8 6 (3.05%) TCP/IP
9 5 (2.54%) BGP
9 5 (2.54%) iSCSI
9 5 (2.54%) Skype
9 5 (2.54%) Wireless
10 4 (2.03%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (2.03%) MPLS
10 4 (2.03%) SMTP
10 4 (2.03%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.54%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (2.03%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (2.03%) Big Data
2 4 (2.03%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (2.03%) PowerCenter
2 4 (2.03%) Star Schema
3 3 (1.52%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (1.52%) NonStop SQL
4 2 (1.02%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.51%) Apache Hive
5 1 (0.51%) Base SAS
5 1 (0.51%) Hadoop
5 1 (0.51%) SAS Data Integration Studio
5 1 (0.51%) SAS Enterprise Guide
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 37 (18.78%) JIRA
2 10 (5.08%) Selenium
3 5 (2.54%) Zephyr
4 4 (2.03%) Cypress.io
4 4 (2.03%) REST Assured
4 4 (2.03%) TestRail
5 3 (1.52%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.52%) JMeter
5 3 (1.52%) MSTest
5 3 (1.52%) Postman
6 2 (1.02%) Bugzilla
6 2 (1.02%) Cucumber
6 2 (1.02%) LoadRunner
6 2 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (1.02%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (1.02%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.51%) Appium
7 1 (0.51%) HP UFT
7 1 (0.51%) Ranorex
7 1 (0.51%) SoapUI
General
1 61 (30.96%) Social Skills
2 29 (14.72%) Finance
3 23 (11.68%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (8.12%) Banking
5 14 (7.11%) Legal
6 8 (4.06%) Manufacturing
7 7 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (2.03%) Public Sector
9 3 (1.52%) Automotive
9 3 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
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 (13.71%) Hardware Technician
2 16 (8.12%) Hardware Engineer
3 15 (7.61%) Break Fix Engineer
3 15 (7.61%) Field Engineer
3 15 (7.61%) Support Engineer
4 14 (7.11%) Consultant
5 13 (6.60%) Analyst
5 13 (6.60%) Field Service Technician
5 13 (6.60%) Management Consultant
6 12 (6.09%) IT Support
6 12 (6.09%) Tester
7 11 (5.58%) Test Manager
8 10 (5.08%) Desktop Support
8 10 (5.08%) Field Hardware Engineer
9 9 (4.57%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 9 (4.57%) Network Engineer
10 8 (4.06%) Computer Engineer
10 8 (4.06%) IT Engineer
10 8 (4.06%) Printer Engineer
11 7 (3.55%) 3rd Line Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (10.66%) REST
2 5 (2.54%) Middleware
3 3 (1.52%) Playwright
4 2 (1.02%) 802.1X
4 2 (1.02%) ADO
4 2 (1.02%) Node.js
4 2 (1.02%) OpenGL
4 2 (1.02%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (1.02%) Qt
4 2 (1.02%) Software Packaging
4 2 (1.02%) WireMock
5 1 (0.51%) .NET
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 23 (11.68%) Data Centre
2 20 (10.15%) Driving Licence
3 16 (8.12%) Virtual Team
4 8 (4.06%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (4.06%) Onboarding
5 6 (3.05%) EMC VMAX
5 6 (3.05%) PKI
6 5 (2.54%) iPhone
6 5 (2.54%) Management Information System
7 4 (2.03%) Clustering
8 3 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.52%) Enterprise Storage
8 3 (1.52%) Tandem
9 2 (1.02%) BYOD
9 2 (1.02%) Fat Client
9 2 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
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
Operating Systems
1 76 (38.58%) Windows
2 37 (18.78%) Linux
3 21 (10.66%) AIX
4 18 (9.14%) Windows 10
5 17 (8.63%) Windows Server
6 12 (6.09%) Unix
7 11 (5.58%) Android
8 10 (5.08%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (3.05%) HPUX
9 6 (3.05%) Oracle Linux
9 6 (3.05%) Solaris
9 6 (3.05%) SUSE
10 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
10 3 (1.52%) Mac OS
10 3 (1.52%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (1.02%) Windows 7
11 2 (1.02%) Windows 8
11 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
12 1 (0.51%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (22.84%) Customer Service
2 38 (19.29%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (16.24%) DevOps
4 30 (15.23%) Continuous Improvement
5 29 (14.72%) Migration
5 29 (14.72%) Test Management
5 29 (14.72%) User Acceptance Testing
6 27 (13.71%) Test Automation
7 24 (12.18%) Agile
7 24 (12.18%) Defect Management
8 22 (11.17%) ITIL
9 21 (10.66%) System Integration Testing
10 20 (10.15%) Break/Fix
10 20 (10.15%) Test Strategy
11 19 (9.64%) Asset Management
12 17 (8.63%) Integration Testing
12 17 (8.63%) Regression Testing
13 16 (8.12%) End-to-End Testing
13 16 (8.12%) Waterfall
14 15 (7.61%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 30 (15.23%) PowerShell
2 29 (14.72%) SQL
3 25 (12.69%) Python
4 13 (6.60%) Search Processing Language
5 6 (3.05%) Java
5 6 (3.05%) Shell Script
6 5 (2.54%) VB
7 4 (2.03%) Bash
7 4 (2.03%) C
8 3 (1.52%) C#
8 3 (1.52%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.02%) C++
9 2 (1.02%) COBOL
9 2 (1.02%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.51%) Lisp
10 1 (0.51%) Perl
10 1 (0.51%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 54 (27.41%) Security Cleared
2 43 (21.83%) SC Cleared
3 20 (10.15%) Degree
4 14 (7.11%) ISTQB
5 12 (6.09%) DV Cleared
6 7 (3.55%) CCNP
6 7 (3.55%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.54%) CISSP
7 5 (2.54%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (2.54%) RHCE
8 4 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (2.03%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 4 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (1.52%) AWS Certification
9 3 (1.52%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 3 (1.52%) 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%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (11.68%) QA
1 23 (11.68%) SLA
2 8 (4.06%) Data Quality
3 5 (2.54%) GRC
4 3 (1.52%) GDPR
5 2 (1.02%) ISO 8583
5 2 (1.02%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.51%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (0.51%) GAMP
6 1 (0.51%) GxP
6 1 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.51%) NCSC
System Software
1 25 (12.69%) Active Directory
2 15 (7.61%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (4.57%) Firmware
4 7 (3.55%) BitLocker
4 7 (3.55%) Hyper-V
4 7 (3.55%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (3.05%) Microsoft App-V
6 5 (2.54%) Docker
6 5 (2.54%) vSphere
7 4 (2.03%) Terminal Services
8 3 (1.52%) SRDF
8 3 (1.52%) Virtual Machines
9 2 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
9 2 (1.02%) VMware Workstation
10 1 (0.51%) EMC RecoverPoint
Systems Management
1 40 (20.30%) HP ALM
2 18 (9.14%) Nagios
2 18 (9.14%) SCCM
3 16 (8.12%) Tivoli
4 15 (7.61%) Netcool
4 15 (7.61%) OpenView
4 15 (7.61%) Tivoli Monitoring
4 15 (7.61%) ZABBIX
5 11 (5.58%) Ansible
6 9 (4.57%) HP Quality Center
7 7 (3.55%) ServiceCenter
8 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (3.05%) vCenter Server
9 5 (2.54%) Puppet
9 5 (2.54%) vMotion
10 3 (1.52%) Backup Exec
10 3 (1.52%) Kubernetes
10 3 (1.52%) Terraform
11 2 (1.02%) AirWatch
11 2 (1.02%) Packer
Vendors
1 48 (24.37%) Microsoft
2 43 (21.83%) Dell
3 22 (11.17%) IBM
4 20 (10.15%) Apple
4 20 (10.15%) Oracle
5 19 (9.64%) VMware
6 18 (9.14%) Cisco
7 16 (8.12%) SolarWinds
8 15 (7.61%) BMC
8 15 (7.61%) Splunk
9 9 (4.57%) Canon
10 7 (3.55%) Aruba
11 6 (3.05%) Fortinet
11 6 (3.05%) McAfee
11 6 (3.05%) Red Hat
12 5 (2.54%) Infor
12 5 (2.54%) SAP
12 5 (2.54%) Veeam
13 4 (2.03%) Broadcom
13 4 (2.03%) ServiceNow