Hudson Contract Job Trends

Hudson (HudsonCI)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Hudson skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 662 541 550
Rank change year-on-year -121 +9 +58
Contract jobs citing Hudson 23 16 12
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.042% 0.048% 0.032%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.36% 0.31% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 14 9
10th Percentile £455 £375 £355
25th Percentile £488 £394 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +25.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £663 £559 £431
90th Percentile £675 £618 £540
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £500 £400
% change year-on-year +10.00% +25.00% +18.52%

All Development Application Skills
UK

Hudson falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 6,371 5,092 5,012
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 11.60% 15.40% 13.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,070 3,437 3,152
10th Percentile £352 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £690 £688 £723
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 111 172
10th Percentile £22.68 £22.05 £31.43
25th Percentile £50.29 £50.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.08 £70.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £77.50 £73.98
UK excluding London median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00

Hudson
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Hudson job vacancy trend in the UK

Hudson
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Hudson
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hudson over the 6 months to 1 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Hudson in the UK

Hudson
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Hudson
Top 12 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hudson within the UK over the 6 months to 1 October 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
UK excluding London -93 17 £550 +10.00% 5
England -100 16 £550 +10.00% 20
Work from Home -71 8 £588 +17.50% 1
Midlands - 8 £600 - 2
North of England -71 6 £500 +25.00% 1
East Midlands - 5 £625 - 1
North West -48 4 £500 +25.00%
West Midlands - 3 £550 - 1
Yorkshire - 2 £500 -
South East - 1 £650 - 1
South West - 1 £550 -
Scotland - 1 £625 - 1

Hudson
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 1 (4.35%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 10 (43.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (13.04%) SAP ERP
3 2 (8.70%) SAP FI
3 2 (8.70%) SAP FI-GL
4 1 (4.35%) SAP CO
4 1 (4.35%) SAP CRM
4 1 (4.35%) SAP CX
4 1 (4.35%) SAP EWM
4 1 (4.35%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (4.35%) SAP GRC
4 1 (4.35%) SAP Retail
4 1 (4.35%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
General
1 12 (52.17%) Finance
2 9 (39.13%) Social Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Manufacturing
3 4 (17.39%) Retail
4 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (8.70%) General Ledger
6 1 (4.35%) Banking
6 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (30.43%) Consultant
2 4 (17.39%) Architect
2 4 (17.39%) Developer
2 4 (17.39%) IFS Consultant
2 4 (17.39%) SAP Architect
2 4 (17.39%) SAP Developer
3 3 (13.04%) SAP Consultant
3 3 (13.04%) SAP Solutions Architect
3 3 (13.04%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) ERP Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Lead
4 2 (8.70%) SAP Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) SAP S/4HANA Architect
5 1 (4.35%) ABAP Developer
5 1 (4.35%) Cloud Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Cloud Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.35%) Integration Developer
5 1 (4.35%) PMO Administrator
5 1 (4.35%) SAP Supply Chain Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.04%) REST
1 3 (13.04%) SOAP
2 2 (8.70%) IDoc
2 2 (8.70%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (8.70%) SAPUI5
3 1 (4.35%) JDBC
3 1 (4.35%) Middleware
3 1 (4.35%) Node.js
3 1 (4.35%) SAP ALE
3 1 (4.35%) SAP PI
3 1 (4.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (17.39%) Public Cloud
2 2 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 1 (4.35%) FMCG
3 1 (4.35%) Hybrid Cloud
3 1 (4.35%) Life Science
3 1 (4.35%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) ERP
1 9 (39.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 8 (34.78%) Migration
3 5 (21.74%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (21.74%) Data Migration
3 5 (21.74%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (21.74%) Translating Business Requirements
4 4 (17.39%) Logistics
4 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (17.39%) Technical Leadership
4 4 (17.39%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (13.04%) Enterprise Architecture
5 3 (13.04%) Project Delivery
6 2 (8.70%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (8.70%) Event-Driven
6 2 (8.70%) Knowledge Transfer
6 2 (8.70%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (8.70%) SAP Implementation
6 2 (8.70%) System Integration Testing
6 2 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.04%) SQL
2 2 (8.70%) ABAP
2 2 (8.70%) Java
2 2 (8.70%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.35%) AAT
1 1 (4.35%) ACCA
1 1 (4.35%) CIMA
1 1 (4.35%) Degree
1 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) GRC
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
Vendors
1 16 (69.57%) SAP
2 6 (26.09%) IFS
3 3 (13.04%) Concur
4 1 (4.35%) Ariba