Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for IMAP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited IMAP over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 589 697 858
Rank change year-on-year +108 +161 -164
Contract jobs citing IMAP 1 6 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.002% 0.010% 0.002%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 0.018% 0.082% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 1
10th Percentile - £450 -
25th Percentile £663 £500 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £650 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +18.18% +31.34%
75th Percentile £688 £781 £575
90th Percentile - £825 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
UK

IMAP is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 5,561 7,346 9,662
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 12.82% 12.40% 10.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,324 4,780 6,318
10th Percentile £205 £242 £230
25th Percentile £350 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.77% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £610
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £438
% change year-on-year - +8.57% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 422 476 359
10th Percentile £13.50 £9.80 £14.86
25th Percentile £16.90 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £40.00 £18.93 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +111.30% -31.16% +3.77%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £50.39
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.88 £18.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +148.00% -13.95% -9.71%

IMAP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing IMAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IMAP in the UK

IMAP
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for IMAP in the UK

IMAP
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for IMAP in the UK

IMAP
Top 2 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IMAP within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +122 1 £675 -6.90%
London +91 1 £675 -6.90%

IMAP
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP