Knowledge Specialist Contract Job Trends

Knowledge Specialist
UK

The median Knowledge Specialist daily rate in the UK is £545, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 655 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Knowledge Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.006% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £517 - -
25th Percentile £524 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 - -
75th Percentile £564 - -
90th Percentile £569 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £545 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 48,822 29,919 38,227
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 91.60% 93.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,449 19,032 24,743
10th Percentile £325 £285 £298
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.05%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £730 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,293 1,436 2,397
10th Percentile £15.81 £13.75 £13.50
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.13
Median hourly rate £43.69 £25.15 £40.33
Median % change year-on-year +73.72% -37.63% -7.70%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £73.75 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% +6.78%

Knowledge Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Knowledge Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Knowledge Specialist job vacancy trend in the UK

Knowledge Specialist
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Knowledge Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Knowledge Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Knowledge Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Knowledge Specialist job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Knowledge Specialist job vacancies in the UK

Knowledge Specialist
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Knowledge Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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
South East - 2 £545 - 1
England - 2 £545 - 3
UK excluding London - 2 £545 - 2
Work from Home - 1 £565 - 2

Knowledge Specialist Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Knowledge Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Knowledge Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Information Management
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Information Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (33.33%) RBAC

Knowledge Specialist Skill Set
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 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (33.33%) e-Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Information Management
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Management
2 2 (66.67%) Information Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) RBAC
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft