Machine to Machine
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Machine to Machine in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Machine to Machine over the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 595 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Machine to Machine | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | - | 0.016% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £601 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Machine to Machine falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 14,065 | 9,902 | 13,575 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.15% | 33.49% | 30.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,857 | 6,207 | 8,679 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 655 | 345 | 883 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.28 | £16.95 | £12.64 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.27 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +8.33% | +33.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.40 | £83.20 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.50 | £31.76 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.63% | +15.49% | +25.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Machine to Machine relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Machine to Machine.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Machine to Machine.
