Mentoring Contract Job Trends

Mentorship
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Mentoring skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 80 75
Rank change year-on-year +11 -5 +20
Contract jobs citing Mentoring 1,283 1,032 1,306
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 3.61% 2.82% 2.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 3.25% 3.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 798 574 851
10th Percentile £363 £375 £380
25th Percentile £429 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £655
90th Percentile £713 £779 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £548 £535
% change year-on-year -4.11% +2.34% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 25 52
10th Percentile £20.00 £22.64 £26.63
25th Percentile £27.50 £26.25 £51.96
Median hourly rate £55.00 £49.00 £56.49
Median % change year-on-year +12.24% -13.26% +36.12%
75th Percentile £77.50 £63.75 £76.38
90th Percentile £81.00 £69.50 £79.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £58.75 £49.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year +19.90% -13.26% -0.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Mentoring falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,798 31,745 40,964
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 89.44% 86.76% 88.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,901 19,110 27,507
10th Percentile £300 £310 £308
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.13% -3.45%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £740 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,102 1,148 1,575
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.20 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.12 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -20.27% +25.43%
75th Percentile £45.46 £64.56 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.74 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.05% -26.97% +39.06%

Mentoring
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Mentoring job vacancy trend in the UK

Mentoring
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Mentoring
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mentoring over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Mentoring in the UK

Mentoring
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Mentoring
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mentoring over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Mentoring in the UK

Mentoring
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 Mentoring within the UK over the 6 months to 24 November 2025. 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 +1 1,085 £525 -11.43% 1,946
UK excluding London -4 591 £525 -4.11% 1,774
London +14 531 £550 -8.33% 590
Work from Home +27 425 £540 -4.42% 1,015
North of England -11 209 £507 +13.93% 383
Midlands -1 107 £450 -26.47% 256
North West -16 101 £468 +16.88% 219
South East -11 93 £525 -6.25% 585
Yorkshire -12 88 £550 -11.58% 125
West Midlands +2 77 £508 -18.72% 155
South West +22 75 £550 -19.71% 182
Scotland +19 71 £530 +1.10% 168
East Midlands +1 30 £428 +6.88% 96
East of England -4 30 £535 +47.59% 143
North East -1 23 £500 +15.61% 42
Wales +3 10 £518 -12.84% 64
Northern Ireland -12 3 £975 +77.27% 20

Mentoring
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 40 (3.12%) Confluence
2 31 (2.42%) Apache
3 22 (1.71%) Apache Spark
4 19 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
4 19 (1.48%) CMS
5 14 (1.09%) WebLogic
6 13 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
7 12 (0.94%) SharePoint
8 11 (0.86%) JBoss
9 8 (0.62%) Headless CMS
10 4 (0.31%) Drupal
10 4 (0.31%) SAS
10 4 (0.31%) WordPress
11 3 (0.23%) Anypoint
11 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
11 3 (0.23%) WebSphere
12 2 (0.16%) Camunda
12 2 (0.16%) CICS
12 2 (0.16%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 11 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (0.86%) MS Visio
1 11 (0.86%) Siemens NX
2 8 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (0.55%) Chatbot
4 6 (0.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.078%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (1.09%) SAP WM
3 13 (1.01%) SAP EWM
4 10 (0.78%) Teamcenter
5 9 (0.70%) SAP HCM
6 4 (0.31%) Fidessa
6 4 (0.31%) Magento
6 4 (0.31%) NetSuite
6 4 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
6 4 (0.31%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.23%) Kondor
7 3 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.16%) Dynamics GP
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle EBS R12
8 2 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
8 2 (0.16%) Shopify
8 2 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 374 (29.15%) AWS
2 326 (25.41%) Azure
3 106 (8.26%) GCP
4 99 (7.72%) Serverless
5 83 (6.47%) GitHub
6 73 (5.69%) Amazon S3
7 70 (5.46%) Azure DevOps
8 69 (5.38%) Power Platform
9 65 (5.07%) AWS Lambda
10 53 (4.13%) GitHub Actions
11 51 (3.98%) Entra ID
12 50 (3.90%) AWS CloudFormation
13 45 (3.51%) Microsoft 365
14 41 (3.20%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 41 (3.20%) SaaS
15 37 (2.88%) Amazon EC2
16 35 (2.73%) Amazon ECS
17 32 (2.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
18 28 (2.18%) Amazon EKS
18 28 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 67 (5.22%) Firewall
2 38 (2.96%) DNS
3 36 (2.81%) VPN
4 32 (2.49%) Network Security
5 20 (1.56%) WAN
6 19 (1.48%) TCP/IP
7 13 (1.01%) DHCP
7 13 (1.01%) LAN
7 13 (1.01%) Wireless
8 12 (0.94%) SD-WAN
8 12 (0.94%) SSL
9 11 (0.86%) BGP
9 11 (0.86%) OSPF
10 9 (0.70%) iSCSI
10 9 (0.70%) MPLS
10 9 (0.70%) VLAN
11 8 (0.62%) Internet
12 7 (0.55%) Fibre Channel
12 7 (0.55%) HTTP
12 7 (0.55%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (5.77%) PostgreSQL
2 59 (4.60%) MongoDB
3 47 (3.66%) NoSQL
4 44 (3.43%) Power BI
5 36 (2.81%) Data Warehouse
5 36 (2.81%) DynamoDB
6 32 (2.49%) Amazon RDS
7 30 (2.34%) SQL Server
8 25 (1.95%) Big Data
9 24 (1.87%) MySQL
10 23 (1.79%) Amazon Redshift
11 22 (1.71%) BigQuery
11 22 (1.71%) Redis
11 22 (1.71%) Relational Database
12 21 (1.64%) Amazon Athena
13 15 (1.17%) Data Lake
14 14 (1.09%) Amazon Aurora
15 13 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 12 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
16 12 (0.94%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 145 (11.30%) Git
2 135 (10.52%) Jenkins
3 96 (7.48%) JIRA
4 71 (5.53%) GitLab
5 32 (2.49%) JUnit
6 27 (2.10%) Maven
7 22 (1.71%) Selenium
8 20 (1.56%) SonarQube
9 15 (1.17%) Cypress.io
9 15 (1.17%) Gradle
10 14 (1.09%) Mockito
11 12 (0.94%) Cucumber
12 11 (0.86%) CircleCI
13 9 (0.70%) Eclipse
13 9 (0.70%) IntelliJ
14 8 (0.62%) Postman
14 8 (0.62%) SoapUI
15 7 (0.55%) Bitbucket
16 6 (0.47%) REST Assured
16 6 (0.47%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 455 (35.46%) Social Skills
2 241 (18.78%) Finance
3 199 (15.51%) Public Sector
4 168 (13.09%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (6.08%) Banking
6 52 (4.05%) Marketing
7 51 (3.98%) Influencing Skills
8 39 (3.04%) Manufacturing
9 36 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
10 31 (2.42%) Documentation Skills
11 29 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 23 (1.79%) Legal
13 22 (1.71%) Military
13 22 (1.71%) Telecoms
14 20 (1.56%) Aerospace
14 20 (1.56%) Retail
15 17 (1.33%) Electronics
16 14 (1.09%) Law
17 12 (0.94%) Local Government
18 11 (0.86%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 254 (19.80%) Lead
2 247 (19.25%) Senior
3 205 (15.98%) Architect
4 189 (14.73%) Developer
5 82 (6.39%) Consultant
6 71 (5.53%) Software Engineer
7 68 (5.30%) Analyst
8 55 (4.29%) Senior Developer
9 51 (3.98%) Solutions Architect
10 45 (3.51%) Technical Leader
11 41 (3.20%) Technical Architect
12 40 (3.12%) Java Developer
13 38 (2.96%) DevOps Engineer
14 37 (2.88%) Lead Developer
15 36 (2.81%) Data Engineer
16 32 (2.49%) AWS Engineer
17 27 (2.10%) Senior Software Engineer
18 26 (2.03%) SAP Consultant
19 22 (1.71%) Business Analyst
20 21 (1.64%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 85 (6.63%) Node.js
2 83 (6.47%) Kafka
3 82 (6.39%) React
4 77 (6.00%) .NET
5 74 (5.77%) RESTful
6 73 (5.69%) REST
7 63 (4.91%) Spring
8 55 (4.29%) HTML
9 53 (4.13%) Spring Boot
10 51 (3.98%) GraphQL
11 50 (3.90%) SOAP
12 43 (3.35%) Playwright
13 40 (3.12%) AngularJS
14 38 (2.96%) OAuth
15 33 (2.57%) CSS
16 28 (2.18%) XML
17 27 (2.10%) OAuth2
18 26 (2.03%) JSON
19 25 (1.95%) HTML5
19 25 (1.95%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 116 (9.04%) Cloud Native
2 96 (7.48%) Product Ownership
3 35 (2.73%) Distributed Systems
4 31 (2.42%) Onboarding
5 29 (2.26%) Data Protection Act
6 28 (2.18%) Public Cloud
7 24 (1.87%) Legacy Systems
7 24 (1.87%) Management Information System
7 24 (1.87%) Mobile App
8 23 (1.79%) Algorithms
8 23 (1.79%) Analytical Mindset
9 22 (1.71%) Data Structures
10 19 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
11 18 (1.40%) NHS
12 17 (1.33%) Data Centre
12 17 (1.33%) Security Posture
12 17 (1.33%) Virtual Team
13 16 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
13 16 (1.25%) Hybrid Cloud
14 13 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 73 (5.69%) Linux
2 69 (5.38%) Windows
3 40 (3.12%) Unix
4 30 (2.34%) Windows Server
5 27 (2.10%) Android
6 21 (1.64%) Apple iOS
7 11 (0.86%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.55%) VMS
10 3 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.23%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.078%) FreeRTOS
12 1 (0.078%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 483 (37.65%) Agile
2 366 (28.53%) Problem-Solving
3 342 (26.66%) CI/CD
4 306 (23.85%) DevOps
5 239 (18.63%) Coaching
6 225 (17.54%) Technical Leadership
7 193 (15.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 192 (14.96%) Software Engineering
9 181 (14.11%) Infrastructure as Code
10 164 (12.78%) Stakeholder Management
11 163 (12.70%) Microservices
12 146 (11.38%) Containerisation
13 143 (11.15%) Roadmaps
14 138 (10.76%) Test Automation
15 116 (9.04%) Analytics
16 108 (8.42%) AI
17 107 (8.34%) Scrum
18 101 (7.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 93 (7.25%) Cybersecurity
19 93 (7.25%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 235 (18.32%) Python
2 193 (15.04%) Java
3 161 (12.55%) SQL
4 117 (9.12%) JavaScript
5 105 (8.18%) TypeScript
6 67 (5.22%) C#
7 56 (4.36%) PowerShell
8 48 (3.74%) Bash
9 34 (2.65%) C++
10 26 (2.03%) Apex Code
11 20 (1.56%) Go
11 20 (1.56%) Scala
12 19 (1.48%) Kotlin
13 14 (1.09%) Groovy
14 12 (0.94%) PHP
14 12 (0.94%) Shell Script
15 10 (0.78%) Bicep
16 9 (0.70%) ABAP
17 7 (0.55%) C
17 7 (0.55%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 288 (22.45%) Security Cleared
2 205 (15.98%) SC Cleared
3 148 (11.54%) Degree
4 61 (4.75%) AWS Certification
5 55 (4.29%) DV Cleared
6 49 (3.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 39 (3.04%) Azure Certification
8 31 (2.42%) CISSP
9 30 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
9 30 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (2.03%) Master's Degree
11 23 (1.79%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 19 (1.48%) Cisco Certification
13 15 (1.17%) CISM
13 15 (1.17%) PMI Certification
14 14 (1.09%) SAP Certification
15 13 (1.01%) PMP
16 11 (0.86%) CCNP
17 10 (0.78%) (ISC)2 CCSP
18 9 (0.70%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (6.70%) QA
2 80 (6.24%) GDPR
3 56 (4.36%) Accessibility
4 50 (3.90%) Data Quality
5 44 (3.43%) NIST
6 43 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 23 (1.79%) PCI DSS
8 20 (1.56%) SLA
9 16 (1.25%) PMO
9 16 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 16 (1.25%) WCAG
10 15 (1.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 14 (1.09%) HIPAA
11 14 (1.09%) NCSC
12 8 (0.62%) SOC 2
13 7 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
14 6 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
14 6 (0.47%) Disclosure Scotland
15 5 (0.39%) GRC
16 4 (0.31%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 204 (15.90%) Docker
2 72 (5.61%) Active Directory
3 30 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 15 (1.17%) vSphere
5 10 (0.78%) Firmware
5 10 (0.78%) VMware ESXi
6 8 (0.62%) Hyper-V
6 8 (0.62%) VMware NSX
7 7 (0.55%) NFS
7 7 (0.55%) Virtual Desktop
7 7 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.31%) zsh
9 3 (0.23%) HDFS
10 2 (0.16%) Virtual Servers
10 2 (0.16%) Xen
11 1 (0.078%) Embedded Firmware
11 1 (0.078%) Oracle RAC
11 1 (0.078%) Varnish
11 1 (0.078%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 186 (14.50%) Terraform
2 167 (13.02%) Kubernetes
3 52 (4.05%) Ansible
4 29 (2.26%) Grafana
5 26 (2.03%) Prometheus
6 18 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
7 17 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
7 17 (1.33%) Puppet
8 14 (1.09%) Argo
9 10 (0.78%) SCCM
10 9 (0.70%) Active Directory Federation Services
11 7 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
12 6 (0.47%) Istio
13 4 (0.31%) Progress Chef
13 4 (0.31%) vCenter Server
13 4 (0.31%) VxRail
14 3 (0.23%) Control-M
14 3 (0.23%) Hadoop YARN
14 3 (0.23%) Oozie
14 3 (0.23%) vRealize
Vendors
1 195 (15.20%) Microsoft
2 54 (4.21%) SAP
3 51 (3.98%) Oracle
3 51 (3.98%) Salesforce
4 48 (3.74%) ServiceNow
5 47 (3.66%) Google
6 45 (3.51%) Splunk
7 40 (3.12%) VMware
8 33 (2.57%) Databricks
9 30 (2.34%) Cisco
10 24 (1.87%) Palo Alto
11 20 (1.56%) F5
12 14 (1.09%) IBM
13 13 (1.01%) Apple
13 13 (1.01%) CheckPoint
14 12 (0.94%) NetApp
14 12 (0.94%) Siemens
15 11 (0.86%) Veeam
16 10 (0.78%) Citrix
16 10 (0.78%) MuleSoft