The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for OCA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
OCA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
11,367
10,619
13,596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
32.87%
29.30%
28.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
7,259
6,452
8,674
10th Percentile
£300
£312
£300
25th Percentile
£413
£422
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
-
75th Percentile
£625
£636
£650
90th Percentile
£716
£725
£725
UK excluding London median daily rate
£500
£520
£527
% change year-on-year
-3.75%
-1.47%
+0.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted
982
494
763
10th Percentile
£17.08
£18.78
£17.72
25th Percentile
£19.10
£24.18
£26.50
Median hourly rate
£25.15
£45.00
£52.50
Median % change year-on-year
-44.11%
-14.29%
+16.67%
75th Percentile
£43.75
£66.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£70.92
£75.00
£80.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£25.15
£46.18
£51.89
% change year-on-year
-45.54%
-11.00%
+15.31%
OCA Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OCA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
OCA Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OCA.
OCA Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OCA over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.
OCA Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing OCA.
OCA Top 6 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OCA within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OCA also mentioned 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 with a requirement for OCA.
OCA 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:
