Onboarding Contracts

Onboarding
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 171 155
Rank change year-on-year +76 -16 +80
Contract jobs citing Onboarding 875 617 914
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.67% 1.47% 1.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.69% 4.80% 5.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 549 438 644
10th Percentile £296 £300 £325
25th Percentile £415 £438 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £528 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.47% -4.09% -
75th Percentile £633 £618 £675
90th Percentile £765 £727 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £503 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.29% -4.55% +5.97%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 15 11
10th Percentile £13.39 £12.38 £16.13
25th Percentile £19.97 £13.75 £16.56
Median hourly rate £25.50 £21.50 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year +18.60% -18.87% +32.50%
75th Percentile £35.75 £30.25 £36.00
90th Percentile £75.10 £54.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.97 £16.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year +24.81% -27.27% +10.00%

All Generic Skills
UK

Onboarding 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 11,383 12,856 18,103
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.67% 30.56% 32.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,021 8,214 12,528
10th Percentile £303 £295 £306
25th Percentile £406 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.64% -1.95% -
75th Percentile £645 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £800 £788
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 803 481
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.25 £11.87
25th Percentile £18.87 £15.92 £18.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +7.14% +29.73%
75th Percentile £57.52 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £72.50 £79.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.00 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -11.11% +109.30%

Onboarding
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Onboarding in the UK

Onboarding
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Onboarding in the UK

Onboarding
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Onboarding over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Onboarding in the UK

Onboarding
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Onboarding in the UK

Onboarding
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Onboarding over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Onboarding in the UK

Onboarding
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Onboarding within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 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 +74 755 £543 +0.93% 3,001
London +57 421 £550 +3.77% 1,835
UK excluding London +84 344 £503 -4.29% 1,358
Work from Home +63 273 £537 -0.23% 1,140
South East +61 114 £511 -11.13% 339
North of England +48 78 £489 -7.95% 385
Midlands +29 75 £550 +35.38% 205
West Midlands +37 54 £550 +37.50% 112
South West +34 42 £447 -18.73% 143
North West +24 41 £522 -5.09% 201
Yorkshire +21 25 £406 -15.64% 154
East Midlands +6 21 £625 +25.00% 92
Scotland -5 21 £500 - 105
East of England +15 15 £479 -8.81% 141
North East +7 12 £500 +17.65% 33
Wales +11 7 £466 -6.75% 36
Northern Ireland - 4 - - 31

Onboarding
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:

Application Platforms
1 37 (4.23%) SharePoint
2 25 (2.86%) Confluence
3 14 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.03%) CMS
5 6 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.69%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 4 (0.46%) Apache
6 4 (0.46%) nginx
6 4 (0.46%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.34%) Alfresco
7 3 (0.34%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.34%) Moodle
8 2 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.11%) Drupal
9 1 (0.11%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.11%) Mule ESB
9 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.11%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (2.86%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.80%) Siemens NX
6 5 (0.57%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.34%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.34%) Fusion 360
7 3 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.23%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) 1Password
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.11%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.11%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 22 (2.51%) Aladdin
2 19 (2.17%) thinkFolio
3 11 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (0.80%) Teamcenter
5 6 (0.69%) Oracle Payables
5 6 (0.69%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.34%) Bloomberg AIM
6 3 (0.34%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.34%) SAP PM
7 2 (0.23%) Maximo
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle iProcurement
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.23%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.23%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.23%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.11%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 126 (14.40%) Azure
2 118 (13.49%) AWS
3 65 (7.43%) Microsoft 365
3 65 (7.43%) SaaS
4 38 (4.34%) Entra ID
5 34 (3.89%) Amazon S3
6 30 (3.43%) Power Platform
7 25 (2.86%) Amazon EC2
8 21 (2.40%) Amazon SQS
8 21 (2.40%) SuccessFactors
9 18 (2.06%) GCP
10 17 (1.94%) Serverless
11 14 (1.60%) Azure AKS
11 14 (1.60%) GitHub
12 12 (1.37%) Asana
12 12 (1.37%) Slack
13 11 (1.26%) Amazon ELB
13 11 (1.26%) AWS Lambda
13 11 (1.26%) Snowflake
14 10 (1.14%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 26 (2.97%) Firewall
2 16 (1.83%) VPN
3 14 (1.60%) Network Security
4 13 (1.49%) DNS
4 13 (1.49%) SSL
4 13 (1.49%) TCP/IP
5 12 (1.37%) BGP
6 10 (1.14%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (1.03%) HTTP
7 9 (1.03%) WAN
8 7 (0.80%) HTTPS
8 7 (0.80%) LAN
9 6 (0.69%) SSH
10 5 (0.57%) DHCP
10 5 (0.57%) OSPF
10 5 (0.57%) VLAN
11 4 (0.46%) Internet
11 4 (0.46%) VSAN
12 3 (0.34%) 5G
12 3 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (2.97%) Power BI
2 17 (1.94%) SQL Server
3 15 (1.71%) Metadata
4 14 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.26%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.26%) Tableau
7 9 (1.03%) Big Data
8 8 (0.91%) NoSQL
8 8 (0.91%) Relational Database
9 7 (0.80%) DB2
9 7 (0.80%) MySQL
10 6 (0.69%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (0.57%) Oracle Database
11 5 (0.57%) Power Query
11 5 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.46%) Azure SQL Database
12 4 (0.46%) Delta Lake
12 4 (0.46%) Hadoop
12 4 (0.46%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 53 (6.06%) JIRA
2 35 (4.00%) Git
3 28 (3.20%) GitLab
4 25 (2.86%) Jenkins
5 6 (0.69%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 4 (0.46%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.46%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.46%) Postman
6 4 (0.46%) ScriptRunner
7 3 (0.34%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.34%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.23%) MLflow
8 2 (0.23%) Selenium
8 2 (0.23%) Storybook
8 2 (0.23%) Visual Studio Code
9 1 (0.11%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.11%) ER Studio
9 1 (0.11%) Mockito
9 1 (0.11%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.11%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 249 (28.46%) Social Skills
2 204 (23.31%) Finance
3 95 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
4 93 (10.63%) Public Sector
5 79 (9.03%) Banking
6 52 (5.94%) Marketing
7 38 (4.34%) Documentation Skills
8 32 (3.66%) Front Office
8 32 (3.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 31 (3.54%) Telecoms
10 29 (3.31%) Legal
10 29 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
11 26 (2.97%) Investment Banking
12 19 (2.17%) Presentation Skills
13 16 (1.83%) Retail
14 15 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
15 14 (1.60%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.49%) Manufacturing
17 10 (1.14%) Retail Banking
18 8 (0.91%) Games
Job Titles
1 123 (14.06%) Analyst
2 100 (11.43%) Architect
3 87 (9.94%) Developer
4 67 (7.66%) Business Analyst
5 52 (5.94%) Senior
6 47 (5.37%) Consultant
7 41 (4.69%) Lead
8 32 (3.66%) Project Manager
9 25 (2.86%) Business Manager
10 24 (2.74%) Support Engineer
11 23 (2.63%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
11 23 (2.63%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 22 (2.51%) IT Support
12 22 (2.51%) Security Architect
13 21 (2.40%) Designer
14 19 (2.17%) Data Engineer
15 16 (1.83%) AWS Architect
15 16 (1.83%) Coordinator
16 15 (1.71%) IT Manager
16 15 (1.71%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (3.09%) REST
2 21 (2.40%) JSON
3 19 (2.17%) .NET
4 16 (1.83%) OpenID
4 16 (1.83%) SailPoint
4 16 (1.83%) SAML
5 15 (1.71%) LDAP
5 15 (1.71%) React
6 14 (1.60%) FastAPI
7 13 (1.49%) SOAP
7 13 (1.49%) Web Services
8 12 (1.37%) HTML
9 11 (1.26%) Kafka
10 10 (1.14%) CSS
10 10 (1.14%) Middleware
11 9 (1.03%) OAuth
11 9 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
11 9 (1.03%) Spring Boot
12 8 (0.91%) Spring
12 8 (0.91%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (3.54%) CSOC
2 29 (3.31%) Fixed Income
3 26 (2.97%) Derivative
3 26 (2.97%) Hedge funds
4 25 (2.86%) Security Operations Centre
5 23 (2.63%) Product Ownership
6 20 (2.29%) Cloud Native
7 19 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
8 17 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
8 17 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.60%) Management Information System
10 11 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
10 11 (1.26%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.26%) Hybrid Cloud
11 10 (1.14%) Social Media
12 9 (1.03%) Security Posture
12 9 (1.03%) Virtual Team
13 8 (0.91%) Data Structures
13 8 (0.91%) e-Learning
13 8 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 83 (9.49%) Windows
2 28 (3.20%) Windows 10
3 27 (3.09%) Linux
4 23 (2.63%) Windows Server
5 20 (2.29%) Unix
6 7 (0.80%) Android
7 6 (0.69%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.34%) Mac OS
8 3 (0.34%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 2 (0.23%) Amazon Linux
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.23%) zOS
10 1 (0.11%) AIX
10 1 (0.11%) CentOS
10 1 (0.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (17.37%) Agile
2 129 (14.74%) Problem-Solving
3 98 (11.20%) Stakeholder Management
4 94 (10.74%) DevOps
5 82 (9.37%) Project Management
6 76 (8.69%) Client Onboarding
6 76 (8.69%) Cybersecurity
7 68 (7.77%) Analytics
8 65 (7.43%) Migration
9 62 (7.09%) Roadmaps
10 56 (6.40%) Business Intelligence
10 56 (6.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 54 (6.17%) Use Case
12 50 (5.71%) CI/CD
13 47 (5.37%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (5.26%) ITIL
14 46 (5.26%) User Experience
15 45 (5.14%) Asset Management
16 44 (5.03%) Business Analysis
17 43 (4.91%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 108 (12.34%) Python
2 90 (10.29%) SQL
3 45 (5.14%) Java
4 42 (4.80%) PowerShell
5 24 (2.74%) C#
6 20 (2.29%) JavaScript
7 16 (1.83%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.37%) Bash
9 7 (0.80%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (0.69%) Perl
10 6 (0.69%) Ruby
11 5 (0.57%) PHP
12 4 (0.46%) ActionScript
12 4 (0.46%) ActionScript 2.0
12 4 (0.46%) C
12 4 (0.46%) Groovy
12 4 (0.46%) PL/SQL
12 4 (0.46%) Shell Script
13 3 (0.34%) Scala
13 3 (0.34%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 205 (23.43%) Security Cleared
2 138 (15.77%) SC Cleared
3 51 (5.83%) Degree
4 46 (5.26%) BPSS Clearance
5 37 (4.23%) DV Cleared
6 12 (1.37%) PMI Certification
7 11 (1.26%) CISSP
8 10 (1.14%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.14%) PMP
9 9 (1.03%) AWS Certification
9 9 (1.03%) DBS Check
10 8 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.80%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.69%) GIAC
13 5 (0.57%) CCNP
14 4 (0.46%) CISM
15 3 (0.34%) CCNA
15 3 (0.34%) GCIH
15 3 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
15 3 (0.34%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (4.00%) GDPR
2 31 (3.54%) Data Quality
3 30 (3.43%) QA
4 27 (3.09%) Accessibility
4 27 (3.09%) PMO
5 17 (1.94%) SLA
6 12 (1.37%) HIPAA
6 12 (1.37%) NIST
6 12 (1.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 11 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.91%) NCSC
9 5 (0.57%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.46%) MiFID
10 4 (0.46%) WCAG
11 3 (0.34%) GRC
12 2 (0.23%) EMIR
12 2 (0.23%) GxP
13 1 (0.11%) Basel II
13 1 (0.11%) COBIT
13 1 (0.11%) FATCA
System Software
1 77 (8.80%) Active Directory
2 23 (2.63%) Docker
3 15 (1.71%) VMware ESXi
4 11 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
5 9 (1.03%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.34%) BitLocker
7 3 (0.34%) vSphere
8 2 (0.23%) Ceph
8 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.11%) Firmware
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.11%) RACF
9 1 (0.11%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 35 (4.00%) Kubernetes
2 27 (3.09%) Single Sign-On
3 26 (2.97%) Terraform
4 24 (2.74%) Microsoft Intune
5 10 (1.14%) Ansible
5 10 (1.14%) MIIS
6 7 (0.80%) SCCM
7 6 (0.69%) Grafana
8 4 (0.46%) FortiGate
8 4 (0.46%) ITRS Geneos
8 4 (0.46%) Prometheus
9 3 (0.34%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 3 (0.34%) Argo
9 3 (0.34%) CASB
9 3 (0.34%) HP Quality Center
9 3 (0.34%) QRadar
9 3 (0.34%) vCenter Server
10 2 (0.23%) Packer
10 2 (0.23%) PowerCLI
10 2 (0.23%) VxRail
Vendors
1 120 (13.71%) Microsoft
2 85 (9.71%) Virgin Media
3 48 (5.49%) Splunk
4 41 (4.69%) SAP
4 41 (4.69%) ServiceNow
5 34 (3.89%) VMware
6 31 (3.54%) Oracle
7 27 (3.09%) Cisco
8 25 (2.86%) CyberArk
9 22 (2.51%) Charles River
10 21 (2.40%) Salesforce
11 19 (2.17%) BISAM
11 19 (2.17%) Calypso
11 19 (2.17%) SimCorp
12 17 (1.94%) Databricks
13 16 (1.83%) Dell
14 15 (1.71%) Juniper
15 14 (1.60%) Google
16 11 (1.26%) Wyse
17 10 (1.14%) IBM