Platform Specialist
UK
The median Platform Specialist daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 557 | 683 | 824 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +126 | +141 | -124 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Platform Specialist | 25 | 35 | 32 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.057% | 0.059% | 0.036% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.062% | 0.038% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 23 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £438 | £440 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £538 | £635 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -17.86% | +24.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £725 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £745 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £675 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.52% | +12.50% | +71.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,410 | 56,464 | 84,709 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.61% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,305 | 39,470 | 59,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.70% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,664 | 1,570 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +91.49% | +3.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Platform Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Platform Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Specialist.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Platform Specialist over the 6 months to 30 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Platform Specialist.
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Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Platform Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 2024. 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 |
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| England | +96 | 18 | £550 | -4.35% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +69 | 17 | £550 | -18.52% | 4 |
| South East | +24 | 12 | £575 | -23.33% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +128 | 6 | £550 | -21.43% | 5 |
| London | +83 | 6 | £450 | -18.14% | 7 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | £550 | - |
Platform Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2024, Platform Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Platform Specialist in the job title.
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Platform Specialist Skill Set
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: