Poppulo Contract Job Trends

Poppulo
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of Poppulo products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Poppulo over the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Poppulo.

6 months to
25 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 564 547 633
Rank change year-on-year -17 +86 +192
Contract jobs citing Poppulo 3 15 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.039% 0.004%
As % of the Vendors category 0.019% 0.088% 0.009%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 13 2
10th Percentile - - £511
25th Percentile £313 £350 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £375 £526
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% -28.74% +18.26%
75th Percentile £378 £388 £533
90th Percentile £402 £498 £534
UK excluding London median daily rate £325 £375 -
% change year-on-year -13.33% - -

All Vendors
UK

Poppulo falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,688 17,037 21,910
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 47.54% 44.37% 44.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,645 10,125 14,171
10th Percentile £275 £287 £263
25th Percentile £404 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -0.94%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £730 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 817 649 653
10th Percentile £14.75 £14.50 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.79 £15.63 £18.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.90
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -25.97% +83.61%
75th Percentile £43.20 £64.25 £64.50
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £75.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.35 £30.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -28.85% -29.41% +112.50%

Poppulo
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Poppulo in the UK

Poppulo
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Poppulo
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 Poppulo within the UK over the 6 months to 25 September 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
UK excluding London -7 3 £325 -13.33%
Scotland -10 2 £325 -13.33%
England +24 1 £405 -14.74%
Work from Home +14 1 £405 +8.00%
Midlands - 1 £405 -
West Midlands - 1 £405 -

Poppulo
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 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (66.67%) Viva Engage
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Analyst
2 2 (66.67%) Change Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Excel Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) PMO Analyst
3 1 (33.33%) Telephony Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Resilience
1 2 (66.67%) Infographics
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Storytelling
1 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft