Probability Theory
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Probability Theory skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Probability Theory over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 577 | 692 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +115 | +144 |
| Contract jobs citing Probability Theory | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.014% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.016% | 0.024% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £488 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -37.50% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £513 | £888 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £940 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Probability Theory 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 | 26,620 | 37,484 | 53,362 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.85% | 86.34% | 89.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,162 | 24,149 | 37,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,075 | 2,454 | 1,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.41 | £12.75 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.30 | £16.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.58 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.48% | -1.18% | +44.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.38 | £60.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £37.34 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.35% | +6.69% | +75.00% |
Probability Theory
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Probability Theory as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Probability Theory
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Probability Theory.