QinetiQ
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of QinetiQ products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited QinetiQ over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 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 QinetiQ Group plc.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 551 | 588 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +37 | +205 |
| Contract jobs citing QinetiQ | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | 0.003% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Vendors category | - | 0.006% | 0.086% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £535 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £438 | £578 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -27.42% | +23.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £463 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £732 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £450 | £620 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -27.42% | +23.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £80.00 |
All Vendors
UK
QinetiQ 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 | 17,400 | 15,733 | 19,829 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 47.29% | 45.73% | 45.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,059 | 9,393 | 12,594 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £284 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £411 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | - | +0.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 866 | 473 | 663 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.62 | £14.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £19.59 | £19.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.83 | £29.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.84% | -35.56% | +75.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.69 | £61.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £27.13 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.89% | -39.72% | +100.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing QinetiQ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing QinetiQ.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing QinetiQ.
