Rational Rhapsody Contracts

IBM Rational Rhapsody
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Rational Rhapsody skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Rational Rhapsody over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 512 545 680
Rank change year-on-year +33 +135 +139
Contract jobs citing Rational Rhapsody 8 37 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.027% 0.085% 0.064%
As % of the Development Applications category 0.19% 0.71% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 17 2
10th Percentile - - £282
25th Percentile - £259 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £260 £363
Median % change year-on-year - -28.41% -19.44%
75th Percentile - £260 £417
90th Percentile - £311 £448
UK excluding London median daily rate - £260 £363
% change year-on-year - -28.41% -43.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 18 27
10th Percentile - £61.00 £52.75
25th Percentile £66.25 £65.00 £53.75
Median hourly rate £67.50 £67.25 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.37% +16.96% -23.33%
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 £61.25
90th Percentile - - £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £67.50 £67.25 £57.50
% change year-on-year +0.37% +16.96% -23.33%

All Development Application Skills
UK

Rational Rhapsody falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 4,103 5,181 9,016
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 14.02% 11.89% 15.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,744 3,477 6,339
10th Percentile £340 £356 £385
25th Percentile £413 £425 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £663
90th Percentile £717 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £483 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.40% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 67 197 246
10th Percentile £26.92 £32.48 £45.00
25th Percentile £51.53 £46.25 £53.75
Median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +5.69% +21.78%
75th Percentile £75.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £86.15 £81.60 £78.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £61.50
% change year-on-year -3.85% +5.69% +12.84%

Rational Rhapsody
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Rational Rhapsody in the UK

Rational Rhapsody
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Rational Rhapsody in the UK

Rational Rhapsody
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Rational Rhapsody in the UK

Rational Rhapsody
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Rational Rhapsody within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +36 8 - - 29
England +29 8 - - 28
North of England - 4 - - 2
North East - 4 - - 1
East of England +19 3 - - 8
Work from Home +41 2 - - 27
South West +42 1 - - 13

Rational Rhapsody
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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Development Applications
1 2 (25.00%) MagicDraw
2 1 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
1 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (12.50%) Law
1 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Lead
1 3 (37.50%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Architect
2 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Integration Specialist
2 1 (12.50%) Security Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Senior
2 1 (12.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (12.50%) Algorithms
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Digital Engineering
2 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 4 (50.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (37.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (37.50%) SysML
4 2 (25.00%) Coaching
4 2 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
4 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (25.00%) SDLC
4 2 (25.00%) UML
5 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Ergonomics
5 1 (12.50%) Human Factors
5 1 (12.50%) Knowledge Transfer
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Systems Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Systems Engineering
5 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) HL7
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) PTC Integrity
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) IBM
2 2 (25.00%) PTC
2 2 (25.00%) Sparx
3 1 (12.50%) InterSystems
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft