The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Rational Rhapsody skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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
5,146
4,967
6,435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
15.46%
13.27%
13.31%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,475
3,098
4,486
10th Percentile
£329
£350
£363
25th Percentile
£406
£413
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£520
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
-5.45%
-
75th Percentile
£600
£625
£645
90th Percentile
£688
£723
£738
UK excluding London median daily rate
£475
£493
£510
% change year-on-year
-3.55%
-3.43%
-2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted
121
167
246
10th Percentile
£20.82
£29.25
£46.18
25th Percentile
£45.46
£51.13
£51.31
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+4.84%
75th Percentile
£68.75
£70.00
£76.53
90th Percentile
£75.00
£72.63
£90.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.00
Rational Rhapsody Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rational Rhapsody relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Rational Rhapsody Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Rational Rhapsody.
Rational Rhapsody Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Rational Rhapsody.
Rational Rhapsody Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Rational Rhapsody over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.
Rational Rhapsody Top 8 Contract Job 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 18 October 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
Rational Rhapsody Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Rational Rhapsody also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for Rational Rhapsody.
Rational Rhapsody Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
