Really Simple Syndication (RSS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for RSS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RSS over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank - 697 854
Rank change year-on-year - +157 -166
Contract jobs citing RSS 0 1 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK - 0.002% 0.013%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 0.007% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £306 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £313 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -37.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile - £319 £575
90th Percentile - - £588
UK excluding London median daily rate - £313 £225
% change year-on-year - +38.89% -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK

RSS is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,917 13,508 23,684
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 20.73% 23.22% 27.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,178 9,847 17,358
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £663
90th Percentile £775 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 156 240
10th Percentile £21.25 £30.38 £22.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £50.00 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +30.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £65.60
90th Percentile £74.85 £81.00 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £47.50 £64.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -25.78% +28.00% +11.11%

RSS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for RSS in the UK

RSS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for RSS in the UK

RSS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for RSS in the UK