Standard Deviation Contract Job Trends

Standard Deviation
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Standard Deviation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 571
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Standard Deviation 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK - - 0.002%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £338
75th Percentile - - £344
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Standard Deviation 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 44,902 29,618 34,312
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.94% 90.44% 85.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,798 18,592 22,057
10th Percentile £325 £300 £308
25th Percentile £420 £404 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £521 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.10% -4.76% -3.67%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,679 1,619 2,026
10th Percentile £14.79 £14.20 £13.56
25th Percentile £20.06 £17.33 £17.55
Median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +74.79% -37.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £82.39 £68.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £23.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +87.06% -41.25% -

Standard Deviation
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Standard Deviation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Standard Deviation job vacancy trend in the UK

Standard Deviation
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Standard Deviation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Standard Deviation

Standard Deviation
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Standard Deviation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Standard Deviation