Task-Oriented (Task-Driven)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Task-Oriented skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 581 | 539 | 606 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | +67 | +188 |
| Contract jobs citing Task-Oriented | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.003% | 0.011% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.003% | 0.013% | 0.005% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £500 | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Task-Oriented 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 | 32,247 | 31,236 | 40,271 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.88% | 87.47% | 88.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,285 | 18,990 | 26,947 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £308 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.50% | -3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,090 | 1,084 | 1,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.25 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.19 | £18.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.13 | £33.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.86% | -22.35% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.37% | -23.53% | +30.77% |
Task-Oriented
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Task-Oriented relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Task-Oriented
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Task-Oriented.
Task-Oriented
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Task-Oriented.
Task-Oriented
Top 1 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Task-Oriented within the UK over the 6 months to 13 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work from Home | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
Task-Oriented
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:
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