The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Tradecraft skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Tradecraft over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Tradecraft 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
26,594
37,597
53,655
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK
90.84%
86.31%
89.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
17,149
24,227
37,238
10th Percentile
£308
£300
£325
25th Percentile
£413
£413
£438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£520
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-0.95%
-4.55%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£630
£638
£650
90th Percentile
£743
£750
£750
UK excluding London median daily rate
£483
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.50%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,071
2,443
1,746
10th Percentile
£14.41
£12.75
£11.00
25th Percentile
£18.21
£16.00
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£29.00
£35.65
£37.30
Median % change year-on-year
-18.65%
-4.42%
+49.20%
75th Percentile
£60.38
£59.98
£65.00
90th Percentile
£75.00
£72.50
£75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate
£27.50
£37.34
£36.00
% change year-on-year
-26.35%
+3.72%
+80.00%
Tradecraft Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Tradecraft as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Tradecraft Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Tradecraft.
Tradecraft Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Tradecraft also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads with a requirement for Tradecraft.
Tradecraft 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:
