Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 - TUPE
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 624 | - | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.002% | - | 0.007% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.013% | - | 0.047% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | £289 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | £325 |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | £456 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £528 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £295 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 7,750 | 4,451 | 6,321 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 17.35% | 15.33% | 14.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,994 | 2,888 | 4,025 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £263 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £385 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.96% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £620 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £720 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -2.41% | +2.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 420 | 172 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.45 | £17.63 | £10.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £22.14 | £13.28 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.50 | £32.25 | £21.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.44% | +52.74% | -47.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £44.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £82.53 | £66.43 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.58 | £32.00 | £18.11 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.44% | +76.70% | -50.04% |
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment).
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
Top 2 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) within the UK over the 6 months to 1 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | - | 1 | £525 | - | 3 |
| England | - | 1 | £525 | - | 3 |
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
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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