Academic Degree
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wakefield with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 6 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Degree | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield | - | 19.05% | 17.71% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 100.00% | 89.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £358 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.79% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £380 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £394 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | +2.27% | -16.19% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £37.50 | £30.05 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +24.79% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Wakefield
Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Wakefield.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield | 17.39% | 19.05% | 19.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £184 | - | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £184 | - | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £207 | - | £358 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +19.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £464 | - | £380 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | - | £394 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £38.75 | - |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £28.42 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +40.77% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
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Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Degree.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Degree.
