Degree Contract Job Trends, Contractor Rates & Co-Occurring Skills in West End of London

Academic Degree
Central London > West End of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in West End of London with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

	6 months to 22 Apr 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	-	8	12
Rank change year-on-year	-	+4	+5
Contract jobs citing Degree	0	7	3
As % of all contract jobs in West End of London	-	9.86%	5.66%
As % of the Qualifications category	-	31.82%	20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted	0	6	0
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	-	£450	-
Central London median daily rate	£500	£540	£565
% change year-on-year	-7.41%	-4.42%	-9.60%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West End of London

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 West End of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	17	22	15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West End of London	39.53%	30.99%	28.30%
Number of daily rates quoted	13	15	3
10^th Percentile	£350	£281	£214
25^th Percentile	£425	£365	£229
Median daily rate (50^th Percentile)	£575	£450	£252
Median % change year-on-year	+27.78%	+78.44%	-51.50%
75^th Percentile	£650	£528	-
90^th Percentile	-	£600	-
Central London median daily rate	£525	£548	£525
% change year-on-year	-4.11%	+4.29%	-6.67%