Degree Contracts in the East of England

Academic Degree
England > East of England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 19 12
Rank change year-on-year +9 -7 0
Contract jobs citing Degree 173 153 261
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 8.92% 7.81% 10.17%
As % of the Qualifications category 29.83% 22.14% 33.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 68 141
10th Percentile £282 £224 £213
25th Percentile £361 £380 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +2.98%
75th Percentile £581 £640 £569
90th Percentile £675 £749 £625
England median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.86% +4.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 21 41
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £13.25
25th Percentile £26.10 £25.75 £14.25
Median hourly rate £51.50 £57.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.43% +139.58% -26.15%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £39.50
90th Percentile £85.00 - £49.50
England median hourly rate £40.00 £48.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -17.09% +37.84% -7.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
East of England

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 580 691 771
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 29.91% 35.26% 30.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 354 381
10th Percentile £213 £230 £225
25th Percentile £345 £363 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +6.15%
75th Percentile £600 £644 £588
90th Percentile £701 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 222 161 208
10th Percentile £14.16 £13.41 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.30 £14.25 £13.41
Median hourly rate £38.25 £21.00 £19.81
Median % change year-on-year +82.14% +6.01% -14.65%
75th Percentile £57.50 £61.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.93 £68.75 £60.00
England median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +39.24% +8.22%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the East of England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the East of England

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the East of England region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Cambridgeshire +4 74 £410 -11.35% 230
Hertfordshire -10 41 £375 -46.43% 174
Essex +11 34 £550 +10.00% 111
Bedfordshire +1 14 £525 +13.51% 54
Suffolk +13 5 £675 +200.00% 37
Norfolk +6 5 £367 +68.70% 32
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (6.94%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.89%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.31%) IIS
4 3 (1.73%) Confluence
5 1 (0.58%) Appian
5 1 (0.58%) Documentum
5 1 (0.58%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.58%) Tomcat
Applications
1 22 (12.72%) Microsoft Office
1 22 (12.72%) Simulink
2 17 (9.83%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (4.62%) Photoshop
5 5 (2.89%) Stateflow
6 3 (1.73%) Chatbot
6 3 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.58%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.58%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.58%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.58%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
1 4 (2.31%) SAP SD
2 2 (1.16%) SAP CO
2 2 (1.16%) SAP ERP
2 2 (1.16%) SAP FI
2 2 (1.16%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (1.16%) SAP MM
2 2 (1.16%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.58%) Magento
3 1 (0.58%) Maximo
3 1 (0.58%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.58%) Primavera
3 1 (0.58%) SAP SCM
3 1 (0.58%) Shopify
3 1 (0.58%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.58%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 11 (6.36%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (4.62%) GCP
3 6 (3.47%) Cloud Computing
4 5 (2.89%) Azure
5 2 (1.16%) AWS
6 1 (0.58%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 1 (0.58%) Amazon EC2
6 1 (0.58%) Amazon S3
6 1 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
6 1 (0.58%) CloudFront
6 1 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.58%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.58%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.58%) Salesforce Einstein
6 1 (0.58%) Serverless
6 1 (0.58%) Stripe
6 1 (0.58%) Unqork
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.31%) Wireless
2 3 (1.73%) LAN
2 3 (1.73%) Structured Cabling
2 3 (1.73%) WAN
3 2 (1.16%) Firewall
3 2 (1.16%) Internet
3 2 (1.16%) RS-485
3 2 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.58%) DVB
4 1 (0.58%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.58%) RTMP
4 1 (0.58%) RTP
4 1 (0.58%) RTSP
4 1 (0.58%) VoIP
4 1 (0.58%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.31%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (1.16%) MariaDB
3 2 (1.16%) MySQL
3 2 (1.16%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.58%) Big Data
4 1 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.58%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.58%) Metadata
4 1 (0.58%) Power BI
4 1 (0.58%) QlikView
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (4.05%) Git
2 4 (2.31%) Mercurial
3 2 (1.16%) JIRA
3 2 (1.16%) Rational DOORS
3 2 (1.16%) Rational Team Concert
4 1 (0.58%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.58%) CMake
4 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 65 (37.57%) Social Skills
2 31 (17.92%) Finance
3 23 (13.29%) Analytical Skills
3 23 (13.29%) Manufacturing
4 18 (10.40%) Pharmaceutical
5 17 (9.83%) Telecoms
6 9 (5.20%) Banking
6 9 (5.20%) Electronics
7 8 (4.62%) Mandarin Language
7 8 (4.62%) Marketing
7 8 (4.62%) Military
8 7 (4.05%) Law
9 6 (3.47%) Automotive
9 6 (3.47%) French Language
9 6 (3.47%) Multimedia
9 6 (3.47%) Public Sector
10 5 (2.89%) Aerospace
11 4 (2.31%) Advertising
11 4 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (18.50%) Analyst
2 23 (13.29%) Architect
3 17 (9.83%) FPGA Engineer
3 17 (9.83%) Senior
4 16 (9.25%) Design Engineer
4 16 (9.25%) FPGA Design Engineer
5 13 (7.51%) Software Engineer
6 10 (5.78%) Business Analyst
6 10 (5.78%) Service Analyst
6 10 (5.78%) Service Desk Analyst
6 10 (5.78%) Software Architect
6 10 (5.78%) Solutions Architect
7 9 (5.20%) Developer
8 7 (4.05%) Embedded Engineer
8 7 (4.05%) Embedded Software Engineer
8 7 (4.05%) Principal Engineer
8 7 (4.05%) Senior Software Engineer
8 7 (4.05%) Technical Analyst
8 7 (4.05%) Technical Services Analyst
9 6 (3.47%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (5.78%) DirectX
1 10 (5.78%) OpenGL
1 10 (5.78%) OpenGL ES
1 10 (5.78%) Vulkan
2 8 (4.62%) React
3 5 (2.89%) CSS
3 5 (2.89%) HTML
3 5 (2.89%) NumPy
4 4 (2.31%) .NET
4 4 (2.31%) Pandas
4 4 (2.31%) SciPy
5 3 (1.73%) RESTful
6 2 (1.16%) GraphQL
6 2 (1.16%) GStreamer
6 2 (1.16%) Web Services
7 1 (0.58%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.58%) FFmpeg
7 1 (0.58%) Next.js
7 1 (0.58%) Node.js
7 1 (0.58%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 19 (10.98%) FPGA
2 17 (9.83%) Management Information System
2 17 (9.83%) Verilog
2 17 (9.83%) VHDL
3 13 (7.51%) Algorithms
4 10 (5.78%) 3D Graphics
4 10 (5.78%) Ray Tracing
5 8 (4.62%) Data Structures
6 7 (4.05%) Legacy Systems
7 6 (3.47%) Embedded Systems
8 4 (2.31%) Clustering
8 4 (2.31%) Data Centre
8 4 (2.31%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (2.31%) Social Media
9 3 (1.73%) Analogue Electronics
9 3 (1.73%) CMDB
9 3 (1.73%) NHS
10 2 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (1.16%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.16%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 25 (14.45%) Windows
2 6 (3.47%) Linux
3 4 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.73%) Windows 7
4 3 (1.73%) Windows 8
5 2 (1.16%) Unix
6 1 (0.58%) Android
6 1 (0.58%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.58%) CentOS
6 1 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
6 1 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.58%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.58%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (25.43%) Computer Science
2 42 (24.28%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (15.03%) Signal Processing
4 23 (13.29%) Software Engineering
5 19 (10.98%) Project Management
6 18 (10.40%) Agile
6 18 (10.40%) Stakeholder Management
7 17 (9.83%) FPGA Design
7 17 (9.83%) ITIL
7 17 (9.83%) UVM
7 17 (9.83%) Validation
8 16 (9.25%) Roadmaps
9 14 (8.09%) Software Architecture
10 13 (7.51%) Customer Service
10 13 (7.51%) Data Science
11 12 (6.94%) Business Analysis
12 11 (6.36%) Artificial Intelligence
13 10 (5.78%) Migration
13 10 (5.78%) Requirements Gathering
14 9 (5.20%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 34 (19.65%) C
2 17 (9.83%) Python
2 17 (9.83%) SystemVerilog
3 15 (8.67%) Java
4 12 (6.94%) C++
4 12 (6.94%) MATLAB
5 11 (6.36%) JavaScript
6 10 (5.78%) C#
7 7 (4.05%) SQL
8 4 (2.31%) R
8 4 (2.31%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.16%) Fortran
9 2 (1.16%) Rust
9 2 (1.16%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.16%) VB
10 1 (0.58%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.58%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.58%) XAML
Qualifications
1 34 (19.65%) Computer Science Degree
2 29 (16.76%) Master's Degree
3 15 (8.67%) CCNA
3 15 (8.67%) Cisco Certification
3 15 (8.67%) PhD
4 12 (6.94%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (4.05%) IIBA
5 7 (4.05%) MCP
5 7 (4.05%) MCSA
5 7 (4.05%) Security Cleared
6 6 (3.47%) SC Cleared
7 4 (2.31%) CCNP
7 4 (2.31%) HNC
7 4 (2.31%) HND
7 4 (2.31%) MCSE
8 3 (1.73%) A+ Certification
8 3 (1.73%) CISSP
8 3 (1.73%) ECDL
8 3 (1.73%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.73%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.36%) GDPR
2 7 (4.05%) Good Clinical Practice
2 7 (4.05%) GxP
3 5 (2.89%) SLA
4 4 (2.31%) PMO
5 2 (1.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (1.16%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.16%) NIST
5 2 (1.16%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.58%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.58%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.58%) NCSC
System Software
1 16 (9.25%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.31%) Firmware
3 2 (1.16%) Docker
4 1 (0.58%) KVM
4 1 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.58%) Xen
Systems Management
1 7 (4.05%) SCCM
2 2 (1.16%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.58%) Ansible
3 1 (0.58%) Functional Safety
3 1 (0.58%) Nessus
3 1 (0.58%) OpenVAS
3 1 (0.58%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.58%) Puppet
Vendors
1 24 (13.87%) Microsoft
2 17 (9.83%) Intel
2 17 (9.83%) Microsemi
2 17 (9.83%) Xilinx
3 9 (5.20%) SAP
4 7 (4.05%) Google
5 6 (3.47%) Citrix
6 5 (2.89%) MathWorks
7 3 (1.73%) Keysight
8 2 (1.16%) Atlassian
8 2 (1.16%) Cisco
8 2 (1.16%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.16%) Siemens
8 2 (1.16%) VMware
9 1 (0.58%) Adobe
9 1 (0.58%) Cadence
9 1 (0.58%) Genesys
9 1 (0.58%) IBM
9 1 (0.58%) OpenText
9 1 (0.58%) Red Hat