Degree Contracts in Lancashire

Academic Degree
North West > Lancashire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 23 27
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 -17
Contract jobs citing Degree 14 19 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 7.22% 7.45% 4.51%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.54% 16.38% 12.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 5
10th Percentile - - £336
25th Percentile £488 - £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £280 £550
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -49.09% +13.52%
75th Percentile £563 - £575
90th Percentile - - £710
North West median daily rate £533 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +12.21% -3.06% +5.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 18 6
10th Percentile - £37.80 £29.99
25th Percentile £37.55 - £37.02
Median hourly rate £40.33 £46.18 £43.21
Median % change year-on-year -12.68% +6.87% -3.31%
75th Percentile £46.18 - £51.12
90th Percentile - - £61.03
North West median hourly rate £40.33 £40.59 £25.81
% change year-on-year -0.65% +57.26% -32.28%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 65 116 86
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 33.51% 45.49% 35.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 64 72
10th Percentile £200 £360 £238
25th Percentile £259 £450 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £409 £610 £550
Median % change year-on-year -32.95% +10.91% +13.52%
75th Percentile £563 £650 £704
90th Percentile £630 £720 £800
North West median daily rate £500 £525 £520
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 37 7
10th Percentile £37.00 £44.03 £31.20
25th Percentile £37.55 - £38.01
Median hourly rate £46.18 £46.18 £46.38
Median % change year-on-year - -0.43% +131.90%
75th Percentile £49.80 - £61.03
90th Percentile £51.61 £50.10 £89.11
North West median hourly rate £38.66 £46.18 £40.00
% change year-on-year -16.28% +15.45% +95.60%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Lancashire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Lancashire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
Chorley - 2 £525 - 3
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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 1 (7.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Misys Midas
2 2 (14.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Power Platform
2 2 (14.29%) AWS
2 2 (14.29%) Azure
2 2 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (7.14%) Power Automate
3 1 (7.14%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Power BI
2 1 (7.14%) Data Mart
Development Applications
1 3 (21.43%) JIRA
1 3 (21.43%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Military
4 2 (14.29%) Aerospace
4 2 (14.29%) Automotive
5 1 (7.14%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Senior
2 3 (21.43%) Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Information Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Information Analyst
2 3 (21.43%) Software Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) DevOps Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Integration Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Senior Integration Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Systems Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Architect
4 1 (7.14%) Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Java Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Murex Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) NHS
2 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (50.00%) Agile
1 7 (50.00%) Requirements Management
2 5 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (35.71%) SysML
2 5 (35.71%) UML
3 3 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
3 3 (21.43%) Data Modelling
3 3 (21.43%) Information Management
3 3 (21.43%) Mathematics
3 3 (21.43%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (21.43%) Performance Management
3 3 (21.43%) Performance Monitoring
3 3 (21.43%) Performance Tuning
3 3 (21.43%) Software Engineering
3 3 (21.43%) Software Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Time Management
4 2 (14.29%) DevOps
4 2 (14.29%) Infrastructure Management
4 2 (14.29%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (28.57%) MATLAB
1 4 (28.57%) SQL
2 3 (21.43%) C++
3 2 (14.29%) Bash
3 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
3 2 (14.29%) Python
4 1 (7.14%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (21.43%) Numerate Degree
2 2 (14.29%) AWS Certification
2 2 (14.29%) Azure Certification
2 2 (14.29%) DV Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) HNC
2 2 (14.29%) HND
2 2 (14.29%) SC Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) MISRA
1 3 (21.43%) MISRA C
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Ansible
1 2 (14.29%) Kubernetes
1 2 (14.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Atlassian
2 2 (14.29%) ANSYS
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) VMware
3 1 (7.14%) Murex