Degree Contracts in Staffordshire

Academic Degree
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Staffordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 20 22
Rank change year-on-year +11 +2 -6
Contract jobs citing Degree 10 8 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire 8.70% 5.23% 2.60%
As % of the Qualifications category 31.25% 19.51% 17.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £457 -
25th Percentile £108 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £115 £475 £160
Median % change year-on-year -75.79% +196.88% -50.77%
75th Percentile £123 £488 -
90th Percentile - £513 -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £475 £475
% change year-on-year - - +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile £34.63 - -
25th Percentile £35.67 - £13.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 - £14.00
75th Percentile £49.69 - £14.50
90th Percentile £60.38 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £39.92 £18.50 £17.26
% change year-on-year +115.78% +7.22% +15.03%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 32 41 29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire 27.83% 26.80% 15.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 29 25
10th Percentile £200 £310 £166
25th Percentile £287 £353 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £475 £375
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% +26.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £448 £575 £500
90th Percentile £500 £610 £533
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £540 £475
% change year-on-year -7.41% +13.68% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 1
10th Percentile £34.63 £13.61 -
25th Percentile £35.67 £18.35 £13.50
Median hourly rate £40.00 £27.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year +45.45% +96.43% -32.69%
75th Percentile £49.69 £28.75 £14.50
90th Percentile £60.38 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £28.50 £19.50 £17.25
% change year-on-year +46.15% +13.04% +7.81%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Staffordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Staffordshire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Stafford +8 6 - - 17
Uttoxeter - 1 £115 - 1
Lichfield - 1 - - 4
Degree
West Midlands

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 2 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (10.00%) Simulink
1 1 (10.00%) Stateflow
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Amazon EMR
1 1 (10.00%) Amazon Kinesis
1 1 (10.00%) Amazon MSK
1 1 (10.00%) Amazon SageMaker
1 1 (10.00%) AWS
1 1 (10.00%) AWS Step Functions
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Amazon Athena
1 1 (10.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JIRA
2 1 (10.00%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 1 (10.00%) Git
2 1 (10.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (10.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Automotive
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (30.00%) Lead
2 2 (20.00%) Analyst
2 2 (20.00%) Senior
3 1 (10.00%) Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Development Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) IT Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) Junior
3 1 (10.00%) Junior IT Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) Lead Systems Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Project Leader
3 1 (10.00%) RAMS Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Service Desk Administrator
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) BREW
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (10.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (10.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (10.00%) Public Cloud
2 1 (10.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (30.00%) Systems Engineering
2 2 (20.00%) 3D Modelling
2 2 (20.00%) Agile
2 2 (20.00%) Coaching
2 2 (20.00%) Critical Thinking
2 2 (20.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (20.00%) FMEA
2 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Management
2 2 (20.00%) Logistics
2 2 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (20.00%) Monte Carlo Method
2 2 (20.00%) Project Management
2 2 (20.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 2 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (20.00%) Validation
2 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (10.00%) Python
2 1 (10.00%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) HAZOP
2 1 (10.00%) GDPR
2 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 1 (10.00%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) Oracle
1 2 (20.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) Atlassian
2 1 (10.00%) IBM
2 1 (10.00%) Sage