Mentoring Contracts in the UK excluding London

Mentorship
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Mentoring skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Mentoring over the 6 months to 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 80 90 83
Rank change year-on-year +10 -7 0
Contract jobs citing Mentoring 499 621 915
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.46% 2.69% 3.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.92% 3.01% 3.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 446 649
10th Percentile £348 £363 £356
25th Percentile £425 £463 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £550 £507
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% +8.48% +1.40%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £575
90th Percentile £775 £690 £650
UK median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 41
10th Percentile £15.17 £30.02 £10.77
25th Percentile £21.68 £61.38 £17.56
Median hourly rate £35.00 £75.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.33% +114.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £57.33 £83.31 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £86.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £75.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -46.67% +66.67% +9.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Mentoring is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,110 20,642 27,081
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.43% 89.51% 89.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,201 14,252 18,911
10th Percentile £250 £255 £236
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £476
Median % change year-on-year - +5.04% +8.51%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £653
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,053 1,261 1,359
10th Percentile £12.31 £10.75 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £72.82 £73.71 £61.30
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.13% +40.19% +4.82%

Mentoring
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Mentoring as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Mentoring in the UK excluding London

Mentoring
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mentoring in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Mentoring in the UK excluding London

Mentoring
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mentoring in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Mentoring in the UK excluding London

Mentoring
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Mentoring in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Mentoring in the UK excluding London

Mentoring
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mentoring in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Mentoring in the UK excluding London

Mentoring
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mentoring within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 15 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
North of England +44 180 £500 -9.09% 450
North West +27 104 £493 -10.36% 246
South East -9 102 £540 -7.06% 299
South West +21 91 £600 +1.78% 228
Yorkshire +50 75 £550 - 155
Midlands 0 64 £538 +13.26% 248
Scotland -5 44 £469 -10.29% 122
West Midlands -1 40 £550 +7.32% 146
East Midlands 0 24 £411 -9.12% 101
East of England -7 23 £483 -3.50% 145
Northern Ireland +17 16 £600 +50.00% 32
Wales +18 4 £405 -20.69% 41
Isle of Man - 2 - -
North East +8 1 - - 51
Mentoring
UK

Mentoring
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 8 (1.60%) Confluence
1 8 (1.60%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.40%) Drupal
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.20%) Appian
Applications
1 9 (1.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.60%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.40%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.40%) Camtasia
5 2 (0.40%) Lectora
6 1 (0.20%) CANalyzer
6 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (1.40%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.40%) SAP CO
3 2 (0.40%) SAP FI
3 2 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
3 2 (0.40%) SAP MM
3 2 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.40%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.20%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 60 (12.02%) AWS
2 59 (11.82%) Azure
3 35 (7.01%) Serverless
4 23 (4.61%) Power Platform
5 22 (4.41%) AWS Lambda
6 15 (3.01%) Amazon S3
7 13 (2.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 13 (2.61%) OpenShift
8 12 (2.40%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (2.00%) GCP
10 10 (2.00%) IaaS
10 10 (2.00%) PaaS
11 9 (1.80%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.80%) SaaS
12 7 (1.40%) Textract
13 6 (1.20%) Azure Functions
14 5 (1.00%) Entra ID
14 5 (1.00%) GitHub
15 4 (0.80%) Amazon CloudWatch
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.01%) Firewall
2 19 (3.81%) Network Security
3 16 (3.21%) DNS
4 11 (2.20%) VPN
5 10 (2.00%) DHCP
5 10 (2.00%) WAN
6 9 (1.80%) BGP
6 9 (1.80%) Cisco ASA
6 9 (1.80%) Cisco Firepower
6 9 (1.80%) Cisco ISE
7 8 (1.60%) LAN
7 8 (1.60%) VoIP
8 7 (1.40%) Wireless
8 7 (1.40%) WLAN
9 6 (1.20%) Internet
9 6 (1.20%) MPLS
9 6 (1.20%) OSPF
9 6 (1.20%) PBX
9 6 (1.20%) SAN
9 6 (1.20%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (9.22%) PostgreSQL
2 28 (5.61%) Relational Database
3 26 (5.21%) SQL Server
4 21 (4.21%) MongoDB
5 18 (3.61%) NoSQL
6 15 (3.01%) Power BI
7 14 (2.81%) Amazon Aurora
8 12 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
8 12 (2.40%) Oracle Reports
9 11 (2.20%) RDBMS
10 8 (1.60%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (1.60%) MySQL
11 6 (1.20%) Tableau
12 5 (1.00%) Data Mining
13 4 (0.80%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.80%) Big Data
14 3 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
14 3 (0.60%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.60%) Data Lake
14 3 (0.60%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 24 (4.81%) Git
2 23 (4.61%) JIRA
3 16 (3.21%) Jenkins
4 14 (2.81%) JUnit
5 10 (2.00%) GitLab
6 6 (1.20%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.80%) Maven
7 4 (0.80%) Visual Studio
8 3 (0.60%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.60%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.60%) Gradle
9 2 (0.40%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.40%) Selenium
9 2 (0.40%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.40%) Terragrunt
9 2 (0.40%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.20%) MSI
10 1 (0.20%) Subversion
10 1 (0.20%) XCUITest
General
1 179 (35.87%) Social Skills
2 97 (19.44%) Public Sector
3 86 (17.23%) Finance
4 75 (15.03%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (6.81%) Telecoms
6 22 (4.41%) Military
7 17 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
8 13 (2.61%) Legal
9 11 (2.20%) Banking
10 10 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.00%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.60%) Law
13 7 (1.40%) Publishing
14 6 (1.20%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.80%) Automotive
15 4 (0.80%) Retail
16 3 (0.60%) Electronics
16 3 (0.60%) French Language
16 3 (0.60%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 65 (13.03%) Developer
2 59 (11.82%) Lead
2 59 (11.82%) Senior
3 46 (9.22%) Analyst
4 45 (9.02%) Architect
5 25 (5.01%) Consultant
6 24 (4.81%) Java Developer
7 17 (3.41%) Project Manager
8 16 (3.21%) DBA
8 16 (3.21%) Solutions Architect
9 15 (3.01%) Software Engineer
10 14 (2.81%) Capacity Manager
10 14 (2.81%) Network Engineer
10 14 (2.81%) Problem Manager
11 13 (2.61%) Cyber Defence Analyst
11 13 (2.61%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.40%) Availability Manager
12 12 (2.40%) Capacity and Availability Manager
12 12 (2.40%) Designer
12 12 (2.40%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (6.81%) React
2 24 (4.81%) REST
3 20 (4.01%) Spring
4 19 (3.81%) Spring Boot
5 17 (3.41%) CSS
6 16 (3.21%) JSON
7 15 (3.01%) HTML
8 14 (2.81%) Kafka
8 14 (2.81%) XML
9 13 (2.61%) AWS CDK
9 13 (2.61%) JPA
10 12 (2.40%) Hibernate
10 12 (2.40%) RESTful
11 9 (1.80%) AngularJS
12 8 (1.60%) .NET
12 8 (1.60%) Node.js
12 8 (1.60%) Web Services
13 5 (1.00%) jQuery
13 5 (1.00%) RAML
13 5 (1.00%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 71 (14.23%) Management Information System
2 54 (10.82%) Cyber Threat
3 53 (10.62%) Cyber Defence
4 45 (9.02%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 23 (4.61%) Virtual Team
6 18 (3.61%) Data Centre
7 16 (3.21%) Product Ownership
8 12 (2.40%) Linux Command Line
9 10 (2.00%) Public Cloud
10 9 (1.80%) CMDB
10 9 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.80%) Operational Technology
10 9 (1.80%) Security Operations Centre
11 8 (1.60%) Data Structures
12 7 (1.40%) Algorithms
12 7 (1.40%) PKI
12 7 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (1.20%) NHS
14 5 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 40 (8.02%) Windows
2 26 (5.21%) Linux
3 17 (3.41%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.40%) Android
5 5 (1.00%) Ubuntu
5 5 (1.00%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.80%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.80%) Unix
7 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.40%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.20%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (32.26%) Agile
2 122 (24.45%) Coaching
3 96 (19.24%) Problem-Solving
4 81 (16.23%) Cybersecurity
5 64 (12.83%) DevOps
6 57 (11.42%) Incident Management
6 57 (11.42%) SIEM
7 55 (11.02%) Incident Response
8 53 (10.62%) Service Management
9 52 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
9 52 (10.42%) Root Cause Analysis
10 51 (10.22%) Scrum
11 50 (10.02%) ITIL
12 46 (9.22%) Information Security
12 46 (9.22%) Problem Management
13 45 (9.02%) Protective Monitoring
14 43 (8.62%) Quality Management
15 40 (8.02%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
15 40 (8.02%) Threat Intelligence
16 39 (7.82%) Statistics
Programming Languages
1 56 (11.22%) Java
2 41 (8.22%) Python
3 37 (7.41%) JavaScript
4 36 (7.21%) TypeScript
5 33 (6.61%) SQL
6 18 (3.61%) PowerShell
7 17 (3.41%) Bash
7 17 (3.41%) C#
8 13 (2.61%) C++
9 9 (1.80%) C
10 8 (1.60%) Shell Script
11 7 (1.40%) Kotlin
11 7 (1.40%) Perl
12 5 (1.00%) Groovy
12 5 (1.00%) PHP
12 5 (1.00%) Ruby
12 5 (1.00%) T-SQL
13 2 (0.40%) MATLAB
13 2 (0.40%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.40%) Scala
Qualifications
1 180 (36.07%) Security Cleared
2 118 (23.65%) SC Cleared
3 74 (14.83%) DV Cleared
4 66 (13.23%) Degree
5 16 (3.21%) Cisco Certification
6 14 (2.81%) CISSP
7 13 (2.61%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.00%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.00%) TOGAF Certification
9 8 (1.60%) CCIE
9 8 (1.60%) CISM
10 7 (1.40%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.20%) CCIE Data Center
11 6 (1.20%) CCNP
11 6 (1.20%) MCTS
12 5 (1.00%) MCITP
13 4 (0.80%) HNC
14 3 (0.60%) CCNA
15 2 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 2 (0.40%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.42%) NIST
2 38 (7.62%) NIST 800
3 28 (5.61%) Accessibility
3 28 (5.61%) QA
4 16 (3.21%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.20%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (1.00%) Disclosure Scotland
8 4 (0.80%) NCSC
8 4 (0.80%) SLA
8 4 (0.80%) WCAG
9 3 (0.60%) PMO
10 2 (0.40%) GDPR
10 2 (0.40%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.20%) HAZOP
11 1 (0.20%) HL7
11 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 30 (6.01%) Docker
2 19 (3.81%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.60%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.00%) vSphere
5 4 (0.80%) VMware ESXi
6 3 (0.60%) VMware NSX
7 2 (0.40%) Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
8 1 (0.20%) iptables
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.20%) XenApp
8 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 32 (6.41%) Kubernetes
2 25 (5.01%) Ansible
3 19 (3.81%) Terraform
4 12 (2.40%) Grafana
5 6 (1.20%) vCenter Server
6 5 (1.00%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (1.00%) WSUS
7 4 (0.80%) Nessus
7 4 (0.80%) Red Hat Satellite
7 4 (0.80%) ZABBIX
8 3 (0.60%) Kibana
8 3 (0.60%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.60%) Puppet
8 3 (0.60%) SCCM
8 3 (0.60%) VxRail
9 2 (0.40%) CEMLI
9 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.40%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.20%) Istio
10 1 (0.20%) QRadar
Vendors
1 99 (19.84%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.41%) Oracle
3 22 (4.41%) Cisco
4 14 (2.81%) VMware
5 10 (2.00%) Palo Alto
5 10 (2.00%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.80%) SAP
7 8 (1.60%) Red Hat
7 8 (1.60%) SolarWinds
8 7 (1.40%) CheckPoint
8 7 (1.40%) F5
8 7 (1.40%) Sparx
9 6 (1.20%) CA
9 6 (1.20%) Sophos
10 5 (1.00%) Autodesk
10 5 (1.00%) EMC
10 5 (1.00%) Infoblox
10 5 (1.00%) Rapid7
10 5 (1.00%) Symantec
10 5 (1.00%) Zscaler