Prototyping Contracts

Prototyping
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Prototyping skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Prototyping over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 268 270 206
Rank change year-on-year +2 -64 +21
Contract jobs citing Prototyping 382 605 1,270
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.89% 1.02% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 1.14% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 243 412 876
10th Percentile £396 £375 £413
25th Percentile £486 £444 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year - +1.85% +13.68%
75th Percentile £675 £645 £619
90th Percentile £820 £738 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £563 £500 £540
% change year-on-year +12.50% -7.41% +19.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 22
10th Percentile £22.82 £52.75 £42.46
25th Percentile £42.19 £56.25 £48.94
Median hourly rate £61.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.15% +8.33% +30.43%
75th Percentile £71.25 £68.13 £67.10
90th Percentile £87.00 £80.88 £79.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £65.00 £60.46
% change year-on-year -3.85% +7.51% +20.92%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Prototyping 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Prototyping
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Prototyping as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Prototyping over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Prototyping over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Prototyping in the UK

Prototyping
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Prototyping within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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
England +9 336 £575 +4.55% 338
UK excluding London +32 212 £563 +12.50% 244
London -6 144 £550 -2.00% 105
South East +62 121 £650 +14.04% 73
Work from Home -2 95 £550 +4.76% 117
North of England +25 41 £538 +19.44% 33
Scotland +2 24 £463 -3.65% 16
North West +24 23 £483 +7.22% 25
Yorkshire +22 18 £600 +50.00% 3
Midlands +26 12 £550 +36.65% 44
West Midlands +16 7 £450 +5.57% 29
South West 0 6 £724 +60.88% 37
East Midlands +23 5 £550 +100.00% 15
Northern Ireland - 5 £563 - 3
East of England +5 3 - - 43

Prototyping
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 18 (4.71%) Confluence
2 6 (1.57%) Apache
3 3 (0.79%) IIS
4 2 (0.52%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.26%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) SAS
5 1 (0.26%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 26 (6.81%) Sketch
2 12 (3.14%) Adobe XD
3 10 (2.62%) InVision
4 9 (2.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.57%) Photoshop
6 5 (1.31%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (1.31%) Microsoft Excel
6 5 (1.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.52%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.26%) Blender
8 1 (0.26%) Houdini
8 1 (0.26%) InDesign
8 1 (0.26%) Marvel
8 1 (0.26%) Maya
8 1 (0.26%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (3.66%) Oracle Applications
2 9 (2.36%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.79%) Maximo
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle AGIS
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.26%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 47 (12.30%) Azure
1 47 (12.30%) Figma
2 19 (4.97%) AWS
3 17 (4.45%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (3.93%) OCI
5 12 (3.14%) Power Automate
6 10 (2.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 9 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.36%) Oracle CX
7 9 (2.36%) Power Platform
8 8 (2.09%) IaaS
8 8 (2.09%) PaaS
9 7 (1.83%) GitHub
10 6 (1.57%) Serverless
11 5 (1.31%) Azure Functions
11 5 (1.31%) Azure Service Bus
11 5 (1.31%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (1.31%) SaaS
12 4 (1.05%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.52%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 20 (5.24%) SAN
2 18 (4.71%) Ethernet
2 18 (4.71%) TCP/IP
3 16 (4.19%) SNMP
3 16 (4.19%) Software-Defined Radio
4 4 (1.05%) BGP
4 4 (1.05%) DMVPN
4 4 (1.05%) EIGRP
4 4 (1.05%) OSPF
5 3 (0.79%) Internet
6 2 (0.52%) SSL
7 1 (0.26%) HTTP
7 1 (0.26%) IPsec
7 1 (0.26%) Kerberos
7 1 (0.26%) MQTT
7 1 (0.26%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.26%) SSH
7 1 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.93%) Oracle Reports
2 13 (3.40%) Big Data
2 13 (3.40%) Hadoop
3 12 (3.14%) Tableau
4 10 (2.62%) MongoDB
5 9 (2.36%) Data Lake
5 9 (2.36%) Power BI
6 6 (1.57%) Flink
6 6 (1.57%) KDB
6 6 (1.57%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.31%) InterSystems Cache
7 5 (1.31%) Redis
8 4 (1.05%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.79%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.79%) GIS
9 3 (0.79%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.79%) Oracle Database 11g
9 3 (0.79%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database 10g
10 2 (0.52%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 19 (4.97%) Git
1 19 (4.97%) JIRA
2 18 (4.71%) Rational DOORS
3 16 (4.19%) Eclipse
3 16 (4.19%) Robot Framework
4 15 (3.93%) GoogleTest
5 13 (3.40%) Bitbucket
5 13 (3.40%) MSI
6 7 (1.83%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.52%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.26%) Balsamiq
8 1 (0.26%) GoCD
8 1 (0.26%) Maven
8 1 (0.26%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.26%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.26%) Terragrunt
General
1 105 (27.49%) Social Skills
2 47 (12.30%) Finance
3 39 (10.21%) Public Sector
4 32 (8.38%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (6.28%) Marketing
6 21 (5.50%) Electronics
7 20 (5.24%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (2.62%) Banking
8 10 (2.62%) Games
9 7 (1.83%) Manufacturing
10 6 (1.57%) Aerospace
11 3 (0.79%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.79%) Retail Banking
11 3 (0.79%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.52%) Billing
12 2 (0.52%) General Ledger
12 2 (0.52%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.52%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (0.52%) Retail
Job Titles
1 97 (25.39%) Designer
2 75 (19.63%) Developer
3 73 (19.11%) Architect
4 51 (13.35%) Infrastructure Architect
5 44 (11.52%) Senior
6 34 (8.90%) Python Developer
7 31 (8.12%) Consultant
8 25 (6.54%) Interaction Designer
8 25 (6.54%) Service Designer
9 24 (6.28%) Software Engineer
10 23 (6.02%) UX Designer
11 18 (4.71%) Analyst
11 18 (4.71%) Lead
12 14 (3.66%) Data Scientist
13 13 (3.40%) Business Analyst
13 13 (3.40%) Senior Designer
14 12 (3.14%) Senior Developer
15 11 (2.88%) Software Developer
16 10 (2.62%) Solutions Architect
17 8 (2.09%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (14.40%) CSS
2 54 (14.14%) HTML
3 23 (6.02%) React
4 17 (4.45%) Node.js
5 14 (3.66%) Flask
6 11 (2.88%) REST
7 8 (2.09%) HTML5
8 6 (1.57%) .NET
8 6 (1.57%) FastAPI
9 5 (1.31%) .NET Framework
9 5 (1.31%) JSON
9 5 (1.31%) SignalR
10 4 (1.05%) AngularJS
10 4 (1.05%) Unity (Game Engine)
10 4 (1.05%) Unreal Engine
10 4 (1.05%) Web Services
11 3 (0.79%) XHTML
12 2 (0.52%) Middleware
12 2 (0.52%) Pandas
12 2 (0.52%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 28 (7.33%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.28%) Robotics
3 18 (4.71%) Analogue Electronics
4 15 (3.93%) Algorithms
5 11 (2.88%) Management Information System
5 11 (2.88%) Mobile App
6 8 (2.09%) Greenfield Project
6 8 (2.09%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.83%) Augmented Reality
8 6 (1.57%) Fixed Income
8 6 (1.57%) Virtual Reality
9 4 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.05%) Social Media
10 3 (0.79%) Animation
10 3 (0.79%) Driving Licence
10 3 (0.79%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.79%) Mobile Banking
10 3 (0.79%) Photography
11 2 (0.52%) Data Protection Act
11 2 (0.52%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 60 (15.71%) Windows
2 37 (9.69%) Linux
3 18 (4.71%) Debian
3 18 (4.71%) Ubuntu
4 10 (2.62%) Android
5 9 (2.36%) Apple iOS
6 7 (1.83%) Windows Server
7 6 (1.57%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.57%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.52%) Unix
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (35.86%) Agile
2 73 (19.11%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
3 71 (18.59%) User Experience
4 59 (15.45%) Software Engineering
5 48 (12.57%) User Research
5 48 (12.57%) UX Design
6 46 (12.04%) Problem-Solving
7 44 (11.52%) Interaction Design
8 41 (10.73%) Wireframes
9 40 (10.47%) Customer Service
9 40 (10.47%) Data Modelling
10 39 (10.21%) Service Design
11 36 (9.42%) User Stories
12 34 (8.90%) DevOps
13 31 (8.12%) Workshop Facilitation
14 26 (6.81%) Business Intelligence
14 26 (6.81%) Rapid Prototyping
14 26 (6.81%) Usability Testing
15 25 (6.54%) Configuration Management
15 25 (6.54%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 80 (20.94%) Python
2 56 (14.66%) JavaScript
3 24 (6.28%) SQL
4 21 (5.50%) C++
5 20 (5.24%) Java
6 19 (4.97%) PowerShell
7 11 (2.88%) TypeScript
8 10 (2.62%) R
9 8 (2.09%) C#
10 2 (0.52%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.26%) Bash
11 1 (0.26%) Jython
11 1 (0.26%) PHP
11 1 (0.26%) Rust
11 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 109 (28.53%) Security Cleared
2 52 (13.61%) Degree
2 52 (13.61%) SC Cleared
3 50 (13.09%) DV Cleared
4 26 (6.81%) Master's Degree
5 11 (2.88%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.79%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.52%) PhD
9 1 (0.26%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.26%) CCNP
9 1 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.26%) MCSE
9 1 (0.26%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.85%) Accessibility
2 4 (1.05%) QA
2 4 (1.05%) SLA
2 4 (1.05%) WCAG
3 3 (0.79%) GDPR
4 2 (0.52%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.52%) NCSC
4 2 (0.52%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.26%) GRC
5 1 (0.26%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.26%) NIST
5 1 (0.26%) PMO
5 1 (0.26%) SNOMED CT
System Software
1 13 (3.40%) Firmware
2 8 (2.09%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.09%) Docker
3 4 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 13 (3.40%) WMI
2 8 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.05%) FortiGate
3 4 (1.05%) Terraform
4 2 (0.52%) Data Guard
4 2 (0.52%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.26%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) Argo
5 1 (0.26%) Istio
5 1 (0.26%) Nessus
Vendors
1 93 (24.35%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.02%) VMware
3 22 (5.76%) Adobe
4 19 (4.97%) Oracle
5 18 (4.71%) Red Hat
6 16 (4.19%) Google
7 14 (3.66%) Atlassian
8 7 (1.83%) SAP
9 4 (1.05%) Cisco
9 4 (1.05%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.05%) Juniper
10 3 (0.79%) ESRI
10 3 (0.79%) IBM
10 3 (0.79%) Nintex
10 3 (0.79%) Pega
10 3 (0.79%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.79%) Twitter
11 2 (0.52%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.26%) CA
12 1 (0.26%) Workday