RISC-V
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RISC-V over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 678 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RISC-V | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.007% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.021% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
RISC-V is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 12,955 | 18,685 | 29,032 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.09% | 33.33% | 33.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,317 | 12,877 | 20,364 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.18% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £678 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £770 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +11.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 922 | 612 | 691 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £10.63 | £17.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.13 | £26.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.19% | -17.99% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £60.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.25 | £74.93 | £65.76 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.61 | £22.00 | £21.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.30% | +3.53% | -7.61% |