Insightful S-PLUS
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for S-PLUS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited S-PLUS over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 699 | 840 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +141 | -154 |
| Contract jobs citing S-PLUS | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.004% | 0.010% |
| As % of the Applications category | - | 0.047% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £494 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.80% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £550 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | - |
All Software Application Skills
UK
S-PLUS is in the Software Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for software application skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills | 3,327 | 4,219 | 6,477 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 7.81% | 7.42% | 7.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,676 | 2,745 | 4,325 |
| 10th Percentile | £165 | £188 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £281 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £431 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -1.28% | +7.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £684 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £350 | £395 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.39% | +5.33% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 628 | 263 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.50 | £14.27 | £10.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.00 | £18.25 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.11 | £32.30 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.03% | +50.23% | +19.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.51 | £52.50 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.50 | £65.00 | £57.14 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.06 | £27.50 | £19.35 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.60% | +42.10% | +7.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing S-PLUS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing S-PLUS.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing S-PLUS.