Def Stans Contracts with Work from Home Options

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The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Def Stans skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Def Stans over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 338 447 602
Rank change year-on-year +109 +155 -106
Contract jobs citing Def Stans 3 8 17
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.020% 0.032% 0.038%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.14% 0.27% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 14
10th Percentile £630 £453 £476
25th Percentile £675 £456 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £475 £554
Median % change year-on-year +63.16% -14.22% -
75th Percentile £800 £511 £587
90th Percentile - £526 £588
UK median daily rate £588 £500 £558
% change year-on-year +17.50% -10.31% +1.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £45.68 -
25th Percentile - £47.30 -
Median hourly rate - £50.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +25.96%
75th Percentile - £68.00 £62.00
90th Percentile - £78.08 £66.80
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £60.16 £67.50
% change year-on-year -25.20% -10.87% +57.45%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home

Def Stans is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,117 3,016 5,913
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 14.38% 12.17% 13.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,469 2,193 4,206
10th Percentile £305 £325 £313
25th Percentile £415 £420 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £520 £510
Median % change year-on-year -0.96% +1.96% +7.37%
75th Percentile £622 £625 £604
90th Percentile £750 £737 £700
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -2.86% +1.94% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 68 130
10th Percentile £12.75 £18.20 £11.75
25th Percentile £14.00 £23.02 £20.00
Median hourly rate £23.50 £39.60 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.66% -11.01% +128.21%
75th Percentile £48.75 £60.94 £54.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.98 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +16.67% +42.86%

Def Stans
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Def Stans as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Def Stans trend for jobs with a WFH option

Def Stans
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Def Stans.

Def Stans daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Def Stans
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Def Stans over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Def Stans daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Def Stans.

Def Stans hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 (66.67%) Confluence
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) 4G
1 1 (33.33%) 5G
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
1 1 (33.33%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Military
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Integration Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Principal Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Principal Test Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Test and Integration Engineer
2 2 (66.67%) Test Engineer
3 1 (33.33%) Integration Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Principal Test Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Linux
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) System Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Validation
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (66.67%) End-to-End Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) System Integration Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Technical Leadership
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Network Management
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) ISTQB