The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Squid skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Squid over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Squid is in the System Software 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 system software skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills
1,415
3,018
5,456
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
9.63%
12.31%
12.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,048
2,158
4,062
10th Percentile
£274
£300
£319
25th Percentile
£405
£418
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£501
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.52%
-
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£619
£631
£625
90th Percentile
£683
£716
£700
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£525
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-
+7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted
30
105
94
10th Percentile
-
£18.42
£14.55
25th Percentile
£15.50
£47.50
£17.75
Median hourly rate
£40.25
£65.00
£24.50
Median % change year-on-year
-38.08%
+165.31%
-24.87%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.00
£53.44
90th Percentile
£85.08
£77.80
£66.00
UK median hourly rate
£22.50
£54.00
£19.00
% change year-on-year
-58.33%
+184.21%
-11.63%
Squid Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Squid as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Squid 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 Squid.
Squid Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 21 May 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Squid also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Squid.
Squid 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: