Degree Contracts in the South East

Academic Degree
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 27 15
Rank change year-on-year +13 -12 0
Contract jobs citing Degree 495 407 713
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 8.77% 7.18% 9.27%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.61% 19.56% 29.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 249 233 416
10th Percentile £205 £232 £206
25th Percentile £375 £363 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £562
90th Percentile £638 £771 £650
England median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.86% +4.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 83 43 38
10th Percentile £17.80 £17.09 £17.30
25th Percentile £23.93 £41.25 £19.89
Median hourly rate £57.35 £45.00 £44.48
Median % change year-on-year +27.44% +1.18% +4.65%
75th Percentile £61.30 £62.98 £48.31
90th Percentile £65.00 £72.00 £54.43
England median hourly rate £40.00 £48.25 £35.00
% change year-on-year -17.09% +37.84% -7.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
South East

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 2,524 2,081 2,428
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 44.70% 36.71% 31.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,459 1,343 1,574
10th Percentile £350 £300 £307
25th Percentile £450 £419 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £650 £619 £625
90th Percentile £731 £700 £688
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 134 83
10th Percentile £17.80 £18.80 £17.30
25th Percentile £30.21 £42.50 £21.00
Median hourly rate £57.35 £60.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.42% +33.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £70.39 £73.32 £57.21
90th Percentile £87.46 £76.62 £67.11
England median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £39.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +39.24% +8.22%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in the South East

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in the South East

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in the South East over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in the South East

Degree
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Thames Valley +8 245 £500 -0.99% 497
Berkshire +3 202 £525 - 215
Hampshire +12 109 £625 +47.06% 206
Surrey +7 79 £500 - 143
West Sussex +36 41 £475 +65.22% 62
Buckinghamshire +30 31 £465 -7.93% 126
Oxfordshire +3 12 £425 -10.53% 158
Middlesex - 7 £275 - 9
Kent +4 6 £275 -33.33% 109
East Sussex +1 2 £375 -50.00% 59
Home Counties - 2 £475 -
Sussex - 1 £350 - 6
Degree
England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 34 (6.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 19 (3.84%) Confluence
3 9 (1.82%) SAS
4 8 (1.62%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.61%) Apache
5 3 (0.61%) CMS
6 2 (0.40%) IBM Domino
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.20%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.20%) JBoss
7 1 (0.20%) Moodle
7 1 (0.20%) MTS
7 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 71 (14.34%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (7.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (4.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.42%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (1.01%) Simulink
7 2 (0.40%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.40%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.20%) 3ds Max
8 1 (0.20%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.20%) Blender
8 1 (0.20%) Stata
Business Applications
1 5 (1.01%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (0.81%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.40%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.20%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.20%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 118 (23.84%) Azure
2 61 (12.32%) AWS
3 33 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (6.06%) Entra ID
5 20 (4.04%) Azure Monitor
5 20 (4.04%) Azure Storage
6 18 (3.64%) Snowflake
7 15 (3.03%) OCI
7 15 (3.03%) Power Platform
8 9 (1.82%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.41%) IaaS
10 6 (1.21%) GitHub
10 6 (1.21%) SaaS
11 5 (1.01%) GCP
11 5 (1.01%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.01%) PaaS
11 5 (1.01%) Smartsheet
12 4 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.81%) SuccessFactors
13 3 (0.61%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 55 (11.11%) DNS
1 55 (11.11%) Firewall
2 48 (9.70%) DHCP
3 45 (9.09%) SSL
4 36 (7.27%) Ethernet
5 29 (5.86%) SAN
6 22 (4.44%) LAN
7 18 (3.64%) TCP/IP
8 10 (2.02%) WAN
9 9 (1.82%) VPN
10 8 (1.62%) 4G
10 8 (1.62%) Wireless
11 7 (1.41%) 3G
11 7 (1.41%) 5G
11 7 (1.41%) Fibre Channel
11 7 (1.41%) NAS
11 7 (1.41%) Network Security
11 7 (1.41%) Radio Access Network
11 7 (1.41%) VoLTE
12 6 (1.21%) GGSN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (5.05%) Tableau
2 15 (3.03%) Power BI
3 11 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.82%) Data Lake
5 8 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.41%) Big Data
6 7 (1.41%) Crystal Reports
7 6 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.01%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.81%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.81%) MS Access
9 4 (0.81%) Oracle Database
9 4 (0.81%) Snowflake Schema
10 3 (0.61%) Apache Cassandra
10 3 (0.61%) Couchbase
10 3 (0.61%) EDMS
10 3 (0.61%) Metadata
10 3 (0.61%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.40%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 36 (7.27%) JIRA
2 23 (4.65%) Git
3 15 (3.03%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.62%) Rational DOORS
5 7 (1.41%) Subversion
6 5 (1.01%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.81%) Artifactory
7 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.81%) TestRail
8 3 (0.61%) GitLab
8 3 (0.61%) JUnit
9 2 (0.40%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.40%) Gradle
9 2 (0.40%) JMeter
9 2 (0.40%) LabVIEW
9 2 (0.40%) Selenium
9 2 (0.40%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.20%) GoogleTest
10 1 (0.20%) Travis CI
10 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 200 (40.40%) Social Skills
2 84 (16.97%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (15.15%) Finance
4 55 (11.11%) Telecoms
5 48 (9.70%) Electronics
6 44 (8.89%) Legal
7 40 (8.08%) Presentation Skills
8 33 (6.67%) Marketing
9 27 (5.45%) Organisational Skills
10 18 (3.64%) Public Sector
11 15 (3.03%) Manufacturing
12 14 (2.83%) Retail
13 13 (2.63%) Aerospace
13 13 (2.63%) Mandarin Language
14 12 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
15 11 (2.22%) Automotive
15 11 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
16 7 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (1.41%) Law
17 6 (1.21%) Military
Job Titles
1 62 (12.53%) Analyst
2 56 (11.31%) Architect
3 37 (7.47%) Senior
4 33 (6.67%) Designer
4 33 (6.67%) Digital Designer
4 33 (6.67%) FPGA Designer
4 33 (6.67%) Project Manager
4 33 (6.67%) VHDL Designer
5 32 (6.46%) Infrastructure Engineer
6 28 (5.66%) Lead
7 20 (4.04%) Active Directory Support
8 19 (3.84%) Software Engineer
9 17 (3.43%) Support Specialist
10 16 (3.23%) Developer
11 14 (2.83%) Active Directory Specialist
11 14 (2.83%) Hardware Engineer
11 14 (2.83%) Network Engineer
11 14 (2.83%) Storage Engineer
11 14 (2.83%) Support Engineer
11 14 (2.83%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (8.48%) Web Services
2 21 (4.24%) ARM Templates
3 8 (1.62%) .NET
3 8 (1.62%) XML
4 7 (1.41%) RESTful
5 6 (1.21%) HTML
5 6 (1.21%) Kafka
5 6 (1.21%) REST
6 5 (1.01%) DirectX
6 5 (1.01%) OpenGL
6 5 (1.01%) OpenGL ES
6 5 (1.01%) Vulkan
7 4 (0.81%) ADO
7 4 (0.81%) PyTorch
7 4 (0.81%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.81%) SOAP
7 4 (0.81%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.61%) CSS
8 3 (0.61%) Flash
8 3 (0.61%) Snowpark
Miscellaneous
1 68 (13.74%) PKI
2 42 (8.48%) Management Information System
3 40 (8.08%) Self-Motivation
4 34 (6.87%) VHDL
5 33 (6.67%) CPLD
5 33 (6.67%) FPGA
6 30 (6.06%) Data Centre
7 13 (2.63%) Driving Licence
7 13 (2.63%) Life Science
8 10 (2.02%) Algorithms
8 10 (2.02%) Credit Risk
9 9 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
10 8 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.62%) Product Ownership
11 7 (1.41%) CMDB
11 7 (1.41%) PMI
12 4 (0.81%) Device Driver
12 4 (0.81%) e-Health
12 4 (0.81%) Mobile App
12 4 (0.81%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 105 (21.21%) Windows
2 92 (18.59%) Linux
3 49 (9.90%) Windows Server
4 40 (8.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 37 (7.47%) Windows Server 2019
6 36 (7.27%) Unix
7 32 (6.46%) Windows 10
8 17 (3.43%) Windows Server 2012
9 14 (2.83%) Windows 7
9 14 (2.83%) Windows XP
10 10 (2.02%) Android
11 7 (1.41%) Embedded Linux
12 5 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.61%) Solaris
13 3 (0.61%) Ubuntu
14 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
14 1 (0.20%) CentOS
14 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
14 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (30.10%) Problem-Solving
2 116 (23.43%) Computer Science
3 103 (20.81%) Agile
4 89 (17.98%) Project Management
5 84 (16.97%) ITIL
6 59 (11.92%) Analytics
7 50 (10.10%) Continuous Improvement
8 49 (9.90%) Customer Service
9 46 (9.29%) DevOps
10 38 (7.68%) Cryptography
10 38 (7.68%) Key Management
11 37 (7.47%) Decision-Making
12 35 (7.07%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 34 (6.87%) Roadmaps
14 33 (6.67%) Schematic Capture
15 32 (6.46%) Software Testing
16 31 (6.26%) Stakeholder Management
17 29 (5.86%) CI/CD
17 29 (5.86%) Service Management
17 29 (5.86%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 50 (10.10%) PowerShell
2 43 (8.69%) Python
3 41 (8.28%) SQL
4 32 (6.46%) C#
5 24 (4.85%) VBScript
6 22 (4.44%) VB
7 21 (4.24%) C++
8 20 (4.04%) Bicep
9 15 (3.03%) Java
10 11 (2.22%) Shell Script
11 10 (2.02%) C
11 10 (2.02%) MATLAB
12 8 (1.62%) Bash
13 6 (1.21%) Go
13 6 (1.21%) JavaScript
13 6 (1.21%) Perl
14 4 (0.81%) Assembly Language
14 4 (0.81%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.81%) R
14 4 (0.81%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 143 (28.89%) Security Cleared
2 95 (19.19%) SC Cleared
3 80 (16.16%) DV Cleared
4 74 (14.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 52 (10.51%) Master's Degree
6 30 (6.06%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (4.65%) CCNA
7 23 (4.65%) CCNP
8 21 (4.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 12 (2.42%) PMI Certification
10 11 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
11 10 (2.02%) ISTQB
12 9 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
12 9 (1.82%) PhD
12 9 (1.82%) PMP
13 8 (1.62%) Azure Certification
13 8 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (1.41%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
15 5 (1.01%) CIPD
15 5 (1.01%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.86%) QA
2 17 (3.43%) SLA
3 13 (2.63%) PCI DSS
4 9 (1.82%) PMO
5 7 (1.41%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.41%) GDPR
6 6 (1.21%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.81%) JTAG
7 4 (0.81%) PMBOK
8 3 (0.61%) HL7
8 3 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 2 (0.40%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.20%) COBIT
10 1 (0.20%) GRC
10 1 (0.20%) NIST
System Software
1 102 (20.61%) Active Directory
2 36 (7.27%) VMware Infrastructure
3 27 (5.45%) Virtual Machines
4 23 (4.65%) Firmware
5 20 (4.04%) Hyper-V
5 20 (4.04%) Virtual Desktop
6 18 (3.64%) vSphere
7 15 (3.03%) VMware ESXi
8 14 (2.83%) Docker
9 5 (1.01%) Embedded Firmware
10 4 (0.81%) VirtualBox
10 4 (0.81%) VMware NSX
11 2 (0.40%) KVM
12 1 (0.20%) NFS
12 1 (0.20%) Slurm Workload Manager
12 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 52 (10.51%) SCCM
2 38 (7.68%) WSUS
3 35 (7.07%) Kubernetes
4 34 (6.87%) SCOM
5 21 (4.24%) Microsoft Intune
6 20 (4.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 18 (3.64%) NetBackup
8 16 (3.23%) vCenter Server
9 14 (2.83%) EMC NetWorker
10 9 (1.82%) Ansible
11 6 (1.21%) Terraform
12 3 (0.61%) yum
13 2 (0.40%) Netcool
13 2 (0.40%) Oracle ZFS
13 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
13 2 (0.40%) Rundeck
13 2 (0.40%) SELinux
13 2 (0.40%) vRealize
13 2 (0.40%) vRealize Orchestrator
14 1 (0.20%) AppManager
Vendors
1 124 (25.05%) Microsoft
2 51 (10.30%) EMC
3 40 (8.08%) VMware
4 33 (6.67%) Oracle
5 31 (6.26%) HP
6 28 (5.66%) Cisco
7 20 (4.04%) Alteryx
7 20 (4.04%) Juniper
7 20 (4.04%) SAP
8 17 (3.43%) Palo Alto
9 15 (3.03%) 3PAR
9 15 (3.03%) ServiceNow
9 15 (3.03%) Veeam
10 14 (2.83%) Dell
10 14 (2.83%) Extreme Networks
10 14 (2.83%) Symantec
11 7 (1.41%) IFS
11 7 (1.41%) Red Hat
12 6 (1.21%) Empirix
12 6 (1.21%) NetScout