Design Patterns Contracts

Design Patterns
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Design Patterns skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Design Patterns 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 192 156 124
Rank change year-on-year -36 -32 -14
Contract jobs citing Design Patterns 514 920 1,937
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.19% 1.63% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.40% 1.82% 2.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 633 1,349
10th Percentile £400 £400 £438
25th Percentile £473 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £598 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year -0.42% -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £764 £738 £750
90th Percentile £850 £800 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £568 £528 £540
% change year-on-year +7.77% -2.31% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 21 28
10th Percentile £62.00 £50.00 £48.88
25th Percentile £64.38 £70.00 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £75.00 £63.43
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +18.25% +12.26%
75th Percentile £83.75 - £65.54
90th Percentile £85.00 - £70.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £72.50 £63.43
% change year-on-year +3.45% +14.31% +9.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Design Patterns is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,816 50,571 79,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.44% 89.70% 90.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,638 35,025 55,934
10th Percentile £300 £325 £348
25th Percentile £413 £438 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,533 1,671 1,865
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.57 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.88%

Design Patterns
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Design Patterns as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns.

Daily rate trend for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Design Patterns over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Design Patterns.

Hourly rate trend for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Design Patterns over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Design Patterns in the UK

Design Patterns
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Design Patterns within the UK 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
England -19 453 £600 -1.84% 330
London -27 261 £650 +2.56% 150
UK excluding London +6 192 £568 +7.77% 197
Work from Home -30 169 £572 -0.57% 199
North of England +72 110 £577 +4.82% 59
North West +64 90 £577 +3.59% 34
South East -20 31 £625 +13.64% 50
Scotland +2 22 £525 +3.96% 19
Yorkshire +16 18 £600 +14.29% 18
Midlands +4 11 £513 -16.53% 31
South West -6 10 £550 -8.33% 24
West Midlands -1 9 £475 -26.21% 20
East of England -5 8 £475 +38.18% 11
East Midlands +5 2 £567 -7.65% 11
North East - 2 £588 - 7
Wales +17 1 - - 6

Design Patterns
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 15 (2.92%) Apache Spark
2 11 (2.14%) Confluence
3 7 (1.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.36%) SAS
4 5 (0.97%) Apache
4 5 (0.97%) CMS
5 4 (0.78%) Anypoint
5 4 (0.78%) Headless CMS
6 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.58%) IIS
6 3 (0.58%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.58%) nginx
7 2 (0.39%) Mule
7 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
8 1 (0.19%) MQSeries
8 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.19%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (1.56%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.39%) InVision
2 2 (0.39%) Trello
3 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 13 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.36%) Temenos T24
3 5 (0.97%) Endur
3 5 (0.97%) Shopify
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.19%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.19%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.19%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 117 (22.76%) Azure
2 92 (17.90%) AWS
3 36 (7.00%) Serverless
4 32 (6.23%) GCP
5 31 (6.03%) SaaS
6 26 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
7 23 (4.47%) IaaS
7 23 (4.47%) npm
8 22 (4.28%) PaaS
9 14 (2.72%) AWS CloudFormation
9 14 (2.72%) GitHub
10 12 (2.33%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
11 11 (2.14%) Power Platform
12 10 (1.95%) AWS Lambda
13 9 (1.75%) Amazon S3
13 9 (1.75%) Amazon SQS
14 7 (1.36%) Apigee
14 7 (1.36%) Figma
14 7 (1.36%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.95%) Firewall
1 46 (8.95%) VPN
2 17 (3.31%) Cisco Nexus
3 16 (3.11%) DMZ
4 9 (1.75%) Network Security
5 7 (1.36%) BGP
6 6 (1.17%) HTTP
7 5 (0.97%) DHCP
8 4 (0.78%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (0.78%) DNS
8 4 (0.78%) EIGRP
8 4 (0.78%) LAN
8 4 (0.78%) OSPF
8 4 (0.78%) VXLAN
8 4 (0.78%) WAN
8 4 (0.78%) Wireless
9 3 (0.58%) Multicast
9 3 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.39%) Broadband
10 2 (0.39%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.14%) SQL Server
2 42 (8.17%) NoSQL
2 42 (8.17%) Relational Database
3 21 (4.09%) PostgreSQL
4 20 (3.89%) MySQL
5 19 (3.70%) Big Data
5 19 (3.70%) MongoDB
6 14 (2.72%) Apache Cassandra
7 12 (2.33%) Redis
8 10 (1.95%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (1.75%) OLAP
9 9 (1.75%) OLTP
9 9 (1.75%) RDBMS
10 8 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
10 8 (1.56%) Hadoop
10 8 (1.56%) HBase
10 8 (1.56%) KDB
11 7 (1.36%) DynamoDB
11 7 (1.36%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 67 (13.04%) JIRA
2 61 (11.87%) Git
3 25 (4.86%) webpack
4 22 (4.28%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.92%) TeamCity
6 14 (2.72%) Cypress.io
7 11 (2.14%) Maven
7 11 (2.14%) Visual Studio
8 9 (1.75%) SonarQube
9 7 (1.36%) Gradle
10 5 (0.97%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.97%) Checkstyle
10 5 (0.97%) Jasmine
10 5 (0.97%) Mocha
10 5 (0.97%) Mockito
10 5 (0.97%) MSI
10 5 (0.97%) Pylint
10 5 (0.97%) Subversion
10 5 (0.97%) WiX
11 4 (0.78%) PHPUnit
General
1 148 (28.79%) Social Skills
2 112 (21.79%) Finance
3 90 (17.51%) Banking
4 72 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (9.14%) Front Office
6 45 (8.75%) Public Sector
7 26 (5.06%) Investment Banking
8 19 (3.70%) Retail
9 14 (2.72%) Marketing
10 10 (1.95%) Legal
10 10 (1.95%) Retail Banking
11 8 (1.56%) Back Office
12 7 (1.36%) Corporate Banking
12 7 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (1.17%) Law
13 6 (1.17%) Publishing
14 5 (0.97%) Games
14 5 (0.97%) Telecoms
15 4 (0.78%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 210 (40.86%) Developer
2 143 (27.82%) Architect
3 82 (15.95%) Senior
4 53 (10.31%) Lead
5 48 (9.34%) Technical Architect
6 41 (7.98%) Senior Developer
7 39 (7.59%) Java Developer
8 36 (7.00%) Technical Leader
9 35 (6.81%) Software Engineer
10 31 (6.03%) C# Developer
11 30 (5.84%) Full Stack Developer
11 30 (5.84%) Lead Architect
11 30 (5.84%) Security Architect
12 27 (5.25%) .NET Developer
13 25 (4.86%) React Developer
14 24 (4.67%) Cloud Architect
15 23 (4.47%) Designer
16 21 (4.09%) Data Engineer
16 21 (4.09%) Electronic Trading Developer
16 21 (4.09%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (17.90%) .NET
2 88 (17.12%) React
3 78 (15.18%) REST
4 58 (11.28%) Node.js
5 50 (9.73%) Kafka
6 49 (9.53%) CSS
6 49 (9.53%) HTML
7 46 (8.95%) AngularJS
8 45 (8.75%) Spring
9 39 (7.59%) Web Services
10 37 (7.20%) RESTful
11 36 (7.00%) ASP.NET
12 30 (5.84%) .NET Framework
13 27 (5.25%) .NET Core
14 26 (5.06%) Spring Boot
15 24 (4.67%) JSON
16 22 (4.28%) SOAP
16 22 (4.28%) WebSockets
16 22 (4.28%) XML
17 18 (3.50%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 46 (8.95%) Algorithms
2 37 (7.20%) Data Structures
2 37 (7.20%) Public Cloud
3 30 (5.84%) Distributed Systems
4 28 (5.45%) Product Ownership
5 27 (5.25%) Mobile App
6 26 (5.06%) Management Information System
7 23 (4.47%) Derivative
7 23 (4.47%) Fixed Income
8 16 (3.11%) IoT
9 15 (2.92%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (2.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 11 (2.14%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
12 7 (1.36%) DataPower
12 7 (1.36%) Legacy Applications
12 7 (1.36%) Private Cloud
12 7 (1.36%) Self-Motivation
13 6 (1.17%) Client/Server
14 5 (0.97%) Web 2.0
Operating Systems
1 49 (9.53%) Android
2 42 (8.17%) Windows
3 41 (7.98%) Apple iOS
4 35 (6.81%) Linux
5 30 (5.84%) Windows Server
6 19 (3.70%) Unix
7 3 (0.58%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (45.72%) Agile
2 132 (25.68%) CI/CD
2 132 (25.68%) DevOps
3 122 (23.74%) Software Engineering
4 112 (21.79%) OO
5 92 (17.90%) Microservices
6 86 (16.73%) Architectural Patterns
7 85 (16.54%) Problem-Solving
8 69 (13.42%) Continuous Integration
9 63 (12.26%) Test Automation
10 57 (11.09%) SDLC
11 55 (10.70%) Scrum
12 54 (10.51%) Security Architecture
13 51 (9.92%) Risk Management
13 51 (9.92%) TDD
14 49 (9.53%) SOLID
15 46 (8.95%) Infrastructure as Code
16 44 (8.56%) Continuous Improvement
16 44 (8.56%) OOP
17 43 (8.37%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 134 (26.07%) Java
2 124 (24.12%) C#
3 117 (22.76%) JavaScript
4 108 (21.01%) SQL
5 62 (12.06%) Python
6 57 (11.09%) TypeScript
7 30 (5.84%) Scala
8 28 (5.45%) PowerShell
9 19 (3.70%) C++
10 11 (2.14%) PHP
11 10 (1.95%) Kotlin
12 9 (1.75%) Go
13 8 (1.56%) Perl
13 8 (1.56%) PL/SQL
14 7 (1.36%) T-SQL
15 6 (1.17%) Ruby
15 6 (1.17%) Shell Script
16 5 (0.97%) Bash
17 4 (0.78%) Apex Code
17 4 (0.78%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 82 (15.95%) Degree
2 50 (9.73%) Security Cleared
3 36 (7.00%) SC Cleared
4 29 (5.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.92%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.53%) CISSP
7 8 (1.56%) CISM
8 7 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.36%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.97%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.78%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.78%) PMP
11 4 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.58%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.39%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.39%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.39%) HND
14 1 (0.19%) PhD
14 1 (0.19%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.64%) QA
2 22 (4.28%) PCI DSS
3 16 (3.11%) NIST
4 7 (1.36%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.17%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.17%) GDPR
6 5 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.78%) MiFID
8 3 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.58%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.58%) GRC
9 2 (0.39%) WCAG
10 1 (0.19%) COBIT
10 1 (0.19%) HL7
10 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.19%) NCSC
10 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 42 (8.17%) Docker
2 5 (0.97%) HDFS
3 4 (0.78%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.58%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 1 (0.19%) Firmware
5 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (7.20%) Kubernetes
2 34 (6.61%) Terraform
3 17 (3.31%) Grafana
4 9 (1.75%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.56%) Ansible
6 7 (1.36%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.97%) Hadoop YARN
8 2 (0.39%) CloudHub
8 2 (0.39%) Istio
8 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
8 2 (0.39%) Puppet
9 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.19%) Argo
9 1 (0.19%) Ganglia
9 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
9 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.19%) Rancher
9 1 (0.19%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 52 (10.12%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.86%) Oracle
3 21 (4.09%) Google
4 20 (3.89%) Cisco
5 14 (2.72%) CheckPoint
5 14 (2.72%) Fortinet
5 14 (2.72%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.53%) Blue Coat
6 13 (2.53%) Juniper
7 11 (2.14%) SAP
8 9 (1.75%) Databricks
8 9 (1.75%) ION Trading
9 8 (1.56%) IBM
9 8 (1.56%) Pega
10 7 (1.36%) Adobe
10 7 (1.36%) Apple
10 7 (1.36%) Avaloq
10 7 (1.36%) TSYS
11 6 (1.17%) CyberArk
12 5 (0.97%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud