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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 161 122
Rank change year-on-year -37 -39 -12
Contract jobs citing Design Patterns 528 912 1,951
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.22% 1.64% 2.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 1.83% 2.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 346 619 1,360
10th Percentile £405 £400 £438
25th Percentile £475 £475 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £625
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £775 £734 £750
90th Percentile £850 £800 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £575 £536 £540
% change year-on-year +7.28% -0.74% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 25 27
10th Percentile £62.00 £52.00 £48.50
25th Percentile £64.38 £66.25 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £63.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +14.62% +15.00%
75th Percentile £83.75 £75.00 £65.54
90th Percentile £85.00 - £68.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £75.00 £70.00 £63.43
% change year-on-year +7.14% +10.37% +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 36,914 49,809 79,437
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.21% 89.64% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,592 34,469 55,846
10th Percentile £300 £325 £350
25th Percentile £413 £438 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £649
90th Percentile £750 £750 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,564 1,687 1,868
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.50 £35.80 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.96% +39.41% +11.65%
75th Percentile £61.25 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.51
% change year-on-year +8.91% +70.69% -2.36%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -24 463 £600 -1.64% 274
London -33 269 £650 +3.17% 111
UK excluding London +1 201 £575 +7.28% 175
Work from Home -24 171 £585 +1.74% 185
North of England +74 111 £577 +4.82% 54
North West +61 90 £577 +3.59% 32
South East -20 32 £638 +12.14% 44
Scotland +6 29 £550 +7.84% 22
Yorkshire +10 19 £600 +9.09% 17
Midlands 0 11 £513 -16.53% 28
South West -4 10 £550 -8.33% 18
West Midlands -4 9 £475 -26.21% 18
East of England -11 8 £475 +35.71% 8
East Midlands +7 2 £567 -7.65% 10
North East - 2 £588 - 5
Wales +18 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 21 (3.98%) Confluence
2 15 (2.84%) Apache Spark
3 7 (1.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.33%) SAS
4 6 (1.14%) Apache
5 5 (0.95%) CMS
6 4 (0.76%) Anypoint
6 4 (0.76%) Headless CMS
7 3 (0.57%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.57%) IIS
7 3 (0.57%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.57%) nginx
8 2 (0.38%) Mule
8 2 (0.38%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.38%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.38%) WebSphere
9 1 (0.19%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.19%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.19%) StreamWeaver
9 1 (0.19%) WebLogic
Applications
1 15 (2.84%) MS Visio
2 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 2 (0.38%) InVision
3 2 (0.38%) Trello
4 1 (0.19%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.19%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 13 (2.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.33%) Temenos T24
3 5 (0.95%) Endur
3 5 (0.95%) Shopify
4 2 (0.38%) 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
1 125 (23.67%) Azure
2 95 (17.99%) AWS
3 38 (7.20%) Serverless
4 33 (6.25%) GCP
5 31 (5.87%) SaaS
6 28 (5.30%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (4.55%) PaaS
8 23 (4.36%) IaaS
9 21 (3.98%) npm
10 15 (2.84%) GitHub
11 14 (2.65%) AWS CloudFormation
12 12 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
13 11 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
13 11 (2.08%) Power Platform
14 10 (1.89%) AWS Lambda
14 10 (1.89%) Azure Service Bus
15 9 (1.70%) Amazon S3
15 9 (1.70%) Amazon SQS
15 9 (1.70%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 8 (1.52%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 46 (8.71%) Firewall
1 46 (8.71%) VPN
2 17 (3.22%) Cisco Nexus
3 16 (3.03%) DMZ
4 9 (1.70%) Network Security
5 7 (1.33%) BGP
6 6 (1.14%) HTTP
7 5 (0.95%) DHCP
8 4 (0.76%) Cisco ISE
8 4 (0.76%) DNS
8 4 (0.76%) EIGRP
8 4 (0.76%) LAN
8 4 (0.76%) OSPF
8 4 (0.76%) VXLAN
8 4 (0.76%) WAN
8 4 (0.76%) Wireless
9 3 (0.57%) Multicast
9 3 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.38%) PPP
10 2 (0.38%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (9.85%) SQL Server
2 46 (8.71%) NoSQL
3 42 (7.95%) Relational Database
4 22 (4.17%) MongoDB
5 21 (3.98%) PostgreSQL
6 20 (3.79%) MySQL
7 19 (3.60%) Big Data
8 15 (2.84%) Apache Cassandra
9 13 (2.46%) Azure SQL Database
10 12 (2.27%) Redis
11 10 (1.89%) RDBMS
12 9 (1.70%) Data Lake
12 9 (1.70%) Data Warehouse
12 9 (1.70%) OLAP
12 9 (1.70%) OLTP
13 8 (1.52%) Hadoop
13 8 (1.52%) HBase
13 8 (1.52%) KDB
14 7 (1.33%) DynamoDB
14 7 (1.33%) Oracle OLAP
Development Applications
1 73 (13.83%) JIRA
2 63 (11.93%) Git
3 23 (4.36%) Jenkins
3 23 (4.36%) webpack
4 14 (2.65%) Cypress.io
4 14 (2.65%) TeamCity
5 12 (2.27%) Maven
6 11 (2.08%) Visual Studio
7 10 (1.89%) SonarQube
8 8 (1.52%) Gradle
9 6 (1.14%) Mockito
9 6 (1.14%) Subversion
10 5 (0.95%) Bitbucket
10 5 (0.95%) Checkstyle
10 5 (0.95%) Jasmine
10 5 (0.95%) JUnit
10 5 (0.95%) Mocha
10 5 (0.95%) MSI
10 5 (0.95%) Pylint
10 5 (0.95%) WiX
General
1 148 (28.03%) Social Skills
2 117 (22.16%) Finance
3 94 (17.80%) Banking
4 69 (13.07%) Analytical Skills
5 47 (8.90%) Public Sector
6 44 (8.33%) Front Office
7 28 (5.30%) Investment Banking
8 19 (3.60%) Retail
9 14 (2.65%) Marketing
10 11 (2.08%) Legal
11 10 (1.89%) Retail Banking
12 8 (1.52%) Back Office
13 7 (1.33%) Corporate Banking
13 7 (1.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.33%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.14%) Law
14 6 (1.14%) Publishing
15 5 (0.95%) Games
15 5 (0.95%) Telecoms
16 4 (0.76%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 214 (40.53%) Developer
2 153 (28.98%) Architect
3 92 (17.42%) Senior
4 57 (10.80%) Technical Architect
5 53 (10.04%) Lead
6 44 (8.33%) Senior Developer
7 41 (7.77%) Java Developer
8 36 (6.82%) Technical Leader
9 34 (6.44%) Software Engineer
10 32 (6.06%) C# Developer
10 32 (6.06%) Full Stack Developer
11 30 (5.68%) Lead Architect
11 30 (5.68%) Security Architect
12 27 (5.11%) .NET Developer
13 25 (4.73%) React Developer
14 24 (4.55%) Cloud Architect
15 23 (4.36%) Designer
16 22 (4.17%) Solutions Architect
17 21 (3.98%) Data Engineer
18 20 (3.79%) Electronic Trading Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 97 (18.37%) .NET
2 86 (16.29%) React
3 76 (14.39%) REST
4 58 (10.98%) Node.js
5 52 (9.85%) Kafka
6 50 (9.47%) HTML
7 48 (9.09%) CSS
7 48 (9.09%) Spring
8 44 (8.33%) AngularJS
9 40 (7.58%) Web Services
10 39 (7.39%) ASP.NET
11 37 (7.01%) RESTful
12 30 (5.68%) .NET Framework
13 29 (5.49%) .NET Core
13 29 (5.49%) Spring Boot
14 25 (4.73%) JSON
15 24 (4.55%) XML
16 22 (4.17%) SOAP
17 19 (3.60%) WebSockets
18 18 (3.41%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 48 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 39 (7.39%) Data Structures
3 38 (7.20%) Public Cloud
4 30 (5.68%) Distributed Systems
5 28 (5.30%) Product Ownership
6 26 (4.92%) Management Information System
6 26 (4.92%) Mobile App
7 24 (4.55%) Derivative
8 23 (4.36%) Fixed Income
9 16 (3.03%) Enterprise Software
9 16 (3.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 15 (2.84%) IoT
11 11 (2.08%) Cloud Native
11 11 (2.08%) Security Posture
12 8 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
12 8 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
13 7 (1.33%) DataPower
13 7 (1.33%) Legacy Applications
13 7 (1.33%) Private Cloud
14 6 (1.14%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 49 (9.28%) Android
2 43 (8.14%) Windows
3 41 (7.77%) Apple iOS
4 36 (6.82%) Linux
5 30 (5.68%) Windows Server
6 21 (3.98%) Unix
7 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 236 (44.70%) Agile
2 137 (25.95%) CI/CD
3 135 (25.57%) DevOps
4 119 (22.54%) Software Engineering
5 113 (21.40%) OO
6 107 (20.27%) Microservices
7 87 (16.48%) Problem-Solving
8 86 (16.29%) Architectural Patterns
9 68 (12.88%) Continuous Integration
10 62 (11.74%) Test Automation
11 61 (11.55%) Security Architecture
12 57 (10.80%) SDLC
13 54 (10.23%) Scrum
14 51 (9.66%) Risk Management
14 51 (9.66%) TDD
15 50 (9.47%) SOLID
16 47 (8.90%) Infrastructure as Code
17 44 (8.33%) OOP
17 44 (8.33%) Unit Testing
18 43 (8.14%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 132 (25.00%) Java
2 127 (24.05%) C#
3 113 (21.40%) SQL
4 112 (21.21%) JavaScript
5 60 (11.36%) Python
6 53 (10.04%) TypeScript
7 31 (5.87%) Scala
8 29 (5.49%) PowerShell
9 19 (3.60%) C++
10 10 (1.89%) PHP
11 9 (1.70%) Go
11 9 (1.70%) Perl
12 8 (1.52%) Kotlin
12 8 (1.52%) PL/SQL
13 7 (1.33%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.14%) Ruby
14 6 (1.14%) Shell Script
15 5 (0.95%) Bash
16 4 (0.76%) Groovy
16 4 (0.76%) Swift
Qualifications
1 83 (15.72%) Degree
2 57 (10.80%) Security Cleared
3 41 (7.77%) SC Cleared
4 29 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.84%) Master's Degree
6 14 (2.65%) CISSP
7 9 (1.70%) CISM
7 9 (1.70%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.95%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.76%) Numerate Degree
11 4 (0.76%) PMP
11 4 (0.76%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.38%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 2 (0.38%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 2 (0.38%) HND
14 1 (0.19%) CCIE
14 1 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (5.49%) QA
2 22 (4.17%) PCI DSS
3 17 (3.22%) NIST
4 7 (1.33%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.14%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.14%) GDPR
5 6 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.76%) MiFID
7 3 (0.57%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.57%) GRC
7 3 (0.57%) NCSC
8 2 (0.38%) WCAG
9 1 (0.19%) COBIT
9 1 (0.19%) HL7
9 1 (0.19%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.19%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.19%) SLA
System Software
1 45 (8.52%) Docker
2 6 (1.14%) Firmware
3 5 (0.95%) HDFS
4 4 (0.76%) Active Directory
5 3 (0.57%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 42 (7.95%) Kubernetes
2 35 (6.63%) Terraform
3 17 (3.22%) Grafana
4 9 (1.70%) Prometheus
5 8 (1.52%) Ansible
6 7 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.95%) Hadoop YARN
8 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.38%) CloudHub
9 2 (0.38%) Ganglia
9 2 (0.38%) Istio
9 2 (0.38%) Puppet
10 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.19%) Argo
10 1 (0.19%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.19%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.19%) Rancher
10 1 (0.19%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 62 (11.74%) Microsoft
2 27 (5.11%) Oracle
3 22 (4.17%) Google
4 20 (3.79%) Cisco
5 14 (2.65%) CheckPoint
5 14 (2.65%) Fortinet
5 14 (2.65%) Salesforce
6 13 (2.46%) Blue Coat
6 13 (2.46%) Juniper
7 11 (2.08%) SAP
8 9 (1.70%) Atlassian
8 9 (1.70%) ION Trading
9 8 (1.52%) IBM
9 8 (1.52%) Pega
10 7 (1.33%) Adobe
10 7 (1.33%) Apple
10 7 (1.33%) Avaloq
10 7 (1.33%) Databricks
10 7 (1.33%) TSYS
11 6 (1.14%) CyberArk