Perl
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Perl skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Perl over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 355 | 278 | 437 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +159 | -36 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 231 | 523 | 487 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.93% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.79% | 2.73% | 1.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 142 | 318 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £425 | £376 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £475 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £676 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £773 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £525 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.90% | +6.28% | +16.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.63 | £37.80 | £36.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.69 | £51.25 | £38.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.75 | £52.50 | £46.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.62% | +14.13% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.13 | £58.75 | £50.73 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.70 | £68.31 | £51.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £55.00 | £50.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | +9.56% | -12.70% |
All Programming Languages
UK
Perl is in the Programming Languages category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for coding skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 12,939 | 19,124 | 31,582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.05% | 34.12% | 36.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,176 | 13,793 | 23,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £388 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £461 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +14.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 522 | 433 | 488 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.25 | £26.60 | £19.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.00 | £62.50 | £51.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.80% | +20.77% | +17.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £61.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.95 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +19.05% | +28.05% |
Perl
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Perl
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Perl
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Perl.
Perl
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Perl over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Perl
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Perl within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | -84 | 174 | £550 | -8.33% | 59 |
| London | -48 | 110 | £600 | - | 20 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 104 | £550 | - | 19 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 97 | £515 | -1.90% | 48 |
| Scotland | 0 | 38 | £525 | - | 9 |
| North of England | +12 | 23 | £514 | -2.14% | 6 |
| South East | +3 | 21 | £525 | +5.00% | 11 |
| North West | +14 | 17 | £515 | +8.42% | 4 |
| Midlands | +21 | 9 | £359 | -25.16% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 6 | £445 | -31.54% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 6 | £356 | -25.83% | 4 |
| South West | +9 | 6 | £590 | -17.19% | 10 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 3 | £494 | -12.22% | 3 |
Perl
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:
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