Distributed Ledger Contracts

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT, Shared Ledger)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Distributed Ledger skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Distributed Ledger 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 551 664 827
Rank change year-on-year +113 +163 -119
Contract jobs citing Distributed Ledger 24 18 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.056% 0.032% 0.013%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.76% 0.48% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 15 6
10th Percentile £625 £645 £534
25th Percentile £700 £693 £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £700 £665
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +5.26% +20.91%
75th Percentile £750 £738 £769
90th Percentile £875 £865 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate - £725 -

All Business Application Skills
UK

Distributed Ledger is in the Business Applications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,160 3,729 5,146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.34% 6.65% 5.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,826 2,140 3,180
10th Percentile £366 £363 £380
25th Percentile £457 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £688 £680 £663
90th Percentile £787 £800 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £536 £525
% change year-on-year -2.10% +2.14% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 58 48
10th Percentile £14.71 £22.71 £15.14
25th Percentile £21.25 £37.30 £21.00
Median hourly rate £40.16 £49.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.04% +40.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £57.45 £63.75 £52.44
90th Percentile £65.00 £72.25 £60.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.16 £52.50 £23.53
% change year-on-year -23.50% +123.17% -27.62%

Distributed Ledger
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Distributed Ledger as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Distributed Ledger in the UK

Distributed Ledger
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Ledger.

Daily rate trend for Distributed Ledger in the UK

Distributed Ledger
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Distributed Ledger over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Distributed Ledger in the UK

Distributed Ledger
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Distributed Ledger.

Hourly rate trend for Distributed Ledger in the UK

Distributed Ledger
Top 3 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Distributed Ledger 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
London +100 23 £725 +3.57% 8
England +91 23 £725 +3.57% 10
Work from Home +116 12 £700 -3.45% 3

Distributed Ledger
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:

Communications & Networking
1 6 (25.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) NoSQL
General
1 16 (66.67%) Finance
2 8 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 7 (29.17%) Financial Institution
4 4 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (12.50%) Banking
6 1 (4.17%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Architect
2 10 (41.67%) Solutions Architect
3 6 (25.00%) Blockchain Architect
3 6 (25.00%) Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Blockchain Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Gen AI Developer
4 3 (12.50%) Python Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Blockchain Developer
5 1 (4.17%) Cryptography Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Solutions Architect
5 1 (4.17%) Product Owner
5 1 (4.17%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.67%) Smart Contracts
2 1 (4.17%) Node.js
2 1 (4.17%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 21 (87.50%) Blockchain
2 7 (29.17%) Web3
3 6 (25.00%) CBDC
3 6 (25.00%) IoT
4 5 (20.83%) Distributed Applications
5 2 (8.33%) Algorithms
6 1 (4.17%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (4.17%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (4.17%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (4.17%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (45.83%) Cryptography
2 10 (41.67%) Fintech
3 7 (29.17%) API Development
3 7 (29.17%) Data Science
4 6 (25.00%) DeFi
4 6 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
5 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (16.67%) Regtech
5 4 (16.67%) Use Case
6 3 (12.50%) Artificial Intelligence
6 3 (12.50%) CI/CD
6 3 (12.50%) Computer Science
6 3 (12.50%) Generative AI
6 3 (12.50%) Mathematics
6 3 (12.50%) OO
7 2 (8.33%) Agile
7 2 (8.33%) Customer Requirements
7 2 (8.33%) Mentoring
7 2 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
8 1 (4.17%) Open Source Development
Programming Languages
1 8 (33.33%) Python
2 5 (20.83%) Java
3 4 (16.67%) C++
4 1 (4.17%) JavaScript
4 1 (4.17%) Solidity
4 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (45.83%) SC Cleared
1 11 (45.83%) Security Cleared
2 3 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (12.50%) Degree