Degree Contracts with Work from Home Options

Academic Degree
UK > Work from Home

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 7 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 35 44
Rank change year-on-year +15 +9 -7
Contract jobs citing Degree 1,189 1,365 2,369
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 8.08% 5.70% 5.33%
As % of the Qualifications category 30.84% 22.65% 26.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 636 839 1,616
10th Percentile £270 £313 £325
25th Percentile £405 £425 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £522 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -0.63% +0.96% +6.12%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £625
90th Percentile £756 £813 £725
UK median daily rate £500 £530 £520
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 68 52
10th Percentile £15.85 £20.58 £18.07
25th Percentile £22.50 £41.88 £26.19
Median hourly rate £38.71 £51.25 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.47% +13.89% +5.04%
75th Percentile £72.50 £67.50 £62.94
90th Percentile £74.90 £74.13 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% +42.86% -7.65%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,855 6,027 8,917
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.20% 25.16% 20.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,496 4,086 6,332
10th Percentile £331 £380 £375
25th Percentile £438 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.43%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £725 £745 £700
UK median daily rate £527 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.27% +4.76% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 259 247 225
10th Percentile £14.71 £19.00 £19.35
25th Percentile £23.69 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £62.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.20% +25.00% +38.81%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £65.54
90th Percentile £83.84 £80.25 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £55.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.27% +23.60% +29.93%

Degree
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Degree trend for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Degree.

Degree daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Degree over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Degree daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Degree.

Degree hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Degree over the 6 months to 7 June 2024.

Degree hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 48 (4.04%) Microsoft Exchange
2 40 (3.36%) SharePoint
3 39 (3.28%) Confluence
4 12 (1.01%) SAS
5 9 (0.76%) CMS
6 7 (0.59%) Apache Spark
7 4 (0.34%) Apache
7 4 (0.34%) IIS
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
8 3 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
8 3 (0.25%) Oracle Self-Service HR
8 3 (0.25%) WebLogic
8 3 (0.25%) WebSphere
9 2 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 2 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
9 2 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2003
9 2 (0.17%) SharePoint 2010
9 2 (0.17%) SharePoint Server
9 2 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 131 (11.02%) Chatbot
2 103 (8.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 103 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (5.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 28 (2.35%) MS Visio
5 24 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
6 22 (1.85%) Simulink
7 13 (1.09%) Spreadsheet
8 8 (0.67%) Trello
9 7 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
10 6 (0.50%) Acrobat
11 5 (0.42%) Photoshop
12 4 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 4 (0.34%) Sketch
12 4 (0.34%) Stateflow
13 3 (0.25%) Adobe Captivate
13 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
14 2 (0.17%) InDesign
14 2 (0.17%) Revit
14 2 (0.17%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 14 (1.18%) Dynamics AX
1 14 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (0.84%) Dynamics GP
3 8 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.25%) Endur
5 3 (0.25%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle 11i
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle Applications
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.25%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (0.25%) Orchestrade
5 3 (0.25%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.17%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.084%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
7 1 (0.084%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.084%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.084%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 234 (19.68%) Azure
2 127 (10.68%) AWS
3 75 (6.31%) Power Platform
4 59 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
5 48 (4.04%) Azure DevOps
6 45 (3.78%) GCP
6 45 (3.78%) SaaS
7 35 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
8 34 (2.86%) Entra ID
8 34 (2.86%) PowerApps
9 30 (2.52%) PaaS
10 26 (2.19%) Power Automate
11 23 (1.93%) Azure Monitor
11 23 (1.93%) Cloud Computing
12 21 (1.77%) Azure Storage
13 19 (1.60%) IaaS
14 18 (1.51%) GitHub
15 14 (1.18%) Google Workspace
16 10 (0.84%) SuccessFactors
17 9 (0.76%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 60 (5.05%) Firewall
2 43 (3.62%) DNS
3 36 (3.03%) DHCP
3 36 (3.03%) SSL
4 16 (1.35%) Internet
4 16 (1.35%) VPN
5 15 (1.26%) TCP/IP
6 14 (1.18%) Network Security
7 12 (1.01%) WAN
8 11 (0.93%) VoIP
9 9 (0.76%) CTI
10 8 (0.67%) LAN
10 8 (0.67%) Wireless
11 5 (0.42%) 5G
11 5 (0.42%) SAN
11 5 (0.42%) SDH
11 5 (0.42%) SD-WAN
11 5 (0.42%) VLAN
11 5 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
12 4 (0.34%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (6.39%) SQL Server
2 59 (4.96%) Power BI
3 28 (2.35%) Relational Database
4 23 (1.93%) Data Lake
5 20 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
5 20 (1.68%) PostgreSQL
6 18 (1.51%) MySQL
7 17 (1.43%) Metadata
8 14 (1.18%) NoSQL
8 14 (1.18%) Tableau
9 13 (1.09%) Big Data
10 10 (0.84%) Couchbase
11 9 (0.76%) MongoDB
11 9 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 8 (0.67%) Crystal Reports
12 8 (0.67%) Oracle Database
13 7 (0.59%) Hadoop
14 6 (0.50%) PowerPivot
15 5 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
15 5 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 76 (6.39%) JIRA
2 60 (5.05%) Git
3 24 (2.02%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.35%) GitLab
5 12 (1.01%) Visual Studio
6 10 (0.84%) Bitbucket
7 9 (0.76%) Rational DOORS
8 8 (0.67%) TeamCity
9 7 (0.59%) Subversion
10 6 (0.50%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 6 (0.50%) MLflow
10 6 (0.50%) webpack
11 5 (0.42%) MSI
11 5 (0.42%) Selenium
11 5 (0.42%) WiX
12 4 (0.34%) Artifactory
12 4 (0.34%) Oracle APEX
12 4 (0.34%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.34%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
12 4 (0.34%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 479 (40.29%) Social Skills
2 273 (22.96%) Finance
3 249 (20.94%) Analytical Skills
4 127 (10.68%) Public Sector
5 70 (5.89%) Banking
6 65 (5.47%) Telecoms
7 54 (4.54%) Legal
8 46 (3.87%) Front Office
8 46 (3.87%) Marketing
9 44 (3.70%) Retail
10 40 (3.36%) Manufacturing
11 36 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
11 36 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
12 25 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
13 22 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 19 (1.60%) Investment Banking
15 18 (1.51%) General Ledger
16 17 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
17 15 (1.26%) Pharmaceutical
18 13 (1.09%) Law
Job Titles
1 225 (18.92%) Developer
2 139 (11.69%) Analyst
3 138 (11.61%) Architect
4 130 (10.93%) Software Developer
5 97 (8.16%) Senior
6 84 (7.06%) Consultant
7 80 (6.73%) Business Analyst
8 77 (6.48%) Project Manager
9 65 (5.47%) Lead
10 44 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
11 35 (2.94%) Software Engineer
12 27 (2.27%) DevOps Engineer
13 24 (2.02%) Java Developer
13 24 (2.02%) Microsoft Consultant
14 23 (1.93%) Network Architect
15 22 (1.85%) Azure Engineer
15 22 (1.85%) Lead Architect
15 22 (1.85%) Senior Developer
15 22 (1.85%) Support Engineer
15 22 (1.85%) Systems Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 162 (13.62%) HTML
2 52 (4.37%) .NET
3 50 (4.21%) Web Services
4 36 (3.03%) CSS
5 31 (2.61%) XML
6 28 (2.35%) React
6 28 (2.35%) REST
7 23 (1.93%) .NET Framework
7 23 (1.93%) AngularJS
7 23 (1.93%) ARM Templates
8 22 (1.85%) JSON
9 21 (1.77%) ASP.NET
10 19 (1.60%) Entity Framework
11 17 (1.43%) Node.js
12 16 (1.35%) RESTful
13 14 (1.18%) Middleware
14 12 (1.01%) Kafka
15 11 (0.93%) .NET Core
16 9 (0.76%) ASP.NET Web API
16 9 (0.76%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 79 (6.64%) Self-Motivation
2 66 (5.55%) PKI
3 64 (5.38%) Management Information System
4 34 (2.86%) Algorithms
5 29 (2.44%) Data Structures
6 26 (2.19%) Derivative
7 22 (1.85%) Product Ownership
7 22 (1.85%) Virtual Team
8 20 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
9 18 (1.51%) Fixed Income
9 18 (1.51%) FPGA
9 18 (1.51%) Verilog
9 18 (1.51%) VHDL
10 16 (1.35%) Cyber Threat
11 14 (1.18%) Data Centre
12 13 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
13 12 (1.01%) Learning Management System
14 11 (0.93%) Greenfield Project
14 11 (0.93%) IVR
15 10 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 117 (9.84%) Windows
2 79 (6.64%) Linux
3 44 (3.70%) Windows Server
4 39 (3.28%) Unix
5 24 (2.02%) Windows Server 2016
6 22 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
7 10 (0.84%) Android
8 9 (0.76%) Windows 10
9 6 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 6 (0.50%) Windows Server 2012
10 5 (0.42%) Apple iOS
10 5 (0.42%) zOS
11 4 (0.34%) Embedded Linux
12 3 (0.25%) CentOS
12 3 (0.25%) Windows 7
13 2 (0.17%) Solaris
13 2 (0.17%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2003
13 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2008
14 1 (0.084%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 364 (30.61%) Computer Science
2 292 (24.56%) Agile
3 284 (23.89%) Problem-Solving
4 204 (17.16%) Software Engineering
5 179 (15.05%) Project Management
6 161 (13.54%) Artificial Intelligence
7 137 (11.52%) Code Quality
8 131 (11.02%) Conversational UI
8 131 (11.02%) DevOps
9 102 (8.58%) Analytics
10 88 (7.40%) ITIL
11 82 (6.90%) Decision-Making
12 81 (6.81%) Continuous Improvement
12 81 (6.81%) Stakeholder Management
13 74 (6.22%) Migration
14 73 (6.14%) Business Intelligence
15 69 (5.80%) Scrum
16 68 (5.72%) Project Delivery
17 67 (5.63%) Risk Management
18 65 (5.47%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 276 (23.21%) SQL
2 245 (20.61%) Python
3 207 (17.41%) C#
4 193 (16.23%) JavaScript
5 80 (6.73%) Java
6 60 (5.05%) PowerShell
7 46 (3.87%) C++
8 29 (2.44%) C
9 23 (1.93%) Bicep
10 22 (1.85%) VB
11 21 (1.77%) VBScript
12 19 (1.60%) PL/SQL
13 18 (1.51%) R
13 18 (1.51%) SystemVerilog
14 17 (1.43%) Perl
15 16 (1.35%) Shell Script
16 15 (1.26%) Bash
17 14 (1.18%) TypeScript
18 13 (1.09%) Go
19 11 (0.93%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 244 (20.52%) Computer Science Degree
2 185 (15.56%) Security Cleared
3 153 (12.87%) SC Cleared
4 133 (11.19%) Master's Degree
5 54 (4.54%) DV Cleared
6 43 (3.62%) PMP
7 39 (3.28%) PMI Certification
8 32 (2.69%) Microsoft Certification
9 30 (2.52%) PhD
10 24 (2.02%) CISSP
10 24 (2.02%) Numerate Degree
11 22 (1.85%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 21 (1.77%) APMP
13 20 (1.68%) Azure Certification
14 17 (1.43%) CISM
15 16 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
16 14 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
17 13 (1.09%) ITIL Certification
18 9 (0.76%) MCSE
18 9 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (4.12%) QA
2 40 (3.36%) Data Quality
3 24 (2.02%) GDPR
4 23 (1.93%) PCI DSS
4 23 (1.93%) PMO
5 18 (1.51%) SLA
6 16 (1.35%) NIST
7 13 (1.09%) Accessibility
8 10 (0.84%) Disclosure Scotland
9 9 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (0.67%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 6 (0.50%) HIPAA
11 6 (0.50%) MiFID
12 5 (0.42%) GRC
12 5 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 5 (0.42%) NIST 800
13 4 (0.34%) COBIT
13 4 (0.34%) Dodd-Frank
13 4 (0.34%) P3O
13 4 (0.34%) SOC 2
System Software
1 110 (9.25%) Active Directory
2 29 (2.44%) Virtual Machines
3 28 (2.35%) Docker
4 20 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
4 20 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
5 11 (0.93%) vSphere
6 6 (0.50%) Hyper-V
6 6 (0.50%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.34%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.34%) Firmware
7 4 (0.34%) Job Entry Subsystem
8 3 (0.25%) VirtualBox
8 3 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.17%) HDFS
9 2 (0.17%) KVM
10 1 (0.084%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.084%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 1 (0.084%) Postfix
10 1 (0.084%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 56 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 35 (2.94%) SCCM
3 26 (2.19%) WSUS
4 25 (2.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 23 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 23 (1.93%) Terraform
6 21 (1.77%) SCOM
7 16 (1.35%) Ansible
8 7 (0.59%) Grafana
9 6 (0.50%) Nessus
10 5 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
10 5 (0.42%) vCenter Server
11 4 (0.34%) Control-M
12 3 (0.25%) Argo
12 3 (0.25%) Docker Swarm
12 3 (0.25%) Progress Chef
12 3 (0.25%) Prometheus
12 3 (0.25%) Puppet
13 2 (0.17%) Packer
13 2 (0.17%) SELinux
Vendors
1 229 (19.26%) Microsoft
2 121 (10.18%) PayPal
3 75 (6.31%) Oracle
4 48 (4.04%) SAP
5 39 (3.28%) Google
6 28 (2.35%) Salesforce
7 27 (2.27%) Cisco
7 27 (2.27%) ServiceNow
8 25 (2.10%) Adobe
8 25 (2.10%) VMware
9 18 (1.51%) Intel
9 18 (1.51%) Microsemi
9 18 (1.51%) Xilinx
10 15 (1.26%) Databricks
10 15 (1.26%) Splunk
11 14 (1.18%) Atlassian
12 11 (0.93%) CA
12 11 (0.93%) Genesys
12 11 (0.93%) IBM
13 9 (0.76%) CyberArk