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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 197 157 122
Rank change year-on-year -40 -35 -4
Contract jobs citing Design Patterns 509 937 1,931
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.20% 1.64% 2.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.39% 1.83% 2.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 347 647 1,344
10th Percentile £413 £403 £431
25th Percentile £482 £485 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £605 £613
Median % change year-on-year -0.83% -1.22% +16.67%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £743
90th Percentile £850 £825 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £588 £550 £540
% change year-on-year +6.82% +1.85% +13.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 22 29
10th Percentile £60.65 £51.25 £49.25
25th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £73.75 £63.25
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% +16.60% +15.00%
75th Percentile £85.00 £75.00 £65.54
90th Percentile - - £69.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £80.00 £72.50 £63.25
% change year-on-year +10.34% +14.62% +15.00%

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 36,679 51,168 79,259
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.19% 89.82% 90.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,608 35,479 55,636
10th Percentile £300 £325 £345
25th Percentile £413 £438 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £479
% change year-on-year - +4.38% +9.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,692 1,900
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.94 £16.10 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.21%

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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 May 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 -32 449 £600 -2.44% 292
London -35 259 £650 +1.96% 131
UK excluding London +2 192 £588 +6.82% 184
Work from Home -36 173 £585 -1.31% 201
North of England +68 115 £601 +9.20% 56
North West +75 98 £600 +6.63% 31
South East -14 30 £594 +4.17% 44
Scotland -8 22 £538 -6.52% 22
Yorkshire -1 15 £650 +18.18% 15
Midlands +5 11 £469 -22.65% 33
West Midlands +10 9 £463 -22.92% 17
South West -8 9 £525 -12.50% 14
East of England -6 5 £450 +33.33% 5
East Midlands +7 2 £567 -6.44% 16
North East - 2 £588 - 10
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 16 (3.14%) Apache Spark
2 12 (2.36%) Confluence
3 7 (1.38%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.38%) SAS
4 6 (1.18%) Apache
4 6 (1.18%) CMS
5 5 (0.98%) Headless CMS
6 4 (0.79%) Anypoint
7 3 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.59%) IIS
7 3 (0.59%) Jupyter
7 3 (0.59%) nginx
8 2 (0.39%) Mule
8 2 (0.39%) SharePoint
9 1 (0.20%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.20%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.20%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.20%) WebSphere
Applications
1 8 (1.57%) MS Visio
2 2 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.39%) InVision
3 1 (0.20%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.20%) Sketch
3 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (2.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.38%) Temenos T24
3 5 (0.98%) Endur
3 5 (0.98%) Shopify
4 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.20%) BusinessWorks
5 1 (0.20%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 114 (22.40%) Azure
2 110 (21.61%) AWS
3 35 (6.88%) Serverless
4 31 (6.09%) GCP
4 31 (6.09%) SaaS
5 28 (5.50%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (5.11%) npm
7 23 (4.52%) IaaS
8 22 (4.32%) PaaS
9 14 (2.75%) AWS CloudFormation
10 13 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
11 12 (2.36%) Azure Data Factory
11 12 (2.36%) GitHub
11 12 (2.36%) Power Platform
12 9 (1.77%) AWS Lambda
13 8 (1.57%) Amazon S3
13 8 (1.57%) Amazon SQS
13 8 (1.57%) Azure Monitor
13 8 (1.57%) Figma
14 7 (1.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 45 (8.84%) Firewall
2 42 (8.25%) VPN
3 15 (2.95%) Cisco Nexus
4 14 (2.75%) DMZ
5 7 (1.38%) Network Security
6 6 (1.18%) HTTP
7 5 (0.98%) BGP
8 3 (0.59%) Cisco ISE
8 3 (0.59%) DHCP
8 3 (0.59%) EIGRP
8 3 (0.59%) LAN
8 3 (0.59%) OSPF
8 3 (0.59%) VXLAN
8 3 (0.59%) WAN
8 3 (0.59%) Wireless
9 2 (0.39%) Broadband
9 2 (0.39%) DNS
9 2 (0.39%) FTP
9 2 (0.39%) Multicast
9 2 (0.39%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (8.84%) SQL Server
2 43 (8.45%) NoSQL
2 43 (8.45%) Relational Database
3 37 (7.27%) MongoDB
4 23 (4.52%) PostgreSQL
5 21 (4.13%) MySQL
6 20 (3.93%) Big Data
7 14 (2.75%) Apache Cassandra
7 14 (2.75%) Redis
8 11 (2.16%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.77%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (1.77%) Hadoop
9 9 (1.77%) HBase
9 9 (1.77%) OLAP
9 9 (1.77%) OLTP
9 9 (1.77%) RDBMS
10 8 (1.57%) DynamoDB
10 8 (1.57%) KDB
11 7 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
11 7 (1.38%) MariaDB
Development Applications
1 67 (13.16%) JIRA
2 58 (11.39%) Git
3 27 (5.30%) webpack
4 26 (5.11%) Jenkins
5 19 (3.73%) GitLab
6 18 (3.54%) TeamCity
7 13 (2.55%) Cypress.io
7 13 (2.55%) Maven
8 11 (2.16%) SonarQube
8 11 (2.16%) Visual Studio
9 9 (1.77%) Gradle
10 5 (0.98%) Checkstyle
10 5 (0.98%) Jasmine
10 5 (0.98%) JUnit
10 5 (0.98%) Mocha
10 5 (0.98%) Mockito
10 5 (0.98%) MSI
10 5 (0.98%) Pylint
10 5 (0.98%) Subversion
10 5 (0.98%) WiX
General
1 146 (28.68%) Social Skills
2 108 (21.22%) Finance
3 81 (15.91%) Banking
4 76 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (9.63%) Front Office
6 47 (9.23%) Public Sector
7 26 (5.11%) Investment Banking
8 21 (4.13%) Retail
9 16 (3.14%) Marketing
10 10 (1.96%) Legal
11 9 (1.77%) Retail Banking
12 8 (1.57%) Back Office
13 7 (1.38%) Corporate Banking
13 7 (1.38%) Presentation Skills
14 6 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (1.18%) Law
15 5 (0.98%) Games
15 5 (0.98%) Publishing
16 4 (0.79%) Financial Institution
16 4 (0.79%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 202 (39.69%) Developer
2 142 (27.90%) Architect
3 86 (16.90%) Senior
4 50 (9.82%) Lead
5 48 (9.43%) Technical Architect
6 43 (8.45%) Software Engineer
7 41 (8.06%) Senior Developer
8 37 (7.27%) Java Developer
9 34 (6.68%) Technical Leader
10 33 (6.48%) Full Stack Developer
11 29 (5.70%) C# Developer
11 29 (5.70%) Lead Architect
11 29 (5.70%) Security Architect
12 26 (5.11%) .NET Developer
12 26 (5.11%) Solutions Architect
13 24 (4.72%) Cloud Architect
13 24 (4.72%) Designer
13 24 (4.72%) React Developer
14 20 (3.93%) Electronic Trading Developer
15 19 (3.73%) Angular Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 92 (18.07%) .NET
2 86 (16.90%) React
3 82 (16.11%) REST
4 75 (14.73%) Node.js
5 53 (10.41%) CSS
6 51 (10.02%) HTML
7 48 (9.43%) Kafka
8 46 (9.04%) AngularJS
8 46 (9.04%) RESTful
9 40 (7.86%) Web Services
10 38 (7.47%) ASP.NET
11 36 (7.07%) Spring
12 30 (5.89%) .NET Framework
13 25 (4.91%) WebSockets
14 24 (4.72%) JSON
15 23 (4.52%) .NET Core
16 22 (4.32%) XML
17 21 (4.13%) SOAP
18 20 (3.93%) Vue
19 19 (3.73%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 45 (8.84%) Algorithms
2 36 (7.07%) Public Cloud
3 35 (6.88%) Data Structures
4 30 (5.89%) Distributed Systems
5 29 (5.70%) Product Ownership
6 27 (5.30%) Management Information System
7 26 (5.11%) Mobile App
8 22 (4.32%) Derivative
8 22 (4.32%) Fixed Income
9 16 (3.14%) IoT
10 15 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
11 14 (2.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 11 (2.16%) Cloud Native
13 8 (1.57%) Data Protection Act
13 8 (1.57%) Legacy Applications
14 7 (1.38%) DataPower
15 6 (1.18%) Client/Server
15 6 (1.18%) Linux Command Line
15 6 (1.18%) Private Cloud
16 5 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 48 (9.43%) Android
2 41 (8.06%) Windows
3 39 (7.66%) Apple iOS
4 34 (6.68%) Linux
5 29 (5.70%) Windows Server
6 18 (3.54%) Unix
7 3 (0.59%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.20%) tvOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (47.35%) Agile
2 140 (27.50%) CI/CD
3 131 (25.74%) Software Engineering
4 126 (24.75%) DevOps
5 104 (20.43%) Microservices
6 100 (19.65%) OO
7 82 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (15.72%) Architectural Patterns
9 58 (11.39%) Continuous Integration
10 55 (10.81%) Scrum
11 53 (10.41%) SDLC
11 53 (10.41%) Test Automation
12 52 (10.22%) Security Architecture
13 50 (9.82%) Risk Management
14 49 (9.63%) TDD
15 47 (9.23%) Continuous Improvement
16 45 (8.84%) SOLID
17 43 (8.45%) Unit Testing
18 41 (8.06%) Full Stack Development
18 41 (8.06%) OOP
Programming Languages
1 134 (26.33%) Java
2 126 (24.75%) C#
3 120 (23.58%) JavaScript
4 107 (21.02%) SQL
5 65 (12.77%) Python
6 61 (11.98%) TypeScript
7 31 (6.09%) Scala
8 27 (5.30%) PowerShell
9 14 (2.75%) C++
10 11 (2.16%) Go
10 11 (2.16%) PHP
11 10 (1.96%) Kotlin
12 8 (1.57%) Bash
12 8 (1.57%) Perl
12 8 (1.57%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.57%) Ruby
13 7 (1.38%) T-SQL
14 6 (1.18%) Groovy
14 6 (1.18%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.79%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 80 (15.72%) Degree
2 51 (10.02%) Security Cleared
3 34 (6.68%) SC Cleared
4 28 (5.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.95%) Master's Degree
6 13 (2.55%) BPSS Clearance
7 12 (2.36%) CISSP
8 8 (1.57%) CISM
9 7 (1.38%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.79%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.79%) Numerate Degree
10 4 (0.79%) PMP
10 4 (0.79%) TOGAF Certification
11 2 (0.39%) HND
12 1 (0.20%) CCIE
12 1 (0.20%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.20%) PhD
12 1 (0.20%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.89%) QA
2 22 (4.32%) PCI DSS
3 16 (3.14%) NIST
4 8 (1.57%) Data Quality
5 7 (1.38%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.18%) GDPR
7 4 (0.79%) Disclosure Scotland
7 4 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.79%) MiFID
8 3 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.59%) GRC
9 2 (0.39%) WCAG
10 1 (0.20%) HL7
10 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
10 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.20%) SLA
System Software
1 43 (8.45%) Docker
2 6 (1.18%) HDFS
3 4 (0.79%) Active Directory
4 3 (0.59%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 1 (0.20%) Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 52 (10.22%) Terraform
2 32 (6.29%) Kubernetes
3 18 (3.54%) Grafana
4 10 (1.96%) Prometheus
5 9 (1.77%) Ansible
6 7 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.18%) Hadoop YARN
8 3 (0.59%) Puppet
9 2 (0.39%) CloudHub
9 2 (0.39%) Istio
9 2 (0.39%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.20%) Argo
10 1 (0.20%) FreeIPA
10 1 (0.20%) Icinga
10 1 (0.20%) ITRS Geneos
10 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
10 1 (0.20%) Oozie
10 1 (0.20%) Rancher
10 1 (0.20%) TIBCO Hawk
Vendors
1 46 (9.04%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.91%) Oracle
3 20 (3.93%) Google
4 17 (3.34%) Cisco
5 14 (2.75%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.36%) Blue Coat
6 12 (2.36%) CheckPoint
6 12 (2.36%) Fortinet
6 12 (2.36%) Juniper
7 10 (1.96%) Databricks
7 10 (1.96%) SAP
8 9 (1.77%) ION Trading
9 8 (1.57%) IBM
9 8 (1.57%) Pega
10 7 (1.38%) Adobe
10 7 (1.38%) Apple
10 7 (1.38%) Avaloq
10 7 (1.38%) TSYS
11 6 (1.18%) Splunk
12 5 (0.98%) CyberArk