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 15 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 15 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 345 | 290 | 460 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | +170 | -95 |
| Contract jobs citing Perl | 239 | 522 | 452 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.56% | 0.91% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.88% | 2.64% | 1.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 144 | 316 | 302 |
| 10th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £390 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £500 | £471 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £562 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.14% | +7.05% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £750 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £515 | £537 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.14% | +7.45% | +19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.35 | £39.14 | £36.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.00 | £51.25 | £39.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £52.50 | £44.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.95% | +18.64% | -23.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £60.70 | £50.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.05 | £68.53 | £51.02 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | £55.00 | £46.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +18.66% | -19.39% |
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 | 12,689 | 19,807 | 31,680 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.82% | 34.69% | 36.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9,016 | 14,288 | 23,102 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £392 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £653 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £785 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +2.04% | +15.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 491 | 450 | 512 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.25 | £26.24 | £19.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.10 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +24.75% | +16.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £78.00 | £74.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £62.50 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.00% | +24.05% |
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 15 May 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 15 May 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 15 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 |
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| England | -68 | 172 | £556 | -7.29% | 71 |
| Work from Home | +42 | 112 | £550 | - | 42 |
| London | -40 | 110 | £600 | - | 24 |
| UK excluding London | -13 | 107 | £515 | -4.14% | 52 |
| Scotland | +16 | 50 | £538 | +2.38% | 4 |
| North of England | +11 | 23 | £514 | -2.14% | 12 |
| South East | +17 | 22 | £525 | -4.55% | 10 |
| North West | +13 | 17 | £515 | -1.90% | 10 |
| Midlands | +31 | 9 | £359 | -15.96% | 3 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 6 | £356 | -25.83% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 6 | £445 | -31.54% | 2 |
| South West | +18 | 3 | £525 | -26.32% | 19 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 3 | £494 | +31.67% | 2 |
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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