RISC-V
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term RISC-V in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited RISC-V over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 692 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing RISC-V | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.003% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.010% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
RISC-V is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 12,902 | 19,052 | 29,287 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 30.33% | 33.27% | 33.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,318 | 13,115 | 20,490 |
| 10th Percentile | £267 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £450 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £680 | £660 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 897 | 626 | 721 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.25 | £9.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.17 | £10.63 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £22.26 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.54% | -17.57% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £62.25 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.76 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.00 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.36% | +4.76% | -10.83% |