Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Central London > City of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term PDA in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PDA over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | - | - | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing PDA | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | - | - | 0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £165 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £170 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £175 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | - | - | £170 |
All Generic Skills
City of London
PDA falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 748 | 585 | 666 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 31.43% | 34.29% | 30.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 520 | 367 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £367 | £361 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £600 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.35% | -8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £711 | £695 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £817 | £838 |
| Central London median daily rate | £561 | £575 | £564 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.39% | +2.00% | -9.80% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.25 | £18.70 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.08 | £22.00 | £13.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.07 | £31.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.44% | +55.00% | -61.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.36 | £88.75 | £26.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £95.50 | £38.63 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £32.07 | £27.76 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.51% | +20.70% | -38.53% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PDA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PDA.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing PDA.
