Back Office
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 95 | 77 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +35 | +46 |
| Contract jobs citing Back Office | 32 | 53 | 51 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 1.64% | 2.28% | 1.59% |
| As % of the General category | 2.20% | 3.40% | 2.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 40 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £375 | £383 |
| 25th Percentile | £559 | £413 | £522 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £656 | £550 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.32% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £736 | £656 | £838 |
| 90th Percentile | £787 | £741 | £850 |
| London median daily rate | £650 | £521 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.70% | -19.84% | -7.11% |
All General Skills
Central London
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Central London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,457 | 1,557 | 2,040 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 74.68% | 67.11% | 63.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 979 | 992 | 1,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £350 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £767 | £800 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.51 | £14.80 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.04 | £22.01 | £14.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £27.00 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.93% | +42.11% | -53.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.75 | £51.75 | £35.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.11 | £87.00 | £60.82 |
| London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £35.00 | £29.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +17.65% | -16.20% |
Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Back Office
Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Back Office.
Back Office
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Back Office in Central London over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
Back Office
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Back Office.
Back Office
Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | -2 | 32 | £656 | +16.67% | 23 |
| Back Office London |
|||||
Back Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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: