Demand Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Central London

Demand Forecasting
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Demand Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 - 128
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Demand Forecasting 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.040% - 0.044%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.045% - 0.047%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - £813
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £825
75th Percentile £588 - £838
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £550 £538 £750
% change year-on-year +2.33% -28.33% +57.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Demand Forecasting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,220 1,811 2,118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.55% 93.83% 92.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,531 1,210 1,378
10th Percentile £358 £316 £375
25th Percentile £456 £413 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £773 £788
London median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 32 26
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.96 £17.25
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.50 £22.28
Median hourly rate £25.57 £31.25 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.19% -10.71% +30.84%
75th Percentile £42.56 £50.75 £41.75
90th Percentile £63.88 £63.75 £115.00
London median hourly rate £34.62 £31.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year +9.02% -9.29% -12.50%

Demand Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Demand Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Demand Forecasting job vacancy trend in Central London

Demand Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Demand Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Demand Forecasting

Demand Forecasting
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 Demand Forecasting within the Central London region over the 6 months to 15 September 2026. 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 - 1 £575 - 2
Demand Forecasting
London

Demand Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Management
1 1 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared