Due Diligence Contract Job Trends in Central London

Due Diligence
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Due Diligence skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 124 112 148
Rank change year-on-year -12 +36 +54
Contract jobs citing Due Diligence 6 15 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.30% 0.65% 0.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% 0.71% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 9
10th Percentile £625 £425 £488
25th Percentile £644 £521 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £585 £600
Median % change year-on-year +19.66% -2.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £713 £684 -
90th Percentile £720 £756 £730
London median daily rate £650 £642 £540
% change year-on-year +1.25% +18.89% -10.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Due Diligence 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 1,867 2,119 3,084
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.91% 91.81% 90.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,244 1,418 2,128
10th Percentile £317 £375 £350
25th Percentile £418 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £595
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -3.28% +3.39%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £788 £804
London median daily rate £538 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 21 17
10th Percentile £19.05 £16.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £23.75 £20.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £27.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.67% -22.86% -17.65%
75th Percentile £50.75 £61.25 £42.32
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £59.30
London median hourly rate £31.50 £35.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -11.27% -11.25% +6.67%

Due Diligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Due Diligence as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Due Diligence in Central London

Due Diligence
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Due Diligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Due Diligence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
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 Due Diligence within the Central London region over the 6 months to 29 August 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 -9 5 £700 +19.66% 38
West End of London - 1 - - 1
Due Diligence
London

Due Diligence
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Back Office
3 1 (16.67%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) General Ledger
3 1 (16.67%) Investment Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (33.33%) Architect
1 2 (33.33%) Lead
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Lead Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Programme Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Security Architect
2 1 (16.67%) Strategy Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 2 (33.33%) Investment Management
1 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (16.67%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (16.67%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (16.67%) Data Integration
2 1 (16.67%) Fund Accounting
2 1 (16.67%) Machine Learning
2 1 (16.67%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (16.67%) Scenario Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Intelligence
2 1 (16.67%) Threat Modelling
2 1 (16.67%) User Stories
2 1 (16.67%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) CISA
1 1 (16.67%) CISM
1 1 (16.67%) CISSP
1 1 (16.67%) GIAC
1 1 (16.67%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) EU AI Act
1 1 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (16.67%) NIST
1 1 (16.67%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) eFront
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft