Exotic Derivative Contracts in Central London

Exotic Derivatives
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Exotic Derivative in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Exotic Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 127 - 176
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Exotic Derivative 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.050% - 0.027%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.14% - 0.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £491 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 - -
75th Percentile £516 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £503 - -

All Generic Skills
Central London

Exotic Derivative 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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 701 754 1,302
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 34.88% 31.76% 34.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 464 512 879
10th Percentile £352 £313 £313
25th Percentile £469 £444 £492
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £613
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -6.12% +6.52%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £750
90th Percentile £800 £850 £850
London median daily rate £575 £575 £600
% change year-on-year - -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 17
10th Percentile £17.08 £12.75 £18.78
25th Percentile £23.52 £15.19 £35.00
Median hourly rate £29.07 £23.40 £39.83
Median % change year-on-year +24.23% -41.25% -14.34%
75th Percentile £50.79 £27.00 £83.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £33.98 £88.30
London median hourly rate £30.00 £28.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% -20.00% -13.58%

Exotic Derivative
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Exotic Derivative as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Exotic Derivative in Central London

Exotic Derivative
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Exotic Derivative in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Exotic Derivative in Central London

Exotic Derivative
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 Exotic Derivative within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 July 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 - 1 £503 -
Exotic Derivative
London

Exotic Derivative
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Quantitative Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Equity Derivative
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Physics
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft