FactSet Contract Job Trends in Central London

FactSet
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring knowledge or experience of FactSet products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FactSet over the 6 months leading up to 27 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 124 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing FactSet 0 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Central London - 0.048% -
As % of the Vendors category - 0.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 -
London median daily rate - £325 £750
% change year-on-year - -56.67% +3.45%

All Vendors
Central London

FactSet falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 985 908 1,109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 47.72% 43.14% 41.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 682 574 805
10th Percentile £341 £304 £300
25th Percentile £422 £451 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £662 £650 £675
90th Percentile £756 £738 £775
London median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 10
10th Percentile £18.96 £16.91 £12.70
25th Percentile £20.08 £25.40 £17.00
Median hourly rate £25.47 £42.50 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.07% +123.68% -7.78%
75th Percentile £29.77 £112.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £41.92 - £51.63
London median hourly rate £25.77 £31.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.87% +3.33% +20.00%

FactSet
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

FactSet job vacancy trend in Central London

FactSet
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing FactSet

FactSet
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing FactSet