Internet Contract Job Trends in Central London
Internet
London > Central London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Internet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 118 | 114 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -4 | +25 |
| Contract jobs citing Internet | 30 | 7 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 1.27% | 0.37% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 11.90% | 3.93% | 8.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 5 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £467 | £210 | £366 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £225 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £390 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.82% | -25.71% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £464 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £576 | £665 |
| London median daily rate | £506 | £481 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.19% | -10.05% | +12.63% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Central London
Internet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Central London.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 252 | 178 | 253 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 10.64% | 9.45% | 10.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 168 | 128 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £250 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £402 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £536 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.15% | +2.10% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £664 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £729 | £736 | £739 |
| London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -3.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.10 | £20.89 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | £21.96 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £24.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +155.10% | -24.62% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £155.34 | £45.41 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £57.51 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £52.50 | £25.15 | £37.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +108.75% | -32.48% | +40.57% |
Internet Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Internet relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Internet Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Internet.
Internet Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Internet in Central London over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Internet Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Internet.
Internet 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 Internet within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 | -10 | 15 | £538 | +37.82% | 13 |
| City of Westminster | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| West End of London | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Internet London |
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Internet Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firewall | 13.3% | 4 |
| 1 | VPN | 13.3% | 4 |
| 3 | DNS | 6.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Intranet | 6.7% | 2 |
| 3 | Network Security | 6.7% | 2 |
| 3 | WAN | 6.7% | 2 |
| 7 | BGP | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | BIG-IP | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Cisco Nexus | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | DHCP | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | F5 BIG-IP GTM | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | F5 BIG-IP LTM | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | HTTP | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | LAN | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Multicast | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | SD-WAN | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | SNMP | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | VXLAN | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Wi-Fi | 3.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Wireless | 3.3% | 1 |