Junior Contract Job Trends in Central London

Junior
London > Central London

The median Junior daily rate in Central London is £258, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 109 110 142
Rank change year-on-year +1 +32 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Junior 18 20 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.92% 0.86% 0.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% 0.92% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 18
10th Percentile - £123 £109
25th Percentile £155 £126 £112
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £258 £225 £150
Median % change year-on-year +14.67% +50.00% -53.85%
75th Percentile £325 £344 £272
90th Percentile £350 £350 £388
London median daily rate £275 £275 £279
% change year-on-year - -1.43% -14.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.75 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 - £12.50
75th Percentile £24.25 - £12.75
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £23.50 - £22.25
% change year-on-year - - +34.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 1,817 2,183 3,044
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 94.09% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,234 1,408 2,117
10th Percentile £315 £363 £329
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% +3.54%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £781 £800
London median daily rate £543 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.27% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 26 13
10th Percentile £18.51 £20.36 £16.69
25th Percentile £22.75 £24.20 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% - -15.66%
75th Percentile £43.75 £42.13 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.11 £115.00 £65.50
London median hourly rate £30.25 £35.00 £37.34
% change year-on-year -13.57% -6.27% +14.89%

Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Junior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Junior in Central London

Junior
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Central London

Junior
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Junior in Central London over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Junior in Central London

Junior
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Junior job vacancies in Central London

Junior
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 Junior within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 September 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 +3 12 £300 +33.33% 28
Southwark - 5 £155 -
Junior
London

Junior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Junior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Junior in the job title.

1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 5 (27.78%) Accessibility
2 5 (27.78%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 5 (27.78%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 4 (22.22%) SQL
3 4 (22.22%) Windows
4 3 (16.67%) Web Services
4 3 (16.67%) B2B
4 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
4 3 (16.67%) webMethods
4 3 (16.67%) CMS
4 3 (16.67%) UX Design
4 3 (16.67%) Axway
4 3 (16.67%) Drupal
4 3 (16.67%) SEO
4 3 (16.67%) Banking
4 3 (16.67%) Content Management
4 3 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 3 (16.67%) Logistics
4 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 3 (16.67%) User Experience
4 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (16.67%) Integration Patterns
4 3 (16.67%) API Management
5 2 (11.11%) Degree
5 2 (11.11%) Data Structures
5 2 (11.11%) Data Centre

Junior Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (16.67%) CMS
1 3 (16.67%) Drupal
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) NoSQL
2 1 (5.56%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.56%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (5.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (5.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Fiddler
1 1 (5.56%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (22.22%) Finance
3 3 (16.67%) Banking
3 3 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.56%) Front Office
4 1 (5.56%) Investment Banking
4 1 (5.56%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 2 (11.11%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 4 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (5.56%) Android
2 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.56%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Requirements Gathering
1 5 (27.78%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
2 3 (16.67%) API Management
2 3 (16.67%) B2B
2 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 3 (16.67%) Content Management
2 3 (16.67%) Data Analysis
2 3 (16.67%) Integration Patterns
2 3 (16.67%) Logistics
2 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (16.67%) SEO
2 3 (16.67%) User Experience
2 3 (16.67%) UX Design
3 2 (11.11%) Agile
3 2 (11.11%) Computer Science
3 2 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (5.56%) Process Management
4 1 (5.56%) Regression Testing
4 1 (5.56%) Statistics
4 1 (5.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (5.56%) C#
2 1 (5.56%) Java
2 1 (5.56%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.56%) Python
2 1 (5.56%) T-SQL
2 1 (5.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) Degree
2 1 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (27.78%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.56%) Data Quality
2 1 (5.56%) PMO
2 1 (5.56%) QA
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Axway
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 3 (16.67%) webMethods
2 2 (11.11%) Citrix
3 1 (5.56%) VMware