MPhil Contract Job Trends in Central London

Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for MPhil qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MPhil 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.048% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Central London

MPhil falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Central London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 579 525 524
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 27.92% 24.99% 20.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 417 309 333
10th Percentile £363 £311 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.02%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £775
London median daily rate £525 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 8
10th Percentile £23.00 £24.78 £16.93
25th Percentile £25.47 £28.94 £19.90
Median hourly rate £25.62 £72.25 £42.49
Median % change year-on-year -64.54% +70.06% +2.99%
75th Percentile £35.17 £112.00 £67.19
90th Percentile £56.01 - £74.88
London median hourly rate £34.27 £37.50 £35.50
% change year-on-year -8.61% +5.63% -1.69%

MPhil
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

MPhil job vacancy trend in Central London

MPhil
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 MPhil within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 February 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 - 1 - -
MPhil
London

MPhil
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Synthetic Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Experimental Design
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Open Source
1 1 (100.00%) Red Team
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PhD