npm Contract Job Trends in Central London

npm
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring npm skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 130 128
Rank change year-on-year - -2 +37
Contract jobs citing npm 0 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Central London - 0.100% 0.13%
As % of the Cloud Services category - 0.25% 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £730
25th Percentile - £713 £738
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £725 £750
Median % change year-on-year - -3.33% -6.25%
75th Percentile - £738 £800
90th Percentile - - £815
London median daily rate £550 £775 £600
% change year-on-year -29.03% +29.17% -17.24%

All Cloud Computing Skills
Central London

npm falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,024 800 927
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 40.46% 39.94% 40.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 724 537 647
10th Percentile £363 £337 £375
25th Percentile £463 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.65%
75th Percentile £653 £660 £675
90th Percentile £750 £758 £750
London median daily rate £540 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +2.86% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 15 3
10th Percentile £19.80 £20.82 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £25.56 -
Median hourly rate £32.50 £34.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.41% +25.93% -10.74%
75th Percentile £64.06 £54.46 £59.75
90th Percentile £74.00 £79.48 £79.40
London median hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -36.84%

npm
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

npm job vacancy trend in Central London

npm
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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