Perl Contract Job Trends in Central London

Perl
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Perl skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 116 124
Rank change year-on-year - +8 +6
Contract jobs citing Perl 0 9 15
As % of all contract jobs in Central London - 0.46% 0.63%
As % of the Programming Languages category - 1.20% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 7 15
10th Percentile - £425 £475
25th Percentile - £475 £517
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.70%
75th Percentile - £654 £725
90th Percentile - £712 £768
London median daily rate £525 £550 £588
% change year-on-year -4.55% -6.38% +2.17%

All Programming Languages
Central London

Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 698 747 871
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 26.71% 38.51% 36.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 477 506 624
10th Percentile £361 £404 £412
25th Percentile £453 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £565
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.77% -9.60%
75th Percentile £650 £690 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 1
10th Percentile £28.68 £21.53 -
25th Percentile £33.75 £29.07 £46.75
Median hourly rate £52.49 £51.44 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +6.06% -7.62%
75th Percentile £63.75 £63.75 £50.25
90th Percentile £77.75 £78.75 -
London median hourly rate £57.77 £41.66 £50.50
% change year-on-year +38.67% -17.51% -15.83%

Perl
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Perl job vacancy trend in Central London

Perl
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

Perl
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

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