Source to Pay Contract Job Trends in Central London

Source to Pay (S2P)
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Source to Pay skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 129 134 143
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 +56
Contract jobs citing Source to Pay 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.051% 0.084% 0.069%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.055% 0.091% 0.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £581 -
25th Percentile £719 £628 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 £725 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.72% - -
75th Percentile £756 £816 -
90th Percentile - £859 -
London median daily rate £683 £650 £525
% change year-on-year +5.08% +23.81% -25.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Source to Pay falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,815 2,188 2,598
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 92.70% 91.74% 89.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,263 1,363 1,839
10th Percentile £338 £375 £363
25th Percentile £423 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £669 £688 £690
90th Percentile £750 £782 £825
London median daily rate £533 £550 £568
% change year-on-year -3.09% -3.21% -3.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 28 18
10th Percentile £18.33 £19.90 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.15 £30.19 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £26.75
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% +30.84% -42.93%
75th Percentile £41.80 £65.63 £62.00
90th Percentile £58.85 £119.65 £70.25
London median hourly rate £28.75 £37.50 £36.28
% change year-on-year -23.33% +3.36% -6.97%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Source to Pay job vacancy trend in Central London

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Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Source to Pay.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Source to Pay

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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 Source to Pay within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 November 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 +1 1 £738 +1.72% 1
Source to Pay
London

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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%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ariba