Systems Programmer Contracts in Central London

System Programmer
London > Central London

The median System Programmer daily rate in Central London is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 131 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Programmer 3 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.15% 0.082% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.086% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% - -
75th Percentile £381 £575 -
90th Percentile £385 - -
London median daily rate £375 £505 £475
% change year-on-year -25.67% +6.21% -5.94%

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 1,852 2,329 3,676
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 95.22% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,658 2,523
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £454 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% +4.46%
75th Percentile £675 £682 £725
90th Percentile £775 £794 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 32 26
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.95 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £21.81 £18.93
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.78 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.76% -26.34% -6.04%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £43.38 £86.65
London median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -

Systems Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Programmer in Central London

Systems Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Programmer in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Systems Programmer in Central London

Systems Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Programmer in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Programmer in Central London

Systems Programmer
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 Systems Programmer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +9 3 £350 -36.36% 1
Systems Programmer
London

Systems Programmer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Systems Programmer 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 Systems Programmer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) REXX
1 3 (100.00%) zOS
1 3 (100.00%) JCL
1 3 (100.00%) Mainframe
1 3 (100.00%) IBM
1 3 (100.00%) CICS
1 3 (100.00%) ISPF
1 3 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) OMEGAMON
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
3 1 (33.33%) Assembly Language
3 1 (33.33%) SAS
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) CLIST

Systems Programmer 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 (100.00%) CICS
2 1 (33.33%) SAS
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) ISPF
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Monitoring
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JCL
1 3 (100.00%) REXX
2 1 (33.33%) Assembly Language
2 1 (33.33%) CLIST
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) OMEGAMON
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) IBM