As of 24 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Buyer daily rate in the City of London.
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title
1,669
1,997
2,550
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.61%
93.41%
94.24%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,166
1,223
1,811
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£350
25th Percentile
£413
£466
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£575
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£688
90th Percentile
£764
£782
£800
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
20
15
13
10th Percentile
£17.02
£16.60
£17.00
25th Percentile
£20.18
£24.50
£18.93
Median hourly rate
£28.25
£57.50
£36.00
Median % change year-on-year
-50.87%
+59.72%
-15.79%
75th Percentile
£43.33
£112.00
£48.75
90th Percentile
£63.93
£137.50
£72.75
Central London median hourly rate
£27.50
£35.00
£31.00
% change year-on-year
-21.43%
+12.90%
-26.63%
Buyer Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Buyer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Buyer Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Buyer job vacancies in the City of London.
Buyer Skill Set Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 24 November 2025, Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Buyer in the job title.
Buyer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:
