City & Guilds Contract Job Trends in the City of London

City & Guilds
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for City & Guilds qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing City & Guilds 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.048% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.17% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Central London median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.34 - -
Central London median hourly rate £19.34 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

City & Guilds falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 581 461 457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 27.76% 26.12% 19.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 294 303
10th Percentile £384 £375 £364
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £673 £675
90th Percentile £738 £764 £775
Central London median daily rate £525 £535 £540
% change year-on-year -1.87% -0.93% -6.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 4
10th Percentile £18.50 £24.78 £19.32
25th Percentile £22.56 £28.94 £19.90
Median hourly rate £28.00 £72.25 £20.82
Median % change year-on-year -61.25% +247.11% -59.58%
75th Percentile £58.58 £112.00 £34.49
90th Percentile £69.70 - £58.05
Central London median hourly rate £25.62 £32.50 £24.97
% change year-on-year -21.17% +30.16% -51.51%

City & Guilds
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing City & Guilds relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

City & Guilds job vacancy trend in the City of London

City & Guilds
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing City & Guilds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing City & Guilds

City & Guilds
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Fibre Optics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BICSI Certification