Derivatives
Central London > City of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Derivative in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 103 | 115 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +12 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Derivative | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 0.91% | 1.16% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.42% | 3.86% | 4.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £474 | £469 | £565 |
| 25th Percentile | £555 | £603 | £625 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £663 | £725 | £761 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.62% | -4.67% | +8.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £873 |
| 90th Percentile | £973 | £869 | £895 |
| Central London median daily rate | £663 | £750 | £761 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.67% | -1.38% | +8.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £87.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £87.50 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
City of London
Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 662 | 622 | 997 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 37.64% | 30.06% | 32.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 455 | 382 | 654 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £453 | £482 | £480 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £594 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -1.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £695 | £723 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £808 | £838 | £838 |
| Central London median daily rate | £585 | £589 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.59% | -1.92% | +3.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.96 | £18.40 | £16.92 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.79 | £22.00 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £27.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -22.86% | -28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.57 | - | £42.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.00 | £66.30 | £56.15 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £26.45 | £25.79 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -17.47% | -36.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Derivative as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Derivative.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Derivative in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Derivative.
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Contract Job Locations in the City of London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Derivative within the City of London region over the 6 months to 16 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Bridge | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Derivative Central London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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: