Gen AI Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Generative AI Software Engineer
Central London > City of London

The median Generative AI Software Engineer daily rate in the City of London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
30 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Gen AI Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.054% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Central London median daily rate £500 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,718 1,883 2,330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.47% 92.94% 93.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,200 1,155 1,668
10th Percentile £331 £363 £350
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -
75th Percentile £675 £677 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £790
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £564
% change year-on-year -4.35% +2.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 14
10th Percentile £20.18 £14.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £22.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +95.92% -24.62%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £52.50 £134.95 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -12.07%

Gen AI Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Gen AI Software Engineer 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 Gen AI Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Gen AI Software Engineer 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Gen AI Software Engineer jobs