The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Hardhat skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Hardhat falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
263
298
342
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
15.56%
14.15%
11.88%
Number of daily rates quoted
188
186
231
10th Percentile
£355
£363
£375
25th Percentile
£422
£463
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£564
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-2.44%
-6.04%
-
75th Percentile
£663
£697
£688
90th Percentile
£729
£800
£788
Central London median daily rate
£550
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
0
0
10th Percentile
£63.75
-
-
25th Percentile
£67.50
-
-
Median hourly rate
£75.00
-
-
75th Percentile
£82.50
-
-
90th Percentile
£86.25
-
-
Central London median hourly rate
£75.00
-
-
Hardhat Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hardhat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Hardhat Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Hardhat.
Hardhat Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Hardhat also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Hardhat.
Hardhat 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:
