The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
129
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Industry 4.0
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Industry 4.0 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
682
650
1,116
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
36.14%
31.58%
33.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
450
421
741
10th Percentile
£349
£350
£313
25th Percentile
£457
£463
£498
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£575
£620
Median % change year-on-year
+4.35%
-7.26%
+6.44%
75th Percentile
£700
£710
£750
90th Percentile
£810
£838
£850
Central London median daily rate
£585
£575
£600
% change year-on-year
+1.74%
-4.17%
+4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
5
8
10th Percentile
£16.96
£18.40
£23.36
25th Percentile
£22.00
£22.00
£32.81
Median hourly rate
£31.00
£27.00
£37.42
Median % change year-on-year
+14.81%
-27.84%
-25.91%
75th Percentile
£65.57
-
£56.94
90th Percentile
£91.00
£66.30
£73.25
Central London median hourly rate
£28.29
£25.40
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+11.36%
-27.43%
-30.69%
Industry 4.0 Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Industry 4.0 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Industry 4.0 Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Industry 4.0 also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Industry 4.0.
Industry 4.0 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:
