Language Integrated Query (LINQ) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring LINQ skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited LINQ over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
117
125
163
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+38
+22
Contract jobs citing LINQ
2
1
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
LINQ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
480
481
1,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
27.32%
21.89%
28.38%
Number of daily rates quoted
312
344
669
10th Percentile
£413
£400
£425
25th Percentile
£463
£463
£506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£563
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+2.22%
-10.00%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£688
£688
£738
90th Percentile
£775
£775
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£551
£625
% change year-on-year
+4.45%
-11.92%
+4.17%
LINQ Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing LINQ as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
LINQ Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing LINQ in the City of London.
LINQ Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing LINQ in the City of London.
LINQ Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing LINQ 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 LINQ.
LINQ 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:
