The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Minimum Viable Product skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Minimum Viable Product over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
120
121
166
Rank change year-on-year
+1
+45
+23
Contract jobs citing Minimum Viable Product
2
4
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Minimum Viable Product falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,638
1,975
3,332
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.28%
90.51%
91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,036
1,399
2,240
10th Percentile
£363
£361
£356
25th Percentile
£463
£450
£481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£568
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+1.32%
-5.42%
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£688
£688
£730
90th Percentile
£775
£813
£825
Central London median daily rate
£575
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
-8.33%
+4.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
11
25
10th Percentile
£22.00
£19.92
£15.35
25th Percentile
£24.00
£20.22
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£29.58
£25.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+18.30%
-28.57%
-13.58%
75th Percentile
£45.00
£40.00
£58.75
90th Percentile
£62.25
£41.84
£88.30
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£27.81
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+4.53%
-20.54%
-13.58%
Minimum Viable Product Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Minimum Viable Product as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Minimum Viable Product Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Minimum Viable Product in the City of London.
Minimum Viable Product Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Minimum Viable Product 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 Minimum Viable Product.
Minimum Viable Product 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:
