NEC Contract Job Trends in the City of London
NEC
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London citing NEC products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NEC over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within the NEC Corporation.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 142 | - | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing NEC | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.048% | - | 0.14% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.099% | - | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £338 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £600 | - | - |
All Vendors
City of London
NEC falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in the City of London.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 1,008 | 853 | 933 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 48.53% | 50.03% | 44.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 711 | 600 | 590 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £416 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -0.91% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £666 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £750 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.55% | -0.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 9 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.75 | £18.43 | £18.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.13 | £20.18 | £25.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.00 | £28.50 | £71.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.79% | -60.00% | +216.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.00 | £56.75 | £118.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.50 | £64.11 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £28.07 | £26.99 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -46.03% | +140.96% |
NEC Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NEC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
NEC Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing NEC.
NEC Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Business Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEC Housing | 100.0% | 1 |