Performance Optimisation Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Performance Optimisation
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London citing Performance Optimisation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 88 94
Rank change year-on-year +9 +6 +40
Contract jobs citing Performance Optimisation 60 29 28
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 2.87% 1.73% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.11% 1.83% 1.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 18 12
10th Percentile £383 £404 £534
25th Percentile £425 £458 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £565 £700
Median % change year-on-year -15.04% -19.29% +21.74%
75th Percentile £706 £756 £800
90th Percentile £775 £800 £898
Central London median daily rate £480 £565 £659
% change year-on-year -15.04% -14.26% +13.62%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London

Performance Optimisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in the City of London.

6 months to
26 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills 1,929 1,587 1,921
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 92.12% 94.58% 91.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,342 1,096 1,177
10th Percentile £375 £325 £363
25th Percentile £455 £420 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £769 £785
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -0.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 18 17
10th Percentile - £16.90 £16.70
25th Percentile £17.60 £21.07 £23.13
Median hourly rate £21.00 £27.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.32% -34.71% +54.55%
75th Percentile £26.13 £44.63 £112.00
90th Percentile £50.40 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £24.50 £28.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -12.50% -20.00% +30.84%

Performance Optimisation Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Performance Optimisation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Performance Optimisation job vacancy trend in the City of London

Performance Optimisation Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Performance Optimisation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Performance Optimisation

Performance Optimisation Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Performance Optimisation in the City of London over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Performance Optimisation in the City of London

Performance Optimisation Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Performance Optimisation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Performance Optimisation

Performance Optimisation 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.