Platform Specialist Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Platform Specialist
Central London > City of London

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Platform Specialist daily rate in the City of London.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 122 -
Rank change year-on-year +1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Platform Specialist 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.11% 0.053% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.057% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £575 -
Central London median daily rate - £575 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,707 1,747 2,277
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 93.02% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,190 1,071 1,634
10th Percentile £340 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £574
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +0.22% -0.22%
75th Percentile £675 £686 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £535 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -6.96% +2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 15
10th Percentile £19.94 £13.73 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.21 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +47.92% -31.43%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £42.38
90th Percentile £51.25 £137.50 £63.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -28.57%

Platform Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Platform Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Platform Specialist job vacancy trend in the City of London

Platform Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Specialist job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Platform Specialist job vacancies in the City of London

Platform Specialist Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Platform Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Platform Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) ION MarketView
1 2 (100.00%) ION Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery

Platform Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) ION MarketView
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) ION Trading