Prime Brokerage
Central London > City of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Prime Brokerage in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Prime Brokerage over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 124 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +66 |
| Contract jobs citing Prime Brokerage | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | - | - | 0.21% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | - | - | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -12.90% |
All General Skills
City of London
Prime Brokerage falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 1,231 | 1,274 | 1,560 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 67.30% | 67.55% | 65.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 832 | 776 | 1,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £349 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £578 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +0.43% | -3.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £799 | £800 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £585 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +1.74% | -0.86% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.98 | £12.35 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.36 | £14.00 | £19.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.00 | £22.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.91% | -12.00% | -47.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.65 | - | £42.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.63 | £29.05 | £73.75 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £26.11 | £22.00 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.68% | -15.38% | -44.97% |
Prime Brokerage
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Prime Brokerage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Prime Brokerage
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Prime Brokerage.
