EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2) Central London> City of London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring PSD2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PSD2 over the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 6 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
122
-
170
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+20
Contract jobs citing PSD2
1
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
PSD2 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
292
374
464
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
16.62%
17.21%
12.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
187
271
337
10th Percentile
£375
£363
£400
25th Percentile
£462
£463
£500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£565
£550
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+2.73%
-8.33%
+6.67%
75th Percentile
£708
£674
£725
90th Percentile
£800
£775
£838
Central London median daily rate
£550
£550
£600
% change year-on-year
-
-8.33%
+9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
3
0
Median hourly rate
£22.00
£20.61
-
Median % change year-on-year
+6.77%
-
-
Central London median hourly rate
£22.50
£23.40
£23.50
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
-0.43%
-43.37%
PSD2 Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing PSD2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
PSD2 Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PSD2 in the City of London.
PSD2 Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PSD2 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 PSD2.
PSD2 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:
