Reuters
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The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring knowledge or experience of Reuters products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Reuters over the 6 months leading up to 7 May 2025, 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 Reuters Group PLC.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 113 | 119 | 169 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +50 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Reuters | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.055% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.77% | 0.74% | 0.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £516 | £490 |
| 25th Percentile | £256 | £524 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £275 | £538 | £612 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.84% | -12.11% | +74.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £463 | £547 | £692 |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £579 | £733 |
| Central London median daily rate | £275 | £538 | £612 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.84% | -12.11% | +74.74% |
All Vendors
City of London
Reuters 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 requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 780 | 950 | 1,417 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 44.70% | 43.42% | 39.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 487 | 700 | 935 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £441 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.22% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £683 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £788 | £800 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.77 | £12.75 | £18.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.10 | £13.56 | £20.42 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.58 | £19.75 | £21.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +95.32% | -5.95% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.81 | £23.75 | £44.86 |
| 90th Percentile | £126.25 | £25.38 | £53.25 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £31.00 | £18.93 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.76% | -11.95% | -9.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Reuters as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Reuters in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Reuters in the City of London over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Reuters in the City of London.
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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: