SDLC Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London citing SDLC skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 79 | 58 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | -9 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing SDLC | 62 | 66 | 86 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 3.03% | 3.83% | 4.08% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.25% | 4.08% | 4.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 34 | 42 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £405 | £407 | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £431 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £650 | £640 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.46% | +1.56% | -3.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £734 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £778 | £838 | £750 |
| Central London median daily rate | £563 | £615 | £619 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.54% | -0.61% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | - | £57.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +64.29% | -53.33% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of London
SDLC 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 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,905 | 1,618 | 1,933 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 93.25% | 94.02% | 91.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,331 | 1,124 | 1,187 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £330 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £419 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -1.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £762 | £783 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 19 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | £16.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £23.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.25 | £27.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.36% | -35.29% | +29.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.35 | £41.75 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.25 | £63.75 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -21.43% | +6.87% |
SDLC Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
SDLC Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SDLC.
SDLC Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SDLC in the City of London over the 6 months to 6 November 2026.
SDLC Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SDLC.
SDLC 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 58.1% | 36 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 53.2% | 33 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 30.6% | 19 |
| 4 | DevOps | 29.0% | 18 |
| 5 | Test Automation | 25.8% | 16 |
| 6 | AI | 22.6% | 14 |
| 6 | Software Engineering | 22.6% | 14 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 21.0% | 13 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 19.4% | 12 |
| 10 | Scrum | 16.1% | 10 |
| 10 | TDD | 16.1% | 10 |
| 10 | Test Strategy | 16.1% | 10 |
| 13 | Software Testing | 14.5% | 9 |
| 14 | Code Quality | 12.9% | 8 |
| 14 | High Availability | 12.9% | 8 |
| 14 | Infrastructure as Code | 12.9% | 8 |
| 14 | Microservices | 12.9% | 8 |
| 14 | Refactoring | 12.9% | 8 |
| 14 | Unit Testing | 12.9% | 8 |
| 20 | Event-Driven | 11.3% | 7 |