Source to Pay Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Source to Pay (S2P)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Source to Pay skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 126 145
Rank change year-on-year +1 +19 +52
Contract jobs citing Source to Pay 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.056% 0.094% 0.074%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.060% 0.10% 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £581 -
25th Percentile £719 £628 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 £725 -
Median % change year-on-year +1.72% - -
75th Percentile £756 £816 -
90th Percentile - £859 -
Central London median daily rate £738 £725 -
% change year-on-year +1.72% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London

Source to Pay falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,658 1,960 2,431
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 92.99% 91.67% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,162 1,199 1,718
10th Percentile £332 £376 £363
25th Percentile £418 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £690
90th Percentile £756 £788 £813
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 17 13
10th Percentile £17.02 £16.70 -
25th Percentile £20.18 £22.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.53% +54.55% -46.08%
75th Percentile £43.33 £112.00 £53.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £72.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -20.71% +30.84% -42.93%

Source to Pay
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Source to Pay relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Source to Pay job vacancy trend in the City of London

Source to Pay
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Source to Pay.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Source to Pay

Source to Pay
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ariba