Secure Shell (SSH)
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring SSH skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 110 | 126 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +16 | +48 |
| Contract jobs citing SSH | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | - | 0.11% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.08% | 2.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £524 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £543 | £775 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £581 | £850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -31.62% | +41.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £613 | £925 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £629 | - |
| Central London median daily rate | - | £581 | £850 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -31.62% | +41.67% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
City of London
SSH falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 142 | 186 | 244 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 7.43% | 10.23% | 10.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 124 | 161 |
| 10th Percentile | £251 | £256 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £463 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +14.21% | -13.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £653 | £652 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £731 | £732 |
| Central London median daily rate | £519 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.19% | +10.53% | -11.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.31 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.50 | £31.25 | £12.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.27 | £32.50 | £16.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.49% | +100.43% | -20.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.60 | £33.75 | £33.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.74 | - | £59.93 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.47 | £32.50 | £18.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.63% | +71.69% | -7.66% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SSH relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing SSH.
