WebSockets Contract Job Trends in the City of London

WebSockets
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring WebSockets skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 123 123
Rank change year-on-year - 0 +25
Contract jobs citing WebSockets 0 7 6
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London - 0.37% 0.29%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category - 1.48% 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - - £550
25th Percentile - - £588
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £800 £675
Median % change year-on-year - +18.52% -10.00%
75th Percentile - - £763
90th Percentile - - £800
Central London median daily rate - £800 £675
% change year-on-year - +18.52% -10.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
City of London

WebSockets falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 489 472 483
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 20.37% 25.01% 23.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 324 303 325
10th Percentile £414 £404 £416
25th Percentile £475 £450 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £682 £675 £725
90th Percentile £775 £763 £825
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.30% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
10th Percentile £23.93 £63.75 -
25th Percentile £32.34 £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £39.75 £75.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.00% - -
75th Percentile £55.54 £82.50 -
90th Percentile £67.36 £86.25 -
Central London median hourly rate £39.75 £62.50 -
% change year-on-year -36.40% - -

WebSockets
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

WebSockets job vacancy trend in the City of London

WebSockets
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing WebSockets.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing WebSockets