SFIA Contract Job Trends in the City of Westminster
Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA)
Central London > City of Westminster
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of Westminster citing SFIA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SFIA | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of Westminster | 4.82% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.13% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £487 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £509 | - | - |
| Central London median daily rate | £475 | £434 | £595 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.57% | -27.14% | -2.18% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
City of Westminster
SFIA 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 Westminster.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 78 | 35 | 53 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of Westminster | 93.98% | 87.50% | 96.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 27 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £361 | £393 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £456 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | -16.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £644 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £800 | £731 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.44 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £56.00 | £18.87 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +196.77% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64.25 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £76.50 | - | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £27.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.91% | -20.71% | +27.27% |
SFIA Job Vacancy Trend in the City of Westminster
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SFIA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of Westminster.
SFIA Daily Rate Trend in the City of Westminster
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of Westminster citing SFIA.
SFIA Contract Job Locations in the City of Westminster
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SFIA within the City of Westminster region over the 6 months to 3 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster | - | 1 | £475 | - | |
| SFIA Central London |
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SFIA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of Westminster 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 | User Research | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2 | Service Design | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 75.0% | 3 |
| 4 | Actionable Insight | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Agile | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Decision-Making | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Qualitative Research | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Quantitative Research | 50.0% | 2 |
| 4 | Usability Testing | 50.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Journey Map | 25.0% | 1 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Engagement | 25.0% | 1 |
| 10 | Workshop Facilitation | 25.0% | 1 |