Banking Contract Job Trends in Docklands, London

Banking
East London > Docklands, London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in contract job vacancies in Docklands, London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 3 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 +5 -3
Contract jobs citing Banking 4 3 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Docklands, London 44.44% 30.00% 16.67%
As % of the General category 66.67% 30.00% 18.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 4
10th Percentile £519 £628 £509
25th Percentile £547 £659 £529
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 £725 £645
Median % change year-on-year +1.72% +12.40% +61.25%
75th Percentile £925 £738 £750
90th Percentile - - -
East London median daily rate £498 £511 £537
% change year-on-year -2.69% -4.80% +34.25%

All General Skills
Docklands, London

Banking falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Docklands, London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6 10 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London 66.67% 100.00% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 22
10th Percentile £519 £575 £195
25th Percentile £547 £600 £540
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 £725 £650
Median % change year-on-year +1.72% +11.54% +44.44%
75th Percentile £925 £738 £750
90th Percentile - £875 £908
East London median daily rate £498 £520 £540
% change year-on-year -4.33% -3.70% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
East London median hourly rate £28.58 £22.50 £16.85
% change year-on-year +27.00% +33.53% -48.31%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in Docklands, London

Job postings citing Banking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Docklands, London.

Job vacancy trend for Banking in Docklands, London

Banking
Daily Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Banking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Banking

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram in Docklands, London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking in Docklands, London over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Banking in Docklands, London

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in Docklands, London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Banking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Docklands, London citing Banking

Banking
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Docklands, London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Front Office
2 2 (50.00%) Investment Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior PMO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (50.00%) Electronic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) FX Algorithmic Trading
1 2 (50.00%) Low Latency
1 2 (50.00%) Multithreading
1 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Case
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Data Extraction
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO