CRD IV Contract Job Trends in England

Capital Requirements Directive IV (CDR 4)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring CRD IV skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 510 545
Rank change year-on-year - +35 +81
Contract jobs citing CRD IV 0 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in England - 0.004% 0.003%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category - 0.022% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £563 -
UK median daily rate - £563 -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

CRD IV falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 7,707 4,598 4,825
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.19% 16.87% 13.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,938 2,995 3,027
10th Percentile £342 £273 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% -4.47% -1.25%
75th Percentile £610 £623 £636
90th Percentile £713 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 513 210 327
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.12 £11.07
25th Percentile £19.46 £18.59 £14.00
Median hourly rate £36.07 £31.64 £25.77
Median % change year-on-year +14.00% +22.80% -39.38%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £85.30 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £38.72 £28.18 £25.00
% change year-on-year +37.40% +12.72% -35.42%

CRD IV
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CRD IV relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CRD IV job vacancy trend in England

CRD IV
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRD IV.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CRD IV