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 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 518 525
Rank change year-on-year - +7 +76
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 - 0.021% 0.023%
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 8,280 4,794 4,314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.79% 17.24% 13.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,205 3,132 2,570
10th Percentile £329 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £713 £725 £763
UK median daily rate £505 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +1.00% -2.44% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 598 226 213
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.13 £12.24
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.96 £15.50
Median hourly rate £33.00 £32.50 £31.62
Median % change year-on-year +1.54% +2.78% -15.68%
75th Percentile £67.50 £61.69 £64.73
90th Percentile £76.00 £82.88 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £30.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year +8.33% +9.09% -22.82%

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