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 5 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 529 526 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing CRD IV 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% 0.003% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.038% 0.025% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £750 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - -
75th Percentile £850 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £800 - -

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 5,203 4,040 5,589
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.68% 13.00% 14.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,377 2,362 3,746
10th Percentile £308 £290 £320
25th Percentile £402 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -5.56% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £747 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 169 236
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.24 £15.11
25th Percentile £17.69 £15.98 £20.39
Median hourly rate £30.00 £31.62 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% -21.93% +55.77%
75th Percentile £63.40 £63.75 £65.63
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £83.18
UK median hourly rate £27.77 £27.09 £39.80
% change year-on-year +2.51% -31.93% +53.08%

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

CRD IV
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CRD IV within the England region over the 6 months to 5 November 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +13 2 £800 -
CRD IV
UK

CRD IV
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
2 1 (50.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Senior Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Credit Risk
1 2 (100.00%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) Basel III
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft