IAS 39 Contract Job Trends in England

IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring IAS 39 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 543 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing IAS 39 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% - -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.019% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
UK median daily rate £675 - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

IAS 39 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 5,310 4,038 5,661
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.63% 13.16% 14.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,432 2,345 3,797
10th Percentile £310 £288 £320
25th Percentile £403 £395 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £713 £738 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 279 174 232
10th Percentile £15.13 £12.28 £14.61
25th Percentile £17.69 £16.10 £20.51
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.11 £39.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.46% -22.81% +65.96%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.66 £67.63
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £83.24
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £36.75
% change year-on-year -8.55% -25.17% +56.38%

IAS 39
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IAS 39 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

IAS 39 job vacancy trend in England

IAS 39
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IAS 39.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing IAS 39

IAS 39
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 IAS 39 within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 - 1 £675 - 1
IAS 39
UK

IAS 39
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IAS 32
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS 9