OTC Derivatives Contract Job Trends in England

Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term OTC Derivatives in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OTC Derivatives over the 6 months leading up to 16 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 549 489 546
Rank change year-on-year -60 +57 +119
Contract jobs citing OTC Derivatives 3 4 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.016% 0.018%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.026% 0.047% 0.059%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 6
10th Percentile £571 £284 £686
25th Percentile £603 £285 £736
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £688 £393 £800
Median % change year-on-year +75.16% -50.94% +19.63%
75th Percentile £753 £591 £824
90th Percentile £774 £754 £825
UK median daily rate £688 £393 £773
% change year-on-year +75.16% -49.19% +16.60%

All Generic Skills
England

OTC Derivatives falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 11,607 8,601 11,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 34.13% 33.34% 31.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,394 5,244 7,765
10th Percentile £275 £275 £256
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.42% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £630 £666 £663
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 582 248 753
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.19 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.83 £24.18 £16.92
Median hourly rate £32.75 £37.00 £32.12
Median % change year-on-year -11.49% +15.21% +42.83%
75th Percentile £63.75 £66.13 £58.75
90th Percentile £75.90 £83.20 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £30.05 £34.50 £31.75
% change year-on-year -12.89% +8.66% +41.21%

OTC Derivatives
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

OTC Derivatives job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OTC Derivatives.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OTC Derivatives

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OTC Derivatives in England over the 6 months to 16 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for OTC Derivatives in England

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OTC Derivatives.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing OTC Derivatives

OTC Derivatives
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 OTC Derivatives within the England region over the 6 months to 16 February 2026. 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 -39 3 £688 +75.16% 2
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UK

OTC Derivatives
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Back Office
3 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Calypso Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Consultant
2 1 (33.33%) Derivatives Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Developer
2 1 (33.33%) Murex Business Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Murex Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Derivative
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Automated Trading
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Java
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Calypso
1 1 (33.33%) ION Trading
1 1 (33.33%) Murex