PSD2 Contract Job Trends in England
EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring PSD2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 613 | 477 | 522 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -136 | +45 | +71 |
| Contract jobs citing PSD2 | 18 | 40 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 0.039% | 0.14% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.21% | 0.80% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 33 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £419 | £323 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £479 | £400 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £592 | £474 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.89% | -5.20% | +24.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £516 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £670 | £653 |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £474 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.03% | -5.20% | +20.41% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England
PSD2 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 8,450 | 5,022 | 4,195 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 18.16% | 17.78% | 13.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,261 | 3,266 | 2,433 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £301 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £500 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.00% | -2.44% | -5.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £721 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £507 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.40% | - | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 693 | 249 | 194 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | £15.13 | £13.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.60 | £17.69 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.40 | £31.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.84% | -10.00% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.40 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.32 | £80.60 | £70.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £32.00 | £30.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +9.09% | -25.17% |
PSD2 Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PSD2 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
PSD2 Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PSD2.
PSD2 Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PSD2 in England over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
PSD2 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 PSD2 within the England region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 | -92 | 15 | £571 | +20.46% | 12 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 1 | £537 | +34.25% | |
| Midlands | -46 | 1 | £537 | +33.92% | |
| PSD2 UK |
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PSD2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEPA | 27.8% | 5 |
| 2 | PCI DSS | 16.7% | 3 |
| 3 | Data Quality | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | GDPR | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | ITGC | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | NIST | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | QA | 5.6% | 1 |
| 3 | Sarbanes-Oxley | 5.6% | 1 |