Straight-Through Processing Contract Job Trends in England

Straight-Through Processing
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Straight-Through Processing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 523 499 561
Rank change year-on-year -24 +62 +173
Contract jobs citing Straight-Through Processing 10 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.032% 0.017% 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.036% 0.019% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 2
10th Percentile £349 £740 £605
25th Percentile £358 £800 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £975 £650
Median % change year-on-year -43.59% +50.00% -13.33%
75th Percentile £638 £988 £713
90th Percentile £645 £1,055 £735
UK median daily rate £550 £975 £650
% change year-on-year -43.59% +50.00% -13.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Straight-Through Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,932 25,643 33,123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.81% 88.51% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,758 15,859 22,544
10th Percentile £300 £310 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £544
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,818 849 1,407
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.62 £14.68
25th Percentile £17.88 £20.75 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.70%
75th Percentile £54.56 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.90 £74.89 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
% change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%

Straight-Through Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Straight-Through Processing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Straight-Through Processing job vacancy trend in England

Straight-Through Processing
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Straight-Through Processing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Straight-Through Processing

Straight-Through Processing
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Straight-Through Processing in England over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Straight-Through Processing in England

Straight-Through Processing
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Straight-Through Processing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Straight-Through Processing

Straight-Through Processing
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 Straight-Through Processing within the England region over the 6 months to 19 December 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 -6 10 £550 -43.59% 3
Straight-Through Processing
UK

Straight-Through Processing
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 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Apple Pay
1 1 (10.00%) Google Pay
General
1 8 (80.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Banking
3 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (50.00%) Back Office
4 5 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
6 2 (20.00%) Front Office
7 1 (10.00%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
7 1 (10.00%) Investment Banking
7 1 (10.00%) Retail
7 1 (10.00%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Analyst
2 7 (70.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) ACBS Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Agile Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Banking Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Implementation Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Payments Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Payments Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (50.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (10.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (10.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) Migration
3 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 4 (40.00%) Data Migration
4 4 (40.00%) Matrix Management
4 4 (40.00%) Matrix Organization
4 4 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
4 4 (40.00%) Risk Management
5 3 (30.00%) Project Management
5 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (30.00%) Target Operating Model
6 2 (20.00%) Collateral Management
6 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
6 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Validation
7 1 (10.00%) Business Case
7 1 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (10.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (10.00%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) Murex
2 1 (10.00%) Apple
2 1 (10.00%) Calypso
2 1 (10.00%) Google
2 1 (10.00%) Xceptor