Bloomberg
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Bloomberg products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Bloomberg over the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Bloomberg.
| 6 months to 2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 313 | 298 | 249 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -49 | +118 |
| Contract jobs citing Bloomberg | 68 | 57 | 146 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.46% | 0.42% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.01% | 0.95% | 1.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 44 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £369 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £500 | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £688 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | +5.77% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | £875 | £824 | £844 |
| England median daily rate | £650 | £688 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | +1.85% | - |
All Vendors
London
Bloomberg falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 6,750 | 6,027 | 7,513 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 46.04% | 44.08% | 40.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,433 | 3,701 | 5,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £313 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.67% | -0.91% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £763 |
| England median daily rate | £502 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.43% | - | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 100 | 70 | 154 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.93 | £22.19 | £13.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.35 | £24.26 | £17.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £34.25 | £28.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.76% | +21.24% | +13.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.14 | £60.25 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.70 | £80.75 | £77.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £23.50 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.67% | - | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Bloomberg relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Bloomberg.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Bloomberg in London over the 6 months to 2 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Bloomberg.
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Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Bloomberg within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| Central London | -6 | 7 | £510 | -15.00% | 5 |
| East London | - | 2 | - | - | |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:
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