Cognizant
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Cognizant products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cognizant over the 6 months leading up to 16 April 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 Cognizant Technology Solutions.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 401 | 353 | 389 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | +36 | +109 |
| Contract jobs citing Cognizant | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.035% | 0.016% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.079% | 0.035% | 0.097% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £577 | £424 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £599 | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £644 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.57% | +35.63% | -32.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £687 | £528 |
| 90th Percentile | £606 | £707 | £579 |
| England median daily rate | £480 | £644 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.57% | +30.15% | -29.29% |
All Vendors
London
Cognizant 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 | 7,581 | 5,720 | 7,226 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 43.78% | 45.16% | 40.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5,000 | 3,751 | 4,960 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £325 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £421 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.82% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £769 | £768 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +0.96% | -3.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 88 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.20 | £15.84 | £13.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.46 | £23.35 | £16.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £29.07 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.80% | +18.65% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.75 | £51.88 | £40.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £67.88 | £69.20 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.00 | £28.75 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.87% | +27.78% | -41.56% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cognizant 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 Cognizant.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cognizant in London over the 6 months to 16 April 2026.
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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: