The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring COM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
COM falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
3,475
4,296
5,453
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
26.14%
26.91%
26.04%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,355
2,843
4,119
10th Percentile
£363
£375
£400
25th Percentile
£425
£463
£475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
-
75th Percentile
£675
£713
£713
90th Percentile
£800
£850
£810
England median daily rate
£510
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-7.27%
-
-4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted
32
23
40
10th Percentile
£31.77
£24.12
£34.58
25th Percentile
£34.17
£37.50
£39.02
Median hourly rate
£51.97
£42.50
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
+22.28%
-29.17%
-7.69%
75th Percentile
£61.56
£61.97
£72.41
90th Percentile
£85.95
£74.20
£90.00
England median hourly rate
£54.00
£65.00
£56.06
% change year-on-year
-16.92%
+15.95%
-13.75%
COM Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing COM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
COM Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing COM.
COM Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing COM in London over the 6 months to 19 October 2025.
COM Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing COM.
COM Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing COM also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for COM.
COM 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:
