The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Cypher skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cypher over the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cypher falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
5,203
6,802
10,134
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London
39.35%
38.60%
39.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
3,653
5,159
7,620
10th Percentile
£370
£375
£406
25th Percentile
£431
£461
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-4.17%
-
75th Percentile
£700
£700
£738
90th Percentile
£825
£850
£835
England median daily rate
£521
£540
£555
% change year-on-year
-3.61%
-2.70%
+0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted
48
50
77
10th Percentile
£27.08
£23.80
£25.55
25th Percentile
£33.25
£34.82
£48.60
Median hourly rate
£41.66
£49.75
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
-16.27%
-17.08%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£58.81
£62.23
£75.00
90th Percentile
£81.88
£72.75
£87.94
England median hourly rate
£56.38
£65.00
£62.50
% change year-on-year
-13.27%
+4.00%
+18.99%
Cypher Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Cypher as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Cypher Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cypher in London.
Cypher Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cypher also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for Cypher.
Cypher Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
