Deployment Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Deployment Specialist
England > London

The median Deployment Specialist daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 351 -
Rank change year-on-year -25 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Deployment Specialist 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.028% 0.007% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.030% 0.008% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £581 - -
90th Percentile £638 - -
England median daily rate £525 £363 £400
% change year-on-year +44.83% -9.38% +8.11%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 13,262 13,048 16,757
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 93.49% 93.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,797 8,403 12,089
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% -4.27%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.67% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 141 236
10th Percentile £17.93 £20.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £23.50 £23.80 £20.38
Median hourly rate £32.48 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.21% +7.69% -7.14%
75th Percentile £62.44 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £71.00
England median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -21.43% -19.77% +24.64%

Deployment Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Deployment Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Deployment Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Deployment Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Deployment Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Deployment Specialist job vacancies in London

Deployment Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Deployment Specialist in London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Deployment Specialist in London

Deployment Specialist
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Deployment Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Deployment Specialist job vacancies in London

Deployment Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Deployment Specialist contract job roles required 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 featuring Deployment Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Azure
1 3 (75.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (50.00%) DNS
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) PowerShell
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Edge AI
3 1 (25.00%) Ergonomics
3 1 (25.00%) EU AI Act
3 1 (25.00%) Human Factors
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) NIST
3 1 (25.00%) Red Team
3 1 (25.00%) Runbook
3 1 (25.00%) SAML

Deployment Specialist Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Azure
1 3 (75.00%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 2 (50.00%) DNS
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
1 3 (75.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) User Experience
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (50.00%) Infrastructure as Code
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Cloud Security
3 1 (25.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (25.00%) Edge AI
3 1 (25.00%) Ergonomics
3 1 (25.00%) Human Factors
3 1 (25.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Red Team
3 1 (25.00%) Runbook
3 1 (25.00%) Validation
3 1 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) EU AI Act
1 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
1 1 (25.00%) NIST
System Software
1 2 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Zscaler