Financial Institution Contract Job Trends in London

Financial Institution
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Financial Institution in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Financial Institution over the 6 months leading up to 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 185 193
Rank change year-on-year +23 +8 +18
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 243 208 233
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.70% 1.33% 1.19%
As % of the General category 2.52% 2.09% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 126 165
10th Percentile £425 £400 £444
25th Percentile £513 £550 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £613 £625
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -2.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £736 £763
90th Percentile £975 £819 £875
England median daily rate £600 £600 £600
% change year-on-year - - +5.45%

All General Skills
London

Financial Institution falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,625 9,963 12,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.33% 63.86% 64.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,302 6,385 9,132
10th Percentile £331 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £669 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 189 113 168
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.55
25th Percentile £20.18 £25.00 £21.50
Median hourly rate £26.50 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.33% +7.14% +2.94%
75th Percentile £45.00 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.49 £77.72 £76.63
England median hourly rate £23.58 £30.45 £32.50
% change year-on-year -22.58% -6.31% +26.41%

Financial Institution
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Financial Institution relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Financial Institution job vacancy trend in London

Financial Institution
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Financial Institution.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Financial Institution

Financial Institution
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Institution in London over the 6 months to 8 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Institution in London

Financial Institution
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Financial Institution.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Financial Institution

Financial Institution
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 Financial Institution within the London region over the 6 months to 8 December 2025. 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
Central London +7 46 £725 +8.37% 32
East London +8 6 £1,000 +81.82% 2
Financial Institution
England

Financial Institution
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.47%) Apache Spark
2 5 (2.06%) Confluence
2 5 (2.06%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.65%) MQSeries
4 3 (1.23%) CMS
4 3 (1.23%) IIS
5 2 (0.82%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.82%) Mendix
5 2 (0.82%) SAS
6 1 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.41%) Apache
6 1 (0.41%) IBM Transformation Extender
Applications
1 11 (4.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.82%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.82%) Notion
4 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.23%) ION MarketView
2 2 (0.82%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.41%) Actimize
3 1 (0.41%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.41%) Avolution ABACUS
3 1 (0.41%) Endur
3 1 (0.41%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.41%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.41%) IntelliMatch
3 1 (0.41%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.41%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.41%) Summit
3 1 (0.41%) Temenos T24
3 1 (0.41%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 43 (17.70%) Azure
2 23 (9.47%) AWS
3 16 (6.58%) GCP
4 12 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (4.94%) Power Platform
5 10 (4.12%) SaaS
6 7 (2.88%) PaaS
6 7 (2.88%) Snowflake
7 6 (2.47%) Collibra
7 6 (2.47%) IaaS
8 5 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (1.65%) Azure Logic Apps
9 4 (1.65%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.65%) OpenShift
10 3 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
10 3 (1.23%) IBM Blueworks
10 3 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.23%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.23%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.88%) Firewall
2 5 (2.06%) HTTP
2 5 (2.06%) Network Security
2 5 (2.06%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.65%) SSL
4 3 (1.23%) BGP
4 3 (1.23%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (1.23%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (1.23%) LAN
4 3 (1.23%) NX-OS
4 3 (1.23%) OSPF
4 3 (1.23%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.23%) WAN
5 1 (0.41%) DHCP
5 1 (0.41%) DNS
5 1 (0.41%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.41%) SQL Server
2 11 (4.53%) Power BI
3 8 (3.29%) Oracle Database
4 6 (2.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (2.47%) Tableau
5 5 (2.06%) Data Mart
5 5 (2.06%) Metadata
6 4 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (1.23%) Big Data
7 3 (1.23%) Data Hub
7 3 (1.23%) Data Warehouse
7 3 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (1.23%) KDB
7 3 (1.23%) Kdb+
7 3 (1.23%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.82%) Ataccama
8 2 (0.82%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.82%) MySQL
8 2 (0.82%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.82%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (4.53%) Git
2 10 (4.12%) JIRA
3 8 (3.29%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.65%) Robot Framework
5 3 (1.23%) GitLab
6 2 (0.82%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.41%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.41%) Gradle
7 1 (0.41%) Maven
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.41%) Postman
7 1 (0.41%) QUnit
7 1 (0.41%) Selenium
7 1 (0.41%) Snyk
General
1 243 (100.00%) Finance
2 99 (40.74%) Banking
3 97 (39.92%) Social Skills
4 44 (18.11%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (12.35%) Front Office
6 21 (8.64%) Investment Banking
7 13 (5.35%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (3.29%) Corporate Banking
8 8 (3.29%) Legal
9 5 (2.06%) Back Office
9 5 (2.06%) Retail
10 4 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.65%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.65%) Private Banking
10 4 (1.65%) Retail Banking
11 3 (1.23%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.23%) International Banking
12 2 (0.82%) Law
12 2 (0.82%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.41%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 49 (20.16%) Developer
2 44 (18.11%) Analyst
3 31 (12.76%) Architect
4 22 (9.05%) Business Analyst
5 18 (7.41%) Senior
6 16 (6.58%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.76%) Consultant
8 10 (4.12%) Enterprise Architect
9 9 (3.70%) Security Architect
10 8 (3.29%) C# Developer
10 8 (3.29%) Lead
11 7 (2.88%) .NET Developer
12 6 (2.47%) Full-Stack Developer
13 5 (2.06%) Analyst Developer
13 5 (2.06%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (2.06%) Java Developer
13 5 (2.06%) Machine Learning Engineer
13 5 (2.06%) Murex Analyst
13 5 (2.06%) Murex Consultant
13 5 (2.06%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.41%) .NET
2 14 (5.76%) REST
3 9 (3.70%) React
4 7 (2.88%) .NET Core
4 7 (2.88%) .NET Framework
5 6 (2.47%) XML
6 5 (2.06%) Dask
6 5 (2.06%) Kafka
6 5 (2.06%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (2.06%) WinForms
7 4 (1.65%) CSS
7 4 (1.65%) HTML
7 4 (1.65%) Node.js
7 4 (1.65%) RESTful
7 4 (1.65%) SailPoint
7 4 (1.65%) Spring
7 4 (1.65%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.23%) JNI
8 3 (1.23%) Rendezvous
8 3 (1.23%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.29%) Hedge funds
2 24 (9.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 21 (8.64%) Derivative
3 21 (8.64%) Fixed Income
4 13 (5.35%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (4.94%) Equities
5 12 (4.94%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.12%) Cloud Native
7 9 (3.70%) Credit Risk
7 9 (3.70%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.29%) Market Risk
9 7 (2.88%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.88%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (2.47%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (2.06%) Algorithms
11 5 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (2.06%) Equity Derivative
12 4 (1.65%) AS400
12 4 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.65%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.29%) Linux
2 20 (8.23%) Windows
3 19 (7.82%) Unix
4 5 (2.06%) CentOS
4 5 (2.06%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.65%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.65%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.23%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.82%) Solaris
8 1 (0.41%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (19.75%) Agile
2 40 (16.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 38 (15.64%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (13.58%) Analytics
5 31 (12.76%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 30 (12.35%) CI/CD
6 30 (12.35%) DevOps
7 26 (10.70%) Risk Management
7 26 (10.70%) SDLC
8 25 (10.29%) Decision-Making
9 23 (9.47%) Roadmaps
10 22 (9.05%) AI
11 20 (8.23%) Project Management
11 20 (8.23%) Regulatory Compliance
11 20 (8.23%) Wealth Management
12 19 (7.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (7.82%) Scrum
13 18 (7.41%) Computer Science
13 18 (7.41%) Data Governance
13 18 (7.41%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 45 (18.52%) SQL
2 44 (18.11%) Python
3 25 (10.29%) C#
4 19 (7.82%) Java
5 13 (5.35%) C++
6 10 (4.12%) JavaScript
7 9 (3.70%) Perl
8 6 (2.47%) Shell Script
9 5 (2.06%) Bicep
9 5 (2.06%) PowerShell
9 5 (2.06%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.65%) Bash
10 4 (1.65%) PL/SQL
10 4 (1.65%) RPG
11 3 (1.23%) Apex Code
11 3 (1.23%) BeanShell
11 3 (1.23%) C
11 3 (1.23%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.82%) Formula Language
12 2 (0.82%) LotusScript
Qualifications
1 34 (13.99%) Degree
2 12 (4.94%) Master's Degree
3 10 (4.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.88%) PhD
5 5 (2.06%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.06%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.65%) CISA
6 4 (1.65%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.65%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.23%) CBAP
7 3 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.82%) ACCA
8 2 (0.82%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.82%) CIMA
8 2 (0.82%) CISSP
8 2 (0.82%) IIBA
8 2 (0.82%) MBA
8 2 (0.82%) PMP
8 2 (0.82%) RHCE
8 2 (0.82%) RHCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.58%) QA
2 14 (5.76%) GDPR
3 8 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.88%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.47%) NIST
5 6 (2.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.06%) MiFID
6 5 (2.06%) PMO
6 5 (2.06%) SLA
6 5 (2.06%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.65%) GRC
8 3 (1.23%) COBIT
9 2 (0.82%) Basel III
9 2 (0.82%) EMIR
9 2 (0.82%) IFRS
9 2 (0.82%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.82%) SEPA
9 2 (0.82%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.41%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 10 (4.12%) Docker
2 5 (2.06%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.82%) KVM
5 1 (0.41%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (7.41%) Ansible
2 12 (4.94%) Terraform
3 11 (4.53%) Kubernetes
4 5 (2.06%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (1.65%) Control-M
6 3 (1.23%) BladeLogic
6 3 (1.23%) FortiGate
6 3 (1.23%) Progress Chef
6 3 (1.23%) Puppet
7 2 (0.82%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.82%) RSA Archer
7 2 (0.82%) SCCM
7 2 (0.82%) vRealize
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.41%) Rundeck
8 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (11.93%) Oracle
2 20 (8.23%) Microsoft
3 13 (5.35%) Murex
3 13 (5.35%) Splunk
4 12 (4.94%) CyberArk
5 9 (3.70%) Bloomberg
6 8 (3.29%) Darktrace
6 8 (3.29%) Google
7 7 (2.88%) IBM
7 7 (2.88%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.47%) F5
8 6 (2.47%) ServiceNow
8 6 (2.47%) Tradeweb
9 5 (2.06%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.06%) ION Trading
9 5 (2.06%) Sophis
10 4 (1.65%) Citrix
10 4 (1.65%) Informatica
10 4 (1.65%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.65%) VMware