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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 191 209
Rank change year-on-year +27 +18 +5
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 234 213 233
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.66% 1.35% 1.18%
As % of the General category 2.45% 2.12% 1.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 128 165
10th Percentile £425 £400 £450
25th Percentile £523 £550 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £763
90th Percentile £988 £816 £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 9,550 10,062 12,809
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.78% 63.73% 64.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,243 6,456 9,246
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £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 185 115 169
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.47
25th Percentile £19.79 £25.12 £21.25
Median hourly rate £26.30 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.87% +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £45.75 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £71.20 £77.54 £76.50
England median hourly rate £24.00 £30.45 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.18% -7.73% +29.31%

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 30 November 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 30 November 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 +3 45 £726 +8.10% 23
East London +7 6 £1,000 +81.82% 1
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 7 (2.99%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.71%) Confluence
2 4 (1.71%) MQSeries
2 4 (1.71%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.28%) CMS
4 2 (0.85%) Apache
4 2 (0.85%) IIS
4 2 (0.85%) SAS
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.43%) IBM Transformation Extender
Applications
1 10 (4.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.85%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.43%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.28%) ION MarketView
2 1 (0.43%) Actimize
2 1 (0.43%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.43%) Avolution ABACUS
2 1 (0.43%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.43%) Endur
2 1 (0.43%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.43%) FLEXCUBE
2 1 (0.43%) IntelliMatch
2 1 (0.43%) ION Anvil
2 1 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.43%) Summit
2 1 (0.43%) Temenos T24
2 1 (0.43%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 41 (17.52%) Azure
2 24 (10.26%) AWS
3 17 (7.26%) GCP
4 10 (4.27%) SaaS
5 9 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (3.42%) Power Platform
7 7 (2.99%) PaaS
8 6 (2.56%) Collibra
8 6 (2.56%) IaaS
8 6 (2.56%) Snowflake
9 5 (2.14%) OpenShift
10 4 (1.71%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.28%) IBM Blueworks
11 3 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
11 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.85%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.85%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (0.85%) dbt
12 2 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
12 2 (0.85%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.99%) Firewall
2 5 (2.14%) HTTP
2 5 (2.14%) Network Security
2 5 (2.14%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.71%) SSL
4 3 (1.28%) BGP
4 3 (1.28%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (1.28%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (1.28%) LAN
4 3 (1.28%) NX-OS
4 3 (1.28%) OSPF
4 3 (1.28%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.28%) WAN
5 1 (0.43%) DHCP
5 1 (0.43%) DNS
5 1 (0.43%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.43%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.26%) SQL Server
2 7 (2.99%) Power BI
3 6 (2.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.14%) Data Mart
4 5 (2.14%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.71%) Big Data
5 4 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.71%) Tableau
6 3 (1.28%) Data Hub
6 3 (1.28%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.28%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.28%) KDB
6 3 (1.28%) Kdb+
6 3 (1.28%) Metadata
6 3 (1.28%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.85%) Ataccama
7 2 (0.85%) MySQL
7 2 (0.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.85%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (4.70%) Git
2 9 (3.85%) JIRA
3 7 (2.99%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.71%) Robot Framework
5 3 (1.28%) GitLab
6 2 (0.85%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.43%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.43%) Gradle
7 1 (0.43%) Maven
7 1 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.43%) Postman
7 1 (0.43%) QUnit
7 1 (0.43%) Selenium
7 1 (0.43%) Snyk
General
1 234 (100.00%) Finance
2 99 (42.31%) Banking
3 93 (39.74%) Social Skills
4 43 (18.38%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (12.39%) Front Office
6 22 (9.40%) Investment Banking
7 13 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.85%) Corporate Banking
9 8 (3.42%) Legal
10 5 (2.14%) Back Office
10 5 (2.14%) Retail
11 4 (1.71%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.71%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.71%) Private Banking
11 4 (1.71%) Retail Banking
12 3 (1.28%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.28%) International Banking
13 2 (0.85%) Law
13 2 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.43%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 45 (19.23%) Developer
2 40 (17.09%) Analyst
3 32 (13.68%) Architect
4 20 (8.55%) Business Analyst
5 18 (7.69%) Senior
6 16 (6.84%) Project Manager
7 13 (5.56%) Consultant
8 10 (4.27%) Enterprise Architect
9 9 (3.85%) Lead
9 9 (3.85%) Security Architect
10 7 (2.99%) C# Developer
11 6 (2.56%) .NET Developer
11 6 (2.56%) Full-Stack Developer
11 6 (2.56%) Senior Architect
12 5 (2.14%) Analyst Developer
12 5 (2.14%) Infrastructure Engineer
12 5 (2.14%) Java Developer
12 5 (2.14%) Machine Learning Engineer
12 5 (2.14%) Murex Business Analyst
12 5 (2.14%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.41%) .NET
2 13 (5.56%) REST
3 7 (2.99%) .NET Core
3 7 (2.99%) React
4 6 (2.56%) .NET Framework
4 6 (2.56%) XML
5 5 (2.14%) Dask
5 5 (2.14%) Kafka
6 4 (1.71%) CSS
6 4 (1.71%) HTML
6 4 (1.71%) Node.js
6 4 (1.71%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.71%) RESTful
6 4 (1.71%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.71%) Spring
6 4 (1.71%) Spring Boot
6 4 (1.71%) WinForms
7 3 (1.28%) JNI
7 3 (1.28%) OAuth
7 3 (1.28%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 25 (10.68%) Hedge funds
2 21 (8.97%) Fixed Income
3 20 (8.55%) Derivative
4 13 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (5.13%) Equities
5 12 (5.13%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.27%) Cloud Native
6 10 (4.27%) Credit Risk
7 9 (3.85%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.42%) Market Risk
9 7 (2.99%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.99%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (2.56%) Algorithms
10 6 (2.56%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (2.14%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (2.14%) Equity Derivative
12 4 (1.71%) AS400
12 4 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.68%) Linux
2 19 (8.12%) Unix
2 19 (8.12%) Windows
3 5 (2.14%) CentOS
3 5 (2.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.71%) Mac OS
5 3 (1.28%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.28%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.85%) Solaris
7 1 (0.43%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (19.23%) Agile
2 37 (15.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 36 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
4 30 (12.82%) Analytics
5 29 (12.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 28 (11.97%) CI/CD
7 27 (11.54%) DevOps
8 25 (10.68%) Risk Management
8 25 (10.68%) SDLC
9 23 (9.83%) Decision-Making
9 23 (9.83%) Roadmaps
10 20 (8.55%) Regulatory Compliance
10 20 (8.55%) Wealth Management
11 19 (8.12%) AI
11 19 (8.12%) Project Management
11 19 (8.12%) Scrum
12 18 (7.69%) Computer Science
12 18 (7.69%) Migration
13 17 (7.26%) Mathematics
14 16 (6.84%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (19.66%) Python
2 41 (17.52%) SQL
3 21 (8.97%) C#
4 19 (8.12%) Java
5 12 (5.13%) C++
6 9 (3.85%) Perl
7 8 (3.42%) JavaScript
8 6 (2.56%) Shell Script
9 5 (2.14%) Bicep
9 5 (2.14%) PowerShell
10 4 (1.71%) Bash
10 4 (1.71%) C
10 4 (1.71%) RPG
10 4 (1.71%) T-SQL
11 3 (1.28%) Apex Code
11 3 (1.28%) BeanShell
11 3 (1.28%) PL/SQL
11 3 (1.28%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.43%) Groovy
12 1 (0.43%) Scala
Qualifications
1 33 (14.10%) Degree
2 12 (5.13%) Master's Degree
3 10 (4.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.99%) PhD
5 5 (2.14%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.14%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.71%) CISA
6 4 (1.71%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.71%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.85%) ACCA
7 2 (0.85%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.85%) CIMA
7 2 (0.85%) CISSP
7 2 (0.85%) MBA
7 2 (0.85%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (0.85%) PMP
7 2 (0.85%) Postgraduate
7 2 (0.85%) RHCE
7 2 (0.85%) RHCSA
8 1 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.41%) QA
2 14 (5.98%) GDPR
3 8 (3.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.56%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.56%) NIST
4 6 (2.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.14%) MiFID
5 5 (2.14%) PMO
5 5 (2.14%) SLA
5 5 (2.14%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.71%) GRC
7 3 (1.28%) COBIT
8 2 (0.85%) Basel III
8 2 (0.85%) EMIR
8 2 (0.85%) IFRS
8 2 (0.85%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.85%) SEPA
8 2 (0.85%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.43%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.43%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 10 (4.27%) Docker
2 5 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.85%) KVM
5 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 18 (7.69%) Ansible
2 12 (5.13%) Kubernetes
2 12 (5.13%) Terraform
3 5 (2.14%) ITRS Geneos
4 4 (1.71%) Control-M
5 3 (1.28%) BladeLogic
5 3 (1.28%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.28%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.28%) Puppet
6 2 (0.85%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.85%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.85%) SCCM
6 2 (0.85%) vRealize
7 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.43%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 25 (10.68%) Oracle
2 17 (7.26%) Microsoft
3 13 (5.56%) Splunk
4 12 (5.13%) CyberArk
4 12 (5.13%) Murex
5 9 (3.85%) Bloomberg
5 9 (3.85%) Google
6 8 (3.42%) Darktrace
7 7 (2.99%) IBM
7 7 (2.99%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.56%) F5
8 6 (2.56%) ServiceNow
8 6 (2.56%) Tradeweb
9 5 (2.14%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.14%) ION Trading
9 5 (2.14%) Sophis
10 4 (1.71%) Databricks
10 4 (1.71%) Informatica
10 4 (1.71%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.71%) VMware