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 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 162 179 189
Rank change year-on-year +17 +10 +20
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 238 210 228
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.66% 1.41% 1.22%
As % of the General category 2.50% 2.18% 1.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 127 167
10th Percentile £425 £425 £413
25th Percentile £518 £550 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £744 £739
90th Percentile £984 £830 £875
England median daily rate £600 £600 £600
% change year-on-year - - +4.35%

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 9,538 9,613 12,091
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 66.61% 64.38% 64.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,215 6,123 8,688
10th Percentile £340 £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 £671 £700 £700
90th Percentile £785 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 118 161
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £34.23
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +2.25% +0.94%
75th Percentile £44.75 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £66.13 £76.02 £76.25
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.50
% change year-on-year -21.67% -13.04% +34.69%

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 22 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 22 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 -1 45 £725 +8.37% 66
East London +9 7 £1,000 +81.82%
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 8 (3.36%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.52%) Apache Spark
3 5 (2.10%) Confluence
3 5 (2.10%) HCL Notes
3 5 (2.10%) Mendix
4 4 (1.68%) MQSeries
5 3 (1.26%) CMS
5 3 (1.26%) IIS
6 1 (0.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.42%) Apache
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Application Server
6 1 (0.42%) SAS
Applications
1 11 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.84%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.84%) Notion
4 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Cloudability
1 2 (0.84%) FLEXCUBE
1 2 (0.84%) ION MarketView
1 2 (0.84%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 2 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.42%) Actimize
2 1 (0.42%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.42%) Avolution ABACUS
2 1 (0.42%) Endur
2 1 (0.42%) Fidessa
2 1 (0.42%) IntelliMatch
2 1 (0.42%) ION Anvil
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.42%) Summit
2 1 (0.42%) Temenos T24
2 1 (0.42%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 46 (19.33%) Azure
2 24 (10.08%) AWS
3 15 (6.30%) Azure DevOps
3 15 (6.30%) Power Platform
4 13 (5.46%) GCP
5 8 (3.36%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (3.36%) SaaS
6 7 (2.94%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (2.52%) Azure Service Bus
7 6 (2.52%) Collibra
7 6 (2.52%) Power Automate
7 6 (2.52%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.52%) Serverless
7 6 (2.52%) Snowflake
8 5 (2.10%) Azure Functions
8 5 (2.10%) PaaS
9 4 (1.68%) IaaS
10 3 (1.26%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (1.26%) IBM Blueworks
10 3 (1.26%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.10%) Firewall
1 5 (2.10%) TCP/IP
2 4 (1.68%) HTTP
2 4 (1.68%) Network Security
2 4 (1.68%) SSL
3 3 (1.26%) BGP
3 3 (1.26%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (1.26%) Cisco IOS
3 3 (1.26%) LAN
3 3 (1.26%) NX-OS
3 3 (1.26%) OSPF
3 3 (1.26%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.26%) WAN
4 1 (0.42%) DHCP
4 1 (0.42%) DNS
4 1 (0.42%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 14 (5.88%) Power BI
3 12 (5.04%) Oracle Database
4 7 (2.94%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (2.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (2.10%) Data Mart
6 5 (2.10%) Metadata
6 5 (2.10%) Tableau
7 4 (1.68%) Oracle BI EE
7 4 (1.68%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (1.26%) Big Data
8 3 (1.26%) Data Hub
8 3 (1.26%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (1.26%) KDB
8 3 (1.26%) Kdb+
9 2 (0.84%) Ataccama
9 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.84%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.20%) Git
2 9 (3.78%) JIRA
3 8 (3.36%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.68%) Robot Framework
5 3 (1.26%) GitLab
6 2 (0.84%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.84%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.42%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.42%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.42%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.42%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.42%) Gradle
7 1 (0.42%) Maven
7 1 (0.42%) Postman
7 1 (0.42%) QUnit
7 1 (0.42%) Selenium
7 1 (0.42%) Snyk
General
1 238 (100.00%) Finance
2 95 (39.92%) Banking
3 93 (39.08%) Social Skills
4 40 (16.81%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (13.45%) Front Office
6 20 (8.40%) Investment Banking
7 9 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (3.36%) Legal
9 7 (2.94%) Corporate Banking
10 4 (1.68%) Back Office
10 4 (1.68%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.68%) Private Banking
10 4 (1.68%) Retail
10 4 (1.68%) Retail Banking
11 3 (1.26%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.26%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (1.26%) International Banking
12 2 (0.84%) Law
12 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 54 (22.69%) Developer
2 41 (17.23%) Analyst
3 28 (11.76%) Architect
4 22 (9.24%) Senior
5 21 (8.82%) Business Analyst
6 16 (6.72%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.88%) Consultant
8 8 (3.36%) C# Developer
8 8 (3.36%) Enterprise Architect
8 8 (3.36%) Security Architect
8 8 (3.36%) Senior Developer
9 7 (2.94%) .NET Developer
9 7 (2.94%) Lead
10 6 (2.52%) Full-Stack Developer
10 6 (2.52%) Machine Learning Engineer
10 6 (2.52%) Murex Consultant
11 5 (2.10%) Analyst Developer
11 5 (2.10%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (2.10%) Java Developer
11 5 (2.10%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (8.82%) .NET
2 16 (6.72%) REST
3 12 (5.04%) React
4 7 (2.94%) .NET Core
4 7 (2.94%) .NET Framework
5 6 (2.52%) Dask
5 6 (2.52%) Kafka
5 6 (2.52%) XML
6 5 (2.10%) HTML5 Canvas
6 5 (2.10%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (2.10%) WinForms
7 4 (1.68%) CSS
7 4 (1.68%) HTML
7 4 (1.68%) Node.js
8 3 (1.26%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.26%) JNI
8 3 (1.26%) RESTful
8 3 (1.26%) SOAP
8 3 (1.26%) Spring
8 3 (1.26%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 23 (9.66%) Derivative
2 23 (9.66%) Hedge funds
3 20 (8.40%) Fixed Income
4 13 (5.46%) Equities
5 11 (4.62%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (4.20%) Credit Risk
6 10 (4.20%) Onboarding
7 9 (3.78%) Cloud Native
7 9 (3.78%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.36%) Market Risk
9 7 (2.94%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.94%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (2.52%) Low-Code
11 5 (2.10%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (2.10%) Equity Derivative
11 5 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.68%) AS400
12 4 (1.68%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.50%) Linux
2 18 (7.56%) Unix
2 18 (7.56%) Windows
3 5 (2.10%) CentOS
3 5 (2.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.68%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.68%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.84%) Solaris
5 2 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.42%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (19.33%) Agile
2 39 (16.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 38 (15.97%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (13.87%) DevOps
5 30 (12.61%) Analytics
5 30 (12.61%) CI/CD
5 30 (12.61%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 27 (11.34%) Risk Management
7 24 (10.08%) SDLC
8 23 (9.66%) Decision-Making
9 22 (9.24%) Business Intelligence
9 22 (9.24%) Roadmaps
10 20 (8.40%) AI
10 20 (8.40%) Data Management
11 19 (7.98%) Project Management
12 18 (7.56%) Computer Science
12 18 (7.56%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (7.56%) Mathematics
12 18 (7.56%) Regulatory Compliance
12 18 (7.56%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 46 (19.33%) SQL
2 41 (17.23%) Python
3 29 (12.18%) C#
4 17 (7.14%) Java
5 14 (5.88%) C++
6 11 (4.62%) JavaScript
7 9 (3.78%) Perl
8 5 (2.10%) Formula Language
8 5 (2.10%) LotusScript
8 5 (2.10%) PL/SQL
8 5 (2.10%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.10%) Shell Script
8 5 (2.10%) T-SQL
9 4 (1.68%) Bash
9 4 (1.68%) RPG
10 3 (1.26%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.26%) Bicep
10 3 (1.26%) C
10 3 (1.26%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.84%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (14.71%) Degree
2 12 (5.04%) Master's Degree
3 10 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.94%) PhD
5 5 (2.10%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.68%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.68%) CISA
6 4 (1.68%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.26%) CBAP
7 3 (1.26%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (1.26%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.84%) ACCA
8 2 (0.84%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.84%) CIMA
8 2 (0.84%) CISSP
8 2 (0.84%) IIBA
8 2 (0.84%) MBA
8 2 (0.84%) PMP
8 2 (0.84%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.84%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.14%) QA
2 12 (5.04%) GDPR
3 7 (2.94%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.52%) NIST
4 6 (2.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.10%) MiFID
5 5 (2.10%) PMO
5 5 (2.10%) SLA
6 4 (1.68%) GRC
7 3 (1.26%) COBIT
7 3 (1.26%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.84%) Basel III
8 2 (0.84%) EMIR
8 2 (0.84%) IFRS
8 2 (0.84%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.84%) SEPA
8 2 (0.84%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.42%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (0.42%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 8 (3.36%) Docker
2 4 (1.68%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.84%) KVM
4 1 (0.42%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 17 (7.14%) Ansible
2 10 (4.20%) Terraform
3 9 (3.78%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.68%) Control-M
4 4 (1.68%) ITRS Geneos
5 3 (1.26%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.26%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.26%) Puppet
6 2 (0.84%) BladeLogic
6 2 (0.84%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.84%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.84%) vRealize
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.42%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (13.45%) Oracle
2 23 (9.66%) Microsoft
3 14 (5.88%) Murex
4 13 (5.46%) Splunk
5 12 (5.04%) CyberArk
6 8 (3.36%) Bloomberg
6 8 (3.36%) Darktrace
7 7 (2.94%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.52%) F5
8 6 (2.52%) IBM
8 6 (2.52%) ServiceNow
9 5 (2.10%) Google
9 5 (2.10%) Kofax
9 5 (2.10%) Lotus
9 5 (2.10%) Sophis
9 5 (2.10%) Tradeweb
10 4 (1.68%) Informatica
10 4 (1.68%) ION Trading
10 4 (1.68%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.68%) VMware