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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 179 198 214
Rank change year-on-year +19 +16 +7
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 223 192 222
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.62% 1.23% 1.10%
As % of the General category 2.37% 1.96% 1.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 122 150
10th Percentile £425 £400 £461
25th Percentile £550 £550 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £604 £625
Median % change year-on-year +11.80% -3.40% +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £710 £775
90th Percentile £990 £800 £875
England median daily rate £600 £600 £600
% change year-on-year - - +6.67%

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 9,414 9,809 13,058
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 68.32% 62.81% 64.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,162 6,277 9,481
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% -1.71% -2.50%
75th Percentile £675 £693 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 112 166
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.55 £18.17
25th Percentile £23.25 £26.92 £20.81
Median hourly rate £28.75 £37.50 £35.44
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% +5.81% +13.41%
75th Percentile £45.19 £55.19 £58.44
90th Percentile £65.52 £76.13 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.00 £31.97 £30.48
% change year-on-year -21.80% +4.91% +18.53%

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 6 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 6 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 +10 46 £725 +11.54% 163
East London +8 6 £1,000 +81.82%
South London -4 3 £625 - 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 6 (2.69%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.79%) Confluence
2 4 (1.79%) MQSeries
3 3 (1.35%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.90%) CMS
4 2 (0.90%) SAS
5 1 (0.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.45%) Apache
5 1 (0.45%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (4.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.90%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.35%) ION MarketView
2 2 (0.90%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.45%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.45%) Avolution ABACUS
3 1 (0.45%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.45%) Endur
3 1 (0.45%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.45%) IntelliMatch
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.45%) Summit
3 1 (0.45%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 35 (15.70%) Azure
2 22 (9.87%) AWS
3 17 (7.62%) GCP
4 9 (4.04%) SaaS
5 8 (3.59%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.14%) PaaS
7 6 (2.69%) Collibra
7 6 (2.69%) IaaS
7 6 (2.69%) Snowflake
8 5 (2.24%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.79%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.79%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.79%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.35%) IBM Blueworks
10 3 (1.35%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (0.90%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.90%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.90%) dbt
11 2 (0.90%) GitHub
11 2 (0.90%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.14%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.24%) Firewall
2 5 (2.24%) HTTP
3 4 (1.79%) SSL
4 3 (1.35%) Network Security
5 1 (0.45%) BGP
5 1 (0.45%) Cisco ASA
5 1 (0.45%) Cisco IOS
5 1 (0.45%) DHCP
5 1 (0.45%) DNS
5 1 (0.45%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.45%) LAN
5 1 (0.45%) NX-OS
5 1 (0.45%) OSPF
5 1 (0.45%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.45%) VPN
5 1 (0.45%) VSAN
5 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.38%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.14%) Power BI
3 6 (2.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.24%) Data Mart
4 5 (2.24%) Tableau
5 4 (1.79%) Big Data
5 4 (1.79%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.79%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.35%) Data Hub
6 3 (1.35%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.35%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.35%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.35%) Metadata
6 3 (1.35%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.90%) KDB
7 2 (0.90%) Kdb+
7 2 (0.90%) MySQL
7 2 (0.90%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.90%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 8 (3.59%) Git
1 8 (3.59%) JIRA
2 4 (1.79%) Robot Framework
3 1 (0.45%) Artifactory
3 1 (0.45%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 1 (0.45%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.45%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.45%) GitLab
3 1 (0.45%) Gradle
3 1 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.45%) Maven
3 1 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.45%) Postman
3 1 (0.45%) QUnit
3 1 (0.45%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.45%) Selenium
3 1 (0.45%) Snyk
3 1 (0.45%) Xcode
General
1 223 (100.00%) Finance
2 95 (42.60%) Banking
3 91 (40.81%) Social Skills
4 48 (21.52%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (11.66%) Front Office
6 21 (9.42%) Investment Banking
7 13 (5.83%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (4.48%) Corporate Banking
9 9 (4.04%) Legal
10 6 (2.69%) Retail
11 5 (2.24%) Back Office
11 5 (2.24%) Retail Banking
12 4 (1.79%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.79%) Private Banking
13 3 (1.35%) General Ledger
13 3 (1.35%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.35%) International Banking
13 3 (1.35%) Organisational Skills
14 2 (0.90%) Law
15 1 (0.45%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 46 (20.63%) Developer
2 44 (19.73%) Analyst
3 32 (14.35%) Architect
4 24 (10.76%) Business Analyst
5 16 (7.17%) Project Manager
5 16 (7.17%) Senior
6 10 (4.48%) Enterprise Architect
7 9 (4.04%) Lead
7 9 (4.04%) Security Architect
8 8 (3.59%) Consultant
9 7 (3.14%) Python Developer
10 6 (2.69%) Full-Stack Developer
10 6 (2.69%) Senior Architect
11 5 (2.24%) Analyst Developer
11 5 (2.24%) C# Developer
11 5 (2.24%) Data Analyst
11 5 (2.24%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (2.24%) Murex Analyst
11 5 (2.24%) Murex Business Analyst
11 5 (2.24%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.38%) REST
2 9 (4.04%) .NET
3 8 (3.59%) React
4 6 (2.69%) XML
5 5 (2.24%) .NET Core
5 5 (2.24%) CSS
5 5 (2.24%) HTML
5 5 (2.24%) Kafka
5 5 (2.24%) Node.js
5 5 (2.24%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.79%) Dask
6 4 (1.79%) Middleware
6 4 (1.79%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.79%) Spring
6 4 (1.79%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.35%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (1.35%) JNI
7 3 (1.35%) JSON
7 3 (1.35%) OAuth
7 3 (1.35%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 24 (10.76%) Hedge funds
2 23 (10.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 21 (9.42%) Fixed Income
4 18 (8.07%) Derivative
5 14 (6.28%) Onboarding
6 11 (4.93%) Self-Motivation
7 10 (4.48%) Equities
7 10 (4.48%) Product Ownership
8 9 (4.04%) Algorithms
8 9 (4.04%) Cloud Native
9 7 (3.14%) Credit Risk
9 7 (3.14%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (3.14%) Data Structures
10 6 (2.69%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (2.69%) Distributed Computing
11 5 (2.24%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (2.24%) Equity Derivative
11 5 (2.24%) Market Risk
12 4 (1.79%) AS400
12 4 (1.79%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.21%) Linux
2 18 (8.07%) Unix
3 17 (7.62%) Windows
4 6 (2.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (2.24%) CentOS
6 4 (1.79%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.35%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.90%) Android
8 2 (0.90%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.90%) Solaris
9 1 (0.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (20.18%) Agile
2 40 (17.94%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (13.90%) Stakeholder Management
4 28 (12.56%) Analytics
5 27 (12.11%) Decision-Making
6 26 (11.66%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 25 (11.21%) CI/CD
8 21 (9.42%) Regulatory Compliance
9 20 (8.97%) Risk Management
9 20 (8.97%) Scrum
9 20 (8.97%) Wealth Management
10 19 (8.52%) Computer Science
10 19 (8.52%) Project Management
10 19 (8.52%) Roadmaps
10 19 (8.52%) SDLC
11 18 (8.07%) AI
11 18 (8.07%) DevOps
11 18 (8.07%) Migration
12 17 (7.62%) Data Governance
13 16 (7.17%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 47 (21.08%) Python
2 39 (17.49%) SQL
3 22 (9.87%) Java
4 17 (7.62%) C#
5 12 (5.38%) C++
6 9 (4.04%) JavaScript
7 7 (3.14%) Perl
7 7 (3.14%) Shell Script
8 5 (2.24%) Bicep
9 4 (1.79%) Bash
9 4 (1.79%) BeanShell
9 4 (1.79%) C
9 4 (1.79%) RPG
9 4 (1.79%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.35%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.35%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.90%) PHP
11 2 (0.90%) Scala
11 2 (0.90%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.45%) VBA
Qualifications
1 30 (13.45%) Degree
2 12 (5.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (4.48%) Master's Degree
4 6 (2.69%) PhD
5 5 (2.24%) Azure Certification
5 5 (2.24%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.79%) CISA
6 4 (1.79%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.35%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.90%) ACCA
8 2 (0.90%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.90%) CIMA
8 2 (0.90%) MBA
8 2 (0.90%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.90%) RHCE
8 2 (0.90%) RHCSA
9 1 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.45%) CISSP
9 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.45%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (5.38%) QA
2 11 (4.93%) GDPR
3 8 (3.59%) Data Quality
4 6 (2.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.24%) PMO
5 5 (2.24%) SOC 2
6 4 (1.79%) GRC
6 4 (1.79%) MiFID
6 4 (1.79%) NIST
6 4 (1.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.35%) COBIT
8 2 (0.90%) Basel III
8 2 (0.90%) Dodd-Frank
8 2 (0.90%) EMIR
8 2 (0.90%) IFRS
8 2 (0.90%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.90%) SLA
8 2 (0.90%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.45%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.45%) PSD2
System Software
1 11 (4.93%) Docker
2 6 (2.69%) Active Directory
3 5 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.90%) KVM
5 1 (0.45%) Firmware
5 1 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 14 (6.28%) Ansible
1 14 (6.28%) Kubernetes
2 10 (4.48%) Terraform
3 4 (1.79%) Control-M
4 3 (1.35%) BladeLogic
4 3 (1.35%) ITRS Geneos
4 3 (1.35%) Progress Chef
4 3 (1.35%) Puppet
5 2 (0.90%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.90%) Red Hat Satellite
5 2 (0.90%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.90%) SCCM
5 2 (0.90%) vRealize
6 1 (0.45%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.45%) Rundeck
6 1 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (9.87%) Oracle
2 15 (6.73%) Microsoft
3 10 (4.48%) CyberArk
4 9 (4.04%) Google
4 9 (4.04%) Splunk
5 8 (3.59%) Darktrace
6 7 (3.14%) IBM
6 7 (3.14%) Murex
6 7 (3.14%) Red Hat
7 6 (2.69%) Bloomberg
7 6 (2.69%) ION Trading
7 6 (2.69%) VMware
8 5 (2.24%) Databricks
8 5 (2.24%) OpenAI
8 5 (2.24%) Sophis
9 4 (1.79%) F5
9 4 (1.79%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.79%) Tradeweb
10 3 (1.35%) Alteryx
10 3 (1.35%) Informatica