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

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 177 186 212
Rank change year-on-year +9 +26 +8
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 232 204 220
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.64% 1.30% 1.11%
As % of the General category 2.40% 2.06% 1.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 156 127 151
10th Percentile £425 £386 £440
25th Percentile £525 £550 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £613 £625
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -2.00% +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £744 £763
90th Percentile £997 £800 £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 9,653 9,900 12,879
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 68.28% 62.96% 65.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,312 6,356 9,318
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £671 £695 £700
90th Percentile £783 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 112 170
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.55 £18.48
25th Percentile £20.18 £27.38 £21.31
Median hourly rate £26.40 £37.79 £35.44
Median % change year-on-year -30.13% +6.62% +8.21%
75th Percentile £45.44 £54.06 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.20 £76.13 £75.13
England median hourly rate £24.61 £31.97 £32.32
% change year-on-year -23.02% -1.08% +25.71%

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 20 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 20 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 +5 45 £725 +9.10% 92
East London +10 6 £1,000 +81.82% 1
South London -12 2 £625 +4.17% 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 (3.02%) Apache Spark
2 4 (1.72%) Confluence
2 4 (1.72%) MQSeries
2 4 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.29%) CMS
4 2 (0.86%) Apache
4 2 (0.86%) SAS
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.43%) IBM Transformation Extender
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (4.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.88%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.86%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.86%) 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 (1.29%) ION MarketView
2 2 (0.86%) ION Anvil
3 1 (0.43%) Actimize
3 1 (0.43%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.43%) Avolution ABACUS
3 1 (0.43%) Cloudability
3 1 (0.43%) Endur
3 1 (0.43%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.43%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.43%) IntelliMatch
3 1 (0.43%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.43%) Summit
3 1 (0.43%) Temenos T24
3 1 (0.43%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 37 (15.95%) Azure
2 24 (10.34%) AWS
3 18 (7.76%) GCP
4 10 (4.31%) SaaS
5 8 (3.45%) Power Platform
6 7 (3.02%) Collibra
6 7 (3.02%) PaaS
7 6 (2.59%) IaaS
7 6 (2.59%) Snowflake
8 5 (2.16%) OpenShift
9 4 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.72%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (1.29%) IBM Blueworks
11 2 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
11 2 (0.86%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.86%) dbt
11 2 (0.86%) GitHub Actions
11 2 (0.86%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.02%) Firewall
1 7 (3.02%) TCP/IP
2 5 (2.16%) HTTP
2 5 (2.16%) Network Security
3 4 (1.72%) SSL
4 3 (1.29%) BGP
4 3 (1.29%) Cisco ASA
4 3 (1.29%) Cisco IOS
4 3 (1.29%) LAN
4 3 (1.29%) NX-OS
4 3 (1.29%) OSPF
4 3 (1.29%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.29%) 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 15 (6.47%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.02%) Power BI
3 6 (2.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 5 (2.16%) Data Mart
5 4 (1.72%) Big Data
5 4 (1.72%) Metadata
5 4 (1.72%) NoSQL
5 4 (1.72%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.72%) Tableau
6 3 (1.29%) Data Hub
6 3 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.29%) Hadoop
6 3 (1.29%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.86%) Ataccama
7 2 (0.86%) KDB
7 2 (0.86%) MySQL
7 2 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.86%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (4.74%) Git
2 8 (3.45%) JIRA
3 4 (1.72%) Robot Framework
4 2 (0.86%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
5 1 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.43%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.43%) GitLab
5 1 (0.43%) Gradle
5 1 (0.43%) Maven
5 1 (0.43%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.43%) Postman
5 1 (0.43%) QUnit
5 1 (0.43%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.43%) Selenium
5 1 (0.43%) Snyk
General
1 232 (100.00%) Finance
2 96 (41.38%) Banking
3 93 (40.09%) Social Skills
4 48 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (12.93%) Front Office
6 24 (10.34%) Investment Banking
7 13 (5.60%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (3.88%) Corporate Banking
9 8 (3.45%) Legal
10 5 (2.16%) Retail
11 4 (1.72%) Back Office
11 4 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
11 4 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (1.72%) Private Banking
11 4 (1.72%) Retail Banking
12 3 (1.29%) General Ledger
12 3 (1.29%) International Banking
13 2 (0.86%) Law
13 2 (0.86%) Organisational Skills
14 1 (0.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 47 (20.26%) Developer
2 43 (18.53%) Analyst
3 32 (13.79%) Architect
4 23 (9.91%) Business Analyst
5 18 (7.76%) Senior
6 13 (5.60%) Project Manager
7 12 (5.17%) Consultant
8 10 (4.31%) Enterprise Architect
9 9 (3.88%) Security Architect
10 8 (3.45%) Lead
11 7 (3.02%) Python Developer
12 6 (2.59%) Full-Stack Developer
12 6 (2.59%) Senior Architect
13 5 (2.16%) Analyst Developer
13 5 (2.16%) C# Developer
13 5 (2.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (2.16%) Machine Learning Engineer
13 5 (2.16%) Murex Analyst
13 5 (2.16%) Murex Business Analyst
13 5 (2.16%) Quantitative Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.60%) .NET
1 13 (5.60%) REST
2 8 (3.45%) React
3 7 (3.02%) .NET Core
4 6 (2.59%) Kafka
4 6 (2.59%) XML
5 5 (2.16%) CSS
5 5 (2.16%) Dask
5 5 (2.16%) HTML
5 5 (2.16%) Node.js
6 4 (1.72%) .NET Framework
6 4 (1.72%) Middleware
6 4 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
6 4 (1.72%) RESTful
6 4 (1.72%) SailPoint
6 4 (1.72%) Spring
6 4 (1.72%) Spring Boot
7 3 (1.29%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (1.29%) JSON
7 3 (1.29%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 25 (10.78%) Hedge funds
2 23 (9.91%) Fixed Income
3 21 (9.05%) Derivative
4 13 (5.60%) Onboarding
4 13 (5.60%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (4.74%) Equities
6 10 (4.31%) Cloud Native
6 10 (4.31%) Credit Risk
7 9 (3.88%) Algorithms
7 9 (3.88%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.45%) Market Risk
9 7 (3.02%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (3.02%) Data Structures
9 7 (3.02%) Distributed Computing
10 6 (2.59%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (2.16%) Distributed Systems
11 5 (2.16%) Equity Derivative
12 4 (1.72%) AS400
12 4 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.78%) Linux
2 19 (8.19%) Unix
3 18 (7.76%) Windows
4 5 (2.16%) CentOS
4 5 (2.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.72%) Mac OS
6 3 (1.29%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.86%) Android
7 2 (0.86%) Solaris
8 1 (0.43%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (19.40%) Agile
2 41 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (14.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 28 (12.07%) Analytics
4 28 (12.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 26 (11.21%) CI/CD
6 25 (10.78%) Decision-Making
7 24 (10.34%) Risk Management
8 23 (9.91%) Roadmaps
8 23 (9.91%) SDLC
9 22 (9.48%) DevOps
10 21 (9.05%) Regulatory Compliance
10 21 (9.05%) Scrum
11 20 (8.62%) Computer Science
12 19 (8.19%) Mathematics
12 19 (8.19%) Project Management
12 19 (8.19%) Wealth Management
13 18 (7.76%) AI
13 18 (7.76%) Migration
14 16 (6.90%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 50 (21.55%) Python
2 42 (18.10%) SQL
3 22 (9.48%) Java
4 21 (9.05%) C#
5 14 (6.03%) C++
6 8 (3.45%) JavaScript
6 8 (3.45%) Perl
7 7 (3.02%) Shell Script
8 5 (2.16%) Bicep
8 5 (2.16%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.72%) Bash
9 4 (1.72%) C
9 4 (1.72%) RPG
9 4 (1.72%) TypeScript
10 3 (1.29%) Apex Code
10 3 (1.29%) BeanShell
11 2 (0.86%) Scala
11 2 (0.86%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.43%) PHP
12 1 (0.43%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (14.66%) Degree
2 12 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
2 12 (5.17%) Master's Degree
3 7 (3.02%) PhD
4 5 (2.16%) Azure Certification
4 5 (2.16%) Security Cleared
5 4 (1.72%) CISA
5 4 (1.72%) SC Cleared
6 3 (1.29%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.86%) ACCA
7 2 (0.86%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.86%) CIMA
7 2 (0.86%) CISSP
7 2 (0.86%) MBA
7 2 (0.86%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (0.86%) Postgraduate
7 2 (0.86%) RHCE
7 2 (0.86%) RHCSA
8 1 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.03%) QA
2 13 (5.60%) GDPR
3 7 (3.02%) Data Quality
3 7 (3.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (2.16%) MiFID
4 5 (2.16%) NIST
4 5 (2.16%) PMO
4 5 (2.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (2.16%) SOC 2
5 4 (1.72%) GRC
5 4 (1.72%) SLA
6 3 (1.29%) COBIT
7 2 (0.86%) Basel III
7 2 (0.86%) Dodd-Frank
7 2 (0.86%) EMIR
7 2 (0.86%) IFRS
7 2 (0.86%) IFRS 9
7 2 (0.86%) SEPA
7 2 (0.86%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.43%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 11 (4.74%) Docker
2 6 (2.59%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.86%) KVM
5 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (6.47%) Ansible
2 13 (5.60%) Kubernetes
3 10 (4.31%) Terraform
4 4 (1.72%) Control-M
4 4 (1.72%) ITRS Geneos
5 3 (1.29%) BladeLogic
5 3 (1.29%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.29%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.29%) Puppet
6 2 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.86%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.86%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.86%) SCCM
6 2 (0.86%) vRealize
7 1 (0.43%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 23 (9.91%) Oracle
2 15 (6.47%) Microsoft
3 11 (4.74%) CyberArk
3 11 (4.74%) Murex
4 10 (4.31%) Splunk
5 9 (3.88%) Google
6 8 (3.45%) Bloomberg
6 8 (3.45%) Darktrace
7 7 (3.02%) IBM
7 7 (3.02%) Red Hat
8 6 (2.59%) F5
8 6 (2.59%) ION Trading
9 5 (2.16%) Databricks
9 5 (2.16%) Sophis
9 5 (2.16%) Tradeweb
9 5 (2.16%) VMware
10 4 (1.72%) Informatica
10 4 (1.72%) OpenAI
10 4 (1.72%) Salesforce
11 3 (1.29%) TIBCO