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 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 182 201
Rank change year-on-year +3 +19 +2
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 243 186 212
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.48% 1.46% 1.16%
As % of the General category 2.37% 2.19% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 153 122 159
10th Percentile £406 £433 £285
25th Percentile £460 £575 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £620
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +8.87% +3.33%
75th Percentile £750 £789 £712
90th Percentile £884 £875 £805
England median daily rate £575 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +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 general skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10,260 8,509 11,551
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 62.41% 66.58% 63.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,671 5,684 8,249
10th Percentile £350 £336 £333
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £700 £695
90th Percentile £781 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.41% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 128 258
10th Percentile £17.50 £19.76 £15.85
25th Percentile £20.62 £24.73 £18.86
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +16.05% -7.20%
75th Percentile £48.25 £55.25 £48.69
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.40 £72.58
England median hourly rate £25.08 £30.81 £26.00
% change year-on-year -18.60% +18.48% -22.76%

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 19 March 2026.

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 19 March 2026. 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 -13 44 £725 +7.41% 49
East London -1 2 £675 +74.19% 1
South London -26 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 14 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 13 (5.35%) Confluence
3 10 (4.12%) HCL Notes
3 10 (4.12%) Mendix
4 7 (2.88%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.23%) CMS
5 3 (1.23%) IIS
6 2 (0.82%) MQSeries
6 2 (0.82%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.41%) Apache
7 1 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.41%) CICS
7 1 (0.41%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.41%) Hyperledger
7 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.41%) WebSphere
Applications
1 14 (5.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.70%) MS Visio
3 7 (2.88%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.82%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.82%) Notion
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.65%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (1.65%) Temenos T24
3 3 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.82%) Cloudability
4 2 (0.82%) FLEXCUBE
4 2 (0.82%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (0.82%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.41%) Actimize
5 1 (0.41%) Distributed Ledger
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.41%) Dynamics SL
5 1 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.41%) Quorum
5 1 (0.41%) R3 Corda
5 1 (0.41%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.41%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 54 (22.22%) Azure
2 37 (15.23%) AWS
3 17 (7.00%) Azure DevOps
3 17 (7.00%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (6.17%) Power Platform
5 11 (4.53%) Azure Service Bus
5 11 (4.53%) GCP
5 11 (4.53%) Power Automate
5 11 (4.53%) PowerApps
5 11 (4.53%) Serverless
6 10 (4.12%) Azure Functions
6 10 (4.12%) Azure Logic Apps
7 6 (2.47%) Collibra
7 6 (2.47%) GitHub
8 4 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
8 4 (1.65%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.23%) OCI
9 3 (1.23%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.82%) IBM Blueworks
10 2 (0.82%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (8.23%) Network Security
2 16 (6.58%) Firewall
3 15 (6.17%) BGP
3 15 (6.17%) Cisco ASA
3 15 (6.17%) LAN
3 15 (6.17%) OSPF
3 15 (6.17%) WAN
4 9 (3.70%) EIGRP
4 9 (3.70%) MPLS
4 9 (3.70%) Multicast
5 6 (2.47%) Cisco IOS
5 6 (2.47%) NX-OS
5 6 (2.47%) SD-WAN
6 5 (2.06%) RTP
7 2 (0.82%) DNS
7 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.82%) VPN
8 1 (0.41%) DHCP
8 1 (0.41%) SMS
8 1 (0.41%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.17%) Oracle Database
2 13 (5.35%) Power BI
2 13 (5.35%) SQL Server
3 8 (3.29%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.88%) KDB
4 7 (2.88%) Kdb+
4 7 (2.88%) Metadata
4 7 (2.88%) Oracle BI EE
5 5 (2.06%) Tick Data
6 3 (1.23%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.23%) Tableau
7 2 (0.82%) Ataccama
7 2 (0.82%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.82%) DB2
7 2 (0.82%) MySQL
7 2 (0.82%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.41%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.41%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 15 (6.17%) JIRA
2 8 (3.29%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.47%) Git
3 6 (2.47%) GitLab
4 4 (1.65%) Bitbucket
4 4 (1.65%) Snyk
5 2 (0.82%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (0.82%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.41%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.41%) Chocolatey
6 1 (0.41%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.41%) IBM UrbanCode
6 1 (0.41%) Selenium
6 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.41%) XPEDITER
General
1 243 (100.00%) Finance
2 90 (37.04%) Social Skills
3 89 (36.63%) Banking
4 44 (18.11%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (11.11%) Investment Banking
6 20 (8.23%) Front Office
7 11 (4.53%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (3.70%) Legal
9 8 (3.29%) Retail
10 5 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.65%) Retail Banking
12 3 (1.23%) Back Office
12 3 (1.23%) Corporate Banking
12 3 (1.23%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.82%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.82%) Private Banking
14 1 (0.41%) Arabic Language
14 1 (0.41%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 49 (20.16%) Developer
2 45 (18.52%) Senior
3 35 (14.40%) Analyst
4 24 (9.88%) Architect
5 22 (9.05%) Business Analyst
6 20 (8.23%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.76%) Consultant
7 14 (5.76%) Senior Developer
8 11 (4.53%) Lead
9 10 (4.12%) Power Platform Developer
10 8 (3.29%) Migration Manager
10 8 (3.29%) Migration Project Manager
11 7 (2.88%) .NET Developer
11 7 (2.88%) Banking Analyst
11 7 (2.88%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 7 (2.88%) ETL Developer
11 7 (2.88%) OBIEE Developer
11 7 (2.88%) Senior Analyst
11 7 (2.88%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
11 7 (2.88%) Senior ETL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.05%) .NET
2 18 (7.41%) React
3 14 (5.76%) REST
4 10 (4.12%) HTML5 Canvas
5 8 (3.29%) Kafka
6 7 (2.88%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (2.47%) Dask
8 5 (2.06%) .NET Framework
8 5 (2.06%) WinForms
8 5 (2.06%) XML
9 4 (1.65%) NumPy
9 4 (1.65%) Pandas
9 4 (1.65%) RESTful
9 4 (1.65%) scikit-learn
10 3 (1.23%) .NET Core
10 3 (1.23%) FastAPI
10 3 (1.23%) Lightning Web Components
10 3 (1.23%) SOAP
10 3 (1.23%) Web Services
11 2 (0.82%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.82%) Derivative
2 16 (6.58%) Fixed Income
3 15 (6.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 14 (5.76%) Hedge funds
5 11 (4.53%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.12%) Cloud Native
6 10 (4.12%) Low-Code
7 8 (3.29%) Equities
8 7 (2.88%) Credit Risk
8 7 (2.88%) Distributed Computing
9 6 (2.47%) Product Ownership
10 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.65%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.65%) Market Risk
11 3 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
11 3 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.23%) Data Structures
11 3 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 12 (4.94%) Linux
2 10 (4.12%) Windows
3 9 (3.70%) Unix
4 3 (1.23%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.82%) Android
5 2 (0.82%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.41%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.41%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (25.51%) Stakeholder Management
2 45 (18.52%) Agile
3 33 (13.58%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (13.17%) DevOps
5 30 (12.35%) CI/CD
5 30 (12.35%) Project Management
5 30 (12.35%) Risk Management
6 29 (11.93%) AI
6 29 (11.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 28 (11.52%) Analytics
7 28 (11.52%) Data Modelling
8 27 (11.11%) Data Management
9 26 (10.70%) Business Intelligence
10 25 (10.29%) ETL
10 25 (10.29%) Validation
11 23 (9.47%) Decision-Making
11 23 (9.47%) Migration
12 19 (7.82%) SDLC
13 18 (7.41%) Continuous Improvement
14 17 (7.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 43 (17.70%) SQL
2 35 (14.40%) Python
3 25 (10.29%) C#
4 17 (7.00%) JavaScript
5 10 (4.12%) Formula Language
5 10 (4.12%) LotusScript
6 9 (3.70%) Java
7 8 (3.29%) C++
8 7 (2.88%) PowerShell
9 5 (2.06%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.06%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.65%) TypeScript
11 3 (1.23%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.82%) Korn
12 2 (0.82%) Perl
12 2 (0.82%) R
12 2 (0.82%) RPG
12 2 (0.82%) VBA
13 1 (0.41%) ActionScript
13 1 (0.41%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 26 (10.70%) Degree
2 9 (3.70%) Master's Degree
2 9 (3.70%) PMI Certification
3 8 (3.29%) PhD
3 8 (3.29%) PMP
4 7 (2.88%) CISM
4 7 (2.88%) CISSP
5 6 (2.47%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (1.65%) CBAP
6 4 (1.65%) CCSP
6 4 (1.65%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (1.65%) IIBA
7 3 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.23%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (1.23%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.82%) CRISC
9 1 (0.41%) ACCA
9 1 (0.41%) CCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.17%) NIST
2 14 (5.76%) Data Quality
2 14 (5.76%) QA
3 13 (5.35%) GDPR
3 13 (5.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (4.12%) SLA
5 6 (2.47%) COBIT
5 6 (2.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.06%) GRC
7 4 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.65%) MiFID
7 4 (1.65%) PMO
8 3 (1.23%) SEPA
9 2 (0.82%) Basel III
9 2 (0.82%) COREP
9 2 (0.82%) FINREP
10 1 (0.41%) FATCA
10 1 (0.41%) GAAP
10 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
10 1 (0.41%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (1.65%) Docker
2 3 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.41%) Firmware
3 1 (0.41%) HDFS
3 1 (0.41%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 8 (3.29%) Kubernetes
2 6 (2.47%) FortiGate
3 5 (2.06%) Ansible
4 3 (1.23%) Terraform
5 2 (0.82%) Control-M
5 2 (0.82%) ITRS Geneos
5 2 (0.82%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.82%) PowerCLI
5 2 (0.82%) RSA Archer
5 2 (0.82%) SCCM
5 2 (0.82%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.41%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.41%) Grafana
6 1 (0.41%) Hadoop YARN
6 1 (0.41%) Oozie
6 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.41%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.41%) Puppet
6 1 (0.41%) SCOM
6 1 (0.41%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 35 (14.40%) Microsoft
2 33 (13.58%) Oracle
3 15 (6.17%) Cisco
4 14 (5.76%) F5
5 11 (4.53%) Murex
6 10 (4.12%) CyberArk
6 10 (4.12%) Kofax
6 10 (4.12%) Lotus
6 10 (4.12%) Splunk
7 9 (3.70%) CheckPoint
7 9 (3.70%) Palo Alto
8 8 (3.29%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.88%) GoldenSource
9 7 (2.88%) SAP
9 7 (2.88%) Temenos
9 7 (2.88%) Workday
10 6 (2.47%) IBM
11 5 (2.06%) Tenable
12 4 (1.65%) Okta
12 4 (1.65%) Zscaler