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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 165 177 194
Rank change year-on-year +12 +17 +16
Contract jobs citing Financial Institution 237 213 227
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.64% 1.43% 1.22%
As % of the General category 2.48% 2.23% 1.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 128 166
10th Percentile £425 £425 £413
25th Percentile £514 £550 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £625 £625
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £775 £750 £744
90th Percentile £975 £845 £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 9,561 9,567 11,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 66.18% 64.42% 64.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,214 6,093 8,619
10th Percentile £345 £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 £672 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 117 167
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £17.15
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.80 £20.63
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +2.94% +1.49%
75th Percentile £44.94 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.07 £78.40 £76.75
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.67% -9.09% +32.00%

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 27 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 27 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 -3 46 £725 +8.37% 90
East London +6 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 9 (3.80%) SharePoint
2 6 (2.53%) Apache Spark
2 6 (2.53%) HCL Notes
2 6 (2.53%) Mendix
3 5 (2.11%) Confluence
4 4 (1.69%) MQSeries
5 3 (1.27%) CMS
5 3 (1.27%) 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 12 (5.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (3.38%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.84%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.84%) Notion
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.42%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.42%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.84%) Cloudability
1 2 (0.84%) FLEXCUBE
1 2 (0.84%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 2 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (0.84%) Temenos T24
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%) ION MarketView
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.42%) Summit
2 1 (0.42%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 46 (19.41%) Azure
2 25 (10.55%) AWS
3 16 (6.75%) Power Platform
4 14 (5.91%) Azure DevOps
5 13 (5.49%) GCP
6 9 (3.80%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (3.38%) Azure Logic Apps
7 8 (3.38%) SaaS
8 7 (2.95%) Azure Service Bus
8 7 (2.95%) Power Automate
8 7 (2.95%) PowerApps
8 7 (2.95%) Serverless
9 6 (2.53%) Azure Functions
9 6 (2.53%) Collibra
9 6 (2.53%) Snowflake
10 5 (2.11%) PaaS
11 4 (1.69%) IaaS
12 3 (1.27%) IBM Blueworks
12 3 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (1.27%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.11%) TCP/IP
2 4 (1.69%) Firewall
2 4 (1.69%) HTTP
2 4 (1.69%) Network Security
2 4 (1.69%) SSL
3 3 (1.27%) BGP
3 3 (1.27%) Cisco ASA
3 3 (1.27%) Cisco IOS
3 3 (1.27%) LAN
3 3 (1.27%) NX-OS
3 3 (1.27%) OSPF
3 3 (1.27%) SD-WAN
3 3 (1.27%) WAN
4 1 (0.42%) DHCP
4 1 (0.42%) DNS
4 1 (0.42%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (7.17%) SQL Server
2 15 (6.33%) Power BI
3 13 (5.49%) Oracle Database
4 8 (3.38%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.11%) Metadata
5 5 (2.11%) Oracle BI EE
5 5 (2.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (2.11%) Tableau
6 3 (1.27%) Big Data
6 3 (1.27%) Data Hub
6 3 (1.27%) Data Mart
6 3 (1.27%) Elasticsearch
6 3 (1.27%) KDB
6 3 (1.27%) Kdb+
6 3 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.84%) Ataccama
7 2 (0.84%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.84%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.22%) Git
2 9 (3.80%) JIRA
3 8 (3.38%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.69%) Robot Framework
5 3 (1.27%) GitLab
6 2 (0.84%) Bitbucket
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%) 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
1 237 (100.00%) Finance
2 95 (40.08%) Banking
3 89 (37.55%) Social Skills
4 38 (16.03%) Analytical Skills
5 32 (13.50%) Front Office
6 19 (8.02%) Investment Banking
7 9 (3.80%) Legal
8 8 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.95%) Corporate Banking
10 4 (1.69%) Back Office
10 4 (1.69%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (1.69%) Private Banking
10 4 (1.69%) Retail
10 4 (1.69%) Retail Banking
11 3 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (1.27%) General Ledger
11 3 (1.27%) International Banking
12 2 (0.84%) Law
12 2 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.42%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 56 (23.63%) Developer
2 39 (16.46%) Analyst
3 28 (11.81%) Architect
4 24 (10.13%) Senior
5 20 (8.44%) Business Analyst
6 17 (7.17%) Project Manager
7 14 (5.91%) Consultant
8 9 (3.80%) Senior Developer
9 8 (3.38%) C# Developer
9 8 (3.38%) Enterprise Architect
9 8 (3.38%) Security Architect
10 7 (2.95%) .NET Developer
10 7 (2.95%) Lead
11 6 (2.53%) Business Intelligence Developer
11 6 (2.53%) Machine Learning Engineer
11 6 (2.53%) Murex Consultant
11 6 (2.53%) Power Platform Developer
12 5 (2.11%) Full-Stack Developer
12 5 (2.11%) Senior Business Intelligence Developer
12 5 (2.11%) Senior ETL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.28%) .NET
2 16 (6.75%) REST
3 12 (5.06%) React
4 7 (2.95%) .NET Core
4 7 (2.95%) .NET Framework
5 6 (2.53%) Dask
5 6 (2.53%) HTML5 Canvas
5 6 (2.53%) Kafka
5 6 (2.53%) XML
6 5 (2.11%) Oracle Fusion
6 5 (2.11%) WinForms
7 4 (1.69%) CSS
7 4 (1.69%) HTML
8 3 (1.27%) AngularJS
8 3 (1.27%) JNI
8 3 (1.27%) JSON
8 3 (1.27%) Node.js
8 3 (1.27%) RESTful
8 3 (1.27%) SOAP
8 3 (1.27%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 24 (10.13%) Derivative
3 22 (9.28%) Hedge funds
4 18 (7.59%) Fixed Income
5 13 (5.49%) Equities
6 10 (4.22%) Credit Risk
6 10 (4.22%) Onboarding
6 10 (4.22%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (3.80%) Cloud Native
7 9 (3.80%) Product Ownership
8 8 (3.38%) Market Risk
9 7 (2.95%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.95%) Distributed Computing
9 7 (2.95%) Low-Code
10 5 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (2.11%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (2.11%) Equity Derivative
10 5 (2.11%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (1.69%) AS400
11 4 (1.69%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (10.55%) Linux
2 17 (7.17%) Unix
2 17 (7.17%) Windows
3 5 (2.11%) CentOS
3 5 (2.11%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.69%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.69%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.84%) Solaris
5 2 (0.84%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.42%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (19.83%) Agile
2 40 (16.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (13.92%) DevOps
5 31 (13.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 30 (12.66%) CI/CD
7 29 (12.24%) Analytics
8 26 (10.97%) Risk Management
9 25 (10.55%) SDLC
10 24 (10.13%) Business Intelligence
11 22 (9.28%) Data Management
11 22 (9.28%) Decision-Making
11 22 (9.28%) Roadmaps
12 20 (8.44%) AI
12 20 (8.44%) Project Management
13 18 (7.59%) Data Modelling
13 18 (7.59%) Mathematics
13 18 (7.59%) Regulatory Compliance
14 17 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
14 17 (7.17%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 43 (18.14%) SQL
2 41 (17.30%) Python
3 30 (12.66%) C#
4 16 (6.75%) Java
5 14 (5.91%) C++
6 12 (5.06%) JavaScript
7 9 (3.80%) Perl
8 6 (2.53%) Formula Language
8 6 (2.53%) LotusScript
9 5 (2.11%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.11%) PowerShell
9 5 (2.11%) Shell Script
9 5 (2.11%) T-SQL
10 4 (1.69%) Bash
10 4 (1.69%) RPG
11 3 (1.27%) Apex Code
11 3 (1.27%) Bicep
11 3 (1.27%) C
11 3 (1.27%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.84%) VBA
Qualifications
1 34 (14.35%) Degree
2 12 (5.06%) Master's Degree
3 8 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 7 (2.95%) PhD
5 5 (2.11%) Security Cleared
6 4 (1.69%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.69%) CBAP
6 4 (1.69%) CISA
6 4 (1.69%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.69%) SC Cleared
7 3 (1.27%) IIBA
7 3 (1.27%) Numerate Degree
7 3 (1.27%) PMP
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%) MBA
8 2 (0.84%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.84%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.17%) QA
2 13 (5.49%) GDPR
3 7 (2.95%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.95%) NIST
4 6 (2.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.11%) SLA
6 4 (1.69%) GRC
6 4 (1.69%) MiFID
6 4 (1.69%) PMO
7 3 (1.27%) COBIT
7 3 (1.27%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.84%) Basel III
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%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.42%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.42%) PSD2
System Software
1 8 (3.38%) Docker
2 4 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.84%) KVM
4 1 (0.42%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 16 (6.75%) Ansible
2 10 (4.22%) Terraform
3 9 (3.80%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.69%) Control-M
5 3 (1.27%) FortiGate
5 3 (1.27%) ITRS Geneos
5 3 (1.27%) Progress Chef
5 3 (1.27%) Puppet
6 2 (0.84%) Red Hat Satellite
6 2 (0.84%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.84%) vRealize
7 1 (0.42%) BladeLogic
7 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.42%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.42%) SCCM
Vendors
1 32 (13.50%) Oracle
2 25 (10.55%) Microsoft
3 13 (5.49%) CyberArk
3 13 (5.49%) Splunk
4 12 (5.06%) Murex
5 8 (3.38%) Darktrace
6 7 (2.95%) Bloomberg
6 7 (2.95%) Red Hat
7 6 (2.53%) F5
7 6 (2.53%) IBM
7 6 (2.53%) Kofax
7 6 (2.53%) Lotus
7 6 (2.53%) ServiceNow
8 5 (2.11%) Google
8 5 (2.11%) Sophis
9 4 (1.69%) Databricks
9 4 (1.69%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.69%) Temenos
9 4 (1.69%) Tradeweb
9 4 (1.69%) VMware