FIPS 140-2
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring FIPS 140-2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited FIPS 140-2 over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 368 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing FIPS 140-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.007% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.044% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £525 | - | £486 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London
FIPS 140-2 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,294 | 2,217 | 3,228 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 17.04% | 13.72% | 13.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,540 | 1,505 | 2,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £347 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £426 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £563 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -2.22% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £800 | £798 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 44 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £17.05 | £16.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £21.19 | £20.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.48 | £27.26 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.49% | +0.96% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £44.75 | £49.06 | £53.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £54.50 | £68.31 | £76.25 |
| England median hourly rate | £31.64 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.05% | -21.43% | +52.17% |
FIPS 140-2
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing FIPS 140-2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
FIPS 140-2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing FIPS 140-2 in London.
FIPS 140-2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: