FIX Protocol Contract Job Trends in London
Financial Information eXchange (FIX) Protocol
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring FIX Protocol skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 409 | 286 | 300 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -123 | +14 | -43 |
| Contract jobs citing FIX Protocol | 56 | 85 | 78 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.27% | 0.63% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 1.03% | 2.15% | 1.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 31 | 70 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £659 | £456 | £410 |
| 25th Percentile | £700 | £528 | £555 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £756 | £700 | £775 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.93% | -9.68% | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £857 | £838 | £903 |
| 90th Percentile | £1,000 | £928 | £932 |
| England median daily rate | £755 | £700 | £738 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -5.08% | +5.36% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London
FIX Protocol falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in London.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 5,426 | 3,952 | 4,790 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 26.49% | 29.49% | 29.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,664 | 2,698 | 3,226 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £368 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £430 | £465 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £668 | £675 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £788 | £850 |
| England median daily rate | £535 | £520 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.88% | -5.45% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 33 | 32 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.00 | £31.77 | £23.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.25 | £34.17 | £37.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £51.97 | £46.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.79% | +12.98% | -24.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £61.56 | £62.23 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £85.95 | £74.60 |
| England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £54.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.37% | -16.92% | +11.03% |
FIX Protocol Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing FIX Protocol relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
FIX Protocol Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing FIX Protocol.
FIX Protocol Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing FIX Protocol in London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
FIX Protocol Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing FIX Protocol.
FIX Protocol 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 FIX Protocol within the London region over the 6 months to 17 October 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 | -40 | 2 | £699 | +5.47% | 19 |
| FIX Protocol England |
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FIX Protocol Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafka | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2 | WebSockets | 14.3% | 8 |
| 3 | Spring Boot | 10.7% | 6 |
| 4 | Spring | 8.9% | 5 |
| 5 | AngularJS | 7.1% | 4 |
| 5 | React | 7.1% | 4 |
| 5 | Ultra Messaging | 7.1% | 4 |
| 8 | CSS | 5.4% | 3 |
| 8 | HTML | 5.4% | 3 |
| 8 | jQuery | 5.4% | 3 |
| 8 | Middleware | 5.4% | 3 |
| 12 | .NET | 3.6% | 2 |
| 12 | eBPF | 3.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Java Concurrency | 3.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Redux | 3.6% | 2 |
| 12 | REST | 3.6% | 2 |
| 12 | Spring Security | 3.6% | 2 |
| 18 | Boost C++ Libraries | 1.8% | 1 |
| 18 | CSS3 | 1.8% | 1 |
| 18 | HTML5 | 1.8% | 1 |