ISEB Contract Job Trends in London

Information Systems Examinations Board (ISEB)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for ISEB qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 360 358 399
Rank change year-on-year -2 +41 +87
Contract jobs citing ISEB 13 23 37
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.097% 0.15% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.36% 0.58% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 33
10th Percentile £355 £160 £408
25th Percentile £466 £199 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £569 £315 £543
Median % change year-on-year +80.56% -41.99% +20.67%
75th Percentile £666 £465 £625
90th Percentile £680 £584 £700
England median daily rate £475 £425 £505
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.84% +12.22%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

ISEB falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,596 3,987 4,774
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.85% 25.18% 22.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,429 2,538 3,280
10th Percentile £357 £350 £350
25th Percentile £443 £450 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.46% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £654 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £783
England median daily rate £525 £528 £550
% change year-on-year -0.52% -4.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 61 96
10th Percentile £18.87 £18.13 £19.13
25th Percentile - £27.00 £21.88
Median hourly rate £25.15 £39.50 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.33% -25.82% +20.72%
75th Percentile £38.75 £60.00 £65.03
90th Percentile £65.00 £76.25 £81.88
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £53.50
% change year-on-year -52.10% -1.87% +18.89%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISEB relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

ISEB job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISEB.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISEB

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISEB in London over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for ISEB in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISEB.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing ISEB

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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 ISEB within the London region over the 6 months to 21 October 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 +10 2 £650 - 3
ISEB
England

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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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 4 (30.77%) Azure
1 4 (30.77%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (15.38%) PaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (38.46%) JIRA
2 3 (23.08%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 7 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) Influencing Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
5 1 (7.69%) Banking
5 1 (7.69%) Legal
5 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 9 (69.23%) Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) Business Analyst
3 3 (23.08%) Senior
3 3 (23.08%) Technical Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Systems Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Data Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Data Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Information Security Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Insurance Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Market Risk Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Project Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Data Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Project Manager
5 1 (7.69%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Test Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Test Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (23.08%) .NET
2 2 (15.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Management Information System
1 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.69%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (7.69%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (7.69%) Market Risk
2 1 (7.69%) NHS
2 1 (7.69%) PMI
2 1 (7.69%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Business Analysis
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
3 4 (30.77%) DevOps
3 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 4 (30.77%) Scrum
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (23.08%) Business Process Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Computer Science
4 3 (23.08%) DevSecOps
4 3 (23.08%) Kanban
4 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (23.08%) SDLC
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (23.08%) Systems Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Waterfall
5 2 (15.38%) Change Management
5 2 (15.38%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) Java
1 3 (23.08%) Python
1 3 (23.08%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 4 (30.77%) CBAP
3 3 (23.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (23.08%) Security Cleared
4 2 (15.38%) IIBA
4 2 (15.38%) ISTQB
4 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
5 1 (7.69%) APMP
5 1 (7.69%) CISSP
5 1 (7.69%) CITP
5 1 (7.69%) DV Cleared
5 1 (7.69%) ISEB Practitioner
5 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
5 1 (7.69%) PMP
5 1 (7.69%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
2 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
1 2 (15.38%) Oracle