Logistics Contract Job Trends in London

Logistics
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Logistics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 201 264
Rank change year-on-year -17 +63 +5
Contract jobs citing Logistics 257 172 116
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.27% 1.30% 0.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.43% 1.40% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 105 67
10th Percentile £338 £252 £293
25th Percentile £400 £338 £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £470 £504
Median % change year-on-year +17.15% -6.85% +6.11%
75th Percentile £688 £625 £666
90th Percentile £825 £704 £780
England median daily rate £525 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 14 1
10th Percentile £16.01 £17.21 -
25th Percentile £16.50 £20.51 £61.68
Median hourly rate £19.03 £30.25 £63.36
Median % change year-on-year -37.09% -52.25% +169.60%
75th Percentile £25.64 £35.00 £65.03
90th Percentile £54.50 £45.75 -
England median hourly rate £14.56 £25.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year -41.76% -10.71% +25.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Logistics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,996 12,259 14,355
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.86% 92.58% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,759 8,104 9,616
10th Percentile £359 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 300 254 180
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.80
Median hourly rate £34.62 £31.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.02% -9.29% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.44 £48.44 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.02 £63.75 £72.19
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -1.81%

Logistics
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Logistics job vacancy trend in London

Logistics
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Logistics

Logistics
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Logistics in London over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Logistics in London

Logistics
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Logistics

Logistics
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Logistics in London over the 6 months to 15 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Logistics in London

Logistics
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 Logistics within the London region over the 6 months to 15 September 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 -22 24 £613 +31.37% 71
West London +1 22 £750 - 42
South London -8 3 £1,150 +109.09% 11
East London -3 1 £220 -32.31% 2
North London - 1 £178 - 2
Logistics
England

Logistics
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 12 (4.67%) Confluence
2 6 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 19 (7.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (3.11%) CPLEX
4 6 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.56%) MS Visio
6 3 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.78%) Notion
8 1 (0.39%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.39%) Gliffy
8 1 (0.39%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 22 (8.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.95%) SAP MDG
2 5 (1.95%) Shopify
3 4 (1.56%) SAP EWM
4 3 (1.17%) Infor LN
4 3 (1.17%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.78%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.78%) SAP IBP
5 2 (0.78%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.39%) Maximo
6 1 (0.39%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.39%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.39%) SAP AFS
6 1 (0.39%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.39%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.39%) SAP Travel Management
Cloud Services
1 40 (15.56%) Azure
2 19 (7.39%) AWS
2 19 (7.39%) GCP
2 19 (7.39%) Power Platform
3 10 (3.89%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (3.11%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (2.72%) Snowflake
6 6 (2.33%) SaaS
7 5 (1.95%) Entra ID
8 4 (1.56%) Asana
8 4 (1.56%) GitHub
9 3 (1.17%) Boomi
9 3 (1.17%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.17%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.17%) Power Automate
9 3 (1.17%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 3 (1.17%) Smartsheet
10 2 (0.78%) GitHub Copilot
10 2 (0.78%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.95%) Wireless
2 3 (1.17%) DHCP
2 3 (1.17%) DNS
2 3 (1.17%) Network Security
2 3 (1.17%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.17%) VPN
3 2 (0.78%) Firewall
3 2 (0.78%) LAN
3 2 (0.78%) SSL
3 2 (0.78%) WAN
4 1 (0.39%) 4G
4 1 (0.39%) 5G
4 1 (0.39%) Broadband
4 1 (0.39%) Internet
4 1 (0.39%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.39%) SMS
4 1 (0.39%) VoIP
4 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.23%) Power BI
2 12 (4.67%) Tableau
3 6 (2.33%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.95%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.56%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (1.56%) Big Data
5 4 (1.56%) Metadata
6 3 (1.17%) BigQuery
6 3 (1.17%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (1.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.78%) Looker
7 2 (0.78%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.78%) Power Query
7 2 (0.78%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.78%) QlikView
7 2 (0.78%) Redis
8 1 (0.39%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 19 (7.39%) JIRA
2 3 (1.17%) Selenium
3 2 (0.78%) GitLab
3 2 (0.78%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.78%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.39%) SoapUI
General
1 90 (35.02%) Social Skills
2 81 (31.52%) Finance
3 76 (29.57%) Retail
4 49 (19.07%) Manufacturing
5 43 (16.73%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (7.78%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (5.84%) Aviation
7 15 (5.84%) Public Sector
8 12 (4.67%) Marketing
9 9 (3.50%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (3.11%) Banking
10 8 (3.11%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.33%) Front Office
12 5 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (1.56%) Automotive
13 4 (1.56%) Back Office
13 4 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.56%) Local Government
14 3 (1.17%) Billing
14 3 (1.17%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 39 (15.18%) Analyst
2 34 (13.23%) Senior
3 29 (11.28%) Project Manager
4 27 (10.51%) Architect
5 22 (8.56%) Lead
6 20 (7.78%) Solutions Architect
7 18 (7.00%) Business Analyst
8 13 (5.06%) Senior Manager
9 12 (4.67%) Coordinator
9 12 (4.67%) Data Scientist
9 12 (4.67%) Product Manager
10 9 (3.50%) Senior Analyst
10 9 (3.50%) Senior Project Manager
11 8 (3.11%) Developer
12 7 (2.72%) Consultant
12 7 (2.72%) Data Analyst
12 7 (2.72%) Deployment Engineer
12 7 (2.72%) Senior Data Scientist
12 7 (2.72%) Transformation Manager
13 6 (2.33%) Data Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (5.06%) REST
2 7 (2.72%) SAP Fiori
3 6 (2.33%) Middleware
4 5 (1.95%) .NET
4 5 (1.95%) EDI
4 5 (1.95%) React
5 4 (1.56%) Pandas
6 3 (1.17%) ADO
6 3 (1.17%) IDoc
6 3 (1.17%) JSON
6 3 (1.17%) Kafka
6 3 (1.17%) SOAP
6 3 (1.17%) Software Packaging
7 2 (0.78%) Loki
7 2 (0.78%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (0.78%) SAP Core Interface
7 2 (0.78%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.78%) Terraform
7 2 (0.78%) Web Services
7 2 (0.78%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.39%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.28%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.28%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.89%) Data Centre
4 9 (3.50%) FMCG
4 9 (3.50%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (3.50%) Virtual Team
5 5 (1.95%) Cloud Native
5 5 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (1.95%) IoT
6 4 (1.56%) e-Learning
7 3 (1.17%) AI Agents
7 3 (1.17%) Data Structures
7 3 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.17%) Hedge funds
7 3 (1.17%) Life Science
8 2 (0.78%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.78%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.23%) Windows
2 8 (3.11%) Windows 10
3 6 (2.33%) Linux
4 2 (0.78%) Android
5 1 (0.39%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.39%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.39%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (33.07%) Stakeholder Management
2 59 (22.96%) Agile
3 47 (18.29%) Analytics
4 45 (17.51%) Decision-Making
5 33 (12.84%) Migration
6 32 (12.45%) Continuous Improvement
7 31 (12.06%) Problem-Solving
7 31 (12.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 27 (10.51%) AI
8 27 (10.51%) Roadmaps
9 25 (9.73%) Project Management
10 23 (8.95%) Inventory Management
11 22 (8.56%) Data Science
12 21 (8.17%) Business Intelligence
13 20 (7.78%) Customer Service
13 20 (7.78%) Workshop Facilitation
14 19 (7.39%) ERP
14 19 (7.39%) Risk Management
15 18 (7.00%) User Acceptance Testing
16 17 (6.61%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 32 (12.45%) SQL
2 22 (8.56%) Python
3 9 (3.50%) TypeScript
4 7 (2.72%) C#
5 4 (1.56%) ABAP
5 4 (1.56%) PowerShell
6 3 (1.17%) Java
6 3 (1.17%) JavaScript
6 3 (1.17%) VBScript
7 2 (0.78%) Bash
7 2 (0.78%) Groovy
7 2 (0.78%) R
8 1 (0.39%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.39%) Scala
8 1 (0.39%) VB
Qualifications
1 22 (8.56%) Degree
2 13 (5.06%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.50%) PMP
3 9 (3.50%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.11%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.56%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.56%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.17%) PhD
7 2 (0.78%) APMG
7 2 (0.78%) CIPD
7 2 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (0.78%) TOGAF Certification
8 1 (0.39%) APMP
8 1 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.39%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.39%) MBA
8 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.39%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.06%) Data Quality
2 10 (3.89%) QA
3 7 (2.72%) SLA
4 6 (2.33%) PMO
5 5 (1.95%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.39%) COBIT
6 1 (0.39%) GDPR
6 1 (0.39%) GMP
6 1 (0.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.39%) P3O
6 1 (0.39%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (3.11%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.17%) Docker
2 3 (1.17%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.39%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.39%) Citrix Hypervisor
Systems Management
1 9 (3.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.72%) SCCM
3 3 (1.17%) Grafana
3 3 (1.17%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.78%) Argo
5 1 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 43 (16.73%) Microsoft
2 38 (14.79%) SAP
3 14 (5.45%) Salesforce
3 14 (5.45%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.67%) Oracle
5 8 (3.11%) Databricks
6 7 (2.72%) Google
6 7 (2.72%) JDA
7 6 (2.33%) Altiris
7 6 (2.33%) Infor
8 4 (1.56%) RedPrairie
9 3 (1.17%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (1.17%) IBM
9 3 (1.17%) McAfee
9 3 (1.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.78%) Apple
10 2 (0.78%) Baan
10 2 (0.78%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.78%) ION Trading
10 2 (0.78%) Workday