Presentation Skills Contract Job Trends in London

Presentation Skills
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Presentation Skills in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Presentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 135 94
Rank change year-on-year -53 -41 +6
Contract jobs citing Presentation Skills 230 262 425
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.39% 2.05% 2.34%
As % of the General category 2.23% 3.08% 3.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 160 257
10th Percentile £385 £310 £156
25th Percentile £450 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +1.94% -14.17%
75th Percentile £712 £701 £644
90th Percentile £800 £850 £755
England median daily rate £525 £500 £516
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.10% -6.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 23
10th Percentile £51.61 - £33.65
25th Percentile £57.44 - £41.88
Median hourly rate £81.00 £95.00 £84.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.74% +12.43% +92.66%
75th Percentile £94.69 - £86.50
90th Percentile £95.00 - £88.50
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year - +52.94% -34.62%

All General Skills
London

Presentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 10,292 8,505 11,515
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 62.39% 66.66% 63.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,697 5,689 8,215
10th Percentile £350 £331 £333
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £700 £700
90th Percentile £788 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.41% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 129 257
10th Percentile £17.50 £19.84 £15.80
25th Percentile £20.42 £24.75 £18.79
Median hourly rate £29.00 £35.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year -17.14% +16.05% -7.20%
75th Percentile £48.75 £55.25 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.40 £73.15
England median hourly rate £25.08 £30.62 £26.00
% change year-on-year -18.10% +17.75% -25.71%

Presentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Presentation Skills job vacancy trend in London

Presentation Skills
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Presentation Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Presentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Presentation Skills in London

Presentation Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Presentation Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Presentation Skills

Presentation Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Presentation Skills in London over the 6 months to 20 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Presentation Skills in London

Presentation Skills
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 Presentation Skills within the London region over the 6 months to 20 March 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 -20 41 £500 - 69
South London -13 7 £450 -4.26% 1
West London -17 4 £850 +69.15% 7
East London - 3 £500 - 9
North London +1 1 £538 +16.22% 2
Presentation Skills
England

Presentation Skills
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 13 (5.65%) Confluence
2 8 (3.48%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.30%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.87%) CMS
4 2 (0.87%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.87%) WebSphere
Applications
1 30 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (11.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (5.65%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.74%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.43%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (5.65%) Loan IQ
2 10 (4.35%) Endur
3 2 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.87%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.87%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.87%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.87%) Shopify
3 2 (0.87%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.43%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.43%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.43%) RMDS
4 1 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.43%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.43%) SAP SRM
4 1 (0.43%) SimCorp Dimension
4 1 (0.43%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 60 (26.09%) Azure
2 39 (16.96%) AWS
3 19 (8.26%) SaaS
4 14 (6.09%) GCP
4 14 (6.09%) GitHub
4 14 (6.09%) Power Platform
5 13 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (4.78%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (4.78%) IaaS
6 11 (4.78%) PaaS
7 9 (3.91%) Amazon ECS
7 9 (3.91%) AWS CloudFormation
7 9 (3.91%) Entra ID
8 8 (3.48%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 7 (3.04%) Amazon EC2
9 7 (3.04%) Amazon S3
9 7 (3.04%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (3.04%) OCI
9 7 (3.04%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 6 (2.61%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.22%) Firewall
2 5 (2.17%) Internet
2 5 (2.17%) Network Security
3 4 (1.74%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.30%) DNS
4 3 (1.30%) Intranet
5 2 (0.87%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.87%) Cisco Nexus
5 2 (0.87%) DMZ
5 2 (0.87%) HTTP
5 2 (0.87%) Junos
5 2 (0.87%) LAN
5 2 (0.87%) NAS
5 2 (0.87%) SAN
5 2 (0.87%) SMTP
5 2 (0.87%) SSL
5 2 (0.87%) VPN
5 2 (0.87%) VXLAN
5 2 (0.87%) WAN
5 2 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.35%) Power BI
2 7 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.61%) Amazon RDS
3 6 (2.61%) Metadata
4 3 (1.30%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.87%) Big Data
6 1 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.43%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.43%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.43%) Looker
6 1 (0.43%) Neo4j
6 1 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.43%) Star Schema
6 1 (0.43%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 33 (14.35%) JIRA
2 15 (6.52%) Git
3 5 (2.17%) GitLab
3 5 (2.17%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.87%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.87%) Snyk
4 2 (0.87%) Storybook
5 1 (0.43%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.43%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.43%) GCC
5 1 (0.43%) MSI
5 1 (0.43%) Postman
5 1 (0.43%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.43%) Selenium
5 1 (0.43%) Subversion
5 1 (0.43%) Toad
General
1 162 (70.43%) Social Skills
2 80 (34.78%) Finance
3 64 (27.83%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (13.91%) Banking
5 28 (12.17%) Public Sector
6 21 (9.13%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (7.83%) Documentation Skills
8 15 (6.52%) Marketing
9 14 (6.09%) Influencing Skills
10 12 (5.22%) Retail
11 9 (3.91%) Front Office
11 9 (3.91%) Legal
12 6 (2.61%) Investment Banking
13 4 (1.74%) Advertising
13 4 (1.74%) Aviation
13 4 (1.74%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.74%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.30%) Corporate Banking
14 3 (1.30%) Law
15 2 (0.87%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 62 (26.96%) Analyst
2 39 (16.96%) Business Analyst
3 37 (16.09%) Architect
4 27 (11.74%) Senior
5 15 (6.52%) Solutions Architect
6 14 (6.09%) Cloud Architect
6 14 (6.09%) Consultant
7 13 (5.65%) Lead
7 13 (5.65%) Migration Analyst
8 12 (5.22%) Transformation Analyst
9 11 (4.78%) Integration Architect
9 11 (4.78%) Senior Analyst
10 10 (4.35%) Cloud Solutions Architect
11 9 (3.91%) Developer
12 8 (3.48%) Project Manager
13 7 (3.04%) Change Manager
13 7 (3.04%) Data Scientist
14 6 (2.61%) Cloud Engineer
14 6 (2.61%) Delivery Manager
14 6 (2.61%) Implementation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (5.22%) Middleware
2 8 (3.48%) .NET
3 6 (2.61%) PyTorch
3 6 (2.61%) TensorFlow
4 5 (2.17%) VML
5 4 (1.74%) AWS CDK
5 4 (1.74%) REST
6 3 (1.30%) EDI
6 3 (1.30%) Elastic Stack
6 3 (1.30%) LDAP
6 3 (1.30%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (1.30%) Playwright
7 2 (0.87%) CSS
7 2 (0.87%) Gherkin
7 2 (0.87%) Next.js
7 2 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.87%) pytest
7 2 (0.87%) Tailwind CSS
7 2 (0.87%) XML
7 2 (0.87%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 26 (11.30%) Product Ownership
2 10 (4.35%) Data Centre
2 10 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (3.91%) Greenfield Project
4 8 (3.48%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.04%) Tandem
6 6 (2.61%) Cloud Native
6 6 (2.61%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (2.61%) Hybrid Cloud
6 6 (2.61%) PMI
6 6 (2.61%) Reinsurance
7 4 (1.74%) AI Agents
7 4 (1.74%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.74%) Derivative
7 4 (1.74%) Learning Management System
7 4 (1.74%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.74%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.30%) FMCG
8 3 (1.30%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.30%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.96%) Windows
2 7 (3.04%) Linux
3 3 (1.30%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.43%) Amazon Linux
4 1 (0.43%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (43.48%) Agile
2 72 (31.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 64 (27.83%) Problem-Solving
4 47 (20.43%) Project Delivery
5 45 (19.57%) Decision-Making
6 43 (18.70%) Roadmaps
7 38 (16.52%) Project Management
8 33 (14.35%) DevOps
9 32 (13.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 32 (13.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 31 (13.48%) Analytics
10 31 (13.48%) Business Analysis
11 30 (13.04%) AI
12 29 (12.61%) User Stories
13 28 (12.17%) Change Management
13 28 (12.17%) Waterfall
14 27 (11.74%) Migration
14 27 (11.74%) User Acceptance Testing
15 26 (11.30%) Workshop Facilitation
16 25 (10.87%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (10.00%) Python
2 17 (7.39%) Java
3 16 (6.96%) SQL
4 3 (1.30%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.87%) C++
5 2 (0.87%) Kusto Query Language
5 2 (0.87%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.43%) C#
6 1 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.43%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 55 (23.91%) Degree
2 43 (18.70%) Security Cleared
3 31 (13.48%) SC Cleared
4 23 (10.00%) Master's Degree
5 21 (9.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (3.91%) CISSP
6 9 (3.91%) PMI Certification
7 8 (3.48%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (2.61%) CISM
8 6 (2.61%) TOGAF Certification
9 5 (2.17%) Azure Certification
9 5 (2.17%) PMP
9 5 (2.17%) SANS
10 3 (1.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (1.30%) CCNP
10 3 (1.30%) CCSP
10 3 (1.30%) DV Cleared
10 3 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (1.30%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (6.09%) GDPR
1 14 (6.09%) NIST
2 13 (5.65%) PMO
3 10 (4.35%) Data Quality
4 9 (3.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (3.91%) PCI DSS
4 9 (3.91%) QA
5 8 (3.48%) Accessibility
6 5 (2.17%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.74%) GRC
7 4 (1.74%) NCSC
7 4 (1.74%) SLA
8 3 (1.30%) Basel III
8 3 (1.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 3 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.87%) HL7
9 2 (0.87%) IFRS
9 2 (0.87%) IFRS 17
9 2 (0.87%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 13 (5.65%) Docker
2 9 (3.91%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.43%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.43%) Microsoft App-V
3 1 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.78%) Terraform
2 9 (3.91%) Kubernetes
3 6 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (1.30%) Ansible
4 3 (1.30%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.87%) Control-M
5 2 (0.87%) Progress Chef
5 2 (0.87%) Puppet
6 1 (0.43%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.43%) BladeLogic
6 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.43%) SCCM
Vendors
1 63 (27.39%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.70%) Salesforce
3 12 (5.22%) SAP
4 11 (4.78%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.91%) Databricks
5 9 (3.91%) Google
5 9 (3.91%) Palo Alto
5 9 (3.91%) Software AG
6 8 (3.48%) Cisco
6 8 (3.48%) Oracle
7 6 (2.61%) Juniper
8 5 (2.17%) Rapid7
9 4 (1.74%) CheckPoint
9 4 (1.74%) Citrix
9 4 (1.74%) Guidewire
9 4 (1.74%) OpenAI
10 3 (1.30%) Ariba
10 3 (1.30%) MuleSoft
10 3 (1.30%) Workday
10 3 (1.30%) Zscaler