EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring PSD2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PSD2 over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 349 | 403 | 480 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +54 | +77 | +97 |
| Contract jobs citing PSD2 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.084% | 0.023% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.51% | 0.17% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £398 |
| 25th Percentile | £260 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | - | £458 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -38.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | - | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | - | £572 |
| England median daily rate | £538 | £615 | £458 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +34.28% | -38.07% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London
PSD2 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 | 2,152 | 2,424 | 3,401 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 16.42% | 13.75% | 13.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,424 | 1,696 | 2,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £350 | £359 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £431 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £761 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 61 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.75 | £12.50 | £19.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.15 | £18.00 | £21.24 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.50 | £23.80 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.96% | -9.33% | -35.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.38 | £43.75 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £55.00 | £81.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.00 | £24.31 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.66% | -42.81% | +63.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing PSD2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PSD2 in London.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PSD2 in London over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
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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: