Psychology Contracts in London

Psychology
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring Psychology skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Psychology over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 345 378 475
Rank change year-on-year +33 +97 +49
Contract jobs citing Psychology 8 13 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.064% 0.073% 0.067%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.069% 0.082% 0.073%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 9
10th Percentile £407 £292 £480
25th Percentile £434 £350 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £499 £390 £600
Median % change year-on-year +27.95% -35.00% +4.35%
75th Percentile £520 £395 £650
90th Percentile £532 £490 £745
England median daily rate £357 £390 £600
% change year-on-year -8.59% -35.00% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51.75 - £82.50
Median hourly rate £53.50 - £85.00
75th Percentile £55.25 - £87.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £53.50 - £85.00
% change year-on-year - - +68.32%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Psychology 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 11,564 15,790 24,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.16% 88.55% 91.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,847 11,316 17,711
10th Percentile £350 £338 £375
25th Percentile £440 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £590
Median % change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £700
90th Percentile £813 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 324 278
10th Percentile £16.17 £16.00 £18.59
25th Percentile £22.68 £20.00 £22.53
Median hourly rate £31.67 £29.50 £38.13
Median % change year-on-year +7.36% -22.62% +5.90%
75th Percentile £50.75 £47.56 £62.64
90th Percentile £63.75 £65.93 £76.78
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Psychology
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Psychology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Psychology in London

Psychology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Psychology in London.

Daily rate trend for Psychology in London

Psychology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Psychology in London.

Hourly rate trend for Psychology in London

Psychology
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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Amazon SageMaker
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) WhatsApp
General
1 4 (50.00%) Digital Health
2 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Advertising
3 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Marketing
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Senior
1 5 (62.50%) Senior User Experience Researcher
1 5 (62.50%) User Experience Researcher
2 1 (12.50%) Data Scientist
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Life Science
2 1 (12.50%) IoT
2 1 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Anthropology
1 5 (62.50%) User Experience
1 5 (62.50%) UX Research
2 4 (50.00%) Ergonomics
2 4 (50.00%) Human Factors
2 4 (50.00%) User Research
3 3 (37.50%) Economics
3 3 (37.50%) Statistics
4 2 (25.00%) Analytics
4 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (25.00%) Experimental Design
4 2 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
4 2 (25.00%) Performance Measurement
4 2 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (12.50%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (12.50%) Product Strategy
5 1 (12.50%) Storytelling
5 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) Master's Degree
3 4 (50.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Facebook
1 1 (12.50%) Instagram