Square Retrofit
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Retrofit skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 371 | 394 | 439 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +45 | +138 |
| Contract jobs citing Retrofit | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.022% | 0.019% | 0.013% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 0.085% | 0.068% | 0.052% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £438 | - | £535 |
| 25th Percentile | £443 | £513 | £569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £525 | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | -19.23% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | £581 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £608 | - |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -19.23% | +13.04% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London
Retrofit falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 3,520 | 4,434 | 5,802 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London | 26.07% | 27.45% | 26.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,420 | 3,080 | 4,331 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £375 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £713 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £850 | £810 |
| England median daily rate | £510 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.27% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 20 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £31.77 | £23.80 | £34.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.17 | £33.54 | £36.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £51.97 | £45.00 | £64.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.49% | -29.69% | +10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.81 | £61.70 | £75.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.95 | £75.50 | £86.90 |
| England median hourly rate | £54.35 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.17% | -2.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Retrofit as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Retrofit.
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Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retrofit in London over the 6 months to 10 September 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: