RIBA Contract Job Trends in London

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for RIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 391 344 -
Rank change year-on-year -47 - -
Contract jobs citing RIBA 6 7 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.037% 0.053% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.13% 0.21% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 0
10th Percentile £484 £456 -
25th Percentile £488 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile £513 £563 -
90th Percentile £516 £588 -
England median daily rate £500 £475 £456
% change year-on-year +5.26% +4.11% -2.46%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

RIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 4,744 3,312 4,393
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.53% 25.17% 24.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,375 2,135 2,931
10th Percentile £361 £350 £325
25th Percentile £430 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £775 £770
England median daily rate £520 £525 £539
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.60% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 62 128
10th Percentile £20.24 £21.50 £14.26
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £19.99
Median hourly rate £35.00 £36.75 £29.38
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +25.11% -27.02%
75th Percentile £72.50 £56.19 £61.32
90th Percentile £76.61 £78.40 £83.75
England median hourly rate £25.44 £50.00 £40.13
% change year-on-year -49.12% +24.61% -18.53%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

RIBA job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing RIBA

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing RIBA

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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 RIBA within the London region over the 6 months to 4 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 -10 1 £488 +8.33% 1
West London - 1 £513 - 2
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England

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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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Integrated Workplace Management System
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
1 3 (50.00%) Legal
1 3 (50.00%) Marketing
1 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Programme Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Lead
2 2 (33.33%) PMO Lead
3 1 (16.67%) Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Facilities Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Facilities Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) PMO Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) PropTech
2 3 (50.00%) IoT
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Risk Management
1 5 (83.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (66.67%) Asset Management
2 4 (66.67%) Project Delivery
3 3 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
3 3 (50.00%) Digital Twin
3 3 (50.00%) Programme Governance
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (33.33%) Analytics
4 2 (33.33%) Business Case
4 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
5 1 (16.67%) Cost Management
5 1 (16.67%) Decarbonisation
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (16.67%) Portfolio Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) GRC
1 3 (50.00%) PMO
1 3 (50.00%) SLA
2 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
2 1 (16.67%) QA