Straight-Through Processing Contract Job Trends in London

Straight-Through Processing
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Straight-Through Processing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 364 404
Rank change year-on-year -6 +40 +148
Contract jobs citing Straight-Through Processing 10 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.070% 0.033% 0.005%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.076% 0.037% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 1
10th Percentile £349 £740 -
25th Percentile £358 £800 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £975 £600
Median % change year-on-year -43.59% +62.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £638 £988 -
90th Percentile £645 £1,055 -
England median daily rate £550 £975 £650
% change year-on-year -43.59% +50.00% -13.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Straight-Through Processing 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 13,151 13,572 16,916
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.42% 90.07% 89.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,661 8,737 12,135
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £565
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.65% -4.24%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £760 £800 £794
England median daily rate £505 £525 £544
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.49% -1.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 237 164 237
10th Percentile £18.14 £18.03 £18.50
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £31.49 £36.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.53% +5.88% -12.54%
75th Percentile £53.13 £54.06 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.90 £80.75 £74.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +19.70%

Straight-Through Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Straight-Through Processing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Straight-Through Processing job vacancy trend in London

Straight-Through Processing
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Straight-Through Processing.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Straight-Through Processing

Straight-Through Processing
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Straight-Through Processing in London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Straight-Through Processing in London

Straight-Through Processing
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Straight-Through Processing.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Straight-Through Processing

Straight-Through Processing
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 Straight-Through Processing within the London region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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 - 2 £490 -
South London - 1 - - 3
Straight-Through Processing
England

Straight-Through Processing
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 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Apple Pay
1 1 (10.00%) Google Pay
General
1 8 (80.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Banking
3 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (50.00%) Back Office
4 5 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
6 2 (20.00%) Front Office
7 1 (10.00%) Corporate Banking
7 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
7 1 (10.00%) Investment Banking
7 1 (10.00%) Retail
7 1 (10.00%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (80.00%) Analyst
2 7 (70.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) ACBS Business Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Agile Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Banking Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Implementation Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Payments Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Payments Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (50.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
3 1 (10.00%) Operational Technology
3 1 (10.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 6 (60.00%) Migration
3 5 (50.00%) Decision-Making
4 4 (40.00%) Computer Science
4 4 (40.00%) Data Migration
4 4 (40.00%) Matrix Management
4 4 (40.00%) Matrix Organization
4 4 (40.00%) Portfolio Management
4 4 (40.00%) Risk Management
5 3 (30.00%) Project Management
5 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (30.00%) Target Operating Model
6 2 (20.00%) Collateral Management
6 2 (20.00%) Data Protection
6 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Validation
7 1 (10.00%) Business Case
7 1 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (10.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (10.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (10.00%) ISO 20022
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) Murex
2 1 (10.00%) Apple
2 1 (10.00%) Calypso
2 1 (10.00%) Google
2 1 (10.00%) Xceptor