Technical Specialist
England > London
The median Technical Specialist daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 333 | 390 | 444 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +54 | +126 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Specialist | 9 | 5 | 42 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.073% | 0.028% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.078% | 0.031% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £435 | £580 | £461 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £625 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £700 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | +30.84% | -10.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £724 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £565 | £739 | £745 |
| England median daily rate | £388 | £225 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.22% | -57.94% | +1.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.66 | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £47.33 | - | £41.81 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title | 11,540 | 16,387 | 25,121 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.32% | 93.37% | 95.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,895 | 11,838 | 18,239 |
| 10th Percentile | £345 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £444 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £677 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £800 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 143 | 324 | 285 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.24 | £16.01 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.42 | £20.02 | £22.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.00 | £27.25 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.77% | -23.24% | +1.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.97 | £45.18 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £80.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.00 | £37.50 | £44.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -14.88% | +91.54% |
Technical Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Technical Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in London.
Technical Specialist
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Specialist in London.
Technical Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Technical Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Technical Specialist in the job title.
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Technical Specialist Skill Set
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: