thinkFolio Contract Job Trends in London

Markit thinkFolio
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring thinkFolio skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 326 387
Rank change year-on-year -76 +61 +86
Contract jobs citing thinkFolio 1 18 8
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.006% 0.15% 0.046%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.075% 1.73% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 18 7
10th Percentile - - £275
25th Percentile £413 £663 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £725 £625
Median % change year-on-year -41.38% +16.00% -18.03%
75th Percentile £438 £788 £644
90th Percentile - - £650
England median daily rate £425 £725 £625
% change year-on-year -41.38% +16.00% -18.03%

All Business Application Skills
London

thinkFolio falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 1,341 1,043 1,387
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 7.53% 8.44% 7.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 830 673 882
10th Percentile £363 £401 £400
25th Percentile £463 £475 £483
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £681 £725 £727
90th Percentile £776 £835 £825
England median daily rate £540 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -6.17% +4.55% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 13 12
10th Percentile £18.75 - £15.51
25th Percentile £19.38 £22.27 £17.75
Median hourly rate £53.00 £38.11 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +39.07% +95.44% -40.11%
75th Percentile £88.75 £65.00 £25.38
90th Percentile - £75.00 £61.48
England median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% +50.00% -18.37%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

thinkFolio job vacancy trend in London

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Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing thinkFolio

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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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Bloomberg AIM
1 1 (100.00%) Fidessa
General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Order Management
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Traceability Matrix
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Wealth Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Bloomberg
1 1 (100.00%) Charles River
1 1 (100.00%) Portware