Tradecraft Contract Job Trends in London
Tradecraft
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London citing Tradecraft skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 456 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Tradecraft | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 0.015% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.016% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £553 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £579 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £628 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £681 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £499 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
London
Tradecraft falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in London.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 18,329 | 12,572 | 13,848 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 89.80% | 92.43% | 89.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,068 | 8,265 | 8,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £331 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -2.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 383 | 248 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.58 | £17.98 | £17.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.79 | £25.03 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.35 | £30.25 | £38.29 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.62% | -20.99% | +2.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £47.13 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £65.00 | £80.38 |
| England median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £38.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -33.94% | -14.45% |
Tradecraft Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Tradecraft relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Tradecraft Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Tradecraft.
Tradecraft Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Tradecraft in London over the 6 months to 3 November 2026.
Tradecraft Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Cyber Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Cybersecurity | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Decision-Making | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Incident Response | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Protective Monitoring | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Red Team | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Security Architecture | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Threat Intelligence | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Management | 100.0% | 3 |
| 1 | Vulnerability Research | 100.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Architectural Patterns | 66.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Knowledge Transfer | 66.7% | 2 |
| 14 | Offensive Security | 66.7% | 2 |
| 17 | Enterprise Architecture | 33.3% | 1 |
| 17 | Security Operations | 33.3% | 1 |
| 17 | Strategic Thinking | 33.3% | 1 |