Xero Contract Job Trends in London

Xero
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring knowledge or experience of Xero products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Xero over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Xero Limited.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 378 368 385
Rank change year-on-year -10 +17 -
Contract jobs citing Xero 4 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.028% 0.007% 0.006%
As % of the Vendors category 0.060% 0.016% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% - -
75th Percentile £675 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £650 £575 -
% change year-on-year +13.04% - -

All Vendors
London

Xero falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 6,707 6,252 7,248
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 46.75% 43.96% 40.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,393 3,888 4,976
10th Percentile £350 £313 £300
25th Percentile £425 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £752
England median daily rate £501 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 68 108
10th Percentile £17.50 £20.86 £15.95
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.80 £22.00
Median hourly rate £25.47 £33.00 £35.32
Median % change year-on-year -22.82% -6.56% +39.86%
75th Percentile £41.85 £62.06 £59.06
90th Percentile £66.12 £84.28 £86.50
England median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -20.58% -32.58% +50.85%

Xero
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Xero job vacancy trend in London

Xero
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Xero

Xero
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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Billing
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) General Ledger
1 4 (100.00%) Law
1 4 (100.00%) Publishing
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Controller
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Accounts Payable
1 4 (100.00%) Accounts Receivable
1 4 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 4 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 4 (100.00%) Cash Management
1 4 (100.00%) Cost Accounting
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) ACCA
1 4 (100.00%) CIMA