Back Office Contracts in Merton

Back Office
South London > Merton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Merton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Back Office 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merton 4.17% - -
As % of the General category 6.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - -
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £413 £493 £975
% change year-on-year -16.24% -49.49% +95.00%

All General Skills
Merton

Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Merton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16 16 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton 66.67% 84.21% 62.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 13 15
10th Percentile £237 £187 £310
25th Percentile £313 £250 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £478 £575 £481
90th Percentile £488 £638 £518
South London median daily rate £600 £475 £550
% change year-on-year +26.32% -13.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile £70.24 - £39.64
25th Percentile £72.40 - -
Median hourly rate £78.40 - £50.42
Median % change year-on-year - - +6.29%
75th Percentile £82.00 - £51.70
90th Percentile £82.72 - £56.85
South London median hourly rate £15.84 £23.50 £23.46
% change year-on-year -32.60% +0.17% -49.32%

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Job vacancy trend for Back Office in Merton

Back Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Back Office in Merton.

Daily rate trend for Back Office in Merton

Back Office
Contract Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the Merton region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Wimbledon - 1 £413 - 2
Back Office
South London

Back Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
1 1 (100.00%) Test Leader
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing