Senior Contract Job Trends in Merton

Senior
South London > Merton

The median Senior daily rate in Merton is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - 6
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 14 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Merton 34.15% - 11.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 34.15% - 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +17.65%
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South London median daily rate £530 £925 £550
% change year-on-year -42.70% +68.18% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £54.53 - -
25th Percentile £54.55 - -
Median hourly rate £58.94 - -
75th Percentile £66.19 - -
90th Percentile £66.50 - -
South London median hourly rate £58.94 - £82.50

All Contract IT Job Roles
Merton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title 41 21 18
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.30% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 14 14
10th Percentile £201 £213 £221
25th Percentile £300 £234 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £325 £475
Median % change year-on-year +26.92% -31.58% +11.76%
75th Percentile £438 £461 £563
90th Percentile £445 £488 £638
South London median daily rate £513 £495 £500
% change year-on-year +3.54% -1.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 1 1
10th Percentile £54.55 - -
25th Percentile £56.35 - £40.82
Median hourly rate £67.70 £21.21 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year +219.19% -51.62% -13.05%
75th Percentile £76.58 - £46.86
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate £66.00 £27.61 £23.50
% change year-on-year +139.09% +17.47% +0.17%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Merton.

Senior job vacancy trend in Merton

Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Merton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Merton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Merton

Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Merton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Merton.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Merton

Senior
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 Senior within the Merton region over the 6 months to 4 May 2026. 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
New Malden - 11 - - 5
Morden - 3 £425 -
Senior
South London

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton

For the 6 months to 4 May 2026, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Merton region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 9 (64.29%) Agile
1 9 (64.29%) Scrum
1 9 (64.29%) Software Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) DevSecOps
2 5 (35.71%) Python
2 5 (35.71%) Terraform
3 4 (28.57%) Azure
3 4 (28.57%) Rust
4 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
4 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
4 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
4 3 (21.43%) Test Automation
5 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
5 2 (14.29%) CI/CD
5 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (14.29%) Degree
5 2 (14.29%) DHCP
5 2 (14.29%) DNS
5 2 (14.29%) Entra ID
5 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
5 2 (14.29%) Security Hardening
5 2 (14.29%) UML
5 2 (14.29%) Windows
5 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
5 2 (14.29%) Windows Server
6 1 (7.14%) AWS
6 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security
6 1 (7.14%) Containerisation
6 1 (7.14%) Continuous Integration
6 1 (7.14%) DKIM

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merton 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Azure
2 2 (14.29%) Entra ID
3 1 (7.14%) AWS
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) DHCP
1 2 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (7.14%) DKIM
2 1 (7.14%) DMARC
General
1 2 (14.29%) Local Government
1 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
1 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) Product Ownership
2 1 (7.14%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
1 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
1 2 (14.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Agile
1 9 (64.29%) Scrum
1 9 (64.29%) Software Engineering
2 5 (35.71%) DevSecOps
3 3 (21.43%) Test Automation
4 2 (14.29%) CI/CD
4 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Security Hardening
4 2 (14.29%) UML
5 1 (7.14%) Cloud Security
5 1 (7.14%) Containerisation
5 1 (7.14%) Continuous Integration
5 1 (7.14%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (35.71%) Python
2 4 (28.57%) Rust
3 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) SC Cleared
1 3 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (35.71%) Terraform
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Proofpoint