Low Latency Contracts in the South East

Low Latency
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring Low Latency skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Low Latency over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 207
Rank change year-on-year - - +36
Contract jobs citing Low Latency 0 0 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East - - 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £228
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £247
Median % change year-on-year - - -66.51%
75th Percentile - - £500
90th Percentile - - £524
England median daily rate £735 £750 £750
% change year-on-year -2.03% +0.03% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
South East

Low Latency falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,747 4,644 5,078
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 91.44% 84.36% 89.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,755 2,708 3,532
10th Percentile £250 £250 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £402
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £510
Median % change year-on-year -0.20% -1.76% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £619
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 435 220
10th Percentile £13.54 £13.00 £16.78
25th Percentile £15.19 £18.20 £22.16
Median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £49.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.05% -4.04% +130.23%
75th Percentile £62.50 £62.50 £64.63
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £29.02 £36.50 £37.30
% change year-on-year -20.49% -2.14% +52.24%

Low Latency
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Low Latency as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Low Latency in the South East

Low Latency
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Low Latency in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Low Latency in the South East