Natural Language Processing (NLP)
London > South London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South London requiring Natural Language Processing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 33 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Natural Language Processing | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in South London | 1.02% | 0.99% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.18% | 1.11% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £533 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £544 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | - | - |
| London median daily rate | £600 | £520 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -11.49% | +2.17% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
South London
Natural Language Processing 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 South London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 255 | 180 | 236 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South London | 87.03% | 89.11% | 92.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 176 | 121 | 160 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £463 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £750 | £651 |
| London median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | -6.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £54.42 | - | £16.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.55 | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.22 | £15.84 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +286.47% | -32.60% | -46.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £78.40 | £66.57 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.70 | £79.36 | £83.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £36.20 | £30.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.92% | +18.67% | -19.47% |
Natural Language Processing
Job Vacancy Trend in South London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Natural Language Processing relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South London.
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Daily Rate Trend in South London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South London citing Natural Language Processing.
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Contract Job Locations in South London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Natural Language Processing within the South London region over the 6 months to 21 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Croydon | -11 | 1 | £600 | - | |
| Natural Language Processing London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South 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: