Contract for Difference (CFD)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Contract for Difference in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Contract for Difference over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 392 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Contract for Difference | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.006% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.017% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | - | £600 |
All Generic Skills
UK excluding London
Contract for Difference falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 6,002 | 4,672 | 6,190 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 33.05% | 31.16% | 31.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,713 | 2,631 | 3,929 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £203 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £359 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £664 | £688 | £699 |
| UK median daily rate | £505 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.05% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 475 | 251 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | £17.63 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £22.50 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £45.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -28.11% | +52.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.04 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.16 | £78.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.21 | £33.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.55% | -22.35% | +21.43% |
Contract for Difference
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Contract for Difference relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Contract for Difference
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Contract for Difference.
Contract for Difference
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contract for Difference within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £413 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | £413 | - | 1 |
| Contract for Difference UK |
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Contract for Difference
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:
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