EU Revised Directive on Payment Services (PSD2)
UK > UK excluding London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring PSD2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 385 | 344 | 403 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | +59 | +69 |
| Contract jobs citing PSD2 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.14% | 0.015% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.85% | 0.095% | 0.031% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £376 | £308 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £316 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £331 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.59% | -22.24% | -29.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £481 | £344 | £438 |
| 90th Percentile | £510 | £351 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £444 | £600 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.00% | +41.18% | -7.21% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London
PSD2 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the UK excluding London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 3,303 | 2,107 | 3,266 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London | 16.30% | 15.82% | 15.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,062 | 1,242 | 1,992 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £208 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £350 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -0.94% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £585 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 334 | 130 | 282 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.09 | £14.70 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £21.01 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.97 | £29.50 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.97% | +18.00% | -17.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.94 | £65.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.75 | £74.50 | £71.76 |
| UK median hourly rate | £26.11 | £30.00 | £25.06 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.97% | +19.72% | -22.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PSD2 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing PSD2.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PSD2 in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 February 2026.
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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 PSD2 within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North of England | -36 | 18 | £430 | +30.11% | 1 |
| North West | -18 | 15 | £425 | +28.59% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 5 | £393 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £393 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £464 | - | |
| South West | - | 3 | £512 | - | |
| South East | - | 2 | £404 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £523 | - | 1 |
| PSD2 UK |
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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: