Basel II Contract Job Trends

Basel II
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing Basel II skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 696 562 -
Rank change year-on-year -134 - -
Contract jobs citing Basel II 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.011% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.010% 0.065% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 0
10th Percentile - £657 -
25th Percentile £875 £667 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £900 £755 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.21% - -
75th Percentile £925 £838 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

Basel II 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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills.

6 months to
11 Nov 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills 10,465 6,180 4,833
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 18.81% 17.70% 13.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,542 3,967 2,825
10th Percentile £325 £305 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.10% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £620 £613 £625
90th Percentile £725 £702 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £478 £475
% change year-on-year +0.52% +0.53% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 820 307 215
10th Percentile £13.54 £13.50 £13.26
25th Percentile £16.46 £16.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £31.73 £27.53 £27.35
Median % change year-on-year +15.26% +0.66% -25.58%
75th Percentile £65.98 £60.31 £53.00
90th Percentile £76.00 £80.00 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.87 £22.57 £26.50
% change year-on-year +36.75% -14.83% -37.28%

Basel II Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Basel II relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Basel II job vacancy trend in the UK

Basel II Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Basel II.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Basel II

Basel II Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Basel II.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Basel II

Basel II Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Basel II within the UK over the 6 months to 11 November 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
Job Ads
Past 6 Months
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -93 1 £900 +19.21%
England -125 1 £900 +19.21%

Basel II Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.