EMIR Contract Job Trends
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring EMIR skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 660 | 507 | 535 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -153 | +28 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing EMIR | 28 | 59 | 39 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.051% | 0.18% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 0.28% | 1.00% | 0.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 44 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £513 | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £556 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £700 | £656 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.43% | +6.67% | -11.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £706 | £741 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £850 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £750 | £525 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.86% | -10.64% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £92.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £97.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £95.00 | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK
EMIR 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 9,863 | 5,888 | 5,020 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 17.94% | 17.68% | 13.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,175 | 3,764 | 2,919 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £400 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.40% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £713 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.05% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 735 | 287 | 236 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £13.60 | £13.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.53 | £16.50 | £17.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.00 | £30.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +9.09% | -25.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £62.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.29 | £80.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.40 | £25.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.58% | -9.09% | -29.03% |
EMIR Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing EMIR relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
EMIR Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing EMIR.
EMIR Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing EMIR over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
EMIR Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing EMIR.
EMIR Top 6 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EMIR within the UK over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | -129 | 19 | £525 | -25.00% | 4 |
| England | -150 | 19 | £525 | -25.00% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | -90 | 9 | £750 | +42.86% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 8 | £750 | +42.86% | 1 |
| Work from Home | -88 | 2 | £500 | -9.09% | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £402 | - | 1 |
EMIR 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MiFID | 67.9% | 19 |
| 2 | QA | 10.7% | 3 |
| 3 | Data Quality | 7.1% | 2 |
| 3 | Dodd-Frank | 7.1% | 2 |
| 3 | GDPR | 7.1% | 2 |
| 6 | AIFMD | 3.6% | 1 |
| 6 | Solvency II | 3.6% | 1 |