Fidessa Contract Job Trends

ION Fidessa
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Fidessa skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 665 551 572
Rank change year-on-year -114 +21 +56
Contract jobs citing Fidessa 6 8 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.011% 0.024% 0.003%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.16% 0.28% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 1
10th Percentile - £520 -
25th Percentile £723 £531 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £755 £613 £900
Median % change year-on-year +23.27% -31.94% +89.47%
75th Percentile £788 £681 -
90th Percentile - £693 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Business Application Skills
UK

Fidessa falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 3,846 2,853 2,802
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 7.09% 8.66% 7.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,126 1,620 1,516
10th Percentile £360 £360 £357
25th Percentile £463 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £673 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £525 £538 £535
% change year-on-year -2.33% +0.47% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 54 79
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.76 £24.90
25th Percentile £21.25 £25.25 £35.18
Median hourly rate £40.00 £35.48 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.74% -21.16% -18.18%
75th Percentile £71.91 £63.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £92.00 £76.75 £66.30
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £44.24 £45.00
% change year-on-year -9.58% -1.69% -20.34%

Fidessa
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Fidessa job vacancy trend in the UK

Fidessa
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fidessa

Fidessa
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fidessa

Fidessa
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 Fidessa within the UK over the 6 months to 16 September 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 -91 6 £755 +23.27% 17
England -143 6 £755 +23.27% 17

Fidessa
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Aladdin
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) FIX Connectivity
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) JIRA
General
1 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Front Office
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
2 2 (33.33%) Investment Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 3 (50.00%) Lead
2 2 (33.33%) Lead Business Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Technical Business Analyst
2 2 (33.33%) Technical Leader
3 1 (16.67%) Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) FIX Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) FIX Support Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (100.00%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Equities
2 5 (83.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 5 (83.33%) Fixed Income
3 1 (16.67%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Linux
1 1 (16.67%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Agile
1 5 (83.33%) Data Management
1 5 (83.33%) Order Management
1 5 (83.33%) Scrum
1 5 (83.33%) Workflow
2 1 (16.67%) Algorithmic Trading
2 1 (16.67%) Client Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) Direct Market Access
2 1 (16.67%) Electronic Trading
Programming Languages
1 6 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Charles River
1 5 (83.33%) MarketAxess
1 5 (83.33%) Tradeweb