Hedge funds Contract Job Trends
Hedge fund
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Hedge funds in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Hedge funds over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 398 | 239 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -208 | -159 | +153 |
| Contract jobs citing Hedge funds | 73 | 164 | 381 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.13% | 0.49% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.38% | 1.37% | 3.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 99 | 328 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £423 | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £600 | £638 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £750 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | -6.25% | +18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £825 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | £880 | £838 | £888 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Generic Skills
UK
Hedge funds 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.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 19,367 | 11,962 | 11,388 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.17% | 36.05% | 30.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,583 | 7,335 | 6,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £289 | £281 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £407 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £515 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.94% | -3.38% | -3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £668 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £750 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.65% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,404 | 643 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £14.11 | £16.94 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £18.25 | £23.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £26.78 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.09% | -42.01% | +3.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.88 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | £72.30 | £75.16 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.99 | £25.08 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.55% | -49.85% | +5.06% |
Hedge funds Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Hedge funds relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Hedge funds Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hedge funds.
Hedge funds Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Hedge funds over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Hedge funds Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Hedge funds.
Hedge funds Top 3 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Hedge funds within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -209 | 71 | £625 | -16.67% | 166 |
| London | -173 | 70 | £625 | -16.67% | 140 |
| Work from Home | -145 | 24 | £600 | -20.00% | 46 |
Hedge funds 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.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onboarding | 20.5% | 15 |
| 2 | Equities | 16.4% | 12 |
| 3 | Derivative | 15.1% | 11 |
| 4 | Fixed Income | 11.0% | 8 |
| 4 | Foreign Exchange (FX) | 11.0% | 8 |
| 6 | Management Information System | 8.2% | 6 |
| 7 | Equity Derivative | 5.5% | 4 |
| 8 | Cloud Native | 4.1% | 3 |
| 9 | AI Agents | 2.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Mobile Computing | 2.7% | 2 |
| 9 | OTC Derivatives | 2.7% | 2 |
| 9 | Web Conferencing | 2.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Algorithms | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Structures | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Distributed Systems | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Interest Rate Derivative | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Pricing Data | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Product Ownership | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Reference Data | 1.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Self-Motivation | 1.4% | 1 |