Synthetic Prime Brokerage
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Synthetic Prime Brokerage in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Synthetic Prime Brokerage over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 597 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +192 |
| Contract jobs citing Synthetic Prime Brokerage | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | - | 0.018% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 0.030% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £550 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £850 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +28.30% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All General Skills
UK
Synthetic Prime Brokerage falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 22,418 | 20,832 | 26,319 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 61.27% | 60.94% | 59.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14,011 | 12,446 | 17,395 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £285 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £761 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,442 | 726 | 1,092 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.80 | £15.48 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £18.53 | £16.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.58 | £27.50 | £32.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.27% | -16.03% | +31.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £54.69 | £59.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £71.25 | £70.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.00 | £26.50 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.98% | -11.67% | +41.01% |
Synthetic Prime Brokerage
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Synthetic Prime Brokerage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Synthetic Prime Brokerage
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Synthetic Prime Brokerage.
