Fintech Contracts

Financial Technology (FinTech)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Fintech skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Fintech over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 213 234 179
Rank change year-on-year +21 -55 +84
Contract jobs citing Fintech 471 617 1,403
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 1.09% 1.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.28% 1.22% 1.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 392 469 1,182
10th Percentile £400 £418 £425
25th Percentile £500 £494 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% - +14.29%
75th Percentile £750 £688 £681
90th Percentile £800 £750 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -13.46% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £48.00 - £36.00
25th Percentile £50.63 - £37.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 - £40.00
75th Percentile £71.50 - £42.50
90th Percentile £81.40 - £44.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £88.00 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Fintech is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,816 50,571 79,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.44% 89.70% 90.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,638 35,025 55,934
10th Percentile £300 £325 £348
25th Percentile £413 £438 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,533 1,671 1,865
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.57 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.88%

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Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Fintech as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Fintech in the UK

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Fintech.

Daily rate trend for Fintech in the UK

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Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Fintech over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Fintech in the UK

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Fintech.

Hourly rate trend for Fintech in the UK

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Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Fintech over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Fintech in the UK

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Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Fintech within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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 +30 430 £650 +8.33% 810
London +10 338 £650 +8.33% 629
Work from Home +22 218 £650 +8.33% 403
UK excluding London +58 63 £450 -13.46% 205
North of England +39 28 £425 -6.85% 56
North West +25 15 £475 -3.80% 44
Yorkshire +24 12 £425 -19.05% 9
South West +10 10 £398 -23.92% 18
East of England +14 7 £675 - 13
South East +8 6 £506 -38.64% 66
Midlands +25 5 £575 +9.52% 21
Northern Ireland +4 4 - - 5
Scotland +35 3 £450 -1.75% 20
West Midlands +14 3 £595 +16.10% 6
East Midlands +11 2 £575 -37.84% 15
North East +10 1 - - 3

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 21 (4.46%) Apache Airflow
2 20 (4.25%) Apache
3 9 (1.91%) Apache Spark
4 8 (1.70%) Confluence
5 7 (1.49%) SharePoint
6 6 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.85%) MQSeries
8 3 (0.64%) CMS
8 3 (0.64%) Headless CMS
8 3 (0.64%) nginx
9 2 (0.42%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.21%) IIS
Applications
1 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
1 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.21%) Sketch
1 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.55%) Aladdin
2 10 (2.12%) Distributed Ledger
3 7 (1.49%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.64%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.64%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.21%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 164 (34.82%) AWS
2 70 (14.86%) GCP
3 64 (13.59%) Azure
4 13 (2.76%) Microsoft 365
5 12 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (2.55%) dbt
6 9 (1.91%) Serverless
7 8 (1.70%) Power Platform
8 7 (1.49%) Cloud Computing
8 7 (1.49%) GitHub
8 7 (1.49%) SaaS
9 6 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.27%) OneDrive
9 6 (1.27%) Twilio
10 5 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.06%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (0.85%) Azure Functions
11 4 (0.85%) Azure Machine Learning
11 4 (0.85%) Figma
11 4 (0.85%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.70%) VPN
2 7 (1.49%) Internet
3 6 (1.27%) Firewall
4 3 (0.64%) BIG-IP
4 3 (0.64%) DNS
4 3 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 3 (0.64%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
5 2 (0.42%) NetScaler
5 2 (0.42%) Network Security
5 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.21%) HTTP
6 1 (0.21%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.21%) LAN
6 1 (0.21%) SSH
6 1 (0.21%) SSL
6 1 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.13%) Apache Cassandra
2 19 (4.03%) Apache Ignite
3 16 (3.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 16 (3.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 15 (3.18%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.76%) Amazon Athena
5 13 (2.76%) NoSQL
6 12 (2.55%) Dremio
7 11 (2.34%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (2.12%) Apache Arrow
9 8 (1.70%) Power BI
10 7 (1.49%) MySQL
10 7 (1.49%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.49%) SQL Server
11 6 (1.27%) Big Data
11 6 (1.27%) Data Lake
11 6 (1.27%) DynamoDB
11 6 (1.27%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.64%) Data Mining
13 1 (0.21%) Redis
Development Applications
1 11 (2.34%) Git
2 9 (1.91%) JIRA
2 9 (1.91%) Selenium
3 7 (1.49%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.06%) Appium
5 4 (0.85%) Octopus Deploy
5 4 (0.85%) Postman
5 4 (0.85%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.64%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.64%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.42%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.42%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.42%) git-flow
7 2 (0.42%) XCTest
7 2 (0.42%) XCUITest
8 1 (0.21%) JUnit
8 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.21%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.21%) Mocha
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle APEX
General
1 240 (50.96%) Finance
2 88 (18.68%) Social Skills
3 75 (15.92%) Front Office
4 61 (12.95%) Banking
5 36 (7.64%) Analytical Skills
6 24 (5.10%) Investment Banking
7 18 (3.82%) Financial Institution
8 11 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (1.49%) Marketing
10 7 (1.49%) Retail Banking
11 6 (1.27%) Corporate Banking
11 6 (1.27%) Retail
12 5 (1.06%) Back Office
12 5 (1.06%) Public Sector
13 4 (0.85%) Legal
14 3 (0.64%) Law
14 3 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.64%) Private Banking
14 3 (0.64%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 182 (38.64%) Developer
2 115 (24.42%) Software Engineer
3 71 (15.07%) Senior
4 45 (9.55%) Developer/Software Engineer
5 43 (9.13%) Architect
6 39 (8.28%) .NET Developer
7 32 (6.79%) React Developer
8 30 (6.37%) Senior Software Engineer
9 26 (5.52%) Analyst
10 25 (5.31%) Software Manager
11 23 (4.88%) .NET Software Developer
12 22 (4.67%) .NET Software Engineer
12 22 (4.67%) Finance Manager
12 22 (4.67%) Solutions Architect
13 21 (4.46%) Software Asset Manager
14 19 (4.03%) Business Analyst
15 17 (3.61%) AWS Engineer
16 16 (3.40%) C# Developer
17 15 (3.18%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
18 14 (2.97%) Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (14.44%) React
2 54 (11.46%) .NET
3 51 (10.83%) Kafka
4 46 (9.77%) Redux
5 35 (7.43%) Node.js
6 28 (5.94%) AngularJS
7 19 (4.03%) .NET Core
8 18 (3.82%) gRPC
8 18 (3.82%) Protocol Buffers
8 18 (3.82%) Vue
9 15 (3.18%) GraphQL
10 14 (2.97%) React Native
11 11 (2.34%) NumPy
11 11 (2.34%) Pandas
11 11 (2.34%) SciPy
12 9 (1.91%) Next.js
13 8 (1.70%) ASP.NET
14 7 (1.49%) ASP.NET Core
14 7 (1.49%) REST
14 7 (1.49%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 59 (12.53%) Fixed Income
2 40 (8.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 35 (7.43%) Derivative
3 35 (7.43%) Equities
4 34 (7.22%) Hedge funds
5 28 (5.94%) Product Ownership
6 25 (5.31%) Greenfield Project
7 19 (4.03%) Mobile App
8 13 (2.76%) Blockchain
9 8 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
10 7 (1.49%) Onboarding
11 6 (1.27%) CBDC
12 5 (1.06%) Web3
13 4 (0.85%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.85%) IoT
13 4 (0.85%) Social Media
13 4 (0.85%) Wiki
14 3 (0.64%) Enterprise Software
14 3 (0.64%) iSeries
14 3 (0.64%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.40%) Windows
2 14 (2.97%) Android
3 12 (2.55%) Apple iOS
4 11 (2.34%) Linux
5 9 (1.91%) Unix
6 5 (1.06%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.06%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.64%) VMS
8 2 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (36.73%) Agile
2 157 (33.33%) Software Engineering
3 74 (15.71%) DevOps
4 68 (14.44%) User Experience
5 61 (12.95%) Asset Management
6 60 (12.74%) Investment Management
7 51 (10.83%) Full Stack Development
7 51 (10.83%) UX Design
8 45 (9.55%) User Research
8 45 (9.55%) UX Research
9 39 (8.28%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (7.86%) Roadmaps
10 37 (7.86%) TDD
11 28 (5.94%) CI/CD
11 28 (5.94%) Computer Science
11 28 (5.94%) Machine Learning
12 24 (5.10%) Performance Attribution
13 23 (4.88%) Artificial Intelligence
13 23 (4.88%) Business Intelligence
14 21 (4.46%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 77 (16.35%) C#
2 76 (16.14%) Python
3 72 (15.29%) JavaScript
4 71 (15.07%) SQL
5 64 (13.59%) Java
6 62 (13.16%) TypeScript
7 52 (11.04%) Go
8 21 (4.46%) Kotlin
9 18 (3.82%) Scala
10 9 (1.91%) PL/SQL
11 8 (1.70%) Swift
12 6 (1.27%) C++
12 6 (1.27%) PHP
13 5 (1.06%) C
13 5 (1.06%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.85%) Ruby
14 4 (0.85%) Shell Script
15 3 (0.64%) R
15 3 (0.64%) RPG
16 2 (0.42%) Perl
Qualifications
1 36 (7.64%) Degree
2 25 (5.31%) Computer Science Degree
3 13 (2.76%) SC Cleared
3 13 (2.76%) Security Cleared
4 5 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (0.42%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.42%) CCNA
6 2 (0.42%) CCNP
6 2 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.42%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.42%) MBA
6 2 (0.42%) MCSA
6 2 (0.42%) PhD
7 1 (0.21%) CISM
7 1 (0.21%) CISSP
7 1 (0.21%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.21%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (8.28%) QA
2 6 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.06%) PCI DSS
4 4 (0.85%) Accessibility
4 4 (0.85%) NIST
5 2 (0.42%) GRC
5 2 (0.42%) ISO 20022
5 2 (0.42%) Software Quality Assurance
6 1 (0.21%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.21%) MiFID
6 1 (0.21%) SEPA
System Software
1 55 (11.68%) Docker
2 6 (1.27%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.42%) Squid
3 2 (0.42%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.21%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 66 (14.01%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.03%) Terraform
3 6 (1.27%) Ansible
4 5 (1.06%) SCCM
5 3 (0.64%) Control-M
5 3 (0.64%) Istio
6 2 (0.42%) Argo
6 2 (0.42%) Grafana
6 2 (0.42%) HAProxy
6 2 (0.42%) Packer
6 2 (0.42%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.42%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.42%) Puppet
7 1 (0.21%) Cilium
7 1 (0.21%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.21%) Kibana
7 1 (0.21%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.21%) logstash
7 1 (0.21%) Salt
Vendors
1 21 (4.46%) Microsoft
2 16 (3.40%) Google
3 13 (2.76%) Bloomberg
4 12 (2.55%) BISAM
4 12 (2.55%) Oracle
5 10 (2.12%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.06%) Databricks
6 5 (1.06%) IBM
7 4 (0.85%) Apple
7 4 (0.85%) Freshdesk
7 4 (0.85%) ION Trading
8 3 (0.64%) CA
8 3 (0.64%) Checkmarx
8 3 (0.64%) Citrix
8 3 (0.64%) F5
9 2 (0.42%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.42%) Cisco
9 2 (0.42%) CyberArk
9 2 (0.42%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.42%) Virgin Media