London Contractor Day Rates 2026
Contractor day rate benchmarks for tech roles in London. Median rates, typical ranges, and links to take-home calculators.
Contract Day Rates in London by Role
Leadership
Chief Information Security Officer
£1000/day
£950–£1050/day
Leadership
Chief Technology Officer
£1000/day
£950–£1050/day
Leadership
IT Director
£900/day
£857–£950/day
Data & Analytics
Data Architect
£757/day
£688–£919/day
Leadership
Chief Data Officer
£844/day
£788–£1013/day
Software Engineering
Solutions Architect
£825/day
£766–£875/day
Cybersecurity
Security Architect
£763/day
£726–£819/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud Architect
£750/day
£725–£794/day
Enterprise Applications
SAP Specialist
£663/day
£541–£747/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
DevOps Engineer
£675/day
£638–£732/day
Software Engineering
Engineering Director
£700/day
£638–£807/day
Software Engineering
Python Developer
£600/day
£525–£694/day
Software Engineering
Java Developer
£600/day
£525–£694/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Infrastructure Architect
£650/day
£625–£688/day
Software Engineering
C/C++ Developer
£682/day
£641–£722/day
Data & Analytics
Data Scientist
£625/day
£588–£675/day
Cybersecurity
Security Engineer
£625/day
£588–£663/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Infrastructure Manager
£650/day
£625–£675/day
Software Engineering
QA Engineer
£588/day
£556–£638/day
Data & Analytics
Data Engineer
£625/day
£569–£710/day
Product & Design
UX/UI Designer
£625/day
£600–£650/day
Software Engineering
Full Stack Developer
£563/day
£532–£619/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Cloud Engineer
£550/day
£525–£588/day
Software Engineering
Android Developer
£550/day
£513–£588/day
Software Engineering
iOS Developer
£550/day
£513–£588/day
Software Engineering
Front End Developer
£582/day
£547–£691/day
Enterprise Applications
Salesforce Specialist
£550/day
£525–£575/day
Enterprise Applications
Oracle Specialist
£550/day
£525–£575/day
Data & Analytics
BI Developer
£575/day
£525–£625/day
Data & Analytics
SQL Developer
£563/day
£531–£594/day
Enterprise Applications
RPA Developer
£475/day
£413–£550/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Application Support Engineer
£550/day
£525–£575/day
Software Engineering
PHP Developer
£538/day
£506–£569/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Engineer
£513/day
£463–£544/day
Cybersecurity
Identity Access Management Engineer
£500/day
£475–£538/day
Data & Analytics
Data Analyst
£525/day
£500–£550/day
Software Engineering
.NET Developer
£463/day
£406–£519/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Systems Administrator
£488/day
£431–£525/day
Enterprise Applications
ERP/CRM Specialist
£450/day
£425–£488/day
Leadership
IT Manager
£450/day
£425–£500/day
Data & Analytics
Database Administrator
£400/day
£375–£438/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
Network Administrator
£400/day
£375–£425/day
Infrastructure & Cloud
IT Support Specialist
£225/day
£197–£263/day