Contractor’s Question: How are daily pay rates in IT currently holding up in London, compared to last year?
Expert’s Answer: The following day rates were paid to limited company IT contractors working in London’s Commerce & Industry sector (so not at investment banks, investment management firms or energy trading companies). All figures are in pounds.
| 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| IT Director | 550 - 1000 | 700 - 1000 |
| Programme Manager | 500 - 700 | 500 - 700 |
| Security Specialist | 400 - 650 | 400 - 650 |
| Technical Architect | 500 - 700 | 500 - 700 |
| IT Manager SME | 450 - 650 | 450 - 650 |
| Project Manager | 350 - 550 | 350 - 550 |
| Project Co-ordinator | 200 - 250 | 220 - 280 |
| Senior Business Analyst | 400 - 550 | 400 - 550 |
| Business Analyst | 450 - 500 | 450 - 500 |
| SAP Consultant | 350 - 600 | 350 - 600 |
| Network Engineer | 250 - 350 | 250 - 350 |
| Systems Administrator | 300 - 400 | 300 - 400 |
| 3rd Line Support | 300 - 450 | 300 - 450 |
| 1st/2nd Line Support | 150 - 250 | 150 - 250 |
| Database Developer | 350 - 600 | 350 - 600 |
| Database Administrator | 450 - 550 | 450 - 550 |
| Java Developer | 400 - 550 | 400 - 550 |
| C# Developer | 400 - 600 | 400 - 600 |
| PHP Developer (MVC) | 250 - 400 | 250 - 400 |
| Test Manager | 400 - 550 | 400 - 550 |
| Test Analyst | 300 - 450 | 300 - 350 |
The Expert’s Answer is based on information from Robert Walters UK, and has been excerpted from its Global Salary Survey 2015.
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