Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/bookkeeper/london/ Title: Bookkeeper hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Bookkeeper pay in London: median wage £19 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. Wage percentiles from the 10th to the 90th and the rate by level. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Bookkeeper hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Bookkeeper in London is **£19.46 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge, +30% against the United Kingdom rate. **£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£19.46/hr** median wage **£17-25** middle half of wages **£650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Bookkeeper wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £15.22 | £330 | £31,700 | | 25th | £16.72 | £360 | £34,800 | | Median | £19.46 | £420 | £40,500 | | 75th | £24.59 | £530 | £51,100 | | 90th | £31.59 | £680 | £65,700 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Bookkeeper, from the same sources as the table above. - **+20%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £16.19 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Bookkeeper in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | £24 | £520 | | Senior | £30 | £650 | - Regular role **£30** - One-off task **£30** - Task bundle **£30** ## Bookkeeper pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Bookkeeper, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £19.46 | £30 | | South West | £16.87 | £24 | | Scotland | £16.56 | £24 | | East of England | £16.44 | £24 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Bookkeeper rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/bookkeeper/) · [Bookkeeper jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/bookkeeper/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)