Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/london/ Title: Contract Recruiter hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Contract Recruiter pay in London: median wage £22 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Contract Recruiter hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Contract Recruiter in London is **£22.24 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge, +20% against the United Kingdom rate. **£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£22.24/hr** median wage **£19-28** middle half of wages **£650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Contract Recruiter 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 | £16.65 | £360 | £34,600 | | 25th | £18.75 | £410 | £39,000 | | Median | £22.24 | £480 | £46,300 | | 75th | £27.66 | £600 | £57,500 | | 90th | £35.46 | £770 | £73,800 | 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 Contract Recruiter, from the same sources as the table above. - **+22%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £18.19 - **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 Contract Recruiter 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £30 | £650 | | Manager | £40 | £870 | - Regular role **£30** - One-off task **£35** - Task bundle **£35** - Expert hour **£40** ## Contract Recruiter pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Contract Recruiter, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £22.24 | £30 | | Scotland | £18.97 | £30 | | South West | £18.08 | £25 | | South East | £18.02 | £25 | ## 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. [Contract Recruiter rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/) · [Contract Recruiter jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/contract-recruiter/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)