Finance Contracts in Chester

Financial
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +3 -1
Contract jobs citing Finance 16 22 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 29.63% 25.88% 21.54%
As % of the General category 45.71% 42.31% 36.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 14 9
10th Percentile £473 £288 £200
25th Percentile £528 £350 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £575 £440
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +30.68% -
75th Percentile £738 £638 £538
90th Percentile - £688 £565
Cheshire median daily rate £550 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% -7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £28.62 £20.50
Median hourly rate - £30.76 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year - +46.45% +17.32%
75th Percentile - £32.89 £21.50
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £26.66 £29.37 £26.89
% change year-on-year -9.22% +9.23% +50.20%

All General Skills
Chester

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35 52 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 64.81% 61.18% 58.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 25 17
10th Percentile £475 £288 £194
25th Percentile £545 £350 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% +25.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £738 £600 £500
90th Percentile - £688 £545
Cheshire median daily rate £500 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +0.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 3
10th Percentile £29.49 £23.15 £14.27
25th Percentile £41.25 £29.58 £16.60
Median hourly rate £42.50 £30.54 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.16% +45.43% +17.32%
75th Percentile £43.75 £35.00 £24.69
90th Percentile - - £26.60
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.58 £30.54 £21.00
% change year-on-year -19.52% +45.43% +17.32%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Chester

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

Daily rate trend for Finance in Chester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Chester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Chester over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Chester

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Chester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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 1 (6.25%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) SAP PP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (6.25%) DHCP
1 1 (6.25%) DNS
1 1 (6.25%) Firewall
1 1 (6.25%) LAN
1 1 (6.25%) Network Security
1 1 (6.25%) WAN
Development Applications
1 2 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 8 (50.00%) Banking
2 6 (37.50%) Social Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Investment Banking
4 2 (12.50%) Financial Institution
4 2 (12.50%) Front Office
5 1 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (43.75%) Architect
1 7 (43.75%) Solutions Architect
2 4 (25.00%) Analyst
3 3 (18.75%) Business Analyst
3 3 (18.75%) Project Manager
4 2 (12.50%) Network Engineer
4 2 (12.50%) Report Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Business Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Management Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Risk Management Business Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Senior
4 2 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Senior Reporting Analyst
4 2 (12.50%) Senior Risk Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) Commercial Architect
5 1 (6.25%) Developer Analyst
5 1 (6.25%) SAP Manager
5 1 (6.25%) SAS Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (12.50%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Data Centre
1 2 (12.50%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Business Strategy
1 7 (43.75%) Enterprise Architecture
2 6 (37.50%) Architectural Design
2 6 (37.50%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 4 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (18.75%) IT Strategy
4 3 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (18.75%) Technology Strategy
5 2 (12.50%) Agile
5 2 (12.50%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (12.50%) Innovative Thinking
5 2 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (12.50%) Project Management
5 2 (12.50%) Risk Management
5 2 (12.50%) SDLC
5 2 (12.50%) Use Case
5 2 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (12.50%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) CCNA
1 1 (6.25%) CCNP
1 1 (6.25%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Cisco
1 1 (6.25%) F5
1 1 (6.25%) SAP