Finance Contracts in the North of England

Financial
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 4 7 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Finance 665 800 1,015
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.73% 14.70% 14.27%
As % of the General category 25.53% 26.28% 27.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 418 528 713
10th Percentile £318 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £545 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.26% +9.00% +10.50%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £679 £688 £675
England median daily rate £588 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.08% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 53 9 19
10th Percentile £11.77 £15.38 £11.33
25th Percentile £13.31 £18.75 £13.75
Median hourly rate £18.27 £22.53 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.91% +55.38% -21.41%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.98 £38.90
90th Percentile £52.78 £42.31 £49.13
England median hourly rate £28.00 £27.98 £35.00
% change year-on-year +0.07% -20.06% +70.73%

All General Skills
North of England

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,605 3,044 3,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 53.77% 55.94% 51.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,489 2,096 2,576
10th Percentile £263 £280 £213
25th Percentile £400 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £582 £600 £575
90th Percentile £650 £688 £650
England median daily rate £534 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.96% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 321 102 182
10th Percentile £12.13 £14.03 £10.75
25th Percentile £13.50 £16.70 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.06 £21.75 £19.12
Median % change year-on-year -26.16% +13.74% +6.83%
75th Percentile £35.23 £33.54 £33.62
90th Percentile £48.75 £49.16 £57.73
England median hourly rate £31.97 £30.65 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.32% +36.21% +7.14%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West +4 389 £500 -4.76% 587
Yorkshire -3 251 £500 -9.09% 249
North East +2 20 £513 -12.02% 123
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 30 (4.51%) Confluence
2 8 (1.20%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.05%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (0.90%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.75%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.60%) IIS
7 3 (0.45%) Apache
7 3 (0.45%) nginx
8 2 (0.30%) CMS
9 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.15%) JBoss
9 1 (0.15%) Mule
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.15%) SAS
9 1 (0.15%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.15%) Traefik
Applications
1 55 (8.27%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (5.11%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.56%) MS Visio
4 16 (2.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (1.50%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 23 (3.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.50%) SAP FI
3 8 (1.20%) Temenos T24
4 5 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.60%) Sage X3
5 4 (0.60%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.45%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 3 (0.45%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.30%) ResourceLink
7 2 (0.30%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.30%) SAP IS-U
7 2 (0.30%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.15%) Hyperion Planning
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle BPM
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Internet Expenses
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.15%) SAP EHS
8 1 (0.15%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 1 (0.15%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.17%) Azure
2 43 (6.47%) AWS
3 31 (4.66%) Dynamics 365
4 28 (4.21%) Power Platform
5 18 (2.71%) SaaS
6 12 (1.80%) Microsoft 365
7 11 (1.65%) GCP
8 8 (1.20%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.20%) Kong
8 8 (1.20%) PowerApps
9 7 (1.05%) Apigee
9 7 (1.05%) Serverless
10 6 (0.90%) PaaS
11 5 (0.75%) IaaS
12 4 (0.60%) npm
12 4 (0.60%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.45%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.45%) GitHub
14 2 (0.30%) Amazon S3
14 2 (0.30%) CloudBees
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.56%) DMZ
1 17 (2.56%) SD-WAN
2 15 (2.26%) Wireless
3 13 (1.95%) Cisco IOS
3 13 (1.95%) Cisco Nexus
4 10 (1.50%) Firewall
5 9 (1.35%) ATM
6 8 (1.20%) DNS
7 5 (0.75%) DHCP
8 4 (0.60%) HTTP
8 4 (0.60%) Network Security
8 4 (0.60%) SAN
8 4 (0.60%) Skype
9 3 (0.45%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.45%) Wi-Fi
10 2 (0.30%) PPP
10 2 (0.30%) RTP
10 2 (0.30%) WAN
11 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
11 1 (0.15%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (3.91%) Power BI
2 20 (3.01%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.65%) Big Data
3 11 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.50%) MongoDB
5 7 (1.05%) BigQuery
5 7 (1.05%) OLAP
5 7 (1.05%) OLTP
6 6 (0.90%) DB2
6 6 (0.90%) Ingres
6 6 (0.90%) Oracle OLAP
7 5 (0.75%) Tableau
8 4 (0.60%) Data Vault
8 4 (0.60%) MySQL
8 4 (0.60%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.45%) Data Hub
9 3 (0.45%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.45%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.45%) Metadata
9 3 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 62 (9.32%) JIRA
2 11 (1.65%) Bitbucket
3 9 (1.35%) Jenkins
4 8 (1.20%) Git
5 7 (1.05%) JUnit
6 5 (0.75%) GitLab
7 4 (0.60%) Cucumber
8 3 (0.45%) JMeter
8 3 (0.45%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.30%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.30%) REST Assured
9 2 (0.30%) RStudio
10 1 (0.15%) AppScan
10 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.15%) Log4j
10 1 (0.15%) Postman
10 1 (0.15%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 1 (0.15%) Team Foundation Server
10 1 (0.15%) TeamCity
General
1 166 (24.96%) Social Skills
2 130 (19.55%) Banking
3 69 (10.38%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (9.47%) Public Sector
5 32 (4.81%) Manufacturing
6 25 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (3.01%) Marketing
8 18 (2.71%) Retail
9 17 (2.56%) Telecoms
10 15 (2.26%) Financial Institution
11 11 (1.65%) Local Government
11 11 (1.65%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
13 8 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.20%) Electronics
13 8 (1.20%) Investment Banking
13 8 (1.20%) Legal
13 8 (1.20%) Publishing
14 7 (1.05%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 79 (11.88%) Architect
2 77 (11.58%) Project Manager
3 64 (9.62%) Analyst
4 47 (7.07%) Senior
5 44 (6.62%) Consultant
5 44 (6.62%) Developer
6 43 (6.47%) Lead
7 30 (4.51%) Solutions Architect
8 29 (4.36%) Business Analyst
8 29 (4.36%) Network Engineer
9 23 (3.46%) Senior Manager
10 22 (3.31%) Administrator
11 17 (2.56%) Cutover Manager
11 17 (2.56%) Programme Manager
12 14 (2.11%) Data Analyst
12 14 (2.11%) Delivery Manager
12 14 (2.11%) SAP Consultant
13 13 (1.95%) Trainer
14 12 (1.80%) Business Intelligence Developer
14 12 (1.80%) Problem Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.11%) Kafka
1 14 (2.11%) Spring
2 10 (1.50%) Gherkin
2 10 (1.50%) React
2 10 (1.50%) Spring Boot
3 9 (1.35%) Middleware
3 9 (1.35%) Web Services
4 8 (1.20%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.20%) IBM Integration Bus
4 8 (1.20%) RESTful
4 8 (1.20%) SOAP
5 7 (1.05%) .NET
5 7 (1.05%) J2EE
5 7 (1.05%) RabbitMQ
6 6 (0.90%) Apache Camel
6 6 (0.90%) REST
6 6 (0.90%) Spring Integration
7 4 (0.60%) Node.js
8 3 (0.45%) HTML
8 3 (0.45%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 29 (4.36%) Data Centre
2 21 (3.16%) Management Information System
3 17 (2.56%) Product Ownership
4 16 (2.41%) Public Cloud
5 14 (2.11%) Cyber Threat
6 13 (1.95%) Driving Licence
6 13 (1.95%) Greenfield Project
7 12 (1.80%) Mainframe
8 11 (1.65%) Security Posture
9 9 (1.35%) Cyberattack
9 9 (1.35%) EPoS
9 9 (1.35%) Smartphone
10 7 (1.05%) DataPower
10 7 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.05%) NHS
11 6 (0.90%) Clustering
11 6 (0.90%) Onboarding
11 6 (0.90%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (0.75%) Derivative
13 4 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.02%) Windows
2 30 (4.51%) Linux
3 21 (3.16%) Unix
4 8 (1.20%) VMS
4 8 (1.20%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.05%) MVS
5 7 (1.05%) zOS
6 6 (0.90%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.75%) Android
7 5 (0.75%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.60%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.60%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.15%) CentOS
9 1 (0.15%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.15%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (16.84%) Agile
2 104 (15.64%) Change Management
3 97 (14.59%) Project Management
4 96 (14.44%) Stakeholder Management
5 64 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
6 58 (8.72%) Migration
7 56 (8.42%) DevOps
8 42 (6.32%) Business Intelligence
9 41 (6.17%) Risk Management
10 38 (5.71%) Decision-Making
11 36 (5.41%) ERP
11 36 (5.41%) Test Automation
12 35 (5.26%) Analytics
13 34 (5.11%) Continuous Improvement
13 34 (5.11%) Cybersecurity
14 33 (4.96%) CI/CD
15 30 (4.51%) Computer Science
16 29 (4.36%) Design Patterns
16 29 (4.36%) Waterfall
17 26 (3.91%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 38 (5.71%) Java
1 38 (5.71%) SQL
2 24 (3.61%) Python
3 11 (1.65%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.35%) Bash
4 9 (1.35%) PL/SQL
5 7 (1.05%) TypeScript
6 4 (0.60%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.60%) Perl
7 3 (0.45%) C
7 3 (0.45%) Groovy
7 3 (0.45%) R
7 3 (0.45%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.30%) Go
8 2 (0.30%) Ruby
8 2 (0.30%) Scala
8 2 (0.30%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.15%) JCL
9 1 (0.15%) X++
Qualifications
1 70 (10.53%) Degree
2 35 (5.26%) Security Cleared
3 23 (3.46%) SC Cleared
4 10 (1.50%) PMP
5 9 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 7 (1.05%) Cisco Certification
7 6 (0.90%) AWS Certification
7 6 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (0.75%) CCNA
8 5 (0.75%) CISSP
9 4 (0.60%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.45%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.45%) BPSS Clearance
10 3 (0.45%) HNC
10 3 (0.45%) NVQ Level 4
11 2 (0.30%) A+ Certification
11 2 (0.30%) MCSE
11 2 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (3.46%) SLA
2 20 (3.01%) QA
3 17 (2.56%) PMO
4 13 (1.95%) NIST
5 11 (1.65%) GDPR
6 10 (1.50%) Accessibility
7 8 (1.20%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.45%) GRC
9 3 (0.45%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.30%) COSO
10 2 (0.30%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.30%) ISO 31000
10 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.15%) NCSC
11 1 (0.15%) NEBOSH
11 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (3.01%) Docker
2 13 (1.95%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.60%) BitLocker
5 3 (0.45%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.30%) KVM
6 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.30%) VMware Workstation
7 1 (0.15%) IAG
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (1.80%) Ansible
2 10 (1.50%) Kubernetes
3 9 (1.35%) Terraform
4 8 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.45%) Thomson Reuters DACS
6 2 (0.30%) Istio
6 2 (0.30%) Podman
6 2 (0.30%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.30%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.30%) Puppet
6 2 (0.30%) SCCM
6 2 (0.30%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.15%) Consul
7 1 (0.15%) Data Guard
7 1 (0.15%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.15%) Grafana
7 1 (0.15%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.15%) linkerd
7 1 (0.15%) VxRail
7 1 (0.15%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 77 (11.58%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.77%) SAP
3 38 (5.71%) ServiceNow
4 27 (4.06%) F5
5 26 (3.91%) Oracle
6 16 (2.41%) Palo Alto
7 15 (2.26%) Cisco
8 12 (1.80%) EMC
9 11 (1.65%) Atlassian
9 11 (1.65%) IBM
9 11 (1.65%) Salesforce
9 11 (1.65%) Tanium
10 9 (1.35%) Databricks
10 9 (1.35%) Google
11 7 (1.05%) Adobe
11 7 (1.05%) Avaloq
11 7 (1.05%) TSYS
11 7 (1.05%) VMware
12 6 (0.90%) CA
13 5 (0.75%) Splunk