Finance Contracts in the South East

Financial
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 6 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 -1 +4
Contract jobs citing Finance 643 877 1,225
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.64% 15.05% 15.77%
As % of the General category 22.85% 25.73% 28.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 393 609 887
10th Percentile £205 £213 £270
25th Percentile £363 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.05% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £748 £742 £675
England median daily rate £588 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -2.08% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 7
10th Percentile £17.79 - £12.21
25th Percentile £18.34 £22.16 £22.93
Median hourly rate £26.73 £40.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.18% +23.08% +30.00%
75th Percentile £51.50 £72.50 £52.75
90th Percentile £70.07 £75.00 £64.50
England median hourly rate £27.00 £29.24 £33.57
% change year-on-year -7.66% -12.90% +50.13%

All General Skills
South East

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 the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,814 3,408 4,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.93% 58.47% 54.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 2,321 2,793
10th Percentile £205 £245 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% - +9.29%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £721 £660
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 166 220
10th Percentile £12.91 £18.50 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.67 £25.00 £14.45
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.59 £32.56
90th Percentile £70.29 £73.11 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Thames Valley -5 294 £500 -1.96% 232
Berkshire -5 194 £513 -10.87% 88
Hampshire +3 124 £583 +1.39% 129
Surrey +7 101 £513 -6.82% 102
Buckinghamshire -4 81 £488 +5.41% 83
West Sussex +2 56 £517 +8.74% 21
Kent -1 35 £205 -51.19% 53
Oxfordshire +4 19 £425 -19.05% 61
East Sussex -5 8 £650 +8.33% 39
Sussex - 4 £418 - 2
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (1.87%) SAS
2 11 (1.71%) Confluence
3 10 (1.56%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.93%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.62%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.31%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.31%) CICS
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.31%) GemFire
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 44 (6.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (4.98%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.87%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 15 (2.33%) SAP Hybris
1 15 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.02%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (1.71%) SAP PSCD
4 9 (1.40%) SAP BRIM
4 9 (1.40%) SAP FI
5 8 (1.24%) SAP CO
5 8 (1.24%) SAP HR
6 7 (1.09%) Oracle EBS R12
6 7 (1.09%) SAP FI/CO
7 6 (0.93%) Unit4 Business World
8 5 (0.78%) Maximo
9 4 (0.62%) Avolution ABACUS
9 4 (0.62%) Infor SunSystems
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 4 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.47%) Dynamics AX
10 3 (0.47%) Oracle Cash Management
10 3 (0.47%) Oracle Financials
Cloud Services
1 52 (8.09%) Azure
2 50 (7.78%) Power Platform
3 27 (4.20%) AWS
4 21 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (2.80%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (2.80%) Snowflake
6 16 (2.49%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 12 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
8 11 (1.71%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.40%) SaaS
9 9 (1.40%) SuccessFactors
10 8 (1.24%) Boomi
10 8 (1.24%) PowerApps
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (0.93%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.78%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (0.78%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 4 (0.62%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.82%) WAN
2 26 (4.04%) DMZ
3 23 (3.58%) BGP
3 23 (3.58%) Cisco Firepower
3 23 (3.58%) MPLS
3 23 (3.58%) SSL
4 20 (3.11%) Firewall
5 14 (2.18%) VPN
6 8 (1.24%) LAN
7 7 (1.09%) 5G
7 7 (1.09%) Network Security
8 6 (0.93%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (0.78%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (0.78%) Wireless
10 4 (0.62%) Internet
11 3 (0.47%) Junos
11 3 (0.47%) NetScaler
11 3 (0.47%) NX-OS
11 3 (0.47%) Wi-Fi
11 3 (0.47%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (6.69%) Power BI
2 26 (4.04%) Tableau
3 11 (1.71%) Data Lake
4 8 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.24%) Electronic Patient Records
4 8 (1.24%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
6 6 (0.93%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.78%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
7 5 (0.78%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.62%) Big Data
8 4 (0.62%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.62%) MS Access
8 4 (0.62%) Oracle Database
8 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.47%) PowerPivot
9 3 (0.47%) Redis
Development Applications
1 28 (4.35%) JIRA
2 10 (1.56%) Git
3 8 (1.24%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.31%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.31%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.16%) Android Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Appium
5 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.16%) JMeter
5 1 (0.16%) JUnit
5 1 (0.16%) MLflow
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Subversion
5 1 (0.16%) TestNG
General
1 143 (22.24%) Social Skills
2 88 (13.69%) Telecoms
3 78 (12.13%) Analytical Skills
4 74 (11.51%) Public Sector
5 69 (10.73%) Manufacturing
6 65 (10.11%) Marketing
7 62 (9.64%) Legal
8 57 (8.86%) Banking
9 43 (6.69%) Electronics
10 37 (5.75%) Retail
11 35 (5.44%) Presentation Skills
12 23 (3.58%) Billing
13 21 (3.27%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.87%) Law
14 12 (1.87%) Local Government
15 11 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
16 9 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (1.24%) Financial Institution
18 7 (1.09%) Automotive
18 7 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 129 (20.06%) Analyst
2 82 (12.75%) Project Manager
3 72 (11.20%) Senior
4 64 (9.95%) Lead
5 49 (7.62%) Architect
5 49 (7.62%) Consultant
6 39 (6.07%) Developer
6 39 (6.07%) Network Engineer
7 29 (4.51%) Data Analyst
7 29 (4.51%) SAP Consultant
8 26 (4.04%) Network Architect
8 26 (4.04%) Senior Network Engineer
9 24 (3.73%) Financial Analyst
10 21 (3.27%) Business Analyst
10 21 (3.27%) Functional Consultant
10 21 (3.27%) Support Engineer
11 19 (2.95%) Desktop Engineer
11 19 (2.95%) Desktop Support
11 19 (2.95%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 17 (2.64%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.24%) .NET
1 8 (1.24%) JSON
1 8 (1.24%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (0.93%) Kafka
2 6 (0.93%) REST
2 6 (0.93%) Spring
2 6 (0.93%) XML
3 5 (0.78%) ADO
3 5 (0.78%) React
4 4 (0.62%) RESTful
5 3 (0.47%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.47%) Web Services
6 2 (0.31%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.31%) Blazor
6 2 (0.31%) Entity Framework
6 2 (0.31%) Flash
6 2 (0.31%) Node.js
6 2 (0.31%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.16%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.16%) gRPC
Miscellaneous
1 39 (6.07%) NHS
2 27 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.89%) Credit Risk
4 22 (3.42%) Product Ownership
5 15 (2.33%) Data Centre
6 8 (1.24%) LIMS
7 7 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 7 (1.09%) Mainframe
7 7 (1.09%) Virtual Team
8 6 (0.93%) Onboarding
8 6 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
9 5 (0.78%) CMDB
9 5 (0.78%) PMI
9 5 (0.78%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.62%) e-Health
11 3 (0.47%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.47%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.47%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.47%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.31%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 40 (6.22%) Windows
2 23 (3.58%) Windows 10
3 16 (2.49%) Unix
4 9 (1.40%) Linux
5 3 (0.47%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.47%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.31%) Mac OS X
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.16%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (16.95%) Project Management
2 89 (13.84%) Business Intelligence
3 88 (13.69%) Agile
4 83 (12.91%) Migration
5 80 (12.44%) Stakeholder Management
6 73 (11.35%) Programme Management
7 67 (10.42%) Project Delivery
8 61 (9.49%) Problem-Solving
9 56 (8.71%) ERP
10 50 (7.78%) Analytics
11 46 (7.15%) Digital Marketing
12 44 (6.84%) DevOps
12 44 (6.84%) Roadmaps
13 43 (6.69%) Continuous Improvement
13 43 (6.69%) Decision-Making
14 39 (6.07%) Logistics
15 37 (5.75%) ITIL
16 34 (5.29%) Customer Requirements
17 33 (5.13%) PRINCE2
17 33 (5.13%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 42 (6.53%) SQL
2 18 (2.80%) Python
3 13 (2.02%) C#
4 10 (1.56%) Java
5 8 (1.24%) T-SQL
6 6 (0.93%) ABAP
7 5 (0.78%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.78%) X++
8 3 (0.47%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.47%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.31%) COBOL
9 2 (0.31%) Go
10 1 (0.16%) CLIST
10 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.16%) Perl
10 1 (0.16%) R
10 1 (0.16%) Scala
10 1 (0.16%) SELCOPY
10 1 (0.16%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 71 (11.04%) Degree
2 67 (10.42%) Security Cleared
3 38 (5.91%) SC Cleared
4 34 (5.29%) Cisco Certification
5 23 (3.58%) ACCA
6 19 (2.95%) CIMA
7 15 (2.33%) DV Cleared
8 11 (1.71%) BPSS Clearance
8 11 (1.71%) ICAEW
8 11 (1.71%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.71%) PMP
9 9 (1.40%) CCNP
9 9 (1.40%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.24%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.78%) DBS Check
13 5 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.62%) CCNA
15 3 (0.47%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (6.38%) PMO
2 20 (3.11%) IFRS
3 14 (2.18%) QA
4 13 (2.02%) SLA
5 12 (1.87%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.56%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.40%) GAAP
7 9 (1.40%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.24%) HL7
9 5 (0.78%) GDPR
9 5 (0.78%) IFRS 9
9 5 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.31%) FATCA
11 2 (0.31%) ITGC
11 2 (0.31%) MiFID
12 1 (0.16%) COBIT
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 12 (1.87%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.31%) Docker
2 2 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (3.58%) Endace
2 9 (1.40%) Terraform
3 7 (1.09%) Ansible
4 5 (0.78%) AirWatch
5 3 (0.47%) IBM BigFix
5 3 (0.47%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.47%) Nessus
5 3 (0.47%) Netcool
5 3 (0.47%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
6 2 (0.31%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.31%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.31%) SCCM
6 2 (0.31%) WSUS
Vendors
1 132 (20.53%) SAP
2 68 (10.58%) Cisco
3 64 (9.95%) Microsoft
4 38 (5.91%) Oracle
5 32 (4.98%) CheckPoint
6 31 (4.82%) F5
7 30 (4.67%) Juniper
8 25 (3.89%) Arista
9 22 (3.42%) Alteryx
10 19 (2.95%) ServiceNow
11 13 (2.02%) IFS
12 11 (1.71%) Sun
13 10 (1.56%) Concur
14 9 (1.40%) Apple
14 9 (1.40%) Dell
15 7 (1.09%) MicroStrategy
16 6 (0.93%) Adobe
16 6 (0.93%) HP
16 6 (0.93%) IBM
16 6 (0.93%) Salesforce