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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 5 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +4
Contract jobs citing Finance 628 848 1,231
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.51% 15.19% 16.11%
As % of the General category 22.94% 25.81% 29.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 368 606 893
10th Percentile £205 £213 £300
25th Percentile £362 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £610 £650 £613
90th Percentile £726 £750 £676
England median daily rate £595 £600 £575
% change year-on-year -0.83% +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 14 9
10th Percentile £14.50 £21.80 £11.19
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £13.35
Median hourly rate £26.71 £31.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.62% -2.62% +30.00%
75th Percentile £55.50 £71.56 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £58.75
England median hourly rate £26.97 £25.71 £34.57
% change year-on-year +4.90% -25.63% +58.94%

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 2,738 3,286 4,226
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.20% 58.85% 55.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,505 2,254 2,806
10th Percentile £205 £239 £213
25th Percentile £355 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% - +7.41%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £719 £663
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 159 210
10th Percentile £12.88 £17.20 £12.25
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.44 £14.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -26.25%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.13 £32.40
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.20 £48.75
England median hourly rate £30.12 £32.30 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.75% +50.23% -4.10%

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 17 May 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 17 May 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 17 May 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 -5 288 £475 -6.86% 263
Berkshire -1 195 £513 -10.48% 123
Hampshire -3 118 £575 - 148
Surrey +3 107 £513 -6.82% 111
Buckinghamshire -4 74 £449 -2.95% 86
West Sussex +2 53 £515 +7.35% 28
Kent -1 31 £347 -18.35% 66
Oxfordshire +6 19 £438 -16.67% 54
East Sussex -7 4 £688 +25.00% 57
Sussex - 4 £418 - 1
Middlesex +1 1 - - 9
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 13 (2.07%) SAS
2 12 (1.91%) Confluence
3 11 (1.75%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.96%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.32%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.32%) CICS
6 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 43 (6.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (5.57%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (2.39%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (1.43%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.55%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (1.75%) SAP Hybris
2 11 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.11%) Oracle EBS R12
3 7 (1.11%) SAP FI
4 6 (0.96%) SAP CO
4 6 (0.96%) SAP HR
4 6 (0.96%) Unit4 Business World
5 5 (0.80%) Maximo
5 5 (0.80%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (0.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 5 (0.80%) Oracle Receivables
5 5 (0.80%) SAP BRIM
5 5 (0.80%) SAP FI/CO
5 5 (0.80%) SAP PSCD
6 4 (0.64%) Infor SunSystems
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
7 3 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 53 (8.44%) Azure
2 49 (7.80%) Power Platform
3 22 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (3.34%) AWS
5 18 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
5 18 (2.87%) Snowflake
6 13 (2.07%) Microsoft 365
7 12 (1.91%) SAP Commerce Cloud
8 11 (1.75%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.43%) SaaS
10 8 (1.27%) PowerApps
11 7 (1.11%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (0.96%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 6 (0.96%) Azure Data Factory
12 6 (0.96%) Azure Logic Apps
12 6 (0.96%) Boomi
12 6 (0.96%) Entra ID
13 5 (0.80%) Azure Monitor
13 5 (0.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 4 (0.64%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 32 (5.10%) WAN
2 26 (4.14%) DMZ
3 25 (3.98%) BGP
3 25 (3.98%) Cisco Firepower
3 25 (3.98%) MPLS
3 25 (3.98%) SSL
4 16 (2.55%) Firewall
5 9 (1.43%) VPN
6 7 (1.11%) 5G
6 7 (1.11%) LAN
7 6 (0.96%) Cisco IOS
8 5 (0.80%) Network Security
9 4 (0.64%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (0.64%) Internet
9 4 (0.64%) Wireless
10 3 (0.48%) Junos
10 3 (0.48%) NX-OS
10 3 (0.48%) TCP/IP
10 3 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
11 2 (0.32%) Cisco ISE
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (6.69%) Power BI
2 25 (3.98%) Tableau
3 10 (1.59%) Data Lake
4 8 (1.27%) Electronic Patient Records
4 8 (1.27%) NoSQL
5 7 (1.11%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.80%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (0.80%) Crystal Reports
6 5 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
6 5 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.80%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.64%) Big Data
7 4 (0.64%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.64%) MS Access
7 4 (0.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.48%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.48%) Power Query
8 3 (0.48%) PowerPivot
8 3 (0.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 29 (4.62%) JIRA
2 10 (1.59%) Git
3 8 (1.27%) Rational DOORS
4 2 (0.32%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.32%) Selenium
4 2 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.16%) Android Studio
5 1 (0.16%) Appium
5 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.16%) Cypress.io
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%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Subversion
5 1 (0.16%) TestNG
5 1 (0.16%) TestRail
General
1 131 (20.86%) Social Skills
2 83 (13.22%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (12.90%) Telecoms
4 65 (10.35%) Manufacturing
5 64 (10.19%) Marketing
6 63 (10.03%) Legal
7 62 (9.87%) Public Sector
8 61 (9.71%) Banking
9 39 (6.21%) Electronics
10 38 (6.05%) Retail
11 33 (5.25%) Presentation Skills
12 21 (3.34%) Billing
13 18 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
14 12 (1.91%) Law
14 12 (1.91%) Local Government
14 12 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
15 9 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.27%) Automotive
16 8 (1.27%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.11%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 130 (20.70%) Analyst
2 85 (13.54%) Project Manager
3 75 (11.94%) Senior
4 62 (9.87%) Lead
5 47 (7.48%) Architect
6 42 (6.69%) Developer
7 40 (6.37%) Consultant
8 36 (5.73%) Network Engineer
9 30 (4.78%) Data Analyst
10 28 (4.46%) Network Architect
11 26 (4.14%) Senior Network Engineer
12 24 (3.82%) Business Analyst
13 23 (3.66%) Financial Analyst
14 20 (3.18%) SAP Consultant
15 18 (2.87%) Senior Manager
15 18 (2.87%) Support Engineer
16 17 (2.71%) Functional Consultant
16 17 (2.71%) Senior Project Manager
17 15 (2.39%) Desktop Engineer
17 15 (2.39%) Desktop Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.27%) .NET
3 6 (0.96%) ADO
3 6 (0.96%) JSON
3 6 (0.96%) Kafka
3 6 (0.96%) REST
3 6 (0.96%) Spring
3 6 (0.96%) XML
4 5 (0.80%) React
5 4 (0.64%) RESTful
6 3 (0.48%) Web Services
7 2 (0.32%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.32%) Blazor
7 2 (0.32%) Entity Framework
7 2 (0.32%) Node.js
7 2 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.32%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.16%) .NET Core
8 1 (0.16%) Jest
8 1 (0.16%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 34 (5.41%) NHS
2 26 (4.14%) Credit Risk
3 23 (3.66%) Management Information System
3 23 (3.66%) Product Ownership
4 12 (1.91%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.27%) LIMS
6 7 (1.11%) Hybrid Cloud
6 7 (1.11%) Mainframe
6 7 (1.11%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.11%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.11%) Video Conferencing
6 7 (1.11%) Virtual Team
7 5 (0.80%) CMDB
7 5 (0.80%) PMI
8 4 (0.64%) e-Health
9 3 (0.48%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 3 (0.48%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.48%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 36 (5.73%) Windows
2 19 (3.03%) Windows 10
3 16 (2.55%) Unix
4 10 (1.59%) Linux
5 4 (0.64%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.48%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.32%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.16%) Android
8 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.16%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (17.83%) Project Management
2 87 (13.85%) Agile
3 85 (13.54%) Business Intelligence
4 78 (12.42%) Migration
5 73 (11.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 67 (10.67%) Project Delivery
7 66 (10.51%) Problem-Solving
7 66 (10.51%) Programme Management
8 59 (9.39%) ERP
9 51 (8.12%) Analytics
10 46 (7.32%) DevOps
11 43 (6.85%) Roadmaps
12 42 (6.69%) Decision-Making
12 42 (6.69%) Digital Marketing
13 41 (6.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 37 (5.89%) PRINCE2
15 36 (5.73%) Change Management
15 36 (5.73%) Customer Requirements
16 35 (5.57%) ITIL
16 35 (5.57%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 43 (6.85%) SQL
2 21 (3.34%) Python
3 13 (2.07%) C#
4 11 (1.75%) Java
5 8 (1.27%) T-SQL
6 6 (0.96%) ABAP
7 5 (0.80%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.80%) X++
8 3 (0.48%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.32%) COBOL
9 2 (0.32%) Go
9 2 (0.32%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.32%) R
9 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.16%) CLIST
10 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.16%) Groovy
10 1 (0.16%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.16%) Scala
10 1 (0.16%) SELCOPY
Qualifications
1 71 (11.31%) Degree
2 66 (10.51%) Security Cleared
3 34 (5.41%) Cisco Certification
3 34 (5.41%) SC Cleared
4 22 (3.50%) ACCA
5 19 (3.03%) CIMA
6 17 (2.71%) DV Cleared
7 11 (1.75%) ICAEW
7 11 (1.75%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.59%) PMI Certification
8 10 (1.59%) PMP
9 9 (1.43%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.43%) CCNP
9 9 (1.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 8 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
11 7 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (0.80%) DBS Check
12 5 (0.80%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 4 (0.64%) APMP
13 4 (0.64%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (6.37%) PMO
2 19 (3.03%) IFRS
3 18 (2.87%) QA
4 15 (2.39%) SLA
5 11 (1.75%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.59%) Accessibility
7 9 (1.43%) GAAP
7 9 (1.43%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.27%) HL7
9 5 (0.80%) GDPR
9 5 (0.80%) IFRS 9
9 5 (0.80%) ISO 9001
10 4 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.32%) ITGC
12 1 (0.16%) COBIT
12 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 12 (1.91%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.32%) Docker
2 2 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
2 2 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (0.32%) vSphere
3 1 (0.16%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 25 (3.98%) Endace
2 8 (1.27%) Terraform
3 6 (0.96%) AirWatch
3 6 (0.96%) Ansible
4 4 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (0.64%) Nessus
5 3 (0.48%) HP Quality Center
5 3 (0.48%) IBM BigFix
5 3 (0.48%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.48%) Netcool
5 3 (0.48%) Tivoli
6 2 (0.32%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.32%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.32%) SCCM
6 2 (0.32%) WSUS
Vendors
1 115 (18.31%) SAP
2 69 (10.99%) Cisco
3 65 (10.35%) Microsoft
4 37 (5.89%) Oracle
5 32 (5.10%) F5
6 30 (4.78%) Juniper
7 29 (4.62%) CheckPoint
8 25 (3.98%) Arista
9 22 (3.50%) Alteryx
10 18 (2.87%) ServiceNow
11 14 (2.23%) IFS
12 9 (1.43%) Apple
12 9 (1.43%) Sun
13 8 (1.27%) Concur
14 7 (1.11%) Dell
14 7 (1.11%) HP
14 7 (1.11%) MicroStrategy
15 6 (0.96%) Adobe
15 6 (0.96%) IBM
15 6 (0.96%) Salesforce