Finance Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Financial
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 23 15
Rank change year-on-year -5 -8 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 8 8 20
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 4.17% 5.88% 12.27%
As % of the General category 11.59% 18.18% 20.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 11
10th Percentile £457 - £493
25th Percentile £492 - £522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 - £582
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.19%
75th Percentile £523 - £584
90th Percentile £535 - £588
Cumbria median daily rate £510 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -15.00% +9.09% +29.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 6 1
Median hourly rate - £28.32 £52.78
Median % change year-on-year - -46.34% -
Cumbria median hourly rate £13.95 £28.32 £44.74
% change year-on-year -50.75% -36.70% -

All General Skills
Barrow-in-Furness

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 general skills in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 69 44 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 35.94% 32.35% 60.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 17 63
10th Percentile £230 £347 £436
25th Percentile £397 £465 £487
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.36% - +2.88%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £586
90th Percentile £630 £670 £670
Cumbria median daily rate £480 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.06% - +2.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 13 7
10th Percentile £19.17 £25.26 -
25th Percentile £21.90 £25.38 £45.22
Median hourly rate £26.45 £29.27 £48.56
Median % change year-on-year -9.63% -39.72% +27.87%
75th Percentile £31.00 £44.64 £51.91
90th Percentile £33.73 £58.52 £52.26
Cumbria median hourly rate £25.49 £29.27 £44.74
% change year-on-year -12.91% -34.58% +17.81%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Finance job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Barrow-in-Furness citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Lead
2 2 (25.00%) Engagement Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Portfolio Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Coaching
1 7 (87.50%) Mentoring
2 6 (75.00%) Project Management
3 5 (62.50%) Balanced Scorecard
3 5 (62.50%) Budget Management
3 5 (62.50%) Business Strategy
3 5 (62.50%) Collaborative Culture
3 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (62.50%) Decision-Making
3 5 (62.50%) Performance Monitoring
3 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (62.50%) Resource Allocation
3 5 (62.50%) Resource Management
3 5 (62.50%) Risk Management
3 5 (62.50%) Roadmaps
3 5 (62.50%) Scorecard
3 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (37.50%) Portfolio Management
5 2 (25.00%) ITIL
6 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 7 (87.50%) SC Cleared
1 7 (87.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) SAP