Finance Contract Job Trends in Basingstoke

Financial
Hampshire > Basingstoke

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Basingstoke. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 7 32
Rank change year-on-year -6 +25 -8
Contract jobs citing Finance 35 45 9
As % of all contract jobs in Basingstoke 11.86% 22.39% 3.57%
As % of the General category 25.55% 32.14% 9.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 33 3
10th Percentile £220 £482 -
25th Percentile £250 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £625 £200
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +212.50% -54.02%
75th Percentile £538 £718 £444
90th Percentile £600 £785 £590
Hampshire median daily rate £490 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -10.91% -4.35% +4.55%

All General Skills
Basingstoke

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 Basingstoke.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 137 140 98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Basingstoke 46.44% 69.65% 38.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 121 32
10th Percentile £375 £363 £182
25th Percentile £463 £475 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £605
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.96% +15.24%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £686
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £510 £550
% change year-on-year -1.96% -7.27% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 4
10th Percentile £12.18 £18.50 £15.73
25th Percentile - £21.88 £16.06
Median hourly rate £17.00 £28.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -39.29% +60.00% -1.33%
75th Percentile - £32.25 £20.13
90th Percentile £17.37 £34.50 £22.60
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -40.83% -36.36% +82.82%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Basingstoke

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Basingstoke

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Basingstoke

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Basingstoke over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Basingstoke

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Basingstoke

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Basingstoke citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basingstoke 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (8.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (8.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (8.57%) SaaS
2 1 (2.86%) Azure
2 1 (2.86%) Entra ID
2 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) DNS
1 1 (2.86%) Network Security
1 1 (2.86%) WAN
1 1 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (14.29%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
General
1 14 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (17.14%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (14.29%) Law
3 5 (14.29%) Legal
3 5 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.71%) Banking
4 2 (5.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.86%) Back Office
5 1 (2.86%) Billing
5 1 (2.86%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (22.86%) Finance Manager
2 6 (17.14%) Project Manager
3 5 (14.29%) Commercial Manager
3 5 (14.29%) Programme Manager
4 3 (8.57%) Analyst
4 3 (8.57%) Head of Finance
5 2 (5.71%) DV Cleared Project Manager
5 2 (5.71%) Network Manager
5 2 (5.71%) Network Project Manager
5 2 (5.71%) PMO Analyst
5 2 (5.71%) Project Analyst
5 2 (5.71%) Report Manager
5 2 (5.71%) Risk Manager
5 2 (5.71%) SC Cleared Project Manager
6 1 (2.86%) Bid Manager
6 1 (2.86%) Consultant
6 1 (2.86%) Data Analyst
6 1 (2.86%) Infrastructure Manager
6 1 (2.86%) Project Support Analyst
6 1 (2.86%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (8.57%) PMI
3 1 (2.86%) Fat Client
3 1 (2.86%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
1 1 (2.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (37.14%) PRINCE2
2 10 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 9 (25.71%) Agile
3 9 (25.71%) Project Management
4 8 (22.86%) Budgeting
4 8 (22.86%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (22.86%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (17.14%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 6 (17.14%) Collaborative Culture
5 6 (17.14%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (14.29%) Contract Management
6 5 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
6 5 (14.29%) Data Protection
6 5 (14.29%) ITIL
6 5 (14.29%) Programme Management
7 4 (11.43%) Kanban
7 4 (11.43%) Project Delivery
7 4 (11.43%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 4 (11.43%) Scrum
8 3 (8.57%) Matrix Organization
Qualifications
1 19 (54.29%) Security Cleared
2 17 (48.57%) DV Cleared
3 9 (25.71%) Degree
4 5 (14.29%) Master's Degree
5 4 (11.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (8.57%) PMI Certification
6 3 (8.57%) SC Cleared
7 2 (5.71%) ACCA
8 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (2.86%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.71%) PMO
2 4 (11.43%) GDPR
3 3 (8.57%) P3O
4 2 (5.71%) IFRS
4 2 (5.71%) NIST
5 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (2.86%) JSP 440
Vendors
1 9 (25.71%) Microsoft
2 5 (14.29%) SAP