Finance Contracts in Berkshire

Financial
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 9 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +7
Contract jobs citing Finance 194 222 321
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 9.85% 12.22% 13.41%
As % of the General category 17.21% 19.49% 22.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 146 197
10th Percentile £225 £363 £284
25th Percentile £334 £428 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £573 £475
Median % change year-on-year -10.48% +20.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £600
90th Percentile £675 £713 £668
South East median daily rate £509 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.05% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 2
10th Percentile £23.50 £25.17 £48.05
25th Percentile £31.88 £30.46 £48.88
Median hourly rate £51.25 £41.03 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +24.92% -20.34% +101.96%
75th Percentile £68.44 £51.71 £52.88
90th Percentile £69.47 £57.06 £52.95
South East median hourly rate £26.73 £40.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -33.18% +23.08% +30.00%

All General Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,127 1,139 1,448
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 57.21% 62.72% 60.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 548 714 840
10th Percentile £205 £325 £247
25th Percentile £323 £406 £379
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% +5.56%
75th Percentile £593 £631 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £640
South East median daily rate £490 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.00% - +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 27 28
10th Percentile £23.13 £19.10 £17.00
25th Percentile £42.50 £22.33 £17.50
Median hourly rate £59.50 £55.00 £21.03
Median % change year-on-year +8.18% +161.59% -2.48%
75th Percentile £70.23 £68.11 £27.06
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £40.25
South East median hourly rate £45.00 £47.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.26% +137.50% -20.98%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Berkshire

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Finance in Berkshire

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Berkshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Berkshire

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Berkshire

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Berkshire over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Berkshire

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 28 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
Reading -1 126 £513 -14.58% 52
Bracknell -4 33 £413 -31.25% 6
Newbury -7 7 £375 -13.29% 3
Slough +6 5 £450 +11.11% 8
Maidenhead -3 3 £415 -33.60% 5
Wokingham +1 2 £575 -42.50% 6
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 8 (4.12%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.58%) SAS
3 1 (0.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 30 (15.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (9.79%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (2.58%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (2.06%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (3.61%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (3.61%) Oracle EBS R12
2 6 (3.09%) Unit4 Business World
3 5 (2.58%) Maximo
4 4 (2.06%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (2.06%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 4 (2.06%) Oracle Receivables
4 4 (2.06%) SAP CO
4 4 (2.06%) SAP FI
4 4 (2.06%) SAP FI/CO
4 4 (2.06%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (1.55%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (1.55%) NetSuite
5 3 (1.55%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (1.03%) Oracle Assets
6 2 (1.03%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (1.03%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.52%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle AGIS
7 1 (0.52%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 19 (9.79%) Azure
2 16 (8.25%) Snowflake
3 15 (7.73%) Power Platform
4 9 (4.64%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (3.61%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (2.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 5 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 5 (2.58%) Azure Monitor
6 5 (2.58%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.06%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.55%) SaaS
9 2 (1.03%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (1.03%) OCI
10 1 (0.52%) AWS
10 1 (0.52%) IaaS
10 1 (0.52%) PaaS
10 1 (0.52%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.52%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (8.76%) DMZ
2 7 (3.61%) 5G
3 3 (1.55%) WAN
4 2 (1.03%) BGP
4 2 (1.03%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (1.03%) MPLS
4 2 (1.03%) SSL
5 1 (0.52%) 3G
5 1 (0.52%) 4G
5 1 (0.52%) Junos
5 1 (0.52%) LAN
5 1 (0.52%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.52%) VPN
5 1 (0.52%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (10.31%) Tableau
2 15 (7.73%) Power BI
3 6 (3.09%) NoSQL
4 5 (2.58%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (1.55%) Power Query
5 3 (1.55%) PowerPivot
6 2 (1.03%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.03%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.52%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.52%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.52%) GIS
7 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.52%) Redis
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (2.58%) Git
1 5 (2.58%) JIRA
General
1 45 (23.20%) Social Skills
2 39 (20.10%) Legal
2 39 (20.10%) Telecoms
3 36 (18.56%) Analytical Skills
4 26 (13.40%) Banking
5 19 (9.79%) Presentation Skills
6 11 (5.67%) Law
7 9 (4.64%) Public Sector
8 8 (4.12%) Billing
9 7 (3.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 7 (3.61%) Manufacturing
9 7 (3.61%) Marketing
9 7 (3.61%) Wholesale Banking
10 6 (3.09%) Influencing Skills
10 6 (3.09%) Retail
11 5 (2.58%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (2.06%) Electronics
13 3 (1.55%) General Ledger
14 2 (1.03%) French Language
14 2 (1.03%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 58 (29.90%) Analyst
2 24 (12.37%) Senior
3 23 (11.86%) Lead
4 20 (10.31%) Financial Analyst
5 17 (8.76%) Network Engineer
5 17 (8.76%) Senior Network Engineer
6 14 (7.22%) Developer
7 13 (6.70%) Data Analyst
7 13 (6.70%) Project Manager
8 12 (6.19%) Telecoms Manager
9 11 (5.67%) Consultant
10 10 (5.15%) Coordinator
11 9 (4.64%) Finance Manager
11 9 (4.64%) Programme Manager
12 8 (4.12%) Operations Manager
13 7 (3.61%) Functional Consultant
13 7 (3.61%) Oracle Consultant
13 7 (3.61%) Oracle Functional Consultant
14 6 (3.09%) Network Manager
14 6 (3.09%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.58%) React
2 2 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.52%) .NET
3 1 (0.52%) ADO
3 1 (0.52%) MDX
3 1 (0.52%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.25%) Credit Risk
2 12 (6.19%) Product Ownership
3 8 (4.12%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.61%) Hybrid Cloud
5 5 (2.58%) PMI
6 3 (1.55%) Virtual Team
7 2 (1.03%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.03%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.03%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.52%) Handset
8 1 (0.52%) IoT
8 1 (0.52%) Legacy Applications
8 1 (0.52%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.52%) NHS
8 1 (0.52%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.52%) Renewable Energy
8 1 (0.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.52%) Linux
1 1 (0.52%) Windows
1 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (17.53%) Project Management
2 31 (15.98%) Problem-Solving
3 30 (15.46%) Migration
4 29 (14.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 26 (13.40%) Analytics
6 20 (10.31%) Project Delivery
7 19 (9.79%) Dashboard Development
7 19 (9.79%) Roadmaps
8 18 (9.28%) Agile
8 18 (9.28%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (9.28%) Decision-Making
8 18 (9.28%) ERP
8 18 (9.28%) Procure-to-Pay
9 17 (8.76%) B2B
9 17 (8.76%) DevOps
10 16 (8.25%) Actionable Insight
11 14 (7.22%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (6.70%) Line Management
12 13 (6.70%) Logistics
13 12 (6.19%) Business Continuity
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.19%) SQL
2 5 (2.58%) Python
3 2 (1.03%) C#
3 2 (1.03%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 33 (17.01%) Degree
2 18 (9.28%) Cisco Certification
3 11 (5.67%) ACCA
3 11 (5.67%) ICAEW
4 9 (4.64%) PMI Certification
5 7 (3.61%) CIMA
6 5 (2.58%) PMP
6 5 (2.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 5 (2.58%) Security Cleared
7 4 (2.06%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.03%) PgMP
9 1 (0.52%) CCNA
9 1 (0.52%) CCNP
9 1 (0.52%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.52%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.52%) ISEB
9 1 (0.52%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.52%) JNCIA
9 1 (0.52%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.76%) PMO
2 10 (5.15%) IFRS
3 9 (4.64%) GAAP
4 8 (4.12%) QA
5 5 (2.58%) Accessibility
6 4 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.55%) Data Quality
7 3 (1.55%) GDPR
8 2 (1.03%) ITGC
System Software
1 6 (3.09%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (1.03%) Endace
2 1 (0.52%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 29 (14.95%) Microsoft
2 20 (10.31%) Cisco
3 18 (9.28%) Alteryx
3 18 (9.28%) CheckPoint
4 17 (8.76%) Arista
5 16 (8.25%) Oracle
6 12 (6.19%) SAP
7 7 (3.61%) MicroStrategy
8 5 (2.58%) IFS
8 5 (2.58%) Reuters
9 4 (2.06%) Concur
10 3 (1.55%) Juniper
10 3 (1.55%) Workday
11 2 (1.03%) Ceridian
11 2 (1.03%) F5
11 2 (1.03%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.03%) ServiceNow
12 1 (0.52%) Ariba
12 1 (0.52%) Arqiva
12 1 (0.52%) Planview