The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Blackburn. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Blackburn.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
4
8
8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn
80.00%
100.00%
34.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
0
6
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£283
25th Percentile
-
£413
£313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
-
£425
£375
Median % change year-on-year
-
+13.33%
-16.67%
75th Percentile
-
£438
£500
90th Percentile
-
£519
£568
Lancashire median daily rate
£528
£500
£513
% change year-on-year
+5.50%
-2.44%
+2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£22.75
-
-
Median hourly rate
£24.50
-
-
75th Percentile
£26.25
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£50.85
% change year-on-year
+79.02%
-68.42%
+22.96%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
Finance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Blackburn.
Finance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Blackburn
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Blackburn.
Finance Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Blackburn region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
