Financial
Lancashire > Blackburn
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 24 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
-1 |
+6 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance |
2 |
1 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Blackburn |
20.00% |
16.67% |
100.00% |
| As % of the General category |
66.67% |
20.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£463 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£325 |
£475 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.58% |
+11.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£338 |
£488 |
£438 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£519 |
| Lancashire median daily rate |
£475 |
£488 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.56% |
+14.71% |
-15.00% |
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 Blackburn.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
3 |
5 |
8 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn |
30.00% |
83.33% |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£451 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£313 |
£453 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£325 |
£463 |
£425 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.73% |
+8.82% |
+30.77% |
| 75th Percentile |
£338 |
£478 |
£438 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£484 |
£519 |
| Lancashire median daily rate |
£550 |
£528 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.27% |
+5.50% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£60.61 |
£24.50 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+147.39% |
- |
- |
| Lancashire median hourly rate |
£41.94 |
£30.40 |
£16.06 |
| % change year-on-year |
+37.96% |
+89.29% |
-68.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.
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Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing Finance.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Blackburn
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackburn citing Finance.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:
