Finance Contract Job Trends in Bridgend

Financial
South Wales > Bridgend

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Bridgend. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Finance 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bridgend 80.00% - 6.25%
As % of the General category 100.00% - 9.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £392 - -
25th Percentile £395 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £300
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £413 £406 £500
% change year-on-year +1.54% -18.75% -

All General Skills
Bridgend

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 Bridgend.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4 3 11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bridgend 80.00% 27.27% 68.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 8
10th Percentile £392 £220 £266
25th Percentile £395 £222 £531
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £250 £615
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -59.35% +232.43%
75th Percentile - £313 £623
90th Percentile - £335 -
South Wales median daily rate £375 £370 £424
% change year-on-year +1.35% -12.68% -11.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £23.25
25th Percentile - - £26.25
Median hourly rate - - £32.50
75th Percentile - - £34.50
90th Percentile - - £34.95
South Wales median hourly rate £18.18 £22.00 £29.83
% change year-on-year -17.36% -26.25% +48.27%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Bridgend

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Bridgend

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Bridgend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgend citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Bridgend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bridgend citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bridgend 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 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Financial Controller
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (75.00%) ERP
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (75.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) ACCA
1 3 (75.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) GAAP
1 3 (75.00%) IFRS