Finance Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Finance Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Finance Manager daily rate in Bristol is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 69 - 79
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs requiring a Finance Manager 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.64% - 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% - 0.100%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - £558
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £565
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.83%
75th Percentile £688 - £573
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate £675 £575 £475
% change year-on-year +17.39% +21.05% -20.83%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 720 797 1,004
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 95.56% 95.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 420 655
10th Percentile £243 £213 £304
25th Percentile £384 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £638
90th Percentile £748 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £503 £538
% change year-on-year +1.99% -6.51% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 136 126
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £27.13
25th Percentile £18.87 £49.75 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.50 £57.33
% change year-on-year -61.60% +14.25% -4.45%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Finance Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Finance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 20 October 2025, Finance Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 1 (20.00%) Agile
1 1 (20.00%) Coaching
1 1 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (20.00%) ERP
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (20.00%) Project Management
1 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Billing
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Agile
1 1 (20.00%) Coaching
1 1 (20.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (20.00%) ERP
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (20.00%) Project Management
1 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO