Finance Contracts in Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 24 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Financial South West / Bristol
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	2	2	3
Rank change year-on-year	0	+1
Contract jobs citing Finance	210	197	206
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol	25.33%	23.23%	22.49%
As % of the General category	68.63%	73.23%	71.53%
Number of daily rates quoted	166	163	162
Median daily rate	£375	£375	£375
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£270	£269	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£469	£475	£500
UK excluding London median daily rate	£420	£400	£400
% change year-on-year	+5.00%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	0	0	1
Median hourly rate	-	-	£18.82
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£25.00	£19.00	£19.25
% change year-on-year	+31.57%	-1.29%

Finance is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills Bristol
Contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	306	269	288
As % of all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol	36.91%	31.72%	31.44%
Number of daily rates quoted	227	208	210
Median daily rate	£375	£375	£375
90% offered a daily rate of more than	£265	£250	£275
10% offered a daily rate of more than	£500	£450	£467
UK excluding London median daily rate	£415	£400	£400
% change year-on-year	+3.75%	-
Number of hourly rates quoted	6	10	9
Median hourly rate	£32.50	£22.75	£32.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year	+42.85%	-28.90%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than	£22.77	£11.85	£18.82
10% offered a hourly rate of more than	£42.50	£42.50	£40.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate	£30.00	£24.38	£22.67
% change year-on-year	+23.07%	+7.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Bristol citing Finance as a proportion of all contract or permanent IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Bristol

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Finance in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate trend for Finance in Bristol

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Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Finance in Bristol over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Finance in Bristol

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Finance in Bristol

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Bristol

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, IT contractor jobs citing Finance also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all contract ads across the Bristol region with a requirement for Finance.

1	86 (22.34%)	Business Intelligence
2	85 (22.08%)	SAP
3	84 (21.82%)	Telecoms
4	82 (21.30%)	Agile Software Development
5	80 (20.78%)	Programme Management
6	76 (19.74%)	Marketing
7	73 (18.96%)	Manufacturing
8	68 (17.66%)	SAP Oil and Gas
9	67 (17.40%)	Digital Marketing
9	67 (17.40%)	Electronics
9	67 (17.40%)	SQL
10	66 (17.14%)	.NET
11	61 (15.84%)	Stakeholder Management
11	61 (15.84%)	Banking
12	56 (14.55%)	C#

13	51 (13.25%)	Microsoft
14	48 (12.47%)	MVC
15	39 (10.13%)	Project Management
15	39 (10.13%)	ASP.NET
16	36 (9.35%)	PRINCE2
17	33 (8.57%)	JavaScript
17	33 (8.57%)	Greenfield Project
18	32 (8.31%)	Analytical Skills
18	32 (8.31%)	SQL Server
19	30 (7.79%)	ASP.NET Web API
20	28 (7.27%)	HTML
21	27 (7.01%)	Windows
21	27 (7.01%)	Cisco
21	27 (7.01%)	AngularJS
22	26 (6.75%)	Scrum

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Co-occurring IT Skills in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	21 (5.45%)	SharePoint
2	9 (2.34%)	SharePoint 2013
3	7 (1.82%)	MS Exchange
4	6 (1.56%)	Confluence
4	6 (1.56%)	SAS
5	5 (1.30%)	Skype for Business
6	4 (1.04%)	CMS
6	4 (1.04%)	Exchange Server 2007
6	4 (1.04%)	Exchange Server 2010
7	3 (0.78%)	Alfresco
8	2 (0.52%)	PowerExchange
9	1 (0.26%)	Adobe Experience Manager
9	1 (0.26%)	Apache
9	1 (0.26%)	FileNet
9	1 (0.26%)	OpenStack
9	1 (0.26%)	SharePoint Server

Applications
1	23 (5.97%)	Microsoft Office
2	19 (4.94%)	Microsoft Excel
3	7 (1.82%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	5 (1.30%)	Microsoft Project
4	5 (1.30%)	MS Visio
5	2 (0.52%)	OmniGraffle
5	2 (0.52%)	Spreadsheet
5	2 (0.52%)	Windchill
6	1 (0.26%)	Simulink

Business Applications
1	68 (17.66%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	16 (4.16%)	Dynamics CRM
3	12 (3.12%)	SAP CO
3	12 (3.12%)	SAP FI
3	12 (3.12%)	SAP FI/CO
4	5 (1.30%)	SAP FI-AP
4	5 (1.30%)	SAP SRM
5	3 (0.78%)	Workday HCM
6	2 (0.52%)	Dynamics GP
6	2 (0.52%)	Maximo
6	2 (0.52%)	Oracle EBS
6	2 (0.52%)	Oracle Financials
6	2 (0.52%)	Oracle General Ledger
7	1 (0.26%)	HFM
7	1 (0.26%)	Hyperion Planning
7	1 (0.26%)	Oracle 11i
7	1 (0.26%)	Oracle ERP
7	1 (0.26%)	SAP BPC
7	1 (0.26%)	SAP ERP

Cloud Services
1	13 (3.38%)	Office 365
2	9 (2.34%)	Amazon AWS
2	9 (2.34%)	Microsoft Azure
3	5 (1.30%)	Cloud Computing
4	2 (0.52%)	IaaS
4	2 (0.52%)	SaaS
5	1 (0.26%)	Amazon Glacier
5	1 (0.26%)	AWS Lambda
5	1 (0.26%)	GitHub
5	1 (0.26%)	Google Cloud Platform
5	1 (0.26%)	PaaS

Communications & Networking
1	13 (3.38%)	Wi-Fi
2	10 (2.60%)	DNS
2	10 (2.60%)	Wireless
3	9 (2.34%)	LAN
3	9 (2.34%)	WAN
4	7 (1.82%)	Cisco Nexus
4	7 (1.82%)	Firewall
4	7 (1.82%)	Unified Communications
5	6 (1.56%)	Internet
5	6 (1.56%)	Network Security
6	5 (1.30%)	Cisco ASA
7	4 (1.04%)	NAS
8	3 (0.78%)	DHCP
8	3 (0.78%)	FWSM
8	3 (0.78%)	HTTP
8	3 (0.78%)	LDAP
8	3 (0.78%)	VPN
9	2 (0.52%)	Broadband
9	2 (0.52%)	MPLS
9	2 (0.52%)	VoIP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	32 (8.31%)	SQL Server
2	14 (3.64%)	Oracle Database
3	12 (3.12%)	Data Warehouse
4	11 (2.86%)	Crystal Reports
5	6 (1.56%)	SQL Server Integration Services
6	5 (1.30%)	BusinessObjects
6	5 (1.30%)	QlikView
7	4 (1.04%)	Hadoop
7	4 (1.04%)	MS Access
7	4 (1.04%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
8	3 (0.78%)	Big Data
8	3 (0.78%)	Data Mining
8	3 (0.78%)	SQL Server 2012
9	2 (0.52%)	Data Lake
9	2 (0.52%)	MongoDB
9	2 (0.52%)	Oracle Database 10g
9	2 (0.52%)	PostgreSQL
9	2 (0.52%)	Qlik Sense
9	2 (0.52%)	Relational Database
9	2 (0.52%)	SQL Server Analysis Services

Development Applications
1	13 (3.38%)	JIRA
2	11 (2.86%)	Selenium
2	11 (2.86%)	WebDriver
3	10 (2.60%)	Cucumber
4	7 (1.82%)	TeamCity
5	5 (1.30%)	Git (software)
5	5 (1.30%)	JMeter
5	5 (1.30%)	Selenium IDE
5	5 (1.30%)	SoapUI
6	4 (1.04%)	Visual Studio
7	3 (0.78%)	Rational DOORS
8	2 (0.52%)	Ant
8	2 (0.52%)	Balsamiq Mockups
8	2 (0.52%)	Jenkins
8	2 (0.52%)	ProC
8	2 (0.52%)	Team Foundation Server
9	1 (0.26%)	Maven
9	1 (0.26%)	Oracle APEX
9	1 (0.26%)	Oracle Forms
9	1 (0.26%)	Talend Open Studio

General
1	84 (21.82%)	Telecoms
2	76 (19.74%)	Marketing
3	73 (18.96%)	Manufacturing
4	67 (17.40%)	Electronics
5	61 (15.84%)	Banking
6	26 (6.75%)	Retail
7	10 (2.60%)	Retail Banking
8	6 (1.56%)	Billing
9	4 (1.04%)	Legal
10	3 (0.78%)	Back Office
10	3 (0.78%)	General Ledger
10	3 (0.78%)	Local Government
10	3 (0.78%)	Military
11	2 (0.52%)	Investment Banking
11	2 (0.52%)	Law
12	1 (0.26%)	Advertising
12	1 (0.26%)	Financial Institution
12	1 (0.26%)	Front Office
12	1 (0.26%)	Pharmaceutical

Job Titles
1	96 (24.94%)	Developer
2	94 (24.42%)	Analyst
3	47 (12.21%)	Project Manager
4	29 (7.53%)	C# Developer
5	28 (7.27%)	Business Analyst
6	23 (5.97%)	Financial Analyst
7	22 (5.71%)	.NET Developer
7	22 (5.71%)	Consultant
8	19 (4.94%)	Architect
9	14 (3.64%)	Test Analyst
10	12 (3.12%)	CRM Developer
11	10 (2.60%)	C# .NET Developer
12	9 (2.34%)	Infrastructure Manager
12	9 (2.34%)	SharePoint Developer
12	9 (2.34%)	Software Developer
12	9 (2.34%)	Technical Specialist
12	9 (2.34%)	Tester
13	8 (2.08%)	Banking Analyst
13	8 (2.08%)	Infrastructure Project Manager
13	8 (2.08%)	Network Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	66 (17.14%)	.NET
2	39 (10.13%)	ASP.NET
3	30 (7.79%)	ASP.NET Web API
4	28 (7.27%)	HTML
5	27 (7.01%)	AngularJS
6	23 (5.97%)	CSS
7	21 (5.45%)	Twitter Bootstrap
8	18 (4.68%)	jQuery
9	15 (3.90%)	ASP.NET MVC
10	14 (3.64%)	XML
11	12 (3.12%)	SOAP
12	9 (2.34%)	JSON
12	9 (2.34%)	React
13	8 (2.08%)	HTML5
13	8 (2.08%)	REST
13	8 (2.08%)	RESTful
14	7 (1.82%)	.NET Framework
15	6 (1.56%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
15	6 (1.56%)	WCF
16	5 (1.30%)	WPF

Miscellaneous
1	33 (8.57%)	Greenfield Project
2	32 (8.31%)	Analytical Skills
3	21 (5.45%)	User Experience
4	14 (3.64%)	Data Centre
5	8 (2.08%)	Fat Client
5	8 (2.08%)	Thin Client
6	6 (1.56%)	Video Conferencing
7	4 (1.04%)	Data Protection Act
7	4 (1.04%)	Data Structures
7	4 (1.04%)	Distributed Denial-of-Service
8	3 (0.78%)	CMDB
8	3 (0.78%)	Computer Science
8	3 (0.78%)	iPad
8	3 (0.78%)	Management Information System
8	3 (0.78%)	Virtual Team
9	2 (0.52%)	Credit Risk
9	2 (0.52%)	Enterprise Software
9	2 (0.52%)	Linked Data
9	2 (0.52%)	Mobile App
9	2 (0.52%)	Smartphone

Operating Systems
1	27 (7.01%)	Windows
2	12 (3.12%)	Windows Server
3	10 (2.60%)	Linux
3	10 (2.60%)	Windows 7
4	8 (2.08%)	Windows Server 2008
4	8 (2.08%)	Windows Server 2012
5	4 (1.04%)	Unix
5	4 (1.04%)	Windows Server 2003
6	2 (0.52%)	Solaris
6	2 (0.52%)	SUSE

Processes & Methodologies
1	86 (22.34%)	Business Intelligence
2	82 (21.30%)	Agile Software Development
3	80 (20.78%)	Programme Management
4	67 (17.40%)	Digital Marketing
5	61 (15.84%)	Stakeholder Management
6	48 (12.47%)	MVC
7	39 (10.13%)	Project Management
8	36 (9.35%)	PRINCE2
9	26 (6.75%)	Scrum
10	22 (5.71%)	Business Analysis
11	21 (5.45%)	ERP
11	21 (5.45%)	Test Scripting
12	20 (5.19%)	ITIL
12	20 (5.19%)	Migration
13	17 (4.42%)	CRM
14	15 (3.90%)	ETL
14	15 (3.90%)	TDD
15	14 (3.64%)	SDLC
15	14 (3.64%)	Test Automation
15	14 (3.64%)	User Acceptance Testing

Programming Languages
1	67 (17.40%)	SQL
2	56 (14.55%)	C#
3	33 (8.57%)	JavaScript
4	17 (4.42%)	T-SQL
5	13 (3.38%)	Java
6	11 (2.86%)	VBA
7	6 (1.56%)	PowerShell
8	5 (1.30%)	PL/SQL
9	4 (1.04%)	R
10	3 (0.78%)	Shell Script
11	2 (0.52%)	ABAP
11	2 (0.52%)	Bash Shell
11	2 (0.52%)	PROC SQL
11	2 (0.52%)	Python
11	2 (0.52%)	SAS Macro
11	2 (0.52%)	VB
11	2 (0.52%)	VBScript
12	1 (0.26%)	C++
12	1 (0.26%)	MATLAB
12	1 (0.26%)	PHP

Qualifications
1	16 (4.16%)	Security Cleared
2	15 (3.90%)	APMP
3	14 (3.64%)	SC Cleared
4	13 (3.38%)	Degree
5	12 (3.12%)	PRINCE2 Practitioner
6	11 (2.86%)	PRINCE2 Certification
7	5 (1.30%)	ISTQB
8	4 (1.04%)	DV Cleared
8	4 (1.04%)	ISEB
9	2 (0.52%)	Cisco Certification
9	2 (0.52%)	PMP
10	1 (0.26%)	ACCA
10	1 (0.26%)	BC Cleared
10	1 (0.26%)	CCAB
10	1 (0.26%)	CIMA
10	1 (0.26%)	HNC
10	1 (0.26%)	HND
10	1 (0.26%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
10	1 (0.26%)	PMI Certification
10	1 (0.26%)	Six Sigma Green Belt

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	16 (4.16%)	PMO
2	11 (2.86%)	QA
3	7 (1.82%)	IFRS
3	7 (1.82%)	SLA
4	6 (1.56%)	Data Quality
5	4 (1.04%)	GDPR
6	2 (0.52%)	ISO/IEC 20000
7	1 (0.26%)	Def Stans
7	1 (0.26%)	FINREP
7	1 (0.26%)	IFRS 9

System Software
1	20 (5.19%)	Active Directory
2	16 (4.16%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	11 (2.86%)	XenApp
4	8 (2.08%)	Microsoft App-V
4	8 (2.08%)	VMware ESXi
4	8 (2.08%)	XenDesktop
5	5 (1.30%)	BitLocker
5	5 (1.30%)	Firmware
5	5 (1.30%)	Virtual Desktop
6	3 (0.78%)	Hyper-V
6	3 (0.78%)	Virtual Machines
7	1 (0.26%)	Virtual Servers
7	1 (0.26%)	XenServer

Systems Management
1	8 (2.08%)	SCCM
2	5 (1.30%)	Symantec Endpoint Protection
3	3 (0.78%)	HP Quality Center
4	2 (0.52%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
5	1 (0.26%)	Cisco Prime
5	1 (0.26%)	WSUS

Vendors
1	85 (22.08%)	SAP
2	51 (13.25%)	Microsoft
3	27 (7.01%)	Cisco
4	24 (6.23%)	Oracle
5	17 (4.42%)	VMware
6	13 (3.38%)	CheckPoint
7	12 (3.12%)	Citrix
7	12 (3.12%)	Epicor
8	11 (2.86%)	F5
9	9 (2.34%)	IBM
10	8 (2.08%)	AppSense
10	8 (2.08%)	Tableau
10	8 (2.08%)	Wyse
11	7 (1.82%)	SolarWinds
11	7 (1.82%)	Teradata
12	6 (1.56%)	Dell
12	6 (1.56%)	Google
12	6 (1.56%)	HP
12	6 (1.56%)	Sitecore
13	5 (1.30%)	NetApp