Finance Contract Job Trends in Central London

Financial
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 1 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 0
Contract jobs citing Finance 722 740 744
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 30.32% 38.78% 31.84%
As % of the General category 46.79% 52.08% 47.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 498 477
10th Percentile £368 £350 £383
25th Percentile £463 £424 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -3.23%
75th Percentile £736 £700 £725
90th Percentile £850 £775 £838
London median daily rate £600 £588 £600
% change year-on-year +2.13% -2.08% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 6
10th Percentile £13.50 £18.47 £27.00
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.77 £29.00
Median hourly rate £19.50 £28.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -18.57% -
75th Percentile £54.50 £49.88 £40.44
90th Percentile £58.70 £73.75 £95.50
London median hourly rate £25.50 £47.00 £34.25
% change year-on-year -45.74% +37.23% +33.22%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,543 1,421 1,562
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 64.80% 74.48% 66.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 991 958 975
10th Percentile £350 £325 £350
25th Percentile £456 £418 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% -2.50%
75th Percentile £688 £675 £688
90th Percentile £776 £775 £800
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 22 14
10th Percentile £15.45 £17.25 £14.60
25th Percentile £20.25 £20.63 £24.60
Median hourly rate £32.91 £28.33 £33.75
Median % change year-on-year +16.19% -16.07% +50.00%
75th Percentile £63.19 £41.81 £56.50
90th Percentile £95.41 £63.75 £88.38
London median hourly rate £28.55 £31.75 £35.25
% change year-on-year -10.08% -9.93% +8.46%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Central London

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Central London over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Central London

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Central London over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Central London

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Central London region over the 6 months to 8 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London 0 682 £600 +3.45% 895
City of Westminster -8 11 £750 +36.36% 153
West End of London -3 9 £475 -32.14% 41
Camden - 3 £625 - 5
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 £475 -
Southwark -4 1 £875 +9.38% 9
Lambeth - 1 - - 1
Finance
London

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (3.46%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.05%) Confluence
3 12 (1.66%) Apache Spark
4 11 (1.52%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.97%) Apache
7 3 (0.42%) IIS
7 3 (0.42%) SAS
8 2 (0.28%) HCL Notes
8 2 (0.28%) MQSeries
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.14%) Appian
9 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.14%) CICS
9 1 (0.14%) Mendix
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 28 (3.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.11%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (0.69%) Chatbot
5 5 (0.69%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.14%) Final Cut Pro
6 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.14%) PlantUML
Business Applications
1 11 (1.52%) NetSuite
1 11 (1.52%) Oracle Financials
1 11 (1.52%) Oracle General Ledger
1 11 (1.52%) Oracle Payables
1 11 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
2 6 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.69%) Aladdin
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle Assets
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle Internet Expenses
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle iProcurement
3 5 (0.69%) Remedy ITSM
4 4 (0.55%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.42%) Exchequer
6 2 (0.28%) SAP BRIM
6 2 (0.28%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.28%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 130 (18.01%) Azure
2 93 (12.88%) AWS
3 58 (8.03%) Power Platform
4 32 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (4.16%) GitHub
6 29 (4.02%) GCP
7 27 (3.74%) Microsoft 365
8 24 (3.32%) GitHub Actions
9 23 (3.19%) Serverless
10 21 (2.91%) dbt
10 21 (2.91%) Snowflake
11 20 (2.77%) Amazon S3
12 19 (2.63%) AWS Lambda
12 19 (2.63%) Azure Data Factory
12 19 (2.63%) SaaS
13 18 (2.49%) Power Automate
14 13 (1.80%) PowerApps
15 12 (1.66%) Amazon EKS
16 11 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
16 11 (1.52%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.29%) Firewall
2 21 (2.91%) VPN
3 16 (2.22%) DNS
4 14 (1.94%) Multicast
5 13 (1.80%) BGP
5 13 (1.80%) VLAN
6 12 (1.66%) Network Security
7 10 (1.39%) DHCP
8 9 (1.25%) TCP/IP
9 8 (1.11%) Wi-Fi
9 8 (1.11%) Wireless
10 7 (0.97%) Cisco Wireless
11 6 (0.83%) Internet
12 4 (0.55%) OSPF
12 4 (0.55%) WAN
13 3 (0.42%) BIG-IP
13 3 (0.42%) SAN
14 2 (0.28%) Intranet
14 2 (0.28%) MPLS
14 2 (0.28%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (6.93%) Power BI
2 33 (4.57%) SQL Server
3 27 (3.74%) Data Warehouse
4 19 (2.63%) Metadata
5 12 (1.66%) Amazon Athena
5 12 (1.66%) Amazon RDS
5 12 (1.66%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.66%) Tableau
6 9 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
6 9 (1.25%) Oracle Database
6 9 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.11%) BigQuery
7 8 (1.11%) Data Lake
8 7 (0.97%) MongoDB
8 7 (0.97%) NoSQL
8 7 (0.97%) Power Query
9 6 (0.83%) Looker
10 5 (0.69%) Amazon Redshift
10 5 (0.69%) Star Schema
11 4 (0.55%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 55 (7.62%) JIRA
2 25 (3.46%) GitLab
3 21 (2.91%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.08%) Git
5 12 (1.66%) Bitbucket
6 6 (0.83%) Artifactory
6 6 (0.83%) Selenium
7 5 (0.69%) Cucumber
7 5 (0.69%) Gradle
7 5 (0.69%) JUnit
7 5 (0.69%) Postman
7 5 (0.69%) TeamCity
8 4 (0.55%) Maven
9 3 (0.42%) Mockito
9 3 (0.42%) SoapUI
9 3 (0.42%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.28%) Appium
10 2 (0.28%) eggPlant
10 2 (0.28%) Gatling
10 2 (0.28%) QUnit
General
1 229 (31.72%) Banking
2 208 (28.81%) Social Skills
3 90 (12.47%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (7.20%) Investment Banking
5 43 (5.96%) Front Office
6 34 (4.71%) Financial Institution
7 30 (4.16%) Influencing Skills
8 27 (3.74%) Back Office
9 23 (3.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 23 (3.19%) Retail
10 19 (2.63%) General Ledger
10 19 (2.63%) Legal
10 19 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (2.49%) Public Sector
12 15 (2.08%) Retail Banking
13 11 (1.52%) Law
13 11 (1.52%) Marketing
14 10 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
15 9 (1.25%) Telecoms
16 7 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (17.59%) Analyst
2 100 (13.85%) Senior
3 72 (9.97%) Developer
4 60 (8.31%) Architect
5 52 (7.20%) Business Analyst
6 50 (6.93%) Project Manager
7 44 (6.09%) Lead
8 39 (5.40%) Consultant
8 39 (5.40%) Data Engineer
9 33 (4.57%) Data Analyst
10 24 (3.32%) Senior Developer
11 22 (3.05%) Financial Analyst
12 18 (2.49%) Data Architect
12 18 (2.49%) Network Engineer
12 18 (2.49%) Solutions Architect
13 16 (2.22%) Programme Manager
13 16 (2.22%) Senior Manager
14 15 (2.08%) DevOps Engineer
14 15 (2.08%) Java Developer
15 14 (1.94%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.09%) Terraform
2 27 (3.74%) .NET
2 27 (3.74%) Kafka
2 27 (3.74%) REST
3 25 (3.46%) React
4 21 (2.91%) Spring
5 19 (2.63%) Spring Boot
6 18 (2.49%) PySpark
7 13 (1.80%) Middleware
7 13 (1.80%) Oracle Fusion
8 12 (1.66%) SOAP
9 11 (1.52%) Web Services
10 10 (1.39%) AngularJS
10 10 (1.39%) Redux
11 9 (1.25%) XML
12 8 (1.11%) HTML
13 7 (0.97%) ActiveMQ
13 7 (0.97%) YAML
14 6 (0.83%) RabbitMQ
15 5 (0.69%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 49 (6.79%) Product Ownership
2 48 (6.65%) Cloud Native
3 47 (6.51%) Onboarding
4 24 (3.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 22 (3.05%) Distributed Systems
5 22 (3.05%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (2.91%) Data Centre
7 19 (2.63%) Fixed Income
8 18 (2.49%) Derivative
9 16 (2.22%) AI Agents
9 16 (2.22%) Data Structures
10 14 (1.94%) Equities
10 14 (1.94%) Management Information System
11 12 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.39%) Credit Risk
12 10 (1.39%) Virtual Team
13 9 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
14 8 (1.11%) Reinsurance
15 7 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 36 (4.99%) Windows
2 32 (4.43%) Linux
3 22 (3.05%) Unix
4 10 (1.39%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.97%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.69%) Mac OS
7 4 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 3 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.28%) Android
9 2 (0.28%) Solaris
9 2 (0.28%) Windows Server 2008
10 1 (0.14%) CentOS
10 1 (0.14%) VMS
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.14%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (30.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 158 (21.88%) Agile
3 115 (15.93%) CI/CD
3 115 (15.93%) Migration
4 100 (13.85%) Analytics
5 92 (12.74%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (12.33%) DevOps
7 85 (11.77%) Decision-Making
8 82 (11.36%) Data Modelling
9 80 (11.08%) AI
10 79 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 68 (9.42%) Roadmaps
12 67 (9.28%) Continuous Improvement
12 67 (9.28%) Risk Management
13 62 (8.59%) Validation
14 58 (8.03%) Project Delivery
15 57 (7.89%) Business Intelligence
16 54 (7.48%) Data Governance
17 51 (7.06%) Data Pipeline
18 49 (6.79%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 139 (19.25%) SQL
2 113 (15.65%) Python
3 53 (7.34%) Java
4 36 (4.99%) C#
5 28 (3.88%) PowerShell
6 24 (3.32%) JavaScript
7 22 (3.05%) TypeScript
8 13 (1.80%) Korn
9 12 (1.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 7 (0.97%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.83%) Apex Code
11 6 (0.83%) Bash
11 6 (0.83%) Shell Script
12 5 (0.69%) Scala
13 4 (0.55%) C++
13 4 (0.55%) T-SQL
14 3 (0.42%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.42%) LookML
14 3 (0.42%) R
15 2 (0.28%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 43 (5.96%) Security Cleared
2 39 (5.40%) Degree
3 35 (4.85%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.32%) PMI Certification
5 22 (3.05%) PMP
6 7 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (0.69%) Azure Certification
7 5 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (0.69%) DBS Check
7 5 (0.69%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
8 4 (0.55%) CCIE
8 4 (0.55%) CCNP
8 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.42%) ACCA
9 3 (0.42%) CIMA
9 3 (0.42%) CISSP
9 3 (0.42%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.42%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (8.17%) Data Quality
2 36 (4.99%) QA
3 23 (3.19%) PMO
4 13 (1.80%) GDPR
5 11 (1.52%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.52%) GRC
6 9 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.11%) NIST
8 7 (0.97%) SLA
9 5 (0.69%) COBIT
10 4 (0.55%) IFRS
10 4 (0.55%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.42%) EMIR
11 3 (0.42%) ITGC
11 3 (0.42%) MiFID
11 3 (0.42%) SEPA
11 3 (0.42%) WCAG
12 2 (0.28%) Basel III
12 2 (0.28%) EU AI Act
12 2 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (3.60%) Docker
2 18 (2.49%) Active Directory
3 10 (1.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (0.69%) vSphere
5 3 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.42%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.14%) Firmware
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (0.14%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (6.51%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.08%) Ansible
3 10 (1.39%) Grafana
3 10 (1.39%) SCCM
4 7 (0.97%) Cisco Prime
5 6 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.83%) Prometheus
6 4 (0.55%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.28%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.28%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.28%) Puppet
7 2 (0.28%) WSUS
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.14%) SCOM
8 1 (0.14%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.14%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 125 (17.31%) Microsoft
2 53 (7.34%) Oracle
3 45 (6.23%) Databricks
4 28 (3.88%) ServiceNow
5 27 (3.74%) Cisco
6 24 (3.32%) SAP
7 16 (2.22%) IBM
8 15 (2.08%) Salesforce
9 13 (1.80%) VMware
10 11 (1.52%) F5
11 10 (1.39%) Google
11 10 (1.39%) Palo Alto
12 9 (1.25%) Bloomberg
12 9 (1.25%) Splunk
12 9 (1.25%) Workday
13 8 (1.11%) CyberArk
13 8 (1.11%) Dynatrace
13 8 (1.11%) Murex
14 6 (0.83%) Arista
15 5 (0.69%) Citrix