Accountant Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Accountant
Essex > Chelmsford

As of 12 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Accountant daily rate in Chelmsford.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 12.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median daily rate £300 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 8 10 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 9
10th Percentile £200 £393 £105
25th Percentile - £438 £107
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £513 £350
Median % change year-on-year -56.10% +46.43% +150.00%
75th Percentile £229 £581 £538
90th Percentile £309 £638 £550
Essex median daily rate £335 £320 £450
% change year-on-year +4.69% -28.89% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65.00 - £16.75
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £18.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +51.27%
75th Percentile £75.00 - £20.25
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median hourly rate £25.15 £29.17 £40.31
% change year-on-year -13.78% -27.64% +109.08%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Accountant job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Accountant Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Accountant 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 Chelmsford region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AAT
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite

Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AAT
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA