Financial
Essex > Chelmsford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Chelmsford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 23 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | - | 4 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford | 25.00% | - | 20.00% |
| As % of the General category | 33.33% | - | 22.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £348 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | - | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £388 | - | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £533 |
| Essex median daily rate | £375 | - | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.44% |
All General Skills
Chelmsford
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 Chelmsford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford | 75.00% | 44.44% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £104 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £463 | £106 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £225 | £475 | £190 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -52.63% | +150.00% | -50.16% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £488 | £456 |
| 90th Percentile | £323 | - | £543 |
| Essex median daily rate | £300 | £319 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.96% | -29.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.30 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £16.38 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +47.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £19.88 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £20.10 |
| Essex median hourly rate | £22.00 | £21.50 | £47.63 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.33% | -54.86% | +126.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chelmsford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Finance.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chelmsford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chelmsford citing Finance.
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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: