Finance Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Financial
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 12
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 -3
Contract jobs citing Finance 144 136 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East Midlands 18.25% 17.00% 10.67%
As % of the General category 29.88% 29.57% 21.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 121 98 60
10th Percentile £309 £351 £350
25th Percentile £358 £376 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £461 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.03% -7.75% +5.26%
75th Percentile £492 £575 £625
90th Percentile £569 £699 £700
England median daily rate £550 £580 £600
% change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 5 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.25 £12.75 -
Median hourly rate £26.26 £13.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.52% -80.71% +171.42%
75th Percentile £41.20 £14.25 -
90th Percentile £48.73 £29.51 -
England median hourly rate £29.27 £35.00 £25.71
% change year-on-year -16.37% +36.13% -3.89%

All General Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 482 460 423
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 61.09% 57.50% 49.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 334 274 289
10th Percentile £213 £257 £237
25th Percentile £331 £356 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.67% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £487 £575 £638
90th Percentile £589 £629 £739
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 36 27
10th Percentile £15.25 £12.75 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.17 £14.56 £15.96
Median hourly rate £21.39 £17.00 £31.76
Median % change year-on-year +25.82% -46.47% +64.99%
75th Percentile £25.15 £44.97 £51.50
90th Percentile £30.30 £53.45 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.50 £29.75
% change year-on-year -34.68% +29.41% +20.01%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the East Midlands

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the East Midlands

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the East Midlands

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 September 2025. 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
Northamptonshire -2 86 £402 -4.85% 47
Nottinghamshire +2 27 £514 -6.59% 93
Leicestershire +6 13 £360 -24.21% 68
Derbyshire +4 11 £392 -21.21% 41
Lincolnshire -3 5 - - 29
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.47%) Confluence
2 3 (2.08%) Apache Spark
3 1 (0.69%) Apache
3 1 (0.69%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.69%) JBoss
3 1 (0.69%) Tomcat
3 1 (0.69%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.69%) WebSphere
Applications
1 5 (3.47%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.78%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 7 (4.86%) Payment Gateway
1 7 (4.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (2.78%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (2.78%) SAP ERP
3 3 (2.08%) Oracle General Ledger
3 3 (2.08%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (1.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (1.39%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (1.39%) Oracle BPM
4 2 (1.39%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (1.39%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (1.39%) SAP CO
4 2 (1.39%) SAP FI
4 2 (1.39%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.69%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 28 (19.44%) AWS
2 18 (12.50%) Azure
3 7 (4.86%) GCP
4 6 (4.17%) Power Platform
4 6 (4.17%) SaaS
5 4 (2.78%) Entra ID
5 4 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (2.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
6 3 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (2.08%) SuccessFactors
7 2 (1.39%) BrowserStack
7 2 (1.39%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
7 2 (1.39%) Figma
8 1 (0.69%) Apigee
8 1 (0.69%) AWS CodePipeline
8 1 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.69%) GitHub
8 1 (0.69%) Kong
8 1 (0.69%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.39%) PuTTY
1 2 (1.39%) SSH
1 2 (1.39%) Telnet
2 1 (0.69%) DMZ
2 1 (0.69%) Firewall
2 1 (0.69%) HTTP
2 1 (0.69%) Internet
2 1 (0.69%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (4.17%) Big Data
1 6 (4.17%) Power BI
2 5 (3.47%) Hadoop
3 4 (2.78%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (2.08%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.08%) Power Query
4 3 (2.08%) SQL Server
4 3 (2.08%) Tableau
5 2 (1.39%) Data Mining
5 2 (1.39%) Metadata
5 2 (1.39%) MySQL
5 2 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (1.39%) QlikView
5 2 (1.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.69%) Apache Hive
6 1 (0.69%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.69%) DB2
6 1 (0.69%) HBase
6 1 (0.69%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.69%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (4.86%) JIRA
2 6 (4.17%) Git
2 6 (4.17%) Selenium
3 4 (2.78%) Jenkins
3 4 (2.78%) Postman
3 4 (2.78%) SonarQube
4 3 (2.08%) JMeter
4 3 (2.08%) TeamCity
5 2 (1.39%) Cucumber
5 2 (1.39%) Cypress.io
5 2 (1.39%) JUnit
5 2 (1.39%) Maven
5 2 (1.39%) Mockito
5 2 (1.39%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.69%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.69%) GitLab
6 1 (0.69%) Gradle
6 1 (0.69%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.69%) Karma Test Runner
6 1 (0.69%) Protractor
General
1 40 (27.78%) Banking
1 40 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 19 (13.19%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (6.94%) Influencing Skills
4 8 (5.56%) Legal
5 5 (3.47%) General Ledger
5 5 (3.47%) Manufacturing
5 5 (3.47%) Retail
6 4 (2.78%) Marketing
7 3 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.08%) Public Sector
8 2 (1.39%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.39%) Automotive
8 2 (1.39%) Back Office
8 2 (1.39%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.69%) Front Office
9 1 (0.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (0.69%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.69%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 24 (16.67%) Analyst
2 19 (13.19%) Business Analyst
3 18 (12.50%) Developer
4 17 (11.81%) Architect
5 16 (11.11%) Programme Manager
6 13 (9.03%) Project Manager
7 8 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (4.86%) Change Manager
8 7 (4.86%) Lead
8 7 (4.86%) Project Change Manager
8 7 (4.86%) Senior
9 6 (4.17%) Technical Manager
10 5 (3.47%) Consultant
10 5 (3.47%) Data Analyst
10 5 (3.47%) Enterprise Architect
10 5 (3.47%) Java Developer
10 5 (3.47%) Product Owner
10 5 (3.47%) Salesforce Business Analyst
10 5 (3.47%) SAP Manager
10 5 (3.47%) SAP Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.56%) .NET
2 7 (4.86%) REST
3 6 (4.17%) RESTful
3 6 (4.17%) Spring
4 5 (3.47%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (3.47%) Spring Boot
5 4 (2.78%) Hibernate
6 3 (2.08%) Blazor
6 3 (2.08%) Kafka
6 3 (2.08%) RAML
6 3 (2.08%) SOAP
7 2 (1.39%) AngularJS
7 2 (1.39%) CSS
7 2 (1.39%) HTML
7 2 (1.39%) J2EE
7 2 (1.39%) JMS
7 2 (1.39%) Middleware
7 2 (1.39%) React
7 2 (1.39%) Swagger
7 2 (1.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (7.64%) Product Ownership
2 8 (5.56%) Data Centre
2 8 (5.56%) Public Cloud
3 6 (4.17%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.17%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.47%) Cloud Native
4 5 (3.47%) Greenfield Project
5 4 (2.78%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (2.08%) Distributed Computing
7 2 (1.39%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.69%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.69%) Credit Risk
8 1 (0.69%) Derivative
8 1 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
8 1 (0.69%) Fixed Income
8 1 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.69%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.69%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.17%) Windows
2 5 (3.47%) Unix
3 4 (2.78%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.39%) Linux
4 2 (1.39%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.39%) Windows 7
4 2 (1.39%) Windows 8
5 1 (0.69%) Android
5 1 (0.69%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (31.94%) Agile
2 35 (24.31%) Stakeholder Management
3 24 (16.67%) Scrum
4 21 (14.58%) Project Delivery
5 20 (13.89%) Business Strategy
5 20 (13.89%) Roadmaps
6 19 (13.19%) Decision-Making
6 19 (13.19%) Microservices
7 17 (11.81%) Change Management
8 16 (11.11%) CI/CD
8 16 (11.11%) Migration
8 16 (11.11%) Risk Management
9 15 (10.42%) ETL
9 15 (10.42%) Project Management
10 14 (9.72%) SDLC
10 14 (9.72%) User Experience
10 14 (9.72%) Waterfall
11 13 (9.03%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (9.03%) ERP
12 12 (8.33%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 16 (11.11%) SQL
2 15 (10.42%) Java
3 6 (4.17%) Python
4 4 (2.78%) Bash
4 4 (2.78%) JavaScript
4 4 (2.78%) PowerShell
4 4 (2.78%) TypeScript
5 3 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (2.08%) Scala
6 2 (1.39%) C#
6 2 (1.39%) R
6 2 (1.39%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.69%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.69%) PHP
7 1 (0.69%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (3.47%) Degree
2 4 (2.78%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (2.78%) Security Cleared
3 2 (1.39%) PMP
4 1 (0.69%) AAT
4 1 (0.69%) AWS Certification
4 1 (0.69%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 1 (0.69%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.69%) BC Cleared
4 1 (0.69%) CIMA
4 1 (0.69%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.69%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.69%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.69%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.69%) Server+ Certification
4 1 (0.69%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.56%) GDPR
2 6 (4.17%) QA
3 5 (3.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (3.47%) PMO
4 3 (2.08%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.39%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (1.39%) GRC
5 2 (1.39%) ISO 20022
5 2 (1.39%) NIST
5 2 (1.39%) SLA
6 1 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.69%) Basel III
6 1 (0.69%) MiFID
6 1 (0.69%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.69%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 8 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.08%) Docker
4 2 (1.39%) BitLocker
4 2 (1.39%) Firmware
5 1 (0.69%) HDFS
5 1 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (4.17%) SCCM
2 4 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.39%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.39%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.69%) Hadoop YARN
4 1 (0.69%) Kibana
4 1 (0.69%) Oozie
4 1 (0.69%) Terraform
Vendors
1 29 (20.14%) Microsoft
2 13 (9.03%) Oracle
3 10 (6.94%) SAP
4 9 (6.25%) Salesforce
5 4 (2.78%) Citrix
5 4 (2.78%) VMware
6 2 (1.39%) Cisco
6 2 (1.39%) Dell
6 2 (1.39%) DocuSign
6 2 (1.39%) Draytek
6 2 (1.39%) McAfee
6 2 (1.39%) Nintex
6 2 (1.39%) Splunk
7 1 (0.69%) AppDynamics
7 1 (0.69%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.69%) Databricks
7 1 (0.69%) Dynatrace
7 1 (0.69%) MuleSoft
7 1 (0.69%) New Relic
7 1 (0.69%) ServiceNow