Finance Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Financial
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 -1
Contract jobs citing Finance 157 129 195
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 10.22% 10.00% 10.57%
As % of the General category 16.72% 18.38% 17.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 60 128
10th Percentile £250 £312 £309
25th Percentile £413 £463 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £595
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
England median daily rate £537 £575 £595
% change year-on-year -6.61% -3.36% +1.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 13
10th Percentile £15.77 £14.71 £42.50
25th Percentile £16.67 £16.08 £46.00
Median hourly rate £19.93 £33.63 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.72% -31.38% +40.00%
75th Percentile £23.61 £53.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £24.38 £55.00 £58.00
England median hourly rate £24.00 £35.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -31.43% +16.67% +6.74%

All General Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 939 702 1,129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 61.13% 54.42% 61.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 290 591
10th Percentile £160 £250 £200
25th Percentile £313 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £452 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.62% -9.60% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £588
90th Percentile £688 £669 £700
England median daily rate £500 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -5.66% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 301 142 296
10th Percentile £13.80 - £14.08
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £20.69 £20.00 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% +10.34% -13.69%
75th Percentile £56.00 £58.44 £49.00
90th Percentile £71.50 £65.90 £65.00
England median hourly rate £24.48 £31.56 £32.50
% change year-on-year -22.45% -2.89% +26.41%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Finance job vacancy trend in the East of England

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the East of England

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the East of England over the 6 months to 22 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the East of England

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 22 November 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
Hertfordshire -1 50 £525 +7.14% 121
Bedfordshire -6 32 £613 -5.77% 26
Cambridgeshire -11 30 £550 - 49
Essex +17 23 £375 - 84
Norfolk -9 13 £525 +10.53% 30
Suffolk +6 9 £480 -23.20% 23
Finance
England

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 5 (3.18%) SAS
2 4 (2.55%) Confluence
3 2 (1.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (11.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (2.55%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (1.27%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (13.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (5.10%) SAP FI
3 7 (4.46%) Unit4 Business World
4 6 (3.82%) OpenText VIM for SAP
4 6 (3.82%) SAP MM
5 4 (2.55%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (1.27%) NetSuite
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (1.27%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (1.27%) SAP CO
6 2 (1.27%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (1.27%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.64%) Primavera
7 1 (0.64%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.74%) Power Platform
2 16 (10.19%) Azure
3 9 (5.73%) AWS
4 6 (3.82%) GCP
4 6 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (3.18%) Azure AI
5 5 (3.18%) Copilot Studio
5 5 (3.18%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (2.55%) OCI
6 4 (2.55%) Snowflake
7 3 (1.91%) PowerApps
8 2 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (1.27%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.64%) Amazon EMR
9 1 (0.64%) AWS Lambda
9 1 (0.64%) dbt
9 1 (0.64%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.64%) npm
9 1 (0.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.64%) HTTP
1 1 (0.64%) SD-WAN
1 1 (0.64%) WAN
1 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (12.10%) Power BI
2 10 (6.37%) Power Query
3 6 (3.82%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (3.82%) Metadata
3 6 (3.82%) NoSQL
4 4 (2.55%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.27%) Electronic Patient Records
5 2 (1.27%) SQL Server
5 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (1.27%) Tableau
6 1 (0.64%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.64%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (4.46%) Hudson
1 7 (4.46%) JIRA
2 3 (1.91%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.27%) Git
3 2 (1.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.64%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.64%) Cypress.io
General
1 66 (42.04%) Social Skills
2 29 (18.47%) Public Sector
3 23 (14.65%) Manufacturing
4 22 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (12.74%) Marketing
6 16 (10.19%) Telecoms
7 15 (9.55%) Electronics
8 10 (6.37%) Pharmaceutical
9 8 (5.10%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (4.46%) Banking
10 7 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (3.82%) Legal
11 6 (3.82%) Retail
12 5 (3.18%) General Ledger
13 4 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (2.55%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 2 (1.27%) Aviation
15 2 (1.27%) Digital Health
15 2 (1.27%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 25 (15.92%) Analyst
2 20 (12.74%) Consultant
3 13 (8.28%) Project Manager
4 10 (6.37%) Architect
4 10 (6.37%) Developer
4 10 (6.37%) Lead
4 10 (6.37%) Systems Analyst
5 9 (5.73%) Accountant
5 9 (5.73%) SAP Consultant
6 8 (5.10%) Systems Accountant
7 7 (4.46%) ERP Analyst
7 7 (4.46%) IFS Consultant
7 7 (4.46%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
8 6 (3.82%) Senior
8 6 (3.82%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (3.18%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 5 (3.18%) Coordinator
9 5 (3.18%) Financial Analyst
9 5 (3.18%) Help Desk Coordinator
9 5 (3.18%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (5.10%) REST
2 6 (3.82%) SAP Basis
2 6 (3.82%) SAP Business Workflow
2 6 (3.82%) SAP Fiori
3 5 (3.18%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (3.18%) PyTorch
3 5 (3.18%) scikit-learn
3 5 (3.18%) TensorFlow
4 3 (1.91%) HTML
5 2 (1.27%) CSS
5 2 (1.27%) JSON
5 2 (1.27%) SOAP
6 1 (0.64%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.64%) Express.js
6 1 (0.64%) FIDO
6 1 (0.64%) Middleware
6 1 (0.64%) Playwright
6 1 (0.64%) RESTful
6 1 (0.64%) RxJS
6 1 (0.64%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.46%) Credit Risk
2 6 (3.82%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.18%) Management Information System
4 3 (1.91%) Data Centre
4 3 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.91%) Life Science
4 3 (1.91%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 2 (1.27%) Cloud Native
5 2 (1.27%) FMCG
5 2 (1.27%) NHS
5 2 (1.27%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.64%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.64%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.64%) Taxonomies
6 1 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.55%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.27%) Windows
3 1 (0.64%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (21.02%) Business Intelligence
2 31 (19.75%) ERP
3 26 (16.56%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (15.29%) Agile
5 23 (14.65%) Stakeholder Management
6 21 (13.38%) Analytics
6 21 (13.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 19 (12.10%) Programme Management
8 17 (10.83%) Workshop Facilitation
9 15 (9.55%) Digital Marketing
10 14 (8.92%) ITSM
10 14 (8.92%) Migration
10 14 (8.92%) Workflow
11 13 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (8.28%) Logistics
11 13 (8.28%) Project Management
12 12 (7.64%) Accounts Payable
13 11 (7.01%) PRINCE2
13 11 (7.01%) Roadmaps
13 11 (7.01%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 25 (15.92%) SQL
2 13 (8.28%) Python
3 7 (4.46%) VBA
4 6 (3.82%) ABAP
4 6 (3.82%) Java
5 5 (3.18%) R
6 4 (2.55%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (1.27%) PL/SQL
7 2 (1.27%) VB
8 1 (0.64%) C#
8 1 (0.64%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.64%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 19 (12.10%) Security Cleared
2 17 (10.83%) SC Cleared
3 9 (5.73%) Degree
4 7 (4.46%) ACCA
4 7 (4.46%) CIMA
5 5 (3.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 3 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (1.27%) PMP
8 1 (0.64%) AAT
8 1 (0.64%) CEH
8 1 (0.64%) CIPFA
8 1 (0.64%) CISM
8 1 (0.64%) CISSP
8 1 (0.64%) CRISC
8 1 (0.64%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.64%) OSCP
8 1 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (5.10%) QA
1 8 (5.10%) SLA
2 6 (3.82%) PMO
3 4 (2.55%) NIST
4 3 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (1.91%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.27%) Data Quality
5 2 (1.27%) GDPR
5 2 (1.27%) GRC
6 1 (0.64%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.64%) GxP
6 1 (0.64%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.64%) IFRS
6 1 (0.64%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (3.18%) Docker
2 3 (1.91%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.18%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.64%) Nexpose
2 1 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 46 (29.30%) SAP
2 30 (19.11%) Microsoft
3 15 (9.55%) Oracle
4 14 (8.92%) ServiceNow
5 11 (7.01%) IFS
6 6 (3.82%) OpenText
7 5 (3.18%) Foundry
7 5 (3.18%) Google
7 5 (3.18%) OpenAI
8 3 (1.91%) Ariba
8 3 (1.91%) Dell
8 3 (1.91%) HP
9 2 (1.27%) Anaplan
9 2 (1.27%) Cognos
9 2 (1.27%) IBM
9 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.27%) Workday
10 1 (0.64%) Hyperion
10 1 (0.64%) StreamSets
10 1 (0.64%) Tenable