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 11 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 12 7
Rank change year-on-year +5 -5 +3
Contract jobs citing Finance 203 116 156
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 9.27% 9.23% 9.73%
As % of the General category 18.27% 15.89% 16.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 66 55
10th Percentile £363 £363 £355
25th Percentile £450 £489 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £602 £669 £625
90th Percentile £650 £744 £728
England median daily rate £550 £550 £595
% change year-on-year - -7.56% -0.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 8 55
10th Percentile £14.40 £17.21 £29.90
25th Percentile £15.99 £17.73 -
Median hourly rate £35.53 £17.80 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +99.66% -53.32% -22.20%
75th Percentile £77.50 £24.75 -
90th Percentile £94.75 £43.20 -
England median hourly rate £43.96 £32.89 £38.12
% change year-on-year +33.66% -13.72% +48.27%

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 general skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,111 730 931
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 50.75% 58.07% 58.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 323 309
10th Percentile £190 £188 £246
25th Percentile £325 £341 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £593 £588 £550
90th Percentile £650 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 328 178 363
10th Percentile £13.60 £14.60 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.00 £17.33 £16.30
Median hourly rate £21.50 £40.39 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.76% +0.96% +125.73%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.19 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.35 £65.00
England median hourly rate £32.50 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +29.22% -34.02% +38.62%

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 11 August 2026.

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 11 August 2026.

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 11 August 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
Hertfordshire +7 56 £601 +4.43% 87
Essex +3 54 £505 +22.42% 88
Bedfordshire +8 41 £600 +3.45% 29
Cambridgeshire +15 35 £565 -6.46% 70
Norfolk -9 9 £600 +11.63% 27
Suffolk -14 6 £450 +93.55% 15
East Anglia - 1 £450 - 19
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 4 (1.97%) Confluence
2 2 (0.99%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (8.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (2.46%) Spreadsheet
4 4 (1.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 22 (10.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (3.94%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (2.46%) IBM Planning Analytics
3 5 (2.46%) Sage X3
4 3 (1.48%) SAP GRC
5 2 (0.99%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle Applications
5 2 (0.99%) Primavera
5 2 (0.99%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.99%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.99%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.99%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.49%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.49%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.49%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 23 (11.33%) GCP
2 16 (7.88%) Azure
3 14 (6.90%) Power Platform
4 12 (5.91%) AWS
5 9 (4.43%) GitHub
6 7 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (3.45%) OCI
7 6 (2.96%) SaaS
8 5 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (2.46%) PaaS
9 3 (1.48%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.99%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.99%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.99%) Azure Service Bus
10 2 (0.99%) Power Automate
10 2 (0.99%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.99%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 2 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 2 (0.99%) Veeva
11 1 (0.49%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.42%) VPN
2 10 (4.93%) Firewall
3 2 (0.99%) Network Security
4 1 (0.49%) Broadband
4 1 (0.49%) Intranet
4 1 (0.49%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (5.42%) Power BI
2 9 (4.43%) Relational Database
3 8 (3.94%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (2.96%) Power Query
5 5 (2.46%) SAP Data Services
5 5 (2.46%) ZAP BI
6 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.48%) Tableau
7 2 (0.99%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.99%) Metadata
7 2 (0.99%) QlikView
8 1 (0.49%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.49%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.49%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.49%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 10 (4.93%) Git
2 7 (3.45%) JUnit
2 7 (3.45%) SonarQube
3 5 (2.46%) IntelliJ
3 5 (2.46%) JIRA
4 2 (0.99%) Oracle APEX
4 2 (0.99%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.49%) GitLab
General
1 65 (32.02%) Social Skills
2 25 (12.32%) Banking
3 22 (10.84%) Manufacturing
4 18 (8.87%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (4.93%) Marketing
5 10 (4.93%) Retail
6 9 (4.43%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.94%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.45%) Legal
8 7 (3.45%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
9 6 (2.96%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.46%) Back Office
10 5 (2.46%) General Ledger
10 5 (2.46%) Local Government
11 4 (1.97%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.48%) Billing
12 3 (1.48%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (1.48%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.99%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 33 (16.26%) Developer
2 30 (14.78%) Project Manager
3 18 (8.87%) Analyst
4 17 (8.37%) Lead
5 16 (7.88%) Architect
5 16 (7.88%) Java Developer
6 15 (7.39%) Software Engineer
7 14 (6.90%) Consultant
7 14 (6.90%) Senior
8 12 (5.91%) Backend Developer
9 11 (5.42%) Developer/Software Engineer
9 11 (5.42%) IAM Developer
9 11 (5.42%) Java Engineer
9 11 (5.42%) Java Software Engineer
9 11 (5.42%) Software Developer
10 10 (4.93%) Product Manager
11 9 (4.43%) Java Software Developer
12 7 (3.45%) Business Analyst
12 7 (3.45%) Data Consultant
12 7 (3.45%) Oracle Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.93%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (3.45%) Spring
2 7 (3.45%) Spring Boot
3 5 (2.46%) SAP Fiori
4 4 (1.97%) OAuth
4 4 (1.97%) OpenID
5 3 (1.48%) .NET
5 3 (1.48%) Node.js
5 3 (1.48%) REST
6 2 (0.99%) CSS
6 2 (0.99%) HTML
6 2 (0.99%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.99%) React
7 1 (0.49%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.49%) Flash
7 1 (0.49%) IDoc
7 1 (0.49%) Kafka
7 1 (0.49%) Playwright
7 1 (0.49%) RxJS
7 1 (0.49%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.93%) Cloud Native
1 10 (4.93%) Onboarding
2 6 (2.96%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.96%) Product Ownership
3 4 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (1.97%) Distributed Systems
3 4 (1.97%) Life Science
3 4 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.48%) Data Structures
4 3 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (1.48%) Virtual Team
5 2 (0.99%) AI Agents
5 2 (0.99%) BYOD
5 2 (0.99%) Low-Code
5 2 (0.99%) Public Cloud
5 2 (0.99%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.49%) Algorithms
6 1 (0.49%) Biopharmaceutical
6 1 (0.49%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.49%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.99%) Windows
2 1 (0.49%) Linux
2 1 (0.49%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (25.12%) Stakeholder Management
2 46 (22.66%) ERP
3 39 (19.21%) Agile
4 33 (16.26%) Problem-Solving
4 33 (16.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 30 (14.78%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (13.79%) Migration
7 26 (12.81%) Analytics
7 26 (12.81%) Project Management
8 25 (12.32%) Software Engineering
9 24 (11.82%) Decision-Making
10 23 (11.33%) CI/CD
11 21 (10.34%) Change Management
12 20 (9.85%) DevOps
13 18 (8.87%) Process Improvement
13 18 (8.87%) Validation
13 18 (8.87%) Workshop Facilitation
14 17 (8.37%) Data Migration
15 15 (7.39%) Roadmaps
16 14 (6.90%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 23 (11.33%) Java
2 15 (7.39%) SQL
3 7 (3.45%) Python
4 6 (2.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (2.46%) JavaScript
5 5 (2.46%) VBA
6 3 (1.48%) Go
7 2 (0.99%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.99%) C#
7 2 (0.99%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.99%) TypeScript
7 2 (0.99%) X++
8 1 (0.49%) Bash
Qualifications
1 13 (6.40%) Degree
2 11 (5.42%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.45%) ACCA
3 7 (3.45%) CIMA
3 7 (3.45%) SC Cleared
4 4 (1.97%) PMI Certification
4 4 (1.97%) PMP
5 2 (0.99%) AWS Certification
5 2 (0.99%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.99%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (0.49%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.49%) APMG
6 1 (0.49%) CCSP
6 1 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.49%) CISSP
6 1 (0.49%) CRISC
6 1 (0.49%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.49%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.49%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (8.37%) Data Quality
2 10 (4.93%) GDPR
3 8 (3.94%) QA
4 7 (3.45%) PMO
5 5 (2.46%) SLA
6 3 (1.48%) GRC
6 3 (1.48%) NIST
6 3 (1.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.99%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.99%) ITGC
7 2 (0.99%) P3O
8 1 (0.49%) GxP
8 1 (0.49%) IFRS
8 1 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.49%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (0.49%) VMware NSX
2 1 (0.49%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 4 (1.97%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (1.48%) Terraform
3 2 (0.99%) Ansible
4 1 (0.49%) Argo
4 1 (0.49%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.49%) vCenter Server
4 1 (0.49%) vRealize
Vendors
1 39 (19.21%) SAP
2 32 (15.76%) Oracle
3 30 (14.78%) Microsoft
4 11 (5.42%) Google
5 7 (3.45%) Checkmarx
6 6 (2.96%) ServiceNow
7 5 (2.46%) IBM
7 5 (2.46%) Sage
7 5 (2.46%) VMware
8 4 (1.97%) Salesforce
9 3 (1.48%) Ariba
9 3 (1.48%) IFS
10 1 (0.49%) Cegedim Rx
10 1 (0.49%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.49%) Databricks
10 1 (0.49%) EMC
10 1 (0.49%) Forcepoint
10 1 (0.49%) GoCardless
10 1 (0.49%) Palo Alto
10 1 (0.49%) Workday