General Ledger Contract Job Trends in England

General Ledger
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited General Ledger over the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 447 385 478
Rank change year-on-year -62 +93 +104
Contract jobs citing General Ledger 129 97 79
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.37% 0.37% 0.21%
As % of the General category 0.63% 0.60% 0.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 57 51
10th Percentile £360 £445 £413
25th Percentile £441 £513 £504
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £568 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% -5.42% +20.00%
75th Percentile £661 £651 £663
90th Percentile £819 £713 £725
UK median daily rate £580 £571 £630
% change year-on-year +1.53% -9.33% +24.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
Median hourly rate £55.00 £48.52 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.36% - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £29.00 -
% change year-on-year +89.66% - -

All General Skills
England

General Ledger 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 20,608 16,245 22,215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 59.15% 62.60% 58.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,026 9,960 14,601
10th Percentile £300 £297 £265
25th Percentile £405 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,302 536 1,536
10th Percentile £14.02 £15.36 £13.09
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.00 £15.12
Median hourly rate £23.00 £30.31 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.10% +16.56% -13.33%
75th Percentile £52.45 £60.00 £51.50
90th Percentile £73.46 £75.00 £67.13
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £29.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -20.69% +11.54% -5.45%

General Ledger
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

General Ledger job vacancy trend in England

General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing General Ledger.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing General Ledger

General Ledger
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing General Ledger in England over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for General Ledger in England

General Ledger
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing General Ledger.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing General Ledger

General Ledger
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing General Ledger within the England region over the 6 months to 20 February 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
London -44 64 £613 +3.81% 18
South East -15 24 £600 +16.50% 14
Midlands -49 14 £450 -14.29% 4
South West -7 10 £475 +26.67% 3
East Midlands -18 10 £450 -21.05%
North of England -66 7 £500 -9.09% 7
Yorkshire -59 5 £500 -9.09% 1
East of England -24 4 £600 - 3
West Midlands -50 4 £372 -30.23% 4
North West -26 2 - - 5
General Ledger
UK

General Ledger
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 (3.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
1 4 (3.10%) Oracle Workflow
2 3 (2.33%) Confluence
3 2 (1.55%) Oracle Self-Service HR
3 2 (1.55%) WebSphere
Applications
1 11 (8.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.55%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.78%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 49 (37.98%) Oracle Payables
2 44 (34.11%) Oracle Receivables
3 42 (32.56%) Oracle General Ledger
4 34 (26.36%) Oracle Assets
5 26 (20.16%) Oracle Cash Management
6 23 (17.83%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 21 (16.28%) Oracle EBS
8 18 (13.95%) Oracle EBS R12
9 16 (12.40%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
10 12 (9.30%) Oracle Financials
11 10 (7.75%) Oracle AGIS
11 10 (7.75%) SAP S/4HANA
12 9 (6.98%) Oracle FAH
13 5 (3.88%) Oracle ERP
14 4 (3.10%) Oracle E-Business Tax
15 3 (2.33%) SAP FI
16 2 (1.55%) Dynamics CRM
16 2 (1.55%) SAP R/3
17 1 (0.78%) Dynamics AX
17 1 (0.78%) Dynamics GP
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.85%) OCI
2 13 (10.08%) SaaS
3 12 (9.30%) Power Platform
4 11 (8.53%) Azure
5 10 (7.75%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (5.43%) Azure DevOps
7 5 (3.88%) PaaS
8 4 (3.10%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (1.55%) IaaS
9 2 (1.55%) Slack
10 1 (0.78%) dbt
10 1 (0.78%) GitHub
10 1 (0.78%) Google Workspace
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (9.30%) Power BI
2 7 (5.43%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 6 (4.65%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (3.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (2.33%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.78%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.78%) Oracle ODI
6 1 (0.78%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.88%) JIRA
2 4 (3.10%) Visual Studio
3 3 (2.33%) Hudson
3 3 (2.33%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.78%) Toad
General
1 121 (93.80%) Finance
2 48 (37.21%) Social Skills
3 24 (18.60%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (15.50%) Banking
5 15 (11.63%) Public Sector
6 7 (5.43%) Documentation Skills
6 7 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (4.65%) Billing
7 6 (4.65%) Law
8 4 (3.10%) Publishing
9 3 (2.33%) Financial Institution
9 3 (2.33%) Legal
10 2 (1.55%) Japanese Language
10 2 (1.55%) Local Government
10 2 (1.55%) Military
11 1 (0.78%) Advertising
11 1 (0.78%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (0.78%) French Language
11 1 (0.78%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.78%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 39 (30.23%) Consultant
2 25 (19.38%) Oracle Consultant
3 23 (17.83%) Analyst
3 23 (17.83%) Functional Consultant
4 18 (13.95%) Lead
4 18 (13.95%) Oracle Functional Consultant
5 16 (12.40%) Oracle Financials Consultant
6 14 (10.85%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
7 13 (10.08%) Business Analyst
8 12 (9.30%) Financial Analyst
8 12 (9.30%) Senior
9 10 (7.75%) Accountant
10 9 (6.98%) Oracle Analyst
11 8 (6.20%) Developer
11 8 (6.20%) Senior Analyst
11 8 (6.20%) Senior Business Analyst
12 5 (3.88%) Finance Business Analyst
12 5 (3.88%) Financial Controller
13 4 (3.10%) Finance Systems Analyst
13 4 (3.10%) Oracle Financials Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (25.58%) Oracle Fusion
2 5 (3.88%) Middleware
3 4 (3.10%) XML
4 3 (2.33%) ADO
4 3 (2.33%) REST
5 2 (1.55%) SOAP
5 2 (1.55%) Web Services
5 2 (1.55%) XML Messaging
6 1 (0.78%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.20%) Management Information System
1 8 (6.20%) Onboarding
2 5 (3.88%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (3.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (3.88%) Public Cloud
3 4 (3.10%) Data Structures
3 4 (3.10%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (1.55%) Augmented Reality
4 2 (1.55%) Derivative
4 2 (1.55%) e-Learning
4 2 (1.55%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (0.78%) AS400
5 1 (0.78%) Equities
5 1 (0.78%) Fixed Income
5 1 (0.78%) Greenfield Project
5 1 (0.78%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.78%) PMI
5 1 (0.78%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.55%) Linux
1 2 (1.55%) Windows
2 1 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (41.86%) Accounts Payable
2 51 (39.53%) Accounts Receivable
3 39 (30.23%) Migration
4 38 (29.46%) ERP
5 34 (26.36%) User Acceptance Testing
6 30 (23.26%) Cash Management
7 27 (20.93%) Procure-to-Pay
8 26 (20.16%) Business Intelligence
9 22 (17.05%) Data Migration
10 20 (15.50%) Agile
11 19 (14.73%) Validation
12 18 (13.95%) Problem-Solving
13 15 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
13 15 (11.63%) Workshop Facilitation
14 13 (10.08%) Decision-Making
14 13 (10.08%) Requirements Gathering
15 12 (9.30%) Budgeting
15 12 (9.30%) Budgeting and Forecasting
15 12 (9.30%) Process Improvement
16 11 (8.53%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 23 (17.83%) SQL
2 11 (8.53%) PL/SQL
3 4 (3.10%) X++
Qualifications
1 25 (19.38%) ACCA
1 25 (19.38%) CIMA
2 17 (13.18%) Security Cleared
3 14 (10.85%) Degree
4 10 (7.75%) SC Cleared
5 4 (3.10%) PMI Certification
5 4 (3.10%) PMP
6 3 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.33%) Master's Degree
6 3 (2.33%) Oracle Certification
7 2 (1.55%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.78%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.78%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 7 (5.43%) IFRS
3 6 (4.65%) Basel III
3 6 (4.65%) Data Quality
3 6 (4.65%) GAAP
3 6 (4.65%) IFRS 9
4 5 (3.88%) SLA
5 4 (3.10%) QA
6 3 (2.33%) PMO
7 2 (1.55%) IFRS 17
8 1 (0.78%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (0.78%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 2 (1.55%) Control-M
2 1 (0.78%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 65 (50.39%) Oracle
2 26 (20.16%) SAP
3 12 (9.30%) Workday
4 8 (6.20%) Microsoft
5 4 (3.10%) IFS
5 4 (3.10%) Xero
6 3 (2.33%) Ariba
6 3 (2.33%) Informatica
7 2 (1.55%) CODA
7 2 (1.55%) PeopleSoft
8 1 (0.78%) Adobe
8 1 (0.78%) Charles River
8 1 (0.78%) Epicor
8 1 (0.78%) IBM
8 1 (0.78%) Infor
8 1 (0.78%) Misys
8 1 (0.78%) Murex
8 1 (0.78%) QAD
8 1 (0.78%) Sage
8 1 (0.78%) Temenos