AAT Contract Job Trends in Essex

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
East of England > Essex

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Essex with a requirement for AAT qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing AAT 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.91% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 2.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Essex

AAT falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Essex.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 40 17 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 36.36% 14.05% 34.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 9 34
10th Percentile £153 £154 £157
25th Percentile £175 £305 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% - -10.00%
75th Percentile £399 £550 £571
90th Percentile £505 £688 £649
East of England median daily rate £525 £494 £545
% change year-on-year +6.28% -9.36% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 2 12
10th Percentile - £43.45 £23.91
25th Percentile - £47.50 £42.98
Median hourly rate £18.87 £56.00 £52.75
Median % change year-on-year -66.30% +6.16% +31.88%
75th Percentile £22.34 £65.50 £60.31
90th Percentile £25.15 £70.15 £76.25
East of England median hourly rate £23.43 £65.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year -63.96% +132.14% +33.33%

AAT
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AAT relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

AAT job vacancy trend in Essex

AAT
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing AAT within the Essex region over the 6 months to 12 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
Chelmsford - 1 - -
AAT
East of England

AAT
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NetSuite
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Assistant Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Management Accountant
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ACCA
1 1 (100.00%) CIMA