Accountant Contract Job Trends in Essex

Accountant
East of England > Essex

The median Accountant daily rate in Essex is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 14 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 8.97% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 9.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 13 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £250 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £300 £245 -
% change year-on-year +22.45% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Essex with a recognized job title 151 77 220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.79% 97.47% 94.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 45 119
10th Percentile £240 £236 £194
25th Percentile £300 £315 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £475 £500 £551
90th Percentile £500 £583 £600
East of England median daily rate £475 £490 £450
% change year-on-year -3.06% +8.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 7 52
10th Percentile £12.75 £18.54 £12.86
25th Percentile £16.17 £25.50 £16.55
Median hourly rate £22.00 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -37.14% +7.69% +6.12%
75th Percentile £54.38 £125.00 £70.54
90th Percentile £64.00 £200.00 £80.00
East of England median hourly rate £24.55 £57.50 £39.78
% change year-on-year -57.30% +44.56% +13.64%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Accountant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Accountant job vacancy trend in Essex

Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Accountant job vacancies in Essex

Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Accountant in Essex over the 6 months to 1 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Accountant in Essex

Accountant
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 Accountant within the Essex region over the 6 months to 1 April 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
Chigwell - 5 £350 - 2
Harlow - 1 £600 - 1
Chelmsford - 1 - -
Accountant
East of England

Accountant Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 1 April 2026, Accountant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 5 (35.71%) Process Improvement
2 2 (14.29%) ACCA
2 2 (14.29%) CIMA
3 1 (7.14%) AAT
3 1 (7.14%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (7.14%) Data Management
3 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
3 1 (7.14%) ERP
3 1 (7.14%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (7.14%) Migration
3 1 (7.14%) NetSuite
3 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (7.14%) SAP
3 1 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared

Accountant Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) NetSuite
1 1 (7.14%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 10 (71.43%) Finance
2 7 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) Process Improvement
2 1 (7.14%) Data Cleansing
2 1 (7.14%) Data Management
2 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
2 1 (7.14%) ERP
2 1 (7.14%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (7.14%) Migration
2 1 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) ACCA
1 2 (14.29%) CIMA
2 1 (7.14%) AAT
2 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) SAP