Finance Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Financial
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Hatfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance 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 18 7 14
Rank change year-on-year -11 +7 -8
Contract jobs citing Finance 8 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield 8.79% 12.00% 3.45%
As % of the General category 11.11% 16.67% 6.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £115
25th Percentile - - £129
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £341 - £155
Median % change year-on-year - - -69.00%
75th Percentile - - £179
90th Percentile - - £192
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £483 £500
% change year-on-year +3.63% -3.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £16.82 - -
25th Percentile £16.92 - -
Median hourly rate £17.60 £15.73 -
Median % change year-on-year +11.86% - -
75th Percentile £19.76 - -
90th Percentile £20.32 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £17.60 £14.13 £49.00
% change year-on-year +24.57% -71.17% +40.00%

All General Skills
Hatfield

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 Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 72 18 30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 79.12% 72.00% 51.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 8 24
10th Percentile £108 £445 £134
25th Percentile £512 £470 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £500 £408
Median % change year-on-year +6.20% +22.70% -18.50%
75th Percentile £675 £559 £519
90th Percentile £713 £591 £600
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -4.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 7 4
10th Percentile £15.91 £12.74 £13.61
25th Percentile £16.80 £13.71 £13.78
Median hourly rate £17.69 £15.34 £14.45
Median % change year-on-year +15.32% +6.16% -4.81%
75th Percentile £19.74 £16.48 £15.32
90th Percentile £19.91 £16.78 £16.52
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £60.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -29.17% - -

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield 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 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (25.00%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Payroll
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 3 (37.50%) Electronics
3 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
3 3 (37.50%) Marketing
3 3 (37.50%) Telecoms
4 1 (12.50%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (12.50%) Oracle Payroll Manager
1 1 (12.50%) Payroll Manager
1 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Project Manager
1 1 (12.50%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Logistics
2 3 (37.50%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (37.50%) Digital Marketing
2 3 (37.50%) ITSM
2 3 (37.50%) Programme Management
2 3 (37.50%) Time Management
3 2 (25.00%) Data Entry
3 2 (25.00%) Data Management
4 1 (12.50%) Agile
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Contract Management
4 1 (12.50%) Emotional Intelligence
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Scenario Testing
4 1 (12.50%) Source to Pay
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) SLA
2 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (75.00%) SAP
2 3 (37.50%) Microsoft
2 3 (37.50%) ServiceNow
3 2 (25.00%) Dell
3 2 (25.00%) HP
4 1 (12.50%) Oracle