The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Livingston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 13 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
7
15
17
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+2
-8
Contract jobs citing Finance
2
5
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Livingston
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 Livingston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
10
38
31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston
83.33%
79.17%
63.27%
Number of daily rates quoted
3
18
22
10th Percentile
£140
£110
£120
25th Percentile
£156
£211
£126
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£188
£473
£265
Median % change year-on-year
-60.32%
+78.30%
-35.76%
75th Percentile
£194
£569
£575
90th Percentile
-
£590
£625
West Lothian median daily rate
£188
£470
£265
% change year-on-year
-60.11%
+77.36%
-33.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
4
10th Percentile
£16.29
-
£15.83
25th Percentile
£16.34
-
£15.94
Median hourly rate
£17.63
£48.00
£46.25
Median % change year-on-year
-63.28%
+3.78%
+137.18%
75th Percentile
£18.84
-
£78.88
90th Percentile
£18.86
-
£84.05
West Lothian median hourly rate
£17.63
£48.00
£46.25
% change year-on-year
-63.28%
+3.78%
+137.18%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Livingston.
Finance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Livingston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Livingston.
Finance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Livingston.
Finance Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Livingston region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Livingston by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
