Finance Contract Job Trends in Livingston

Financial
West Lothian > Livingston

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 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 3 15
Rank change year-on-year -4 +12 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 1 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in Livingston 3.13% 20.00% 11.76%
As % of the General category 11.11% 33.33% 14.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £310
25th Percentile £381 - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £300 £350
Median % change year-on-year +29.17% -14.29% -17.65%
75th Percentile £394 - £375
90th Percentile - - £390
West Lothian median daily rate £388 £300 £350
% change year-on-year +29.17% -14.29% -17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £18.25
Median hourly rate - - £19.50
75th Percentile - - £20.75
90th Percentile - - -
West Lothian median hourly rate - - £19.50

All General Skills
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 general skills in Livingston.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9 3 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Livingston 28.13% 60.00% 80.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 2 19
10th Percentile £54 £313 £100
25th Percentile £54 £331 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £365 £470
Median % change year-on-year -58.90% -22.34% +17.50%
75th Percentile £208 £401 £549
90th Percentile £308 £422 £588
West Lothian median daily rate £150 £430 £470
% change year-on-year -65.12% -8.51% +17.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £19.05
25th Percentile - - £20.25
Median hourly rate - - £26.50
Median % change year-on-year - - +65.63%
75th Percentile - - £39.38
90th Percentile - - £44.55
West Lothian median hourly rate - - £26.50
% change year-on-year - - +65.63%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Livingston

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Livingston

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Livingston

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Livingston citing Finance

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Livingston 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) EDRMS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Records Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) COBIT