General Ledger Contract Job Trends in London

General Ledger
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term General Ledger in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited General Ledger over the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 307 307 346
Rank change year-on-year 0 +39 +143
Contract jobs citing General Ledger 69 57 49
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.48% 0.39% 0.27%
As % of the General category 0.73% 0.60% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 39 34
10th Percentile £445 £488 £413
25th Percentile £563 £521 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £539
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +15.96% -6.26%
75th Percentile £700 £713 £630
90th Percentile £905 £775 £696
England median daily rate £600 £580 £563
% change year-on-year +3.45% +3.11% +13.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.25 - -
Median hourly rate £62.50 - -
75th Percentile £63.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £58.75 - £18.00

All General Skills
London

General Ledger 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,481 9,482 11,848
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 66.17% 64.48% 64.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,169 6,038 8,523
10th Percentile £348 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.61% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £673 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £823 £800
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 180 115 165
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.35 £17.10
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.99 £20.50
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +7.69% +4.84%
75th Percentile £44.81 £53.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £69.42 £77.04 £77.00
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.67% -9.09% +28.35%

General Ledger
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing General Ledger relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

General Ledger job vacancy trend in London

General Ledger
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing General Ledger.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing General Ledger

General Ledger
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing General Ledger in London over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for General Ledger in London

General Ledger
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing General Ledger.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing General Ledger

General Ledger
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing General Ledger within the London region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
Central London -5 10 £625 -3.85% 12
General Ledger
England

General Ledger
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (7.25%) Oracle Workflow
2 3 (4.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (1.45%) Confluence
3 1 (1.45%) WebSphere
Applications
1 7 (10.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.90%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 27 (39.13%) Oracle Payables
2 25 (36.23%) Oracle General Ledger
3 19 (27.54%) Oracle EBS
4 17 (24.64%) Oracle Assets
4 17 (24.64%) Oracle Financials
5 14 (20.29%) Oracle EBS R12
6 13 (18.84%) Oracle Receivables
7 9 (13.04%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 9 (13.04%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 8 (11.59%) Oracle FAH
9 6 (8.70%) Oracle Cash Management
10 4 (5.80%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 4 (5.80%) SAP S/4HANA
11 1 (1.45%) Elite 3E
11 1 (1.45%) Endur
11 1 (1.45%) FLEXCUBE
11 1 (1.45%) Misys Equation
11 1 (1.45%) Oracle ERP
11 1 (1.45%) SAP R/3
11 1 (1.45%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.94%) OCI
2 9 (13.04%) SaaS
3 7 (10.14%) Azure
4 6 (8.70%) Power Platform
5 5 (7.25%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.90%) PaaS
8 1 (1.45%) dbt
8 1 (1.45%) GitHub
8 1 (1.45%) IaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (17.39%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (10.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 6 (8.70%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (8.70%) Power BI
4 3 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (2.90%) Data Lake
5 2 (2.90%) SQL Server
6 1 (1.45%) Delta Lake
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle Database
6 1 (1.45%) Oracle ODI
6 1 (1.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (10.14%) Oracle Forms
2 3 (4.35%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.90%) JIRA
3 2 (2.90%) Oracle APEX
General
1 63 (91.30%) Finance
2 26 (37.68%) Social Skills
3 19 (27.54%) Banking
4 14 (20.29%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (10.14%) Law
6 5 (7.25%) Billing
6 5 (7.25%) Public Sector
7 4 (5.80%) Legal
7 4 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.80%) Publishing
8 3 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (4.35%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.90%) Back Office
9 2 (2.90%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.45%) Advertising
10 1 (1.45%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.45%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.45%) Local Government
10 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 13 (18.84%) Analyst
2 12 (17.39%) Consultant
2 12 (17.39%) Developer
3 10 (14.49%) Oracle Consultant
4 9 (13.04%) Financial Analyst
4 9 (13.04%) Functional Consultant
4 9 (13.04%) Oracle Developer
5 7 (10.14%) Business Analyst
5 7 (10.14%) Lead
5 7 (10.14%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 6 (8.70%) Architect
7 5 (7.25%) Financial Controller
8 4 (5.80%) Finance Systems Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) Oracle Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) Oracle Architect
8 4 (5.80%) Oracle Financials Analyst
8 4 (5.80%) Oracle Financials Consultant
8 4 (5.80%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
8 4 (5.80%) Solutions Architect
8 4 (5.80%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (17.39%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (5.80%) Middleware
3 3 (4.35%) REST
4 2 (2.90%) SOAP
4 2 (2.90%) XML
4 2 (2.90%) XML Messaging
5 1 (1.45%) EDI
5 1 (1.45%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (11.59%) Management Information System
2 5 (7.25%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 5 (7.25%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (2.90%) Data Structures
3 2 (2.90%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.90%) Reinsurance
4 1 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.45%) AS400
4 1 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.45%) Derivative
4 1 (1.45%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.45%) PMI
4 1 (1.45%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.80%) Unix
2 1 (1.45%) Linux
2 1 (1.45%) Windows
2 1 (1.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (42.03%) Accounts Payable
2 18 (26.09%) ERP
3 17 (24.64%) Migration
4 16 (23.19%) Accounts Receivable
5 13 (18.84%) User Acceptance Testing
6 12 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (17.39%) Requirements Gathering
7 11 (15.94%) Problem-Solving
8 10 (14.49%) Cash Management
8 10 (14.49%) Change Management
9 9 (13.04%) Agile
9 9 (13.04%) Data Migration
9 9 (13.04%) System Integration Testing
10 8 (11.59%) Validation
11 7 (10.14%) Decision-Making
11 7 (10.14%) Integration Patterns
11 7 (10.14%) Project Delivery
12 6 (8.70%) Process Improvement
12 6 (8.70%) Record to Report
12 6 (8.70%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 24 (34.78%) SQL
2 13 (18.84%) PL/SQL
3 3 (4.35%) X++
4 2 (2.90%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (14.49%) ACCA
1 10 (14.49%) CIMA
1 10 (14.49%) Degree
1 10 (14.49%) Security Cleared
2 6 (8.70%) SC Cleared
3 3 (4.35%) Oracle Certification
3 3 (4.35%) PMI Certification
3 3 (4.35%) PMP
4 2 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 1 (1.45%) ISTQB
5 1 (1.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) IFRS
2 5 (7.25%) GAAP
2 5 (7.25%) IFRS 9
2 5 (7.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 4 (5.80%) Basel III
3 4 (5.80%) PMO
4 2 (2.90%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.90%) QA
4 2 (2.90%) SLA
5 1 (1.45%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 1 (1.45%) PowerHA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.45%) Control-M
Vendors
1 36 (52.17%) Oracle
2 9 (13.04%) SAP
3 6 (8.70%) Microsoft
4 4 (5.80%) Workday
4 4 (5.80%) Xero
5 3 (4.35%) PeopleSoft
6 2 (2.90%) Ariba
6 2 (2.90%) Databricks
6 2 (2.90%) Informatica
6 2 (2.90%) Murex
7 1 (1.45%) Adaptive Insights
7 1 (1.45%) Aderant
7 1 (1.45%) eFront
7 1 (1.45%) GoldenSource
7 1 (1.45%) IBM
7 1 (1.45%) Misys
7 1 (1.45%) Tagetik
7 1 (1.45%) Temenos