Finance Contracts in Luton

Financial
Bedfordshire > Luton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 6 5
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 -4
Contract jobs citing Finance 41 37 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Luton 41.84% 24.34% 20.54%
As % of the General category 45.56% 28.24% 28.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 29 17
10th Percentile - £400 £363
25th Percentile £500 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £560 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% -0.48%
75th Percentile £700 £750 £538
90th Percentile - - £663
Bedfordshire median daily rate £580 £560 £520
% change year-on-year +3.57% +7.69% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £12.59 -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate - £12.05 -

All General Skills
Luton

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 Luton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 90 131 80
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton 91.84% 86.18% 71.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 82 57
10th Percentile - £351 £293
25th Percentile £500 £463 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.48% +5.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £697 £596 £600
90th Percentile £700 £745 £636
Bedfordshire median daily rate £580 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +10.48% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 20 3
10th Percentile £20.26 - £59.00
25th Percentile £60.38 £15.39 £70.63
Median hourly rate £70.00 £16.90 £90.00
Median % change year-on-year +314.32% -81.23% +56.52%
75th Percentile £85.25 £21.75 -
90th Percentile £88.00 £23.95 -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 £21.50 £90.00
% change year-on-year +179.07% -76.11% +56.52%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Luton.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Luton

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Luton.

Daily rate trend for Finance in Luton

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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Luton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Luton

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Luton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Luton.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Luton

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Luton 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:

Applications
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (12.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 25 (60.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (9.76%) SAP CO
2 4 (9.76%) SAP FI
2 4 (9.76%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (7.32%) SAP BPC
4 2 (4.88%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.51%) Power Platform
2 4 (9.76%) Azure
2 4 (9.76%) Power Automate
2 4 (9.76%) Snowflake
3 1 (2.44%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (19.51%) Power BI
2 4 (9.76%) Data Lake
2 4 (9.76%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) JIRA
General
1 26 (63.41%) Pharmaceutical
2 16 (39.02%) Social Skills
3 4 (9.76%) Manufacturing
4 3 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Aviation
5 1 (2.44%) Banking
5 1 (2.44%) Games
5 1 (2.44%) Local Government
5 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (24.39%) Consultant
1 10 (24.39%) Functional Consultant
2 7 (17.07%) Senior
3 6 (14.63%) Analyst
3 6 (14.63%) Business Analyst
3 6 (14.63%) Lead
4 5 (12.20%) SAP Consultant
4 5 (12.20%) SAP Functional Consultant
4 5 (12.20%) Senior Consultant
4 5 (12.20%) Senior Functional Consultant
5 4 (9.76%) Data Analytics Specialist
5 4 (9.76%) Insight Analyst
5 4 (9.76%) Training Manager
6 3 (7.32%) Analytics Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Cloud Consultant
6 3 (7.32%) Lead Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) SAP Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) SAP Business Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) SAP Financial Specialist
7 2 (4.88%) Senior SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.88%) .NET
1 2 (4.88%) .NET Core
1 2 (4.88%) ASP.NET
1 2 (4.88%) Express.js
Miscellaneous
1 20 (48.78%) Life Science
2 4 (9.76%) e-Learning
2 4 (9.76%) Learning Management System
3 1 (2.44%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.44%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (41.46%) Analytics
2 16 (39.02%) Record to Report
3 15 (36.59%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (31.71%) Procure-to-Pay
5 10 (24.39%) Business Transformation
6 9 (21.95%) Artificial Intelligence
6 9 (21.95%) Business Analysis
6 9 (21.95%) Workshop Facilitation
7 8 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.51%) Project Management
8 7 (17.07%) Decision-Making
9 6 (14.63%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (12.20%) Agile
11 4 (9.76%) Biotechnology
11 4 (9.76%) Critical Thinking
11 4 (9.76%) Data Modelling
11 4 (9.76%) Inventory Management
11 4 (9.76%) Logistics
11 4 (9.76%) Roadmaps
12 3 (7.32%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 8 (19.51%) Degree
2 6 (14.63%) CCA
3 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.76%) Data Quality
1 4 (9.76%) GDPR
2 3 (7.32%) PMO
3 1 (2.44%) GxP
3 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 30 (73.17%) SAP
2 10 (24.39%) Ariba
3 5 (12.20%) Anaplan
3 5 (12.20%) Hyperion
4 2 (4.88%) Workday