Finance Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Financial
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +1 +7
Contract jobs citing Finance 366 200 182
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 18.32% 19.67% 15.18%
As % of the General category 34.69% 32.05% 29.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 145 131
10th Percentile £310 £328 £313
25th Percentile £391 £393 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £458 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.37% -12.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £593 £588 £601
90th Percentile £694 £715 £700
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £513
% change year-on-year +11.11% -12.20% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 8 3
10th Percentile £34.48 £24.53 £24.25
25th Percentile £43.96 £41.54 £30.63
Median hourly rate £44.73 £55.49 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.39% +30.57% +157.58%
75th Percentile £69.25 £73.75 £56.75
90th Percentile £80.50 £78.25 £64.55
North West median hourly rate £43.96 £39.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +10.91% +13.24% +109.83%

All General Skills
Manchester

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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,055 624 625
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 52.80% 61.36% 52.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 613 397 376
10th Percentile £275 £300 £319
25th Percentile £400 £385 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £588 £600
90th Percentile £700 £676 £713
North West median daily rate £500 £460 £500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -8.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 54 29
10th Percentile £18.59 £13.00 £16.62
25th Percentile £25.89 £13.13 £21.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £20.55 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.65% -37.73% +86.34%
75th Percentile £70.00 £46.56 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £62.50
North West median hourly rate £35.00 £28.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year +23.11% -18.77% +39.86%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Manchester

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Manchester

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Finance

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Manchester over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Manchester

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 29 August 2026. 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
Salford +4 1 - - 24
Bury -12 1 - - 1
Altrincham - 1 - -
Stockport - 1 £300 - 10
Finance
North West

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 20 (5.46%) Confluence
2 5 (1.37%) SAS
2 5 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.09%) Apache
3 4 (1.09%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.55%) IIS
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.27%) CICS
5 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.27%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (5.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (1.91%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
4 1 (0.27%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 29 (7.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (1.37%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (1.09%) SAP MDG
4 3 (0.82%) Adobe Campaign
4 3 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.82%) Elite 3E
4 3 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.82%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.55%) SAP MDG-F
6 1 (0.27%) Cloudability
6 1 (0.27%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 59 (16.12%) AWS
2 53 (14.48%) Azure
3 20 (5.46%) Power Platform
4 19 (5.19%) GCP
5 12 (3.28%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.73%) SaaS
7 8 (2.19%) AWS CloudFormation
7 8 (2.19%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (1.91%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.37%) dbt
9 5 (1.37%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 4 (1.09%) Amazon ECS
10 4 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.82%) Intacct
11 3 (0.82%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.82%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.83%) Firewall
2 7 (1.91%) Network Security
3 5 (1.37%) DNS
4 4 (1.09%) SSL
4 4 (1.09%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.82%) VPN
6 2 (0.55%) BGP
6 2 (0.55%) DHCP
6 2 (0.55%) LAN
6 2 (0.55%) VSAN
6 2 (0.55%) WAN
6 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.27%) NX-OS
7 1 (0.27%) Reverse Proxy
7 1 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.46%) Power BI
2 18 (4.92%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (3.55%) SQL Server
4 10 (2.73%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (2.19%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.91%) DataStage
7 6 (1.64%) Db2
7 6 (1.64%) Snowflake Schema
8 5 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.37%) Tableau
9 4 (1.09%) Delta Lake
9 4 (1.09%) Looker
9 4 (1.09%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.55%) Data Vault
11 2 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
11 2 (0.55%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (6.56%) JIRA
2 10 (2.73%) Git
3 5 (1.37%) Cucumber
3 5 (1.37%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.37%) Selenium
4 3 (0.82%) Hudson
4 3 (0.82%) JUnit
4 3 (0.82%) Postman
4 3 (0.82%) SonarQube
4 3 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.55%) GitLab
5 2 (0.55%) JDeveloper
5 2 (0.55%) Zephyr
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) Gradle
6 1 (0.27%) JMeter
6 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
General
1 132 (36.07%) Social Skills
2 72 (19.67%) Banking
3 53 (14.48%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (7.38%) Retail
5 24 (6.56%) Legal
6 22 (6.01%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (3.83%) Public Sector
8 12 (3.28%) Manufacturing
8 12 (3.28%) Marketing
9 11 (3.01%) Documentation Skills
10 8 (2.19%) Billing
11 5 (1.37%) Military
11 5 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (1.37%) Retail Banking
12 4 (1.09%) Automotive
12 4 (1.09%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.55%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.55%) General Ledger
13 2 (0.55%) Investment Banking
13 2 (0.55%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 50 (13.66%) Analyst
2 37 (10.11%) Architect
3 29 (7.92%) Accountant
3 29 (7.92%) Consultant
4 25 (6.83%) Project Manager
5 23 (6.28%) Senior
6 21 (5.74%) Business Analyst
7 19 (5.19%) Systems Accountant
8 16 (4.37%) Developer
8 16 (4.37%) Lead
9 15 (4.10%) Finance Manager
9 15 (4.10%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (3.01%) IT Manager
10 11 (3.01%) Security Engineer
11 10 (2.73%) IT Project Manager
11 10 (2.73%) Management Accountant
11 10 (2.73%) Systems Analyst
11 10 (2.73%) Technical Consultant
12 9 (2.46%) Data Engineer
13 8 (2.19%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.10%) Terraform
2 14 (3.83%) Spring
2 14 (3.83%) Spring Boot
3 10 (2.73%) REST
4 9 (2.46%) SAML
5 8 (2.19%) React
6 6 (1.64%) AngularJS
6 6 (1.64%) AWS CDK
6 6 (1.64%) Middleware
6 6 (1.64%) Node.js
6 6 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
6 6 (1.64%) PySpark
7 4 (1.09%) ISPF
7 4 (1.09%) Jakarta EE
7 4 (1.09%) Kafka
7 4 (1.09%) OAuth
7 4 (1.09%) OAuth2
7 4 (1.09%) Web Services
8 3 (0.82%) JDBC
8 3 (0.82%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.74%) Legacy Systems
1 21 (5.74%) Product Ownership
2 18 (4.92%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.55%) Credit Risk
3 13 (3.55%) Virtual Team
4 12 (3.28%) CMDB
4 12 (3.28%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.28%) Web Conferencing
5 11 (3.01%) Cloud Native
5 11 (3.01%) Podcast
6 10 (2.73%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.73%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.73%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.19%) Mainframe
8 7 (1.91%) Clustering
8 7 (1.91%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.64%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (1.09%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.73%) Linux
1 10 (2.73%) Unix
1 10 (2.73%) Windows
2 8 (2.19%) Solaris
3 6 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.09%) zOS
5 3 (0.82%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.55%) AIX
6 2 (0.55%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
7 1 (0.27%) HPUX
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.27%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (26.78%) Stakeholder Management
2 85 (23.22%) Agile
3 65 (17.76%) Migration
4 44 (12.02%) ERP
5 41 (11.20%) Change Management
5 41 (11.20%) Data Modelling
6 38 (10.38%) Analytics
6 38 (10.38%) Project Management
7 37 (10.11%) Problem-Solving
8 35 (9.56%) Roadmaps
9 34 (9.29%) CI/CD
10 33 (9.02%) DevOps
10 33 (9.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 31 (8.47%) AI
11 31 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
12 29 (7.92%) Decision-Making
13 28 (7.65%) Data Migration
13 28 (7.65%) Data Pipeline
13 28 (7.65%) Validation
14 27 (7.38%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 52 (14.21%) SQL
2 30 (8.20%) Python
3 28 (7.65%) Java
4 14 (3.83%) PowerShell
5 8 (2.19%) PL/SQL
6 6 (1.64%) Bicep
6 6 (1.64%) Shell Script
6 6 (1.64%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.37%) Bash
8 4 (1.09%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.82%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.82%) Search Processing Language
9 3 (0.82%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.55%) BeanShell
10 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.55%) Scala
11 1 (0.27%) C#
11 1 (0.27%) COBOL
11 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 23 (6.28%) BPSS Clearance
2 20 (5.46%) Degree
3 17 (4.64%) ACCA
3 17 (4.64%) CIMA
4 11 (3.01%) CIPFA
4 11 (3.01%) CISSP
5 10 (2.73%) Security Cleared
6 7 (1.91%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.64%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
8 5 (1.37%) PMP
9 4 (1.09%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.82%) CCNP
10 3 (0.82%) GCIH
10 3 (0.82%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.55%) CCIE
11 2 (0.55%) CCIE Security
11 2 (0.55%) CCNA
11 2 (0.55%) CompTIA Security+
11 2 (0.55%) GCFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (12.02%) Data Quality
2 19 (5.19%) GDPR
3 16 (4.37%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 13 (3.55%) PMO
5 10 (2.73%) QA
6 6 (1.64%) GRC
7 5 (1.37%) PCI DSS
8 4 (1.09%) NIST
9 3 (0.82%) GAAP
9 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.55%) FATCA
10 2 (0.55%) IFRS
10 2 (0.55%) SLA
11 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.27%) COBIT
11 1 (0.27%) ITGC
11 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.27%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.55%) Docker
3 4 (1.09%) RACF
3 4 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.55%) GPFS
4 2 (0.55%) NFS
4 2 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.55%) vSphere
5 1 (0.27%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 21 (5.74%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.28%) Single Sign-On
3 7 (1.91%) Progress Chef
4 4 (1.09%) Grafana
4 4 (1.09%) Istio
4 4 (1.09%) OMEGAMON
5 3 (0.82%) Ansible
5 3 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.55%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.55%) CASB
6 2 (0.55%) Failover Clustering
6 2 (0.55%) SCCM
6 2 (0.55%) vRealize
6 2 (0.55%) VxRail
7 1 (0.27%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 59 (16.12%) Microsoft
2 50 (13.66%) SAP
3 25 (6.83%) Oracle
3 25 (6.83%) ServiceNow
4 16 (4.37%) IBM
5 12 (3.28%) Databricks
5 12 (3.28%) Sage
6 9 (2.46%) BeyondTrust
7 8 (2.19%) Salesforce
8 7 (1.91%) Google
9 6 (1.64%) Adobe
9 6 (1.64%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.64%) Splunk
9 6 (1.64%) Teradata
10 5 (1.37%) Cisco
11 4 (1.09%) Ariba
11 4 (1.09%) VMware
12 3 (0.82%) HP
12 3 (0.82%) Infoblox
12 3 (0.82%) Workday