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 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 2 9
Rank change year-on-year 0 +7 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 197 208 206
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 18.26% 17.42% 12.73%
As % of the General category 29.89% 29.34% 24.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 145 134 141
10th Percentile £310 £329 £375
25th Percentile £363 £426 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £509 £540
Median % change year-on-year -11.63% -5.69% +2.86%
75th Percentile £575 £613 £650
90th Percentile £695 £696 £700
North West median daily rate £450 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -11.33% -3.33% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 12
10th Percentile £18.26 £43.45 £14.17
25th Percentile £18.85 £46.75 £15.72
Median hourly rate £21.50 £54.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -60.55% +230.30% +13.40%
75th Percentile £52.75 £63.25 £19.81
90th Percentile £73.75 £67.15 £47.00
North West median hourly rate £27.38 £35.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year -21.79% +112.12% -43.48%

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 common skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 659 709 841
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 61.08% 59.38% 51.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 439 399 577
10th Percentile £267 £294 £236
25th Percentile £381 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £677 £688
North West median daily rate £455 £479 £500
% change year-on-year -5.11% -4.20% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 54 28 40
10th Percentile £15.89 £15.63 £14.64
25th Percentile £17.54 £20.15 £15.94
Median hourly rate £22.57 £32.50 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.57% +75.68% -30.63%
75th Percentile £35.50 £45.63 £36.88
90th Percentile £68.50 £65.00 £63.75
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -8.92% +44.44% +2.27%

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 November 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
Bury - 3 - - 22
Rochdale - 2 £400 - 4
Cheadle - 2 £550 - 3
Bolton - 1 - - 92
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 7 (3.55%) CMS
1 7 (3.55%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.54%) Apache Airflow
2 5 (2.54%) Confluence
2 5 (2.54%) WebSphere
3 4 (2.03%) WebSphere Application Server
4 3 (1.52%) JBoss
4 3 (1.52%) SAS
5 2 (1.02%) Apache
5 2 (1.02%) IIS
5 2 (1.02%) iPlanet
5 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.51%) Tomcat
Applications
1 13 (6.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (5.58%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (3.55%) Sketch
4 3 (1.52%) Trello
5 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.51%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.51%) InVision
6 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (11.68%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.54%) SAP CO
2 5 (2.54%) SAP FI
2 5 (2.54%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (2.03%) ContrOCC
3 4 (2.03%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (1.52%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (1.52%) Oracle EBS R12
4 3 (1.52%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (1.52%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (1.52%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.52%) SAP HR
5 2 (1.02%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (1.02%) Kondor
6 1 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.51%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.51%) Oracle ASCP
6 1 (0.51%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.51%) Primavera
6 1 (0.51%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 25 (12.69%) AWS
2 13 (6.60%) GCP
3 11 (5.58%) Azure
3 11 (5.58%) Figma
4 9 (4.57%) SuccessFactors
5 8 (4.06%) GitHub
6 6 (3.05%) Serverless
7 5 (2.54%) AWS CloudFormation
7 5 (2.54%) AWS Lambda
7 5 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (2.03%) Amazon CloudWatch
8 4 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
8 4 (2.03%) Power Platform
9 3 (1.52%) Amazon ECS
9 3 (1.52%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
9 3 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
9 3 (1.52%) OpenShift
10 2 (1.02%) Amazon EC2
10 2 (1.02%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.54%) Wireless
2 3 (1.52%) Firewall
2 3 (1.52%) Network Security
3 2 (1.02%) Calico
3 2 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
3 2 (1.02%) Kerberos
3 2 (1.02%) Remote Desktop
3 2 (1.02%) VPN
4 1 (0.51%) ATM
4 1 (0.51%) DNS
4 1 (0.51%) DWDM
4 1 (0.51%) Internet
4 1 (0.51%) LAN
4 1 (0.51%) PABX
4 1 (0.51%) SAN
4 1 (0.51%) SSH
4 1 (0.51%) SSL
4 1 (0.51%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.51%) VoIP
4 1 (0.51%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.55%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (3.05%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.54%) BigQuery
3 5 (2.54%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.03%) MySQL
4 4 (2.03%) Power BI
4 4 (2.03%) Tableau
5 3 (1.52%) Cognos Framework Manager
5 3 (1.52%) Cognos Report Studio
5 3 (1.52%) Metadata
5 3 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (1.52%) Power Query
5 3 (1.52%) Relational Database
6 2 (1.02%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (1.02%) Cognos Transformer
6 2 (1.02%) OLAP
6 2 (1.02%) OLAP Cube
6 2 (1.02%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.51%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 9 (4.57%) Jenkins
1 9 (4.57%) JIRA
2 8 (4.06%) GitLab
3 5 (2.54%) Git
4 3 (1.52%) Gradle
4 3 (1.52%) Maven
5 2 (1.02%) Bitbucket Server
5 2 (1.02%) CA Release Automation
5 2 (1.02%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.51%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.51%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.51%) JUnit
6 1 (0.51%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.51%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.51%) Selenium
6 1 (0.51%) Storybook
6 1 (0.51%) Xcode
General
1 70 (35.53%) Social Skills
2 33 (16.75%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (10.15%) Public Sector
4 19 (9.64%) Banking
5 17 (8.63%) Manufacturing
6 11 (5.58%) Telecoms
7 10 (5.08%) Marketing
7 10 (5.08%) Pharmaceutical
8 8 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.55%) Electronics
9 7 (3.55%) Local Government
10 6 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (2.54%) Back Office
11 5 (2.54%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.54%) Legal
11 5 (2.54%) Retail
12 4 (2.03%) Automotive
13 3 (1.52%) Billing
13 3 (1.52%) Law
13 3 (1.52%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 29 (14.72%) Analyst
2 23 (11.68%) Consultant
3 16 (8.12%) Lead
4 15 (7.61%) Architect
4 15 (7.61%) Senior
5 14 (7.11%) Business Analyst
5 14 (7.11%) Developer
6 13 (6.60%) SAP Consultant
7 11 (5.58%) SAP Financial Consultant
8 10 (5.08%) Designer
9 9 (4.57%) Project Manager
9 9 (4.57%) SAP Analyst
9 9 (4.57%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
10 8 (4.06%) Support Specialist
11 7 (3.55%) Administrator
11 7 (3.55%) Automation Specialist
11 7 (3.55%) IT Support
11 7 (3.55%) SAP Test Analyst
11 7 (3.55%) Test Analyst
12 6 (3.05%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (4.57%) REST
2 5 (2.54%) React
3 4 (2.03%) NestJS
3 4 (2.03%) OAuth
3 4 (2.03%) SOAP
3 4 (2.03%) Spring Boot
4 3 (1.52%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.52%) LDAP
4 3 (1.52%) Node.js
4 3 (1.52%) Spring
5 2 (1.02%) CSS
5 2 (1.02%) HTML
5 2 (1.02%) Kafka
5 2 (1.02%) Laravel
5 2 (1.02%) OpenID
5 2 (1.02%) pytest
5 2 (1.02%) RESTful
5 2 (1.02%) SAML
6 1 (0.51%) .NET
6 1 (0.51%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 9 (4.57%) Onboarding
2 8 (4.06%) Data Centre
2 8 (4.06%) Product Ownership
3 7 (3.55%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (3.55%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (3.05%) Data Structures
4 6 (3.05%) Public Cloud
5 5 (2.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 3 (1.52%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.52%) NHS
7 2 (1.02%) Credit Derivative
7 2 (1.02%) Derivative
7 2 (1.02%) IVR
7 2 (1.02%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.02%) Market Risk
7 2 (1.02%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.02%) Private Cloud
7 2 (1.02%) Taxonomies
8 1 (0.51%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.08%) Linux
2 8 (4.06%) Android
3 7 (3.55%) Unix
4 5 (2.54%) Mac OS
4 5 (2.54%) Windows
5 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
6 2 (1.02%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (20.81%) Agile
2 35 (17.77%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (15.74%) Stakeholder Management
4 26 (13.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (12.69%) Risk Management
6 23 (11.68%) DevOps
6 23 (11.68%) Project Management
7 19 (9.64%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (9.14%) Analytics
9 17 (8.63%) CI/CD
9 17 (8.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (8.12%) User Acceptance Testing
11 15 (7.61%) Migration
12 14 (7.11%) Decision-Making
12 14 (7.11%) Waterfall
13 13 (6.60%) Change Management
13 13 (6.60%) Data Modelling
13 13 (6.60%) Project Delivery
13 13 (6.60%) Translating Business Requirements
14 12 (6.09%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 22 (11.17%) Python
2 21 (10.66%) SQL
3 8 (4.06%) Java
4 5 (2.54%) TypeScript
5 4 (2.03%) JavaScript
5 4 (2.03%) Shell Script
6 2 (1.02%) Bash
6 2 (1.02%) C
6 2 (1.02%) C++
6 2 (1.02%) Groovy
6 2 (1.02%) PHP
6 2 (1.02%) X++
7 1 (0.51%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.51%) C#
7 1 (0.51%) LookML
7 1 (0.51%) VBA
Qualifications
1 18 (9.14%) Degree
2 11 (5.58%) Security Cleared
3 10 (5.08%) SC Cleared
4 8 (4.06%) ISTQB
5 7 (3.55%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (3.05%) ACCA
7 5 (2.54%) CIMA
8 4 (2.03%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.52%) CISSP
9 3 (1.52%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.52%) PMP
10 2 (1.02%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.02%) CISA
10 2 (1.02%) CISM
10 2 (1.02%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (1.02%) GSEC
11 1 (0.51%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 1 (0.51%) CompTIA Security+
11 1 (0.51%) MBA
11 1 (0.51%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (7.61%) Accessibility
2 12 (6.09%) QA
3 10 (5.08%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.54%) GDPR
5 3 (1.52%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.02%) Basel III
6 2 (1.02%) HIPAA
6 2 (1.02%) IEC 61508
6 2 (1.02%) IFRS
6 2 (1.02%) ISO 26262
6 2 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (1.02%) MiFID
6 2 (1.02%) NIST
6 2 (1.02%) PMO
7 1 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.51%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.51%) IEC 62304
7 1 (0.51%) PMBOK
7 1 (0.51%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (5.08%) Docker
2 5 (2.54%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.51%) Tivoli Directory Server
3 1 (0.51%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 8 (4.06%) Ansible
3 7 (3.55%) Terraform
4 4 (2.03%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.02%) CA Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.02%) CA Wily
5 2 (1.02%) Grafana
5 2 (1.02%) HP ALM
5 2 (1.02%) Istio
5 2 (1.02%) Progress Chef
5 2 (1.02%) QRadar
6 1 (0.51%) Argo
6 1 (0.51%) CASB
6 1 (0.51%) Nessus
6 1 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.51%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.51%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 52 (26.40%) Microsoft
2 43 (21.83%) SAP
3 13 (6.60%) Oracle
4 11 (5.58%) ServiceNow
5 8 (4.06%) HP
6 7 (3.55%) Cisco
6 7 (3.55%) IBM
7 6 (3.05%) Google
7 6 (3.05%) Hopewiser
7 6 (3.05%) Splunk
8 5 (2.54%) Apple
8 5 (2.54%) Dell
9 4 (2.03%) Liquidlogic
9 4 (2.03%) Ping Identity
10 3 (1.52%) Blue Prism
10 3 (1.52%) Citrix
10 3 (1.52%) Cognos
10 3 (1.52%) Hitachi
11 2 (1.02%) AppDynamics
11 2 (1.02%) ArcSight