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 5 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 +4
Contract jobs citing Finance 358 189 167
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 18.34% 18.96% 13.65%
As % of the General category 34.32% 31.55% 26.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 136 125
10th Percentile £326 £341 £318
25th Percentile £380 £398 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £461 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.79% -12.14% -
75th Percentile £575 £578 £613
90th Percentile £688 £725 £711
North West median daily rate £500 £455 £513
% change year-on-year +10.01% -11.32% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 7 4
10th Percentile - £23.81 £26.38
25th Percentile £43.96 £36.60 £35.94
Median hourly rate £50.00 £60.00 £54.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +10.09% +230.30%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.13 £73.06
90th Percentile £85.00 £79.75 £79.03
North West median hourly rate £43.96 £50.99 £38.75
% change year-on-year -13.78% +31.57% +129.83%

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 1,043 599 620
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 53.43% 60.08% 50.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 616 385 386
10th Percentile £275 £272 £325
25th Percentile £388 £393 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £670 £696 £694
North West median daily rate £492 £465 £500
% change year-on-year +5.75% -6.95% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 46 34
10th Percentile £18.13 - £16.23
25th Percentile £25.81 £13.00 £23.65
Median hourly rate £40.53 £20.00 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year +102.64% -36.51% +77.77%
75th Percentile £73.75 £50.68 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £74.38 £66.97
North West median hourly rate £35.50 £28.75 £28.50
% change year-on-year +23.48% +0.88% +4.20%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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
Stockport - 2 £513 - 16
Salford +4 1 - - 19
Bury -12 1 - - 4
Altrincham - 1 - - 6
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 18 (5.03%) Confluence
2 6 (1.68%) CICS
3 5 (1.40%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.84%) Apache
4 3 (0.84%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.84%) SAS
5 2 (0.56%) IIS
5 2 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.28%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 21 (5.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.12%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.84%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.28%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.28%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 28 (7.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.12%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.84%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.84%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (0.56%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.56%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (0.56%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.56%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (0.28%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.28%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.28%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 51 (14.25%) AWS
2 48 (13.41%) Azure
3 19 (5.31%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.19%) GCP
5 9 (2.51%) Entra ID
5 9 (2.51%) SaaS
6 7 (1.96%) AWS CloudFormation
6 7 (1.96%) Snowflake
7 6 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (1.68%) Serverless
8 5 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (1.40%) Azure Sentinel
8 5 (1.40%) dbt
8 5 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
9 4 (1.12%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 3 (0.84%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (0.84%) Intacct
10 3 (0.84%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.84%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 3 (0.84%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.03%) Firewall
2 9 (2.51%) DNS
3 8 (2.23%) TCP/IP
4 7 (1.96%) SSL
5 4 (1.12%) Network Security
6 2 (0.56%) BGP
6 2 (0.56%) DHCP
6 2 (0.56%) LAN
6 2 (0.56%) VPN
6 2 (0.56%) VSAN
6 2 (0.56%) WAN
6 2 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.28%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.28%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.28%) NX-OS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.03%) Data Warehouse
1 18 (5.03%) Power BI
2 13 (3.63%) SQL Server
3 11 (3.07%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.79%) DataStage
4 10 (2.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 9 (2.51%) Data Lake
6 7 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
7 6 (1.68%) Snowflake Schema
8 5 (1.40%) Amazon Redshift
8 5 (1.40%) Delta Lake
8 5 (1.40%) Metadata
8 5 (1.40%) Oracle Reports
8 5 (1.40%) RDBMS
8 5 (1.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 5 (1.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (1.40%) Tableau
9 4 (1.12%) Db2
9 4 (1.12%) Looker
9 4 (1.12%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 22 (6.15%) JIRA
2 10 (2.79%) Git
3 7 (1.96%) Cucumber
3 7 (1.96%) Selenium
4 5 (1.40%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.84%) JUnit
5 3 (0.84%) Postman
5 3 (0.84%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.84%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.56%) GitLab
6 2 (0.56%) Hudson
6 2 (0.56%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.56%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.28%) Gradle
7 1 (0.28%) JMeter
7 1 (0.28%) LoadRunner
General
1 116 (32.40%) Social Skills
2 59 (16.48%) Banking
3 48 (13.41%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (6.15%) Legal
5 21 (5.87%) Retail
6 18 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
7 15 (4.19%) Public Sector
8 14 (3.91%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (3.35%) Manufacturing
9 12 (3.35%) Marketing
10 8 (2.23%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.96%) Billing
12 6 (1.68%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.40%) Military
14 4 (1.12%) Automotive
15 2 (0.56%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.56%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.56%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.56%) Local Government
15 2 (0.56%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 51 (14.25%) Analyst
2 34 (9.50%) Architect
3 29 (8.10%) Accountant
4 27 (7.54%) Senior
5 24 (6.70%) Lead
6 23 (6.42%) Consultant
6 23 (6.42%) Project Manager
7 20 (5.59%) Business Analyst
8 19 (5.31%) Systems Accountant
9 17 (4.75%) Developer
10 14 (3.91%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.79%) Designer
11 10 (2.79%) Management Accountant
11 10 (2.79%) Senior Manager
11 10 (2.79%) Systems Analyst
12 9 (2.51%) DBA
12 9 (2.51%) Security Engineer
13 8 (2.23%) Data Analyst
13 8 (2.23%) Infrastructure Designer
13 8 (2.23%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.07%) Middleware
2 10 (2.79%) Spring
2 10 (2.79%) Spring Boot
3 9 (2.51%) REST
4 8 (2.23%) React
5 7 (1.96%) Kafka
5 7 (1.96%) PySpark
6 5 (1.40%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.40%) AWS CDK
6 5 (1.40%) JSON
6 5 (1.40%) LDAP
6 5 (1.40%) Node.js
6 5 (1.40%) XML
7 4 (1.12%) Gherkin
7 4 (1.12%) ISPF
7 4 (1.12%) OAuth
7 4 (1.12%) OAuth2
7 4 (1.12%) Playwright
7 4 (1.12%) SAML
7 4 (1.12%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.59%) Legacy Systems
2 17 (4.75%) Product Ownership
3 14 (3.91%) Cloud Native
3 14 (3.91%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.63%) Mainframe
4 13 (3.63%) Security Posture
5 11 (3.07%) Management Information System
6 9 (2.51%) Virtual Team
6 9 (2.51%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (2.23%) Data Protection Act
7 8 (2.23%) Podcast
8 7 (1.96%) Credit Risk
8 7 (1.96%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.96%) Mobile App
9 6 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.68%) BYOD
9 6 (1.68%) Cloud Security Posture
9 6 (1.68%) Clustering
9 6 (1.68%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.68%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.03%) Linux
2 17 (4.75%) Unix
3 13 (3.63%) Solaris
3 13 (3.63%) Windows
4 7 (1.96%) AIX
5 5 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (1.12%) zOS
7 3 (0.84%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.56%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.56%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.28%) HPUX
9 1 (0.28%) MVS
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.28%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (21.79%) Agile
1 78 (21.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 61 (17.04%) Migration
3 38 (10.61%) CI/CD
4 37 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
4 37 (10.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 36 (10.06%) Data Modelling
5 36 (10.06%) DevOps
6 35 (9.78%) Roadmaps
7 34 (9.50%) Continuous Improvement
7 34 (9.50%) Project Management
8 33 (9.22%) ERP
9 32 (8.94%) Analytics
10 30 (8.38%) AI
10 30 (8.38%) Change Management
10 30 (8.38%) Validation
11 28 (7.82%) Decision-Making
12 27 (7.54%) Data Pipeline
12 27 (7.54%) Process Improvement
13 25 (6.98%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 56 (15.64%) SQL
2 28 (7.82%) Python
3 26 (7.26%) Java
4 12 (3.35%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.68%) COBOL
5 6 (1.68%) PL/SQL
6 5 (1.40%) Bicep
7 4 (1.12%) Bash
7 4 (1.12%) Shell Script
7 4 (1.12%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.84%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.84%) Kotlin
8 3 (0.84%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.56%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.56%) C#
9 2 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.56%) Scala
9 2 (0.56%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.28%) VBA
Qualifications
1 24 (6.70%) Degree
2 17 (4.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (4.47%) ACCA
3 16 (4.47%) CIMA
4 11 (3.07%) CIPFA
4 11 (3.07%) CISSP
5 9 (2.51%) Security Cleared
6 6 (1.68%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.68%) CompTIA Security+
7 5 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.12%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.12%) MCSA
8 4 (1.12%) MCSE
8 4 (1.12%) PMP
9 3 (0.84%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.56%) CCNA
10 2 (0.56%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.56%) GCFA
10 2 (0.56%) GCIH
10 2 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (9.50%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.59%) GDPR
3 16 (4.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 12 (3.35%) PMO
5 10 (2.79%) QA
6 3 (0.84%) GAAP
6 3 (0.84%) GRC
6 3 (0.84%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.56%) IFRS
7 2 (0.56%) SLA
7 2 (0.56%) Solvency II
8 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.28%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.28%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.28%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (4.19%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.63%) Docker
3 5 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.12%) RACF
5 2 (0.56%) GPFS
5 2 (0.56%) NFS
5 2 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.56%) vSphere
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 20 (5.59%) Kubernetes
2 14 (3.91%) Terraform
3 7 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.68%) CASB
4 6 (1.68%) Progress Chef
5 4 (1.12%) Grafana
5 4 (1.12%) Nessus
5 4 (1.12%) OMEGAMON
6 3 (0.84%) Ansible
6 3 (0.84%) Istio
6 3 (0.84%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.56%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.56%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.56%) SCCM
7 2 (0.56%) vRealize
7 2 (0.56%) VxRail
Vendors
1 53 (14.80%) Microsoft
2 42 (11.73%) SAP
3 20 (5.59%) Oracle
4 19 (5.31%) ServiceNow
5 18 (5.03%) IBM
6 15 (4.19%) Databricks
7 12 (3.35%) Sage
8 9 (2.51%) VMware
9 8 (2.23%) Splunk
10 6 (1.68%) Tenable
11 5 (1.40%) Adobe
11 5 (1.40%) Google
11 5 (1.40%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.40%) Remedy
11 5 (1.40%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.12%) Ariba
12 4 (1.12%) BeyondTrust
12 4 (1.12%) Cisco
12 4 (1.12%) CyberArk
12 4 (1.12%) Teradata