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

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 2 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +7
Contract jobs citing Finance 365 198 173
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 18.76% 19.60% 14.36%
As % of the General category 35.20% 31.73% 28.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 203 143 128
10th Percentile £326 £326 £309
25th Percentile £381 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £466 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% -11.33% -3.67%
75th Percentile £572 £588 £608
90th Percentile £699 £720 £706
North West median daily rate £500 £452 £519
% change year-on-year +10.56% -12.82% -1.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 7 4
10th Percentile £30.69 £23.81 £26.38
25th Percentile £43.96 £36.60 £35.94
Median hourly rate £47.75 £60.00 £54.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.42% +10.09% +230.30%
75th Percentile £70.94 £73.13 £73.06
90th Percentile £82.30 £79.75 £79.03
North West median hourly rate £43.96 £50.99 £35.00
% change year-on-year -13.78% +45.67% +107.59%

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 1,037 624 614
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 53.29% 61.78% 50.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 608 401 375
10th Percentile £275 £270 £325
25th Percentile £398 £393 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.58% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £700 £688 £708
North West median daily rate £500 £469 £500
% change year-on-year +6.61% -6.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 122 47 30
10th Percentile £18.00 - £16.70
25th Percentile £23.35 £13.00 £23.96
Median hourly rate £37.50 £20.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -41.18% +93.40%
75th Percentile £69.88 £45.87 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £74.25 £63.23
North West median hourly rate £35.00 £28.75 £32.50
% change year-on-year +21.74% -11.54% +22.18%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 - - 22
Bury -12 1 - -
Altrincham - 1 - - 2
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 (5.48%) Confluence
2 5 (1.37%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.10%) Apache
3 4 (1.10%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.82%) CICS
4 3 (0.82%) SAS
5 2 (0.55%) IIS
5 2 (0.55%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.27%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.27%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.27%) nginx
Applications
1 22 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 29 (7.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.10%) Oracle Payables
2 4 (1.10%) SAP MDG
3 3 (0.82%) Adobe Campaign
3 3 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.82%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.82%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.82%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.55%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 2 (0.55%) SAP MDG-F
5 1 (0.27%) Cloudability
5 1 (0.27%) FIS Private Capital Suite
5 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.27%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.27%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 56 (15.34%) AWS
2 53 (14.52%) Azure
3 21 (5.75%) Power Platform
4 19 (5.21%) GCP
5 10 (2.74%) Entra ID
5 10 (2.74%) SaaS
6 8 (2.19%) AWS CloudFormation
7 7 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (1.92%) Serverless
7 7 (1.92%) Snowflake
8 6 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
9 5 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.37%) Azure Sentinel
9 5 (1.37%) dbt
9 5 (1.37%) Google Kubernetes Engine
10 4 (1.10%) Amazon ECS
11 3 (0.82%) Intacct
11 3 (0.82%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.82%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.82%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.56%) Firewall
2 6 (1.64%) DNS
3 5 (1.37%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.10%) Network Security
4 4 (1.10%) SSL
5 2 (0.55%) BGP
5 2 (0.55%) DHCP
5 2 (0.55%) LAN
5 2 (0.55%) VPN
5 2 (0.55%) VSAN
5 2 (0.55%) WAN
5 2 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.27%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.27%) NX-OS
6 1 (0.27%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.48%) Power BI
2 18 (4.93%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (3.56%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.01%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 9 (2.47%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.92%) DataStage
7 7 (1.92%) PostgreSQL
8 6 (1.64%) Snowflake Schema
9 5 (1.37%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (1.37%) Delta Lake
9 5 (1.37%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (1.37%) RDBMS
9 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 5 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (1.37%) Tableau
10 4 (1.10%) Db2
10 4 (1.10%) Looker
10 4 (1.10%) Metadata
10 4 (1.10%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 24 (6.58%) JIRA
2 10 (2.74%) Git
3 6 (1.64%) Cucumber
3 6 (1.64%) Selenium
4 5 (1.37%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.82%) Hudson
5 3 (0.82%) JUnit
5 3 (0.82%) Postman
5 3 (0.82%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.82%) Sonatype Nexus
6 2 (0.55%) GitLab
6 2 (0.55%) JDeveloper
6 2 (0.55%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.27%) Gradle
7 1 (0.27%) JMeter
7 1 (0.27%) LoadRunner
General
1 125 (34.25%) Social Skills
2 62 (16.99%) Banking
3 52 (14.25%) Analytical Skills
4 25 (6.85%) Retail
5 23 (6.30%) Legal
6 20 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (4.38%) Public Sector
8 12 (3.29%) Marketing
9 11 (3.01%) Manufacturing
10 10 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.47%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (2.19%) Billing
13 5 (1.37%) Military
13 5 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (1.10%) Automotive
15 2 (0.55%) Agriculture
15 2 (0.55%) General Ledger
15 2 (0.55%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.55%) Local Government
15 2 (0.55%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 54 (14.79%) Analyst
2 37 (10.14%) Architect
3 29 (7.95%) Accountant
4 25 (6.85%) Senior
5 24 (6.58%) Consultant
5 24 (6.58%) Project Manager
6 23 (6.30%) Business Analyst
7 21 (5.75%) Lead
8 19 (5.21%) Systems Accountant
9 14 (3.84%) Developer
9 14 (3.84%) Solutions Architect
10 11 (3.01%) Finance Manager
11 10 (2.74%) IT Manager
11 10 (2.74%) Management Accountant
11 10 (2.74%) Security Engineer
11 10 (2.74%) Systems Analyst
12 9 (2.47%) DBA
12 9 (2.47%) IT Project Manager
12 9 (2.47%) Senior Manager
13 8 (2.19%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.01%) Spring
1 11 (3.01%) Spring Boot
2 9 (2.47%) REST
3 8 (2.19%) Middleware
3 8 (2.19%) React
4 7 (1.92%) Kafka
4 7 (1.92%) PySpark
4 7 (1.92%) SAML
5 6 (1.64%) AWS CDK
5 6 (1.64%) Node.js
5 6 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (1.64%) XML
6 5 (1.37%) AngularJS
6 5 (1.37%) JSON
7 4 (1.10%) ISPF
7 4 (1.10%) OAuth
7 4 (1.10%) OAuth2
7 4 (1.10%) Web Services
8 3 (0.82%) JDBC
8 3 (0.82%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 21 (5.75%) Legacy Systems
2 19 (5.21%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.11%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.11%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.29%) Data Protection Act
5 11 (3.01%) Management Information System
5 11 (3.01%) Security Posture
6 10 (2.74%) Mainframe
6 10 (2.74%) Virtual Team
6 10 (2.74%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (2.47%) CMDB
7 9 (2.47%) Credit Risk
7 9 (2.47%) Mobile App
7 9 (2.47%) Podcast
8 7 (1.92%) Enterprise Cloud
9 6 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 6 (1.64%) Clustering
9 6 (1.64%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.64%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.64%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 13 (3.56%) Linux
2 11 (3.01%) Unix
2 11 (3.01%) Windows
3 10 (2.74%) Solaris
4 6 (1.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (1.10%) AIX
5 4 (1.10%) zOS
6 3 (0.82%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.55%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.55%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.27%) HPUX
8 1 (0.27%) MVS
8 1 (0.27%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.27%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (24.38%) Stakeholder Management
2 85 (23.29%) Agile
3 60 (16.44%) Migration
4 41 (11.23%) ERP
5 40 (10.96%) Data Modelling
6 38 (10.41%) CI/CD
6 38 (10.41%) DevOps
6 38 (10.41%) Problem-Solving
6 38 (10.41%) Project Management
7 37 (10.14%) Roadmaps
8 36 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (9.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 34 (9.32%) Analytics
9 34 (9.32%) Change Management
10 32 (8.77%) AI
11 30 (8.22%) Decision-Making
12 28 (7.67%) Validation
13 27 (7.40%) Data Migration
13 27 (7.40%) Data Pipeline
13 27 (7.40%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 54 (14.79%) SQL
2 30 (8.22%) Python
3 27 (7.40%) Java
4 13 (3.56%) PowerShell
5 6 (1.64%) Bicep
5 6 (1.64%) PL/SQL
6 5 (1.37%) Bash
6 5 (1.37%) TypeScript
7 4 (1.10%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.82%) COBOL
8 3 (0.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.82%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.82%) Kotlin
8 3 (0.82%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.55%) BeanShell
9 2 (0.55%) Kusto Query Language
9 2 (0.55%) Scala
9 2 (0.55%) Search Processing Language
10 1 (0.27%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (6.03%) Degree
2 19 (5.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 16 (4.38%) ACCA
3 16 (4.38%) CIMA
4 11 (3.01%) CIPFA
5 9 (2.47%) CISSP
5 9 (2.47%) Security Cleared
6 7 (1.92%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.37%) AWS Certification
7 5 (1.37%) PMP
8 4 (1.10%) PMI Certification
9 3 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
10 2 (0.55%) CCNA
10 2 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.55%) GCFA
10 2 (0.55%) GCIH
10 2 (0.55%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.55%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (10.96%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.75%) GDPR
3 16 (4.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 12 (3.29%) PMO
5 10 (2.74%) QA
6 5 (1.37%) GRC
7 3 (0.82%) GAAP
7 3 (0.82%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.55%) IFRS
8 2 (0.55%) SLA
8 2 (0.55%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.27%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.27%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.27%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.27%) NIST
9 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 14 (3.84%) Docker
2 13 (3.56%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.10%) RACF
3 4 (1.10%) 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 22 (6.03%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.11%) Terraform
3 10 (2.74%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.92%) Progress Chef
5 4 (1.10%) Grafana
5 4 (1.10%) Istio
5 4 (1.10%) OMEGAMON
6 3 (0.82%) Ansible
6 3 (0.82%) CASB
6 3 (0.82%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.55%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.55%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.55%) SCCM
7 2 (0.55%) vRealize
7 2 (0.55%) VxRail
8 1 (0.27%) Nessus
8 1 (0.27%) Network Intrusion Detection System
Vendors
1 60 (16.44%) Microsoft
2 49 (13.42%) SAP
3 26 (7.12%) Oracle
4 24 (6.58%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.38%) IBM
6 14 (3.84%) Databricks
7 12 (3.29%) Sage
8 7 (1.92%) BeyondTrust
8 7 (1.92%) Google
9 6 (1.64%) Adobe
9 6 (1.64%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.64%) VMware
10 5 (1.37%) Cisco
10 5 (1.37%) Salesforce
10 5 (1.37%) Splunk
11 4 (1.10%) Ariba
11 4 (1.10%) Teradata
12 3 (0.82%) HP
12 3 (0.82%) Infoblox
12 3 (0.82%) Workday