Systems Accountant Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

System Accountant
England > Midlands

The median System Accountant daily rate in the Midlands is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 109 -
Rank change year-on-year -47 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Accountant 21 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.53% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% 0.18% -
Number of daily rates quoted 17 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 £206 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 £213 -
Median % change year-on-year +196.47% - -
75th Percentile £645 £219 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £425 £213 £276
% change year-on-year +100.00% -23.01% -4.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 3,594 1,688 2,557
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 90.41% 91.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,257 1,159 1,731
10th Percentile £284 £200 £205
25th Percentile £400 £350 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £588
90th Percentile £655 £644 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 84 212
10th Percentile £13.95 £12.62 £12.13
25th Percentile £16.35 £14.00 £14.71
Median hourly rate £23.83 £18.88 £19.36
Median % change year-on-year +26.18% -2.45% +1.88%
75th Percentile £30.00 £28.75 £29.25
90th Percentile £65.25 £34.63 £52.89
England median hourly rate £41.77 £34.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +21.07% +6.15% -24.14%

Systems Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Accountant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Systems Accountant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Systems Accountant
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the Midlands

Systems Accountant
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Accountant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Systems Accountant in the Midlands

Systems Accountant
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Accountant job vacancies in the Midlands

Systems Accountant
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Accountant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 March 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
West Midlands -37 21 £630 +196.47% 5
Systems Accountant
England

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 31 March 2026, Systems Accountant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Midlands region featuring Systems Accountant in the job title.

1 18 (85.71%) ERP
2 12 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (47.62%) Budgeting
3 10 (47.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 10 (47.62%) Change Management
3 10 (47.62%) Financial Analysis
3 10 (47.62%) Migration
3 10 (47.62%) Oracle
3 10 (47.62%) Oracle Fusion
3 10 (47.62%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (47.62%) Project Delivery
4 3 (14.29%) Order to Cash
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (14.29%) Record to Report
4 3 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (9.52%) ACCA
5 2 (9.52%) CIMA
5 2 (9.52%) Data Migration

Systems Accountant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (47.62%) Oracle Reports
General
1 21 (100.00%) Finance
2 19 (90.48%) Local Government
3 15 (71.43%) Social Skills
4 11 (52.38%) Public Sector
5 10 (47.62%) Legal
6 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (47.62%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) Data Structures
1 10 (47.62%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (85.71%) ERP
2 12 (57.14%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (47.62%) Budgeting
3 10 (47.62%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 10 (47.62%) Change Management
3 10 (47.62%) Financial Analysis
3 10 (47.62%) Migration
3 10 (47.62%) Project Delivery
4 3 (14.29%) Order to Cash
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (14.29%) Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (14.29%) Record to Report
4 3 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (9.52%) Data Migration
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) ACCA
1 2 (9.52%) CIMA
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Oracle