The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Newport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
23
64
57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport
74.19%
68.82%
37.01%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
23
43
10th Percentile
£156
£142
£305
25th Percentile
£239
£354
£456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£444
£400
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+10.94%
-27.27%
-
75th Percentile
£479
£625
£641
90th Percentile
£511
-
£670
South Wales median daily rate
£375
£394
£488
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-19.23%
-2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
19
1
10th Percentile
£16.60
£18.97
-
25th Percentile
£19.00
£20.68
£44.82
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£48.00
£48.13
Median % change year-on-year
-52.08%
-0.27%
+112.78%
75th Percentile
£34.00
£64.38
£51.45
90th Percentile
£40.60
£87.80
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£14.61
£48.00
£13.00
% change year-on-year
-69.56%
+269.23%
-42.22%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.
Finance Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Newport.
Finance Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Newport.
Finance Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 16 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
