Finance Contracts in the North of England

Financial
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 6 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 0
Contract jobs citing Finance 609 836 1,005
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 13.12% 14.96% 14.09%
As % of the General category 23.86% 26.81% 27.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 385 565 710
10th Percentile £315 £363 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £594 £606 £594
90th Percentile £712 £688 £676
England median daily rate £600 £600 £575
% change year-on-year - +4.35% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 5 24
10th Percentile £11.77 £14.69 £9.31
25th Percentile £13.23 £15.72 £12.57
Median hourly rate £15.11 £27.98 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.02% +92.97% -18.99%
75th Percentile £34.21 £32.89 £29.76
90th Percentile £52.78 £61.16 £45.03
England median hourly rate £26.97 £25.71 £33.57
% change year-on-year +4.90% -23.41% +54.34%

All General Skills
North of England

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,552 3,118 3,611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.96% 55.81% 50.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,500 2,147 2,568
10th Percentile £266 £300 £209
25th Percentile £400 £413 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +7.37% +7.95%
75th Percentile £585 £600 £563
90th Percentile £669 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 91 186
10th Percentile £12.11 £14.00 £11.19
25th Percentile £13.30 £16.85 £15.00
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -35.76% +25.00% +8.58%
75th Percentile £33.91 £36.17 £34.88
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.35 £55.36
England median hourly rate £30.16 £32.30 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.63% +50.23% -4.10%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the North of England

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
North West +3 350 £500 - 511
Yorkshire -2 235 £500 -9.09% 242
North East +3 19 £500 -16.67% 102
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (2.30%) Confluence
2 9 (1.48%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.99%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.82%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.66%) IIS
7 3 (0.49%) nginx
8 2 (0.33%) Apache
8 2 (0.33%) CMS
8 2 (0.33%) Traefik
9 1 (0.16%) JBoss
9 1 (0.16%) Mule
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.16%) SAS
9 1 (0.16%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.16%) Tomcat
Applications
1 54 (8.87%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (5.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.45%) MS Visio
4 17 (2.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (1.48%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 30 (4.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.97%) SAP FI
3 8 (1.31%) Temenos T24
4 7 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.99%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.66%) Sage X3
8 3 (0.49%) OpenText VIM for SAP
9 2 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.33%) ResourceLink
9 2 (0.33%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.33%) SAP IS-U
10 1 (0.16%) Primavera
10 1 (0.16%) SAP EHS
10 1 (0.16%) SAP Payroll
10 1 (0.16%) SAP PP
10 1 (0.16%) SAP PS
10 1 (0.16%) SAP SD
10 1 (0.16%) SAP WM
10 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 47 (7.72%) Azure
2 35 (5.75%) Dynamics 365
3 32 (5.25%) Power Platform
4 27 (4.43%) AWS
5 13 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
6 11 (1.81%) SaaS
7 10 (1.64%) GCP
8 9 (1.48%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (1.48%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.31%) PaaS
10 7 (1.15%) Apigee
10 7 (1.15%) IaaS
10 7 (1.15%) Kong
11 6 (0.99%) Serverless
12 4 (0.66%) Entra ID
12 4 (0.66%) npm
12 4 (0.66%) WhatsApp
13 3 (0.49%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 3 (0.49%) OCI
13 3 (0.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.79%) DMZ
1 17 (2.79%) SD-WAN
2 15 (2.46%) Wireless
3 13 (2.13%) Cisco IOS
3 13 (2.13%) Cisco Nexus
4 10 (1.64%) DNS
5 9 (1.48%) ATM
6 7 (1.15%) Firewall
7 6 (0.99%) DHCP
8 4 (0.66%) HTTP
8 4 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.66%) SAN
8 4 (0.66%) Skype
8 4 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.49%) WAN
10 2 (0.33%) LAN
10 2 (0.33%) Network Security
10 2 (0.33%) PPP
10 2 (0.33%) RTP
10 2 (0.33%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.76%) Power BI
2 21 (3.45%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.81%) Big Data
4 10 (1.64%) MongoDB
5 7 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.15%) Metadata
5 7 (1.15%) OLAP
5 7 (1.15%) OLTP
6 6 (0.99%) BigQuery
6 6 (0.99%) Ingres
6 6 (0.99%) Oracle OLAP
7 5 (0.82%) DB2
7 5 (0.82%) Tableau
8 4 (0.66%) Data Vault
8 4 (0.66%) MySQL
8 4 (0.66%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.33%) Data Hub
10 2 (0.33%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 39 (6.40%) JIRA
2 12 (1.97%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.31%) Git
4 5 (0.82%) GitLab
4 5 (0.82%) JUnit
5 4 (0.66%) Cucumber
5 4 (0.66%) ERwin
6 3 (0.49%) JMeter
7 2 (0.33%) ER Studio
7 2 (0.33%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.33%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.16%) AppScan
8 1 (0.16%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.16%) Liquibase
8 1 (0.16%) Log4j
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.16%) Postman
8 1 (0.16%) RStudio
8 1 (0.16%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.16%) TeamCity
General
1 157 (25.78%) Social Skills
2 107 (17.57%) Banking
3 70 (11.49%) Public Sector
4 55 (9.03%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (6.40%) Manufacturing
6 23 (3.78%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (3.78%) Telecoms
7 22 (3.61%) Marketing
8 21 (3.45%) Retail
9 14 (2.30%) Electronics
10 12 (1.97%) Local Government
10 12 (1.97%) Pharmaceutical
11 11 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (1.81%) Legal
12 9 (1.48%) Billing
12 9 (1.48%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 9 (1.48%) Presentation Skills
13 8 (1.31%) Investment Banking
14 7 (1.15%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 72 (11.82%) Analyst
2 71 (11.66%) Project Manager
3 65 (10.67%) Architect
4 47 (7.72%) Lead
5 35 (5.75%) Developer
5 35 (5.75%) Senior
6 33 (5.42%) Consultant
7 30 (4.93%) Business Analyst
8 26 (4.27%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (4.11%) Network Engineer
10 23 (3.78%) Data Analyst
11 20 (3.28%) Administrator
12 17 (2.79%) Cutover Manager
13 16 (2.63%) Programme Manager
14 14 (2.30%) Senior Manager
14 14 (2.30%) Trainer
15 13 (2.13%) SAP Consultant
16 12 (1.97%) Delivery Manager
16 12 (1.97%) Finance Manager
17 11 (1.81%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (2.30%) Kafka
2 9 (1.48%) .NET
2 9 (1.48%) Middleware
2 9 (1.48%) Web Services
3 8 (1.31%) Gherkin
3 8 (1.31%) IBM Integration Bus
3 8 (1.31%) React
3 8 (1.31%) SOAP
3 8 (1.31%) Spring
4 7 (1.15%) J2EE
4 7 (1.15%) RabbitMQ
5 6 (0.99%) AngularJS
5 6 (0.99%) Apache Camel
5 6 (0.99%) REST
5 6 (0.99%) RESTful
5 6 (0.99%) Spring Boot
5 6 (0.99%) Spring Integration
6 4 (0.66%) Node.js
7 3 (0.49%) CSS
7 3 (0.49%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.93%) Data Centre
2 22 (3.61%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.13%) Driving Licence
3 13 (2.13%) Product Ownership
4 12 (1.97%) Mainframe
4 12 (1.97%) Public Cloud
5 9 (1.48%) EPoS
5 9 (1.48%) Smartphone
6 8 (1.31%) Data Protection Act
6 8 (1.31%) Greenfield Project
7 7 (1.15%) Clustering
7 7 (1.15%) DataPower
7 7 (1.15%) NHS
8 6 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (0.99%) Onboarding
8 6 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
9 5 (0.82%) Life Science
9 5 (0.82%) PKI
10 4 (0.66%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 29 (4.76%) Windows
2 23 (3.78%) Linux
3 10 (1.64%) Unix
4 8 (1.31%) VMS
4 8 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 7 (1.15%) MVS
5 7 (1.15%) Windows Server
6 6 (0.99%) zOS
7 5 (0.82%) Apple iOS
7 5 (0.82%) Windows 7
8 4 (0.66%) Android
8 4 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
8 4 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
9 2 (0.33%) CentOS
10 1 (0.16%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (17.41%) Agile
2 97 (15.93%) Stakeholder Management
3 91 (14.94%) Project Management
4 64 (10.51%) Change Management
5 59 (9.69%) Migration
6 57 (9.36%) Problem-Solving
7 51 (8.37%) DevOps
8 45 (7.39%) Business Intelligence
9 39 (6.40%) Continuous Improvement
10 38 (6.24%) ERP
11 36 (5.91%) Risk Management
12 34 (5.58%) CI/CD
12 34 (5.58%) Decision-Making
13 33 (5.42%) Waterfall
14 32 (5.25%) Analytics
15 29 (4.76%) ITSM
16 28 (4.60%) Validation
17 25 (4.11%) ITIL
17 25 (4.11%) Programme Management
17 25 (4.11%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 32 (5.25%) SQL
2 24 (3.94%) Java
3 21 (3.45%) Python
4 11 (1.81%) PowerShell
5 10 (1.64%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.48%) Bash
7 7 (1.15%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.15%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.66%) C#
8 4 (0.66%) Perl
8 4 (0.66%) Ruby
9 3 (0.49%) C
9 3 (0.49%) Groovy
9 3 (0.49%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.33%) Go
10 2 (0.33%) R
10 2 (0.33%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.16%) ABAP
11 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.16%) Scala
Qualifications
1 50 (8.21%) Degree
2 35 (5.75%) Security Cleared
3 27 (4.43%) SC Cleared
4 10 (1.64%) PMI Certification
4 10 (1.64%) PMP
5 7 (1.15%) CCNA
5 7 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (0.99%) Network+ Certification
7 5 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (0.66%) A+ Certification
8 4 (0.66%) AWS Certification
8 4 (0.66%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.49%) CISSP
9 3 (0.49%) HNC
9 3 (0.49%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.49%) NVQ Level 4
9 3 (0.49%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 2 (0.33%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (4.43%) SLA
2 22 (3.61%) QA
3 17 (2.79%) PMO
4 16 (2.63%) GDPR
5 13 (2.13%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.64%) Accessibility
7 6 (0.99%) NIST
8 5 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.49%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.33%) COSO
10 2 (0.33%) GRC
10 2 (0.33%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.33%) ISO 31000
10 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.33%) NCSC
10 2 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.16%) IFRS
11 1 (0.16%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 14 (2.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.48%) Docker
2 9 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.66%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.49%) KVM
4 3 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.49%) VMware Workstation
5 1 (0.16%) Firmware
5 1 (0.16%) IAG
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (1.97%) Ansible
2 10 (1.64%) Terraform
3 9 (1.48%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.31%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.82%) SCCM
6 4 (0.66%) Puppet
7 3 (0.49%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.49%) Thomson Reuters DACS
7 3 (0.49%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.33%) Consul
8 2 (0.33%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.33%) Graphite
8 2 (0.33%) HAProxy
8 2 (0.33%) Istio
8 2 (0.33%) linkerd
8 2 (0.33%) Packer
8 2 (0.33%) Podman
8 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
8 2 (0.33%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 77 (12.64%) Microsoft
2 59 (9.69%) SAP
3 25 (4.11%) Oracle
4 22 (3.61%) F5
5 20 (3.28%) ServiceNow
6 16 (2.63%) Palo Alto
7 15 (2.46%) Cisco
8 12 (1.97%) EMC
9 11 (1.81%) IBM
10 9 (1.48%) VMware
11 8 (1.31%) Databricks
12 7 (1.15%) Adobe
12 7 (1.15%) Avaloq
12 7 (1.15%) Google
12 7 (1.15%) TSYS
13 6 (0.99%) CA
13 6 (0.99%) Salesforce
13 6 (0.99%) Sparx
13 6 (0.99%) Splunk
14 5 (0.82%) Ariba