Accountant Contracts in the North West

Accountant
England > North West

The median Accountant daily rate in the North West is £273 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 11 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
11 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 152 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Accountant 6 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.22% 0.097% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £260 - -
25th Percentile £267 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £273 - -
75th Percentile £276 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £276 £250 £488
% change year-on-year +10.40% -48.72% +62.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £54.00 - -
England median hourly rate £54.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 2,533 2,948 3,886
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 94.91% 96.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,645 2,094 2,832
10th Percentile £275 £300 £213
25th Percentile £388 £406 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +13.10%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £569
90th Percentile £675 £675 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 270 128 176
10th Percentile £11.07 £14.72 £11.56
25th Percentile £13.50 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £27.00 £32.88 £24.75
Median % change year-on-year -17.88% +32.84% +36.63%
75th Percentile £46.91 £49.61 £50.01
90th Percentile £69.14 £66.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £37.50 £44.77 £23.00
% change year-on-year -16.23% +94.63% +4.55%

Accountant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Accountant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Accountant in the North West

Accountant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Accountant in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Accountant in the North West

Accountant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Accountant in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Accountant in the North West

Accountant
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Accountant within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 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
Cheshire +10 4 £273 - 3
Cumbria - 3 £276 -
Merseyside - 2 - -
Accountant
England

Accountant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 11 May 2024, Accountant contract job roles required 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 North West region featuring Accountant in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) Sage
2 4 (66.67%) Line Management
2 4 (66.67%) Sage X3
3 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (50.00%) Time Management
3 3 (50.00%) Project Management
3 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (33.33%) Data Interpretation
4 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 2 (33.33%) CIPFA
4 2 (33.33%) CIMA
4 2 (33.33%) ACCA
4 2 (33.33%) Local Government
4 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (16.67%) Business Transformation
5 1 (16.67%) Legal

Accountant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (66.67%) Sage X3
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Local Government
3 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Line Management
2 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (50.00%) Time Management
3 2 (33.33%) Data Interpretation
4 1 (16.67%) Business Transformation
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ACCA
1 2 (33.33%) CIMA
1 2 (33.33%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) Sage