Finance Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Financial
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 14 14
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 -9
Contract jobs citing Finance 31 8 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 21.83% 4.91% 7.44%
As % of the General category 32.63% 12.70% 13.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 5 15
10th Percentile - £172 £415
25th Percentile £222 £280 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £525
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -14.29% -8.70%
75th Percentile £450 £475 £619
90th Percentile £775 - £780
South East median daily rate £515 £511 £525
% change year-on-year +0.73% -2.62% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.75 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £25.83 £58.75 £24.75
% change year-on-year -56.04% +137.42% +16.17%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 95 63 137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 66.90% 38.65% 56.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 58 39 88
10th Percentile £172 £160 £200
25th Percentile £229 £303 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -
75th Percentile £547 £500 £567
90th Percentile £640 £640 £683
South East median daily rate £485 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 15
10th Percentile £43.85 £17.95 £25.38
25th Percentile £71.00 £20.88 £25.95
Median hourly rate £89.63 £25.50 £28.16
Median % change year-on-year +251.56% -9.46% +57.32%
75th Percentile - £44.06 £32.31
90th Percentile - £73.88 £45.18
South East median hourly rate £18.82 £57.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -67.18% +9.24% +133.33%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Oxfordshire

Finance
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Finance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Finance

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Oxfordshire

Finance
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Finance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Finance

Finance
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 September 2025. 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
Oxford +1 14 £225 -50.00% 20
Abingdon - 3 - -
Bicester - 1 £850 -
Henley-on-Thames - 1 £325 -
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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 1 (3.23%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (3.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (32.26%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 7 (22.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (12.90%) SAP ERP
4 2 (6.45%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (6.45%) Oracle EBS
4 2 (6.45%) Oracle General Ledger
4 2 (6.45%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (6.45%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.81%) Power Platform
2 4 (12.90%) PowerApps
3 2 (6.45%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.23%) Lucidchart
4 1 (3.23%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (25.81%) Power BI
2 1 (3.23%) SAP HANA
General
1 15 (48.39%) Social Skills
2 12 (38.71%) Manufacturing
3 10 (32.26%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Local Government
5 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Automotive
6 1 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.23%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 8 (25.81%) Accountant
1 8 (25.81%) Senior
1 8 (25.81%) Systems Accountant
2 6 (19.35%) SAP Manager
3 5 (16.13%) Project Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Financial Accountant
4 4 (12.90%) Programme Manager
4 4 (12.90%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (12.90%) Senior Accountant
4 4 (12.90%) Senior Systems Accountant
5 3 (9.68%) Change Manager
5 3 (9.68%) SAP Change Manager
6 2 (6.45%) Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) Functional Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) Oracle Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) Oracle Financials Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) Oracle Functional Consultant
6 2 (6.45%) SAP Project Manager
7 1 (3.23%) Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
1 11 (35.48%) Life Science
1 11 (35.48%) Renewable Energy
2 4 (12.90%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (3.23%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.23%) iPad
3 1 (3.23%) iPhone
3 1 (3.23%) Marketing Technology
3 1 (3.23%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Mac OS
1 1 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (41.94%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (38.71%) ERP
3 10 (32.26%) Migration
3 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (25.81%) Agile
4 8 (25.81%) Change Management
4 8 (25.81%) Critical Thinking
4 8 (25.81%) Project Management
4 8 (25.81%) Strategic Thinking
4 8 (25.81%) Time Management
5 6 (19.35%) Asset Management
5 6 (19.35%) Project Delivery
5 6 (19.35%) Project Planning
6 5 (16.13%) Customer Service
6 5 (16.13%) Data Management
6 5 (16.13%) Process Improvement
6 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
7 4 (12.90%) Product Requirements
7 4 (12.90%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) CCAB
2 2 (6.45%) Degree
3 1 (3.23%) ACCA
3 1 (3.23%) CIMA
3 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) Data Quality
1 4 (12.90%) PMBOK
2 2 (6.45%) GDPR
3 1 (3.23%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.23%) ISO 9001
3 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 14 (45.16%) SAP
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle
4 1 (3.23%) Facebook
4 1 (3.23%) HubSpot
4 1 (3.23%) Salesforce