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 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 12 20
Rank change year-on-year +5 +8 -13
Contract jobs citing Finance 22 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 12.64% 3.26% 4.62%
As % of the General category 22.68% 5.77% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 3 5
10th Percentile £222 £319 -
25th Percentile £286 £429 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £625 £438
Median % change year-on-year -44.00% +42.86% -23.91%
75th Percentile £575 £638 £456
90th Percentile - - £486
South East median daily rate £505 £525 £515
% change year-on-year -3.81% +1.94% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £14.18 - -
25th Percentile £15.19 - -
Median hourly rate £19.25 - -
75th Percentile £23.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £20.63 £28.25 £28.50
% change year-on-year -26.97% -0.88% +28.61%

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 general skills in Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 97 52 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 55.75% 56.52% 55.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 29 64
10th Percentile £216 £182 £150
25th Percentile £309 £388 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.21% +18.75% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £514
90th Percentile £588 £680 £575
South East median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.75% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 5 11
10th Percentile £15.58 - £16.25
25th Percentile £18.09 £23.50 £25.13
Median hourly rate £23.63 £25.99 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.07% -0.04% +4.00%
75th Percentile £27.81 £47.50 £32.32
90th Percentile £89.63 £59.50 £48.75
South East median hourly rate £21.02 £39.93 £50.00
% change year-on-year -47.35% -20.15% +42.86%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Finance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Finance job vacancy trend 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 10 January 2026.

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 10 January 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
Oxford - 5 £225 - 36
Abingdon - 3 - - 4
Carterton - 2 - -
Henley-on-Thames - 1 £159 -
Bicester - 1 £850 - 1
Wallingford - 1 - - 3
Finance
South East

Finance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire 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:

Applications
1 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
3 1 (4.55%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (18.18%) SAP ERP
2 2 (9.09%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 2 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (4.55%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 6 (27.27%) Power Platform
2 3 (13.64%) SaaS
3 2 (9.09%) PowerApps
4 1 (4.55%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (27.27%) Power BI
2 1 (4.55%) SAP HANA
General
1 8 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Manufacturing
3 4 (18.18%) Marketing
4 3 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Electronics
5 2 (9.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (9.09%) Local Government
5 2 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 2 (9.09%) Telecoms
6 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Automotive
6 1 (4.55%) Banking
6 1 (4.55%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 6 (27.27%) Accountant
1 6 (27.27%) Systems Accountant
2 5 (22.73%) Senior
3 3 (13.64%) Finance Modeller
3 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Financial Accountant
4 2 (9.09%) IT Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Migration Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Accountant
4 2 (9.09%) Senior Systems Accountant
4 2 (9.09%) Windows Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Business Process Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Content Coordinator
5 1 (4.55%) Junior Project Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Oracle Financials Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Oracle Functional Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Process Manager
5 1 (4.55%) Research Analyst
5 1 (4.55%) Web Content Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Life Science
1 3 (13.64%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (4.55%) e-Learning
2 1 (4.55%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (27.27%) ERP
2 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (18.18%) Financial Modelling
3 4 (18.18%) Migration
3 4 (18.18%) Project Management
3 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (13.64%) Budgeting
4 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
4 3 (13.64%) Project Delivery
4 3 (13.64%) Workflow
5 2 (9.09%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
5 2 (9.09%) Performance Monitoring
5 2 (9.09%) Product Requirements
5 2 (9.09%) Six Sigma
5 2 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (9.09%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (18.18%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) ACCA
1 3 (13.64%) CIMA
2 2 (9.09%) CCAB
2 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
2 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
3 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Data Quality
1 2 (9.09%) PMBOK
Vendors
1 8 (36.36%) SAP
2 2 (9.09%) Facebook
2 2 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.55%) Google
3 1 (4.55%) Oracle