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 18 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 15 12
Rank change year-on-year +9 -3 -9
Contract jobs citing Finance 31 4 15
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 20.39% 2.70% 6.76%
As % of the General category 31.31% 6.15% 12.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 3 12
10th Percentile £222 - £413
25th Percentile £267 £425 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £450 £505
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -10.89% -3.81%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £567
90th Percentile £725 - £634
South East median daily rate £509 £513 £525
% change year-on-year -0.73% -2.38% -1.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £16.75 - -
25th Percentile £18.25 - -
Median hourly rate £21.50 - -
75th Percentile £24.75 - -
90th Percentile £26.25 - -
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -58.08% +166.67% -

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 99 65 124
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 65.13% 43.92% 55.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 38 93
10th Percentile £183 £160 £171
25th Percentile £250 £341 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% - -
75th Percentile £550 £509 £556
90th Percentile £613 £641 £650
South East median daily rate £484 £500 £501
% change year-on-year -3.30% -0.10% +0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 4 10
10th Percentile £15.64 £23.55 £25.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £25.12 £25.43
Median hourly rate £27.50 £45.50 £29.15
Median % change year-on-year -39.55% +56.07% +62.85%
75th Percentile £89.63 £74.06 £32.32
90th Percentile - £85.88 £35.04
South East median hourly rate £20.00 £55.87 £52.10
% change year-on-year -64.20% +7.24% +100.38%

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 18 October 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 18 October 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 +4 13 £225 -50.00% 21
Abingdon - 3 - - 2
Bicester - 1 £850 - 2
Henley-on-Thames - 1 £325 -
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.23%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (3.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (22.58%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 4 (12.90%) SAP ERP
2 4 (12.90%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.81%) Power Platform
2 4 (12.90%) PowerApps
3 3 (9.68%) SaaS
4 2 (6.45%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (3.23%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (25.81%) Power BI
2 1 (3.23%) SAP HANA
General
1 12 (38.71%) Social Skills
2 9 (29.03%) Manufacturing
3 8 (25.81%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (12.90%) Local Government
5 2 (6.45%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Marketing
6 1 (3.23%) Automotive
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Law
6 1 (3.23%) Legal
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.23%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 10 (32.26%) Senior
2 8 (25.81%) Accountant
2 8 (25.81%) Systems Accountant
3 4 (12.90%) Financial Accountant
3 4 (12.90%) Programme Manager
3 4 (12.90%) SAP Manager
3 4 (12.90%) Senior Accountant
3 4 (12.90%) Senior Systems Accountant
4 3 (9.68%) Change Manager
4 3 (9.68%) Finance Modeller
4 3 (9.68%) Project Manager
4 3 (9.68%) SAP Change Manager
5 2 (6.45%) Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Functional Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Oracle Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Oracle Financials Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Oracle Functional Consultant
5 2 (6.45%) Project Manager - SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (3.23%) Transformation Manager
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.81%) Life Science
1 8 (25.81%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (9.68%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (6.45%) Social Media
4 1 (3.23%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.23%) e-Learning
4 1 (3.23%) iPad
4 1 (3.23%) iPhone
4 1 (3.23%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.23%) Mac OS
1 1 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (35.48%) ERP
2 10 (32.26%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (25.81%) Project Management
4 7 (22.58%) Change Management
4 7 (22.58%) Migration
4 7 (22.58%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (16.13%) Agile
5 5 (16.13%) Critical Thinking
5 5 (16.13%) Customer Service
5 5 (16.13%) Data Management
5 5 (16.13%) Process Improvement
5 5 (16.13%) Project Delivery
5 5 (16.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (16.13%) Strategic Thinking
5 5 (16.13%) Time Management
6 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
6 4 (12.90%) Financial Modelling
6 4 (12.90%) Performance Monitoring
6 4 (12.90%) Project Planning
6 4 (12.90%) Systems Thinking
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (12.90%) CCAB
2 3 (9.68%) ACCA
2 3 (9.68%) CIMA
3 2 (6.45%) Degree
4 1 (3.23%) DBS Check
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.90%) Data Quality
2 2 (6.45%) GDPR
2 2 (6.45%) PMBOK
3 1 (3.23%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.23%) ISO 9001
3 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) SAP
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.45%) Facebook
3 2 (6.45%) Oracle
4 1 (3.23%) HubSpot
4 1 (3.23%) Salesforce