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 4 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 8 9
Rank change year-on-year -22 +1 +1
Contract jobs citing Finance 24 19 20
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 6.25% 14.29% 8.13%
As % of the General category 10.43% 20.65% 18.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 13
10th Percentile £385 £249 £263
25th Percentile £450 £290 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £388 £450
Median % change year-on-year +67.74% -13.89% -14.29%
75th Percentile £756 £544 £475
90th Percentile £775 £713 £488
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £34.73 - £13.97
25th Percentile £36.57 £25.75 £14.74
Median hourly rate £39.64 £26.50 £16.34
Median % change year-on-year +49.58% +62.15% -
75th Percentile £42.71 £27.25 £18.27
90th Percentile £44.55 - £19.23
South East median hourly rate £73.60 £75.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -1.87% +219.15% -31.19%

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 230 92 106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 59.90% 69.17% 43.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 118 56 65
10th Percentile £225 £169 £154
25th Percentile £250 £250 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% - -1.64%
75th Percentile £575 £541 £500
90th Percentile £741 £647 £623
South East median daily rate £505 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +1.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 6 21
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.08 £16.12
25th Percentile £26.26 £15.02 £19.25
Median hourly rate £47.50 £24.20 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.28% -3.20% -7.68%
75th Percentile £53.75 £28.12 £55.00
90th Percentile £72.25 £37.36 £65.00
South East median hourly rate £47.52 £18.87 £45.00
% change year-on-year +151.83% -58.07% -10.00%

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 4 July 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 4 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Oxfordshire

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 4 July 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
Abingdon - 6 - - 6
Oxford -11 4 £500 +122.22% 14
Kidlington - 2 - - 2
Bicester - 1 £650 - 5
Witney - 1 - - 1
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 4 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.17%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (4.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.83%) SaaS
2 4 (16.67%) Power Platform
3 2 (8.33%) Google Workspace
4 1 (4.17%) Azure
4 1 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (4.17%) Slack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) Power BI
2 1 (4.17%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (4.17%) Hudson
General
1 10 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 6 (25.00%) Marketing
3 5 (20.83%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 3 (12.50%) Local Government
6 2 (8.33%) Law
6 2 (8.33%) Manufacturing
7 1 (4.17%) Aerospace
7 1 (4.17%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (4.17%) Aviation
7 1 (4.17%) Legal
7 1 (4.17%) Police
Job Titles
1 4 (16.67%) Accountant
1 4 (16.67%) Analyst
1 4 (16.67%) Financial Accountant
2 3 (12.50%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
3 2 (8.33%) Business Analyst
3 2 (8.33%) Consultant
3 2 (8.33%) Head of PMO
4 1 (4.17%) Business Intelligence Developer
4 1 (4.17%) Commercial Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Contracts Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Developer
4 1 (4.17%) IFS Consultant
4 1 (4.17%) Power BI Developer
4 1 (4.17%) QA Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) QA Engineer
4 1 (4.17%) QA Test Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (4.17%) Support Analyst
4 1 (4.17%) Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.17%) Driving Licence
3 1 (4.17%) FMCG
3 1 (4.17%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (25.00%) CRM
1 6 (25.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 5 (20.83%) Client Onboarding
2 5 (20.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (8.33%) Budgeting
4 2 (8.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 2 (8.33%) ERP
4 2 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (4.17%) Analytics
5 1 (4.17%) Budget Management
5 1 (4.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.17%) Dashboard Development
5 1 (4.17%) Data Migration
5 1 (4.17%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (4.17%) Process Improvement
5 1 (4.17%) System Integration Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (4.17%) PL/SQL
1 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) ACCA
1 3 (12.50%) CIMA
2 2 (8.33%) Degree
3 1 (4.17%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (12.50%) PMO
2 2 (8.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (4.17%) GAAP
3 1 (4.17%) IFRS
3 1 (4.17%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (8.33%) Ariba
1 2 (8.33%) SAP
2 1 (4.17%) Google
2 1 (4.17%) IFS
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft