The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Plymouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Plymouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
20
22
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth
42.55%
42.31%
59.09%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
6
17
10th Percentile
£205
£110
£265
25th Percentile
£372
£203
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£513
£515
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-0.49%
+21.18%
+13.33%
75th Percentile
£703
£600
£550
90th Percentile
£791
-
£600
Devon median daily rate
£438
£475
£563
% change year-on-year
-7.89%
-15.56%
+28.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
4
2
10th Percentile
£15.74
£24.76
£41.00
25th Percentile
£16.36
£32.15
£42.50
Median hourly rate
£21.22
£51.25
£45.00
Median % change year-on-year
-58.60%
+13.89%
-18.18%
75th Percentile
£25.84
£69.38
£47.50
90th Percentile
£27.54
£72.75
£49.00
Devon median hourly rate
£22.84
£51.25
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-55.43%
+2.50%
+354.55%
Finance Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.
Finance Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Finance.
Finance Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Finance.
Finance Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Finance also mentioned 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 Plymouth region with a requirement for Finance.
Finance Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:
