Finance Manager Contract Job Trends in Reading

Finance Manager
Berkshire > Reading

The median Finance Manager daily rate in Reading is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs requiring a Finance Manager 5 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 0.44% - 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile - - £475
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median daily rate £600 £850 £450
% change year-on-year -29.41% +88.89% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71.80 - -
Median hourly rate £73.60 - -
75th Percentile £75.40 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £73.60 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title 1,064 564 1,021
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 94.00% 89.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 587 359 575
10th Percentile £363 £350 £331
25th Percentile £491 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £570 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% +10.09%
75th Percentile £650 £618 £650
90th Percentile £775 £700 £715
Berkshire median daily rate £538 £524 £550
% change year-on-year +2.58% -4.73% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 20 45
10th Percentile £30.00 - £48.18
25th Percentile £66.55 £14.75 £56.25
Median hourly rate £83.00 £28.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +196.43% -55.20% -5.30%
75th Percentile £88.00 £58.44 £87.46
90th Percentile £104.10 £70.00 £100.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £82.50 £34.80 £61.60
% change year-on-year +137.10% -43.51% +8.29%

Finance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Finance Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Finance Manager job vacancy trend in Reading

Finance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Reading.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Manager job vacancies in Reading

Finance Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading

For the 6 months to 13 August 2026, Finance Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Reading region featuring Finance Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) ERP
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle
1 5 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (20.00%) PMO
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Finance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) ERP
1 5 (100.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Oracle
1 5 (100.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft