Finance Contracts in Reading

Financial
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies advertised in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 14 13 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 -7 +11
Contract jobs citing Finance 126 122 192
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 10.64% 11.72% 14.20%
As % of the General category 17.50% 18.80% 25.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 84 127
10th Percentile £314 £374 £224
25th Percentile £463 £497 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.58% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £634 £688 £638
90th Percentile £675 £714 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £573 £475
% change year-on-year -10.48% +20.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £39.38 - -
25th Percentile £42.19 - £47.50
Median hourly rate £51.25 - £50.00
75th Percentile £62.19 - £52.50
90th Percentile £66.13 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £51.25 £41.03 £51.50
% change year-on-year +24.92% -20.34% +101.96%

All General Skills
Reading

Finance is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Reading with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 720 649 764
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 60.81% 62.34% 56.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 341 397 455
10th Percentile £205 £363 £242
25th Percentile £363 £450 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% +0.21%
75th Percentile £608 £675 £588
90th Percentile £675 £721 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £513 £475
% change year-on-year -2.44% +7.89% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 9 6
10th Percentile £42.00 £39.70 £17.63
25th Percentile £52.90 £52.50 £22.31
Median hourly rate £61.60 £64.68 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.75% +130.98% +1.82%
75th Percentile £76.99 £66.21 £34.38
90th Percentile £87.53 £70.80 £43.75
Berkshire median hourly rate £59.50 £55.00 £21.03
% change year-on-year +8.18% +161.59% -2.48%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Finance in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Reading over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Reading

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Reading

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in Reading over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (5.56%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.97%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (5.56%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (5.56%) Oracle EBS R12
2 5 (3.97%) Maximo
3 4 (3.17%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (3.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (3.17%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (2.38%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (1.59%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.79%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.79%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.79%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.79%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.79%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 16 (12.70%) Snowflake
2 15 (11.90%) Azure
3 9 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.56%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (3.97%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 5 (3.97%) Azure Data Factory
5 5 (3.97%) Azure Monitor
5 5 (3.97%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.38%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.38%) SaaS
7 2 (1.59%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.79%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.79%) PaaS
8 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (7.14%) DMZ
2 6 (4.76%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (14.29%) Tableau
2 9 (7.14%) Power BI
3 5 (3.97%) Crystal Reports
3 5 (3.97%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.59%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.79%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.79%) GIS
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.97%) Git
2 4 (3.17%) JIRA
General
1 33 (26.19%) Telecoms
2 30 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (23.02%) Legal
4 18 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 10 (7.94%) Banking
6 8 (6.35%) Billing
7 7 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (4.76%) Law
9 5 (3.97%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (3.17%) Public Sector
11 3 (2.38%) Electronics
11 3 (2.38%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.38%) Marketing
11 3 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (2.38%) Retail
12 2 (1.59%) Mandarin Language
13 1 (0.79%) French Language
13 1 (0.79%) Italian Language
13 1 (0.79%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 48 (38.10%) Analyst
2 19 (15.08%) Lead
3 18 (14.29%) Financial Analyst
4 16 (12.70%) Senior
5 14 (11.11%) Developer
6 11 (8.73%) Data Analyst
6 11 (8.73%) Telecoms Manager
7 9 (7.14%) Network Engineer
7 9 (7.14%) Senior Network Engineer
8 8 (6.35%) Consultant
8 8 (6.35%) Programme Manager
9 7 (5.56%) Functional Consultant
9 7 (5.56%) Oracle Consultant
9 7 (5.56%) Oracle Functional Consultant
10 6 (4.76%) Lead Data Analyst
10 6 (4.76%) Network Manager
10 6 (4.76%) PMO Analyst
10 6 (4.76%) Procurement Manager
10 6 (4.76%) Project Manager
10 6 (4.76%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.97%) React
2 2 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.79%) ADO
3 1 (0.79%) MDX
Miscellaneous
1 16 (12.70%) Credit Risk
2 9 (7.14%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.56%) Hybrid Cloud
4 2 (1.59%) Management Information System
4 2 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.59%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.79%) Handset
5 1 (0.79%) Onboarding
5 1 (0.79%) Online Banking
5 1 (0.79%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.79%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (18.25%) Analytics
3 19 (15.08%) Dashboard Development
4 17 (13.49%) Project Delivery
5 16 (12.70%) Actionable Insight
5 16 (12.70%) Decision-Making
5 16 (12.70%) Migration
5 16 (12.70%) Stakeholder Management
6 15 (11.90%) Project Management
7 14 (11.11%) DevOps
7 14 (11.11%) Procure-to-Pay
8 13 (10.32%) Logistics
9 12 (9.52%) Agile
9 12 (9.52%) Contract Management
10 11 (8.73%) Business Intelligence
11 10 (7.94%) Mathematics
11 10 (7.94%) Performance Analysis
11 10 (7.94%) Roadmaps
12 9 (7.14%) Matrix Organization
12 9 (7.14%) Product Backlog
Programming Languages
1 8 (6.35%) SQL
2 5 (3.97%) Python
3 2 (1.59%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.79%) C#
4 1 (0.79%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 22 (17.46%) Degree
2 11 (8.73%) ACCA
2 11 (8.73%) ICAEW
3 9 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
4 7 (5.56%) CIMA
5 4 (3.17%) PMP
6 3 (2.38%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.59%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.59%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.79%) CIPFA
8 1 (0.79%) ISEB
8 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.11%) PMO
2 10 (7.94%) IFRS
3 9 (7.14%) GAAP
4 4 (3.17%) QA
5 2 (1.59%) ITGC
5 2 (1.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (3.97%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (14.29%) Alteryx
2 14 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 13 (10.32%) Oracle
4 10 (7.94%) CheckPoint
5 9 (7.14%) Arista
5 9 (7.14%) Cisco
6 5 (3.97%) IFS
6 5 (3.97%) SAP
7 1 (0.79%) Ceridian
7 1 (0.79%) Concur
7 1 (0.79%) IBM
7 1 (0.79%) Planview