Finance Contracts in Reading

Financial
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 18 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 12 4
Rank change year-on-year 0 -8 +18
Contract jobs citing Finance 138 117 193
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 11.41% 11.17% 14.09%
As % of the General category 19.03% 18.34% 24.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 80 124
10th Percentile £363 £385 £228
25th Percentile £463 £443 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £585 £495
Median % change year-on-year -12.39% +18.18% -1.00%
75th Percentile £634 £678 £603
90th Percentile £675 £726 £675
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.50 - £47.50
Median hourly rate £15.00 - £50.00
75th Percentile £32.38 - £52.50
90th Percentile £53.00 - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £21.50 £41.03 £50.00
% change year-on-year -47.59% -17.95% +96.08%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 725 638 794
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 59.97% 60.94% 57.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 332 361 457
10th Percentile £213 £358 £228
25th Percentile £412 £425 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -1.04%
75th Percentile £608 £669 £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 51 7 7
10th Percentile £17.50 £34.40 £18.35
25th Percentile £50.13 £54.07 £23.38
Median hourly rate £60.46 £64.68 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +115.58% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72.33 £68.11 £34.95
90th Percentile £87.53 £71.60 £42.00
Berkshire median hourly rate £58.49 £45.00 £21.05
% change year-on-year +29.98% +113.78% -

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 (5.07%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.62%) SAS
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 15 (10.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.52%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (5.07%) Oracle EBS R12
2 5 (3.62%) Maximo
3 4 (2.90%) Oracle Payables
3 4 (2.90%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 4 (2.90%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (2.17%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (1.45%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.72%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.72%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 16 (11.59%) Snowflake
2 14 (10.14%) Azure
3 9 (6.52%) Power Platform
4 8 (5.80%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (2.90%) Azure Cosmos DB
5 4 (2.90%) Azure Data Factory
5 4 (2.90%) Azure Monitor
5 4 (2.90%) Entra ID
6 3 (2.17%) Power Automate
6 3 (2.17%) SaaS
7 2 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
8 1 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
8 1 (0.72%) PaaS
8 1 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.52%) DMZ
2 6 (4.35%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (13.04%) Tableau
2 9 (6.52%) Power BI
3 5 (3.62%) Crystal Reports
4 4 (2.90%) NoSQL
5 2 (1.45%) GIS
5 2 (1.45%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (2.90%) Git
1 4 (2.90%) JIRA
General
1 43 (31.16%) Analytical Skills
1 43 (31.16%) Telecoms
2 31 (22.46%) Legal
3 13 (9.42%) Banking
3 13 (9.42%) Social Skills
4 12 (8.70%) Billing
5 10 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (6.52%) Marketing
7 8 (5.80%) Public Sector
7 8 (5.80%) Retail
8 6 (4.35%) Law
9 4 (2.90%) Electronics
9 4 (2.90%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.90%) Pharmaceutical
10 3 (2.17%) Mandarin Language
11 2 (1.45%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.45%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (1.45%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.72%) Local Government
12 1 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 46 (33.33%) Analyst
2 17 (12.32%) Financial Analyst
2 17 (12.32%) Lead
2 17 (12.32%) Senior
3 13 (9.42%) Developer
4 12 (8.70%) Telecoms Manager
5 11 (7.97%) Data Analyst
6 9 (6.52%) Consultant
6 9 (6.52%) Network Engineer
6 9 (6.52%) Senior Network Engineer
7 7 (5.07%) Commercial Analyst
7 7 (5.07%) Functional Consultant
7 7 (5.07%) Operations Manager
7 7 (5.07%) Oracle Consultant
7 7 (5.07%) Oracle Functional Consultant
7 7 (5.07%) Programme Manager
8 6 (4.35%) Lead Data Analyst
8 6 (4.35%) Network Manager
8 6 (4.35%) Procurement Manager
8 6 (4.35%) Report Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.90%) React
2 1 (0.72%) ADO
2 1 (0.72%) MDX
2 1 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.59%) Credit Risk
2 8 (5.80%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.07%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (2.17%) Virtual Team
5 2 (1.45%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.72%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.72%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (23.91%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (16.67%) Analytics
3 19 (13.77%) Dashboard Development
4 18 (13.04%) Decision-Making
5 17 (12.32%) Customer Experience
6 16 (11.59%) Actionable Insight
6 16 (11.59%) Contract Management
6 16 (11.59%) Logistics
6 16 (11.59%) Migration
6 16 (11.59%) Project Delivery
6 16 (11.59%) Project Management
7 14 (10.14%) DevOps
7 14 (10.14%) Procure-to-Pay
8 13 (9.42%) Agile
9 12 (8.70%) ERP
9 12 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
10 11 (7.97%) Business Intelligence
11 10 (7.25%) Mathematics
11 10 (7.25%) Performance Analysis
12 9 (6.52%) Matrix Organization
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.80%) SQL
2 4 (2.90%) Python
3 2 (1.45%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.72%) C#
4 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 24 (17.39%) Degree
2 13 (9.42%) ACCA
3 12 (8.70%) ICAEW
4 10 (7.25%) CIMA
5 9 (6.52%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (2.90%) CPIM
6 4 (2.90%) Security Cleared
7 3 (2.17%) PMP
7 3 (2.17%) SC Cleared
8 2 (1.45%) CIPFA
8 2 (1.45%) Master's Degree
8 2 (1.45%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (8.70%) PMO
2 9 (6.52%) GAAP
2 9 (6.52%) IFRS
3 8 (5.80%) QA
4 2 (1.45%) ITGC
4 2 (1.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.72%) P3O
5 1 (0.72%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (2.90%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 18 (13.04%) Alteryx
2 14 (10.14%) Oracle
3 12 (8.70%) IFS
3 12 (8.70%) Microsoft
4 10 (7.25%) CheckPoint
5 9 (6.52%) Arista
5 9 (6.52%) Cisco
6 7 (5.07%) SAP
7 4 (2.90%) OpenText
8 3 (2.17%) Dynatrace
8 3 (2.17%) Splunk
9 1 (0.72%) Ariba
9 1 (0.72%) Ceridian
9 1 (0.72%) Concur
9 1 (0.72%) IBM
9 1 (0.72%) Workday