Finance Contracts in the Scottish Borders

Financial
Scotland > Scottish Borders

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the Scottish Borders. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Finance 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Scottish Borders 100.00% - -
As % of the General category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median daily rate £490 £484 £500
% change year-on-year +1.29% -3.25% +2.56%

All General Skills
Scottish Borders

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 the Scottish Borders.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1 0 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Scottish Borders 100.00% - 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £186
25th Percentile - - £239
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £333
Median % change year-on-year - - -26.11%
75th Percentile - - £429
90th Percentile - - £485
Scotland median daily rate £465 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -2.21% - +3.83%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the Scottish Borders

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Scottish Borders.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the Scottish Borders

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Scottish Borders

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in the Scottish Borders.

Daily rate trend for Finance in the Scottish Borders

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the Scottish Borders

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance within the Scottish Borders region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Galashiels - 1 - -
Finance
Scotland

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Scottish Borders 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Accountant
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Accountant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCAB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IFRS