Back Office Contracts in the South East

Back Office
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 198 192
Rank change year-on-year +53 -6 +49
Contract jobs citing Back Office 9 9 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.28% 0.16% 0.40%
As % of the General category 0.47% 0.32% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 15
10th Percentile - £278 £453
25th Percentile £345 £313 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £455 £600
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% -24.17% +10.09%
75th Percentile £355 £629 £1,025
90th Percentile - £650 -
England median daily rate £625 £593 £680
% change year-on-year +5.49% -12.87% +4.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £53.50
25th Percentile - - £55.00
Median hourly rate - - £58.75
75th Percentile - - £61.25
90th Percentile - - £62.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £21.73 £35.25
% change year-on-year +199.13% -38.35% +78.48%

All General Skills
South East

Back Office 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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,916 2,779 3,348
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 60.31% 48.84% 57.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,195 1,511 2,241
10th Percentile £205 £213 £246
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £591 £608 £625
90th Percentile £671 £688 £721
England median daily rate £520 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -2.80% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 338 162
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.88 £15.21
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.32 £22.27
Median hourly rate £18.87 £45.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.07% -10.00% +150.00%
75th Percentile £53.56 £61.60 £63.56
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.97 £73.59
England median hourly rate £27.45 £32.90 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.55% +9.65% +25.23%

Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Back Office in the South East

Back Office
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Back Office in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Back Office in the South East

Back Office
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Back Office in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Back Office in the South East

Back Office
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 July 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
Hampshire +34 4 - - 19
Thames Valley +29 4 - - 55
Berkshire - 4 - - 40
Surrey +23 1 £350 -46.15% 16
Back Office
England

Back Office
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle ERP
General
1 5 (55.56%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Retail
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Architect
1 4 (44.44%) Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) Automation Architect
2 2 (22.22%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Back Office Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Lead
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Lead Solutions Architect
3 1 (11.11%) Migration Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) EPoS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Artificial Intelligence
2 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 3 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Strategic Roadmap
4 2 (22.22%) Technology Roadmap
4 2 (22.22%) TOGAF
5 1 (11.11%) Architecture Roadmap
5 1 (11.11%) Business Transformation
5 1 (11.11%) Community of Practice
5 1 (11.11%) ERP
5 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL
5 1 (11.11%) Mentoring
5 1 (11.11%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Project Planning
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (11.11%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) ACCA
1 4 (44.44%) CIMA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle