Finance Contracts in the South East

Financial
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in the South East. 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 8 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 -1
Contract jobs citing Finance 419 641 868
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 13.92% 11.53% 14.96%
As % of the General category 22.67% 22.76% 25.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 268 390 598
10th Percentile £256 £205 £213
25th Percentile £406 £360 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.95% -3.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £615 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £749
England median daily rate £575 £588 £600
% change year-on-year -2.13% -2.08% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 27 13
10th Percentile £19.74 £17.79 -
25th Percentile £23.63 £18.34 £22.16
Median hourly rate £63.75 £26.73 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +138.50% -33.18% +23.08%
75th Percentile £75.00 £51.50 £72.50
90th Percentile £76.21 £70.07 £75.00
England median hourly rate £38.11 £27.00 £26.85
% change year-on-year +41.15% +0.58% -21.37%

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,848 2,816 3,389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 61.40% 50.67% 58.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,159 1,546 2,305
10th Percentile £228 £205 £242
25th Percentile £389 £355 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £600 £625
90th Percentile £663 £688 £721
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 327 167
10th Percentile £13.50 £12.93 £18.40
25th Percentile £15.00 £18.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £23.34 £45.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.13% -5.26% +137.50%
75th Percentile £59.69 £61.30 £64.56
90th Percentile £75.00 £70.07 £72.98
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.16 £33.82
% change year-on-year -8.82% -10.82% +57.30%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the South East

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the South East over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the South East

Finance
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 Finance within the South East 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
Thames Valley +1 205 £575 +15.00% 350
Berkshire +4 157 £600 +17.07% 189
Hampshire +5 97 £500 -14.02% 185
Surrey 0 52 £460 -10.24% 102
Buckinghamshire 0 38 £496 +4.47% 103
West Sussex -3 22 £486 -5.86% 53
Kent -3 18 £263 +28.05% 78
Oxfordshire -2 12 £625 +47.06% 110
East Sussex -6 4 £406 -37.50% 45
Sussex 0 2 £466 +11.68% 44
Middlesex - 2 £800 - 18
Finance
England

Finance
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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (5.49%) Confluence
2 6 (1.43%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.72%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (6.68%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.15%) Microsoft Project
4 8 (1.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.95%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 29 (6.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (3.58%) Oracle EBS
3 10 (2.39%) Oracle EBS R12
3 10 (2.39%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 7 (1.67%) SAP BRIM
4 7 (1.67%) SAP CO
4 7 (1.67%) SAP FI
4 7 (1.67%) SAP FI/CO
4 7 (1.67%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (1.67%) SAP PSCD
5 5 (1.19%) Infor LN
5 5 (1.19%) Oracle Financials
6 4 (0.95%) Maximo
6 4 (0.95%) Oracle ASCP
6 4 (0.95%) SAP ECC
7 3 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.72%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.72%) SAP GRC
7 3 (0.72%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.72%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 41 (9.79%) Azure
2 19 (4.53%) AWS
3 17 (4.06%) Power Platform
4 13 (3.10%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (2.15%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (1.67%) Entra ID
6 7 (1.67%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 6 (1.43%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (1.43%) OCI
8 5 (1.19%) GitHub
9 4 (0.95%) Azure AKS
9 4 (0.95%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 3 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (0.72%) GCP
10 3 (0.72%) PaaS
10 3 (0.72%) SaaS
11 2 (0.48%) Adobe Analytics
11 2 (0.48%) Azure Machine Learning
11 2 (0.48%) PowerApps
11 2 (0.48%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.15%) LAN
1 9 (2.15%) WebEx
2 8 (1.91%) WAN
3 6 (1.43%) DNS
4 5 (1.19%) Wireless
5 4 (0.95%) DHCP
5 4 (0.95%) Network Security
5 4 (0.95%) VPN
6 3 (0.72%) Firewall
6 3 (0.72%) iSCSI
6 3 (0.72%) Remote Desktop
7 2 (0.48%) BGP
7 2 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
7 2 (0.48%) NGFW
7 2 (0.48%) SSL
7 2 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.24%) DMZ
8 1 (0.24%) EIGRP
8 1 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.10%) Power BI
2 11 (2.63%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.15%) Big Data
4 7 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.19%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.19%) MySQL
5 5 (1.19%) Oracle Database
5 5 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.95%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.95%) Tableau
7 3 (0.72%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 3 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.48%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.48%) IBM InfoSphere
8 2 (0.48%) Metadata
8 2 (0.48%) NewSQL
8 2 (0.48%) OLAP
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle OLAP
8 2 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 29 (6.92%) JIRA
2 16 (3.82%) Visual Studio
3 15 (3.58%) Git
4 6 (1.43%) Jenkins
5 5 (1.19%) Selenium
6 4 (0.95%) Oracle Forms
7 3 (0.72%) Postman
7 3 (0.72%) SpecFlow
7 3 (0.72%) TestRail
8 2 (0.48%) Codeception
8 2 (0.48%) ERwin
8 2 (0.48%) Subversion
9 1 (0.24%) Axure RP
9 1 (0.24%) GitLab
9 1 (0.24%) Maven
9 1 (0.24%) WebDriver
General
1 134 (31.98%) Social Skills
2 95 (22.67%) Manufacturing
3 94 (22.43%) Telecoms
4 89 (21.24%) Public Sector
5 77 (18.38%) Marketing
6 67 (15.99%) Analytical Skills
7 62 (14.80%) Electronics
8 26 (6.21%) Organisational Skills
9 19 (4.53%) Retail
10 18 (4.30%) Legal
11 17 (4.06%) Billing
12 11 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (2.39%) Banking
13 10 (2.39%) Influencing Skills
14 8 (1.91%) Automotive
15 7 (1.67%) Local Government
16 5 (1.19%) Aerospace
16 5 (1.19%) Aviation
17 4 (0.95%) Agriculture
17 4 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 52 (12.41%) Project Manager
2 49 (11.69%) Analyst
3 46 (10.98%) Architect
3 46 (10.98%) Consultant
4 25 (5.97%) Developer
5 22 (5.25%) Senior
6 21 (5.01%) Active Directory Architect
7 18 (4.30%) Functional Consultant
8 16 (3.82%) Delphi Developer
8 16 (3.82%) IT Manager
9 15 (3.58%) Lead
9 15 (3.58%) SAP Consultant
10 13 (3.10%) Business Analyst
11 12 (2.86%) Oracle Consultant
11 12 (2.86%) Support Engineer
12 11 (2.63%) SAP Manager
12 11 (2.63%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.39%) Desktop Support
13 10 (2.39%) Implementation Manager
13 10 (2.39%) Oracle Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.91%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.67%) Web Services
3 5 (1.19%) Middleware
4 3 (0.72%) .NET
4 3 (0.72%) ADO
4 3 (0.72%) CSS
4 3 (0.72%) Gherkin
4 3 (0.72%) HTML
4 3 (0.72%) PySpark
4 3 (0.72%) REST
4 3 (0.72%) RESTful
4 3 (0.72%) SAML
4 3 (0.72%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.48%) .NET Core
5 2 (0.48%) Laravel
5 2 (0.48%) Phalcon
5 2 (0.48%) YAML
6 1 (0.24%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.24%) Google Maps API
6 1 (0.24%) iXBRL
Miscellaneous
1 16 (3.82%) NHS
2 15 (3.58%) Data Centre
3 13 (3.10%) Onboarding
4 11 (2.63%) Life Science
5 10 (2.39%) Renewable Energy
5 10 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.15%) Management Information System
7 7 (1.67%) Product Ownership
8 4 (0.95%) Driving Licence
8 4 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.95%) Public Cloud
8 4 (0.95%) Replication
9 3 (0.72%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.72%) LIMS
10 2 (0.48%) Cyberattack
10 2 (0.48%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.48%) Enterprise Software
10 2 (0.48%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 2 (0.48%) PMI
10 2 (0.48%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 67 (15.99%) Windows
2 10 (2.39%) Linux
2 10 (2.39%) Windows 10
3 7 (1.67%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.19%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.24%) Android
5 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (23.15%) Agile
2 78 (18.62%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (17.66%) Business Intelligence
4 73 (17.42%) Programme Management
5 70 (16.71%) Project Management
6 63 (15.04%) Digital Marketing
7 59 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
8 43 (10.26%) ERP
9 42 (10.02%) Migration
9 42 (10.02%) Project Delivery
10 37 (8.83%) PRINCE2
11 36 (8.59%) Change Management
12 30 (7.16%) Risk Management
13 28 (6.68%) Test Automation
14 26 (6.21%) Collaborative Working
14 26 (6.21%) Continuous Improvement
15 24 (5.73%) DevOps
15 24 (5.73%) Identity Access Management
15 24 (5.73%) ITIL
15 24 (5.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 42 (10.02%) SQL
2 30 (7.16%) PowerShell
3 19 (4.53%) C#
4 18 (4.30%) PL/SQL
5 17 (4.06%) Python
6 16 (3.82%) Delphi
7 4 (0.95%) Bash
7 4 (0.95%) Java
8 3 (0.72%) ABAP
8 3 (0.72%) JavaScript
9 2 (0.48%) Bicep
9 2 (0.48%) Go
9 2 (0.48%) Perl
9 2 (0.48%) PHP
9 2 (0.48%) Scala
10 1 (0.24%) C
10 1 (0.24%) C++
10 1 (0.24%) RPG
10 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.24%) X++
Qualifications
1 78 (18.62%) Security Cleared
2 43 (10.26%) DV Cleared
3 38 (9.07%) SC Cleared
4 31 (7.40%) Degree
5 20 (4.77%) PMP
6 17 (4.06%) ACCA
7 14 (3.34%) CIMA
8 12 (2.86%) PMI Certification
9 6 (1.43%) APMP
10 5 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.95%) CISSP
12 3 (0.72%) APMG
12 3 (0.72%) CISM
12 3 (0.72%) Dell Certification
12 3 (0.72%) ISEB
12 3 (0.72%) Master's Degree
13 2 (0.48%) CISA
13 2 (0.48%) CRISC
13 2 (0.48%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (3.82%) PMO
2 14 (3.34%) QA
3 10 (2.39%) SLA
4 9 (2.15%) GDPR
5 5 (1.19%) GRC
5 5 (1.19%) IFRS
6 4 (0.95%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.95%) PMBOK
6 4 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.72%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.72%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.48%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.48%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) COBIT
8 2 (0.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.48%) NIST
8 2 (0.48%) P3O
9 1 (0.24%) IFRS 9
9 1 (0.24%) ITGC
9 1 (0.24%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 38 (9.07%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.72%) Docker
4 2 (0.48%) NFS
4 2 (0.48%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.48%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.24%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (1.91%) Ansible
1 8 (1.91%) Terraform
2 7 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 2 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (0.48%) Foglight
3 2 (0.48%) SCCM
3 2 (0.48%) vRealize
3 2 (0.48%) vRealize Orchestrator
4 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.24%) Nessus
4 1 (0.24%) QRadar
Vendors
1 121 (28.88%) SAP
2 74 (17.66%) Microsoft
3 57 (13.60%) Oracle
4 13 (3.10%) Databricks
5 10 (2.39%) Citrix
6 9 (2.15%) HP
6 9 (2.15%) Sage
6 9 (2.15%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.91%) Dell
7 8 (1.91%) IBM
8 6 (1.43%) Cisco
9 5 (1.19%) Infor
9 5 (1.19%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.19%) Splunk
9 5 (1.19%) VMware
10 4 (0.95%) Adobe
10 4 (0.95%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.95%) IFS
10 4 (0.95%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.95%) Sybase