Finance Contracts in the South West

Financial
England > South West

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

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 10 13
Rank change year-on-year +6 +3 -7
Contract jobs citing Finance 279 338 421
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 16.56% 10.59% 11.61%
As % of the General category 28.88% 20.57% 23.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 165 225 348
10th Percentile £344 £306 £399
25th Percentile £413 £425 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £570 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +3.64% +10.00%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £650
90th Percentile £715 £775 £726
England median daily rate £575 £588 £600
% change year-on-year -2.13% -2.08% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 23 10
10th Percentile £49.07 £10.42 £18.28
25th Percentile £55.31 £11.87 £23.57
Median hourly rate £62.50 £14.79 £43.68
Median % change year-on-year +322.58% -66.14% +24.79%
75th Percentile £65.00 £18.65 £85.81
90th Percentile £67.40 £35.00 £92.16
England median hourly rate £36.56 £27.00 £26.85
% change year-on-year +35.39% +0.58% -21.37%

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 966 1,643 1,789
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 57.33% 51.49% 49.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 606 981 1,320
10th Percentile £219 £213 £275
25th Percentile £400 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% +10.77%
75th Percentile £607 £625 £630
90th Percentile £688 £700 £713
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 268 128
10th Percentile £18.13 £13.69 £17.50
25th Percentile £25.75 £22.27 £37.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £46.39 £60.35
Median % change year-on-year +29.34% -23.13% +34.98%
75th Percentile £68.75 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.75 £87.58
England median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -11.76% +58.14%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Finance in the South West

Finance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Finance in the South West

Finance
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in the South West over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance in the South West

Finance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Finance in the South West

Finance
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Finance in the South West over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Finance in the South West

Finance
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 2 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
Bristol +8 100 £450 -15.09% 227
Wiltshire +1 50 £575 -8.00% 46
Somerset +3 38 £650 +20.15% 79
Gloucestershire -1 33 £475 -2.56% 170
Devon +11 28 £380 -36.67% 63
Dorset -1 11 £425 -17.07% 40
Cornwall +7 1 £625 - 6
Finance
England

Finance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 15 (5.38%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.58%) Confluence
3 8 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (2.51%) SAS
5 1 (0.36%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 9 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.36%) BASE24
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.36%) IntelliMatch
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.36%) Primavera
2 1 (0.36%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.36%) Summit
2 1 (0.36%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 41 (14.70%) Azure
2 33 (11.83%) AWS
3 14 (5.02%) GCP
4 10 (3.58%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.58%) SaaS
5 9 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
5 9 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (2.51%) Adobe Analytics
6 7 (2.51%) Dynamics 365
6 7 (2.51%) OneDrive
7 6 (2.15%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 6 (2.15%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.08%) Matillion
8 3 (1.08%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.08%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.72%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.72%) Azure Pipelines
9 2 (0.72%) OpenShift
9 2 (0.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.15%) Skype
2 4 (1.43%) Firewall
2 4 (1.43%) Network Security
3 3 (1.08%) DNS
3 3 (1.08%) LAN
3 3 (1.08%) VPN
3 3 (1.08%) WAN
4 2 (0.72%) DHCP
4 2 (0.72%) Wireless
5 1 (0.36%) ATM
5 1 (0.36%) Extranet
5 1 (0.36%) Intranet
5 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.36%) VLAN
5 1 (0.36%) VoIP
5 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (6.09%) Data Warehouse
2 9 (3.23%) Power BI
3 8 (2.87%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.43%) Oracle Database
4 4 (1.43%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.08%) NoSQL
5 3 (1.08%) SAP BW
5 3 (1.08%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.72%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.72%) Metadata
6 2 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.36%) CockroachDB
7 1 (0.36%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.36%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 18 (6.45%) JIRA
2 3 (1.08%) Git
3 2 (0.72%) GitLab
3 2 (0.72%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.72%) NUnit
3 2 (0.72%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.36%) Ant
4 1 (0.36%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.36%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.36%) Flyway
4 1 (0.36%) Postman
4 1 (0.36%) Selenium
4 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
General
1 102 (36.56%) Social Skills
2 53 (19.00%) Public Sector
3 49 (17.56%) Marketing
4 40 (14.34%) Telecoms
5 39 (13.98%) Manufacturing
6 35 (12.54%) Electronics
7 23 (8.24%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (7.89%) Legal
9 16 (5.73%) Banking
10 13 (4.66%) Local Government
11 12 (4.30%) Military
12 8 (2.87%) Fire and Rescue
12 8 (2.87%) Police
12 8 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.79%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.43%) General Ledger
15 3 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 2 (0.72%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 35 (12.54%) Analyst
2 28 (10.04%) Support Engineer
3 27 (9.68%) Lead
4 26 (9.32%) Project Manager
5 22 (7.89%) Developer
6 21 (7.53%) Senior
7 20 (7.17%) Architect
7 20 (7.17%) Desktop Engineer
7 20 (7.17%) Desktop Support
7 20 (7.17%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 14 (5.02%) Business Analyst
9 13 (4.66%) Consultant
9 13 (4.66%) Delivery Manager
10 10 (3.58%) Azure Engineer
11 9 (3.23%) Applications Support
11 9 (3.23%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
12 8 (2.87%) Data Engineer
13 7 (2.51%) Analytics Manager
13 7 (2.51%) Azure Developer
13 7 (2.51%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.38%) .NET
2 13 (4.66%) Oracle Fusion
3 9 (3.23%) CSS
3 9 (3.23%) HTML
4 5 (1.79%) Middleware
5 3 (1.08%) AngularJS
5 3 (1.08%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.08%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.72%) Playwright
6 2 (0.72%) React
6 2 (0.72%) REST
6 2 (0.72%) RESTful
6 2 (0.72%) SOAP
6 2 (0.72%) Spring
6 2 (0.72%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.72%) Swagger
7 1 (0.36%) EDI
7 1 (0.36%) HTML5
7 1 (0.36%) Web Services
7 1 (0.36%) Yii
Miscellaneous
1 32 (11.47%) Management Information System
2 19 (6.81%) Driving Licence
3 12 (4.30%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.43%) Data Centre
4 4 (1.43%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (1.43%) Legacy Applications
4 4 (1.43%) Mainframe
5 3 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (1.08%) e-Learning
6 2 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (0.72%) IBM Mainframe
6 2 (0.72%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.72%) Tandem
6 2 (0.72%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.36%) Greenfield Project
7 1 (0.36%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.36%) Security Operations Centre
7 1 (0.36%) Security Posture
7 1 (0.36%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.94%) Windows
2 6 (2.15%) Linux
3 3 (1.08%) Unix
3 3 (1.08%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.08%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.08%) zOS
4 2 (0.72%) AIX
4 2 (0.72%) Android
4 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.36%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (19.71%) Project Management
2 48 (17.20%) Business Intelligence
3 47 (16.85%) Agile
4 39 (13.98%) Programme Management
5 35 (12.54%) Digital Marketing
6 34 (12.19%) Migration
7 28 (10.04%) Decision-Making
8 27 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
8 27 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
9 26 (9.32%) Collaborative Working
10 25 (8.96%) Project Delivery
11 24 (8.60%) Contract Negotiation
12 22 (7.89%) Customer Experience
13 21 (7.53%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (7.17%) Business Case
14 20 (7.17%) Mathematics
15 19 (6.81%) Business Strategy
15 19 (6.81%) Service Management
16 18 (6.45%) DevOps
16 18 (6.45%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 39 (13.98%) SQL
2 14 (5.02%) JavaScript
3 10 (3.58%) C#
4 9 (3.23%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.51%) R
6 5 (1.79%) Java
6 5 (1.79%) Python
7 2 (0.72%) Bash
7 2 (0.72%) C
7 2 (0.72%) C++
7 2 (0.72%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.72%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.36%) Ada
8 1 (0.36%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.36%) COBOL
8 1 (0.36%) Kotlin
8 1 (0.36%) Objective-C
8 1 (0.36%) PHP
8 1 (0.36%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.36%) Swift
Qualifications
1 92 (32.97%) Security Cleared
2 73 (26.16%) SC Cleared
3 20 (7.17%) Degree
3 20 (7.17%) Dell Certification
4 15 (5.38%) DV Cleared
5 9 (3.23%) Azure Certification
5 9 (3.23%) CISSP
6 8 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.43%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.43%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 3 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.08%) IBM Certification
9 2 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 2 (0.72%) ACCA
9 2 (0.72%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.72%) CESG Certified Professional
9 2 (0.72%) CIMA
9 2 (0.72%) CLAS
9 2 (0.72%) MBA
9 2 (0.72%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (7.17%) SLA
2 8 (2.87%) PMO
3 7 (2.51%) QA
4 5 (1.79%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.79%) GDPR
4 5 (1.79%) IFRS
4 5 (1.79%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.43%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.43%) IFRS 9
5 4 (1.43%) NIST
5 4 (1.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.08%) Basel III
6 3 (1.08%) IFRS 17
7 2 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.72%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.72%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.72%) RMADS
8 1 (0.36%) GAAP
8 1 (0.36%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 10 (3.58%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.79%) Docker
3 3 (1.08%) RACF
3 3 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.36%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 7 (2.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (2.15%) Ansible
2 6 (2.15%) Terraform
3 4 (1.43%) Kubernetes
4 3 (1.08%) NSN NetAct
4 3 (1.08%) PingFederate
5 2 (0.72%) Puppet
6 1 (0.36%) AppManager
6 1 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.36%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.36%) SCCM
Vendors
1 50 (17.92%) SAP
2 46 (16.49%) Microsoft
3 21 (7.53%) HP
4 20 (7.17%) Dell
5 18 (6.45%) Oracle
6 9 (3.23%) Google
6 9 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.51%) Adobe
7 7 (2.51%) Teradata
8 6 (2.15%) Ariba
9 4 (1.43%) VMware
10 3 (1.08%) Databricks
10 3 (1.08%) Ericsson
10 3 (1.08%) IBM
10 3 (1.08%) Nokia
10 3 (1.08%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.72%) Cisco
11 2 (0.72%) F5
11 2 (0.72%) Foundry
11 2 (0.72%) Workday