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 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 12 14
Rank change year-on-year +8 +2 -9
Contract jobs citing Finance 291 331 380
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 16.98% 10.21% 11.19%
As % of the General category 29.07% 20.28% 22.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 164 218 309
10th Percentile £352 £303 £400
25th Percentile £413 £425 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £638 £672 £675
90th Percentile £725 £775 £750
England median daily rate £575 £591 £600
% change year-on-year -2.69% -1.52% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 26 11
10th Percentile £26.85 £10.42 £18.50
25th Percentile £40.53 £11.87 £25.63
Median hourly rate £60.00 £15.39 £38.35
Median % change year-on-year +289.93% -59.88% +9.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £27.73 £59.38
90th Percentile - £43.75 £75.00
England median hourly rate £40.50 £27.00 £25.71
% change year-on-year +50.00% +5.02% -26.54%

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 1,001 1,632 1,654
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 58.40% 50.35% 48.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 609 982 1,221
10th Percentile £213 £233 £275
25th Percentile £363 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £549
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.37% +9.80%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £719
England median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 275 110
10th Percentile £15.20 £13.69 £17.48
25th Percentile £18.28 £20.91 £37.50
Median hourly rate £33.42 £45.00 £59.90
Median % change year-on-year -25.73% -24.87% +42.62%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £69.69
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.90 £87.75
England median hourly rate £28.00 £30.50 £31.96
% change year-on-year -8.20% -4.57% +48.65%

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 31 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 31 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 31 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 +9 117 £475 -9.52% 248
Wiltshire -2 49 £575 -8.00% 38
Somerset +4 35 £650 +22.18% 78
Gloucestershire +2 33 £500 +5.26% 188
Devon +7 27 £500 -16.67% 63
Dorset +2 12 £425 -17.07% 38
Cornwall +9 1 £625 - 9
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 20 (6.87%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.44%) Confluence
3 9 (3.09%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (2.41%) SAS
5 1 (0.34%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.34%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 11 (3.78%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (3.78%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.34%) BASE24
2 1 (0.34%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.34%) IntelliMatch
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Cash Management
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (0.34%) Primavera
2 1 (0.34%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.34%) Summit
2 1 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 40 (13.75%) Azure
2 33 (11.34%) AWS
3 14 (4.81%) GCP
4 12 (4.12%) Power Platform
5 10 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (3.44%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (2.75%) OneDrive
6 8 (2.75%) SaaS
7 7 (2.41%) Adobe Analytics
8 6 (2.06%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.72%) Azure ExpressRoute
9 5 (1.72%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.72%) Snowflake
10 3 (1.03%) Matillion
10 3 (1.03%) SuccessFactors
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Pipelines
11 2 (0.69%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.72%) DNS
1 5 (1.72%) Skype
2 4 (1.37%) DHCP
2 4 (1.37%) Firewall
2 4 (1.37%) VPN
3 3 (1.03%) LAN
3 3 (1.03%) VLAN
3 3 (1.03%) VoIP
3 3 (1.03%) WAN
3 3 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.69%) Network Security
5 1 (0.34%) ATM
5 1 (0.34%) BGP
5 1 (0.34%) Cisco Nexus
5 1 (0.34%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (0.34%) Extranet
5 1 (0.34%) Intranet
5 1 (0.34%) Multicast
5 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.34%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (5.84%) Data Warehouse
2 11 (3.78%) Power BI
3 8 (2.75%) Relational Database
4 4 (1.37%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.03%) SAP BW
5 3 (1.03%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.69%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.69%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.69%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.34%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.34%) CockroachDB
7 1 (0.34%) DTS
7 1 (0.34%) Metadata
7 1 (0.34%) NonStop SQL
7 1 (0.34%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.34%) Oracle ODI
7 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.34%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 22 (7.56%) JIRA
2 2 (0.69%) Git
2 2 (0.69%) GitLab
3 1 (0.34%) Ant
3 1 (0.34%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.34%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.34%) Flyway
3 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.34%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.34%) webpack
General
1 102 (35.05%) Social Skills
2 52 (17.87%) Public Sector
3 51 (17.53%) Marketing
4 46 (15.81%) Telecoms
5 42 (14.43%) Manufacturing
6 37 (12.71%) Electronics
7 26 (8.93%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (7.22%) Legal
9 18 (6.19%) Banking
10 12 (4.12%) Military
11 8 (2.75%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (2.41%) Financial Institution
12 7 (2.41%) Fire and Rescue
12 7 (2.41%) Local Government
12 7 (2.41%) Police
13 5 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.37%) General Ledger
14 4 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (1.03%) Retail
Job Titles
1 33 (11.34%) Analyst
2 32 (11.00%) Lead
3 30 (10.31%) Support Engineer
4 28 (9.62%) Developer
5 27 (9.28%) Project Manager
6 26 (8.93%) Senior
7 23 (7.90%) Architect
8 21 (7.22%) Desktop Support
9 20 (6.87%) Desktop Engineer
9 20 (6.87%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 14 (4.81%) Delivery Manager
11 13 (4.47%) Business Analyst
12 12 (4.12%) Consultant
13 10 (3.44%) Azure Developer
13 10 (3.44%) C# Developer
14 9 (3.09%) Applications Support
14 9 (3.09%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
14 9 (3.09%) Senior Developer
15 8 (2.75%) Azure Engineer
16 7 (2.41%) Data Analytics Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.81%) .NET
2 9 (3.09%) CSS
2 9 (3.09%) HTML
3 8 (2.75%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (1.37%) .NET Core
5 3 (1.03%) RESTful
5 3 (1.03%) SailPoint
5 3 (1.03%) SAP Fiori
6 2 (0.69%) Middleware
6 2 (0.69%) React
6 2 (0.69%) REST
6 2 (0.69%) SOAP
6 2 (0.69%) Spring Boot
6 2 (0.69%) Swagger
6 2 (0.69%) Web Services
7 1 (0.34%) Android Jetpack
7 1 (0.34%) Elastic Stack
7 1 (0.34%) Jest
7 1 (0.34%) PySpark
7 1 (0.34%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (10.65%) Management Information System
2 19 (6.53%) Driving Licence
3 15 (5.15%) Product Ownership
4 6 (2.06%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.37%) Legacy Applications
5 4 (1.37%) Mainframe
6 3 (1.03%) e-Learning
7 2 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (0.69%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.69%) IBM Mainframe
7 2 (0.69%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.69%) Tandem
7 2 (0.69%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.34%) FMCG
8 1 (0.34%) Greenfield Project
8 1 (0.34%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.34%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.34%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.44%) Windows
2 5 (1.72%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.03%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.03%) zOS
4 2 (0.69%) Android
4 2 (0.69%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.69%) Linux
5 1 (0.34%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.34%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (19.59%) Project Management
2 52 (17.87%) Business Intelligence
3 49 (16.84%) Agile
4 41 (14.09%) Programme Management
5 39 (13.40%) Migration
6 37 (12.71%) Digital Marketing
7 29 (9.97%) Stakeholder Management
8 28 (9.62%) Collaborative Working
8 28 (9.62%) Decision-Making
8 28 (9.62%) Problem-Solving
9 26 (8.93%) Project Delivery
10 24 (8.25%) Contract Negotiation
11 23 (7.90%) Business Case
12 22 (7.56%) Customer Experience
13 21 (7.22%) Service Management
14 20 (6.87%) Mathematics
15 19 (6.53%) DevOps
15 19 (6.53%) ETL
16 18 (6.19%) Continuous Improvement
16 18 (6.19%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 38 (13.06%) SQL
2 15 (5.15%) JavaScript
3 12 (4.12%) C#
4 11 (3.78%) PowerShell
5 7 (2.41%) R
6 6 (2.06%) Python
7 5 (1.72%) Java
8 3 (1.03%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.69%) C
9 2 (0.69%) C++
9 2 (0.69%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.34%) Ada
10 1 (0.34%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.34%) Bash
10 1 (0.34%) COBOL
10 1 (0.34%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.34%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.34%) Swift
10 1 (0.34%) X++
Qualifications
1 90 (30.93%) Security Cleared
2 77 (26.46%) SC Cleared
3 22 (7.56%) Degree
4 20 (6.87%) Dell Certification
5 14 (4.81%) DV Cleared
6 12 (4.12%) CISSP
7 9 (3.09%) Azure Certification
8 8 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.37%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.03%) CESG Certified Professional
10 3 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.03%) CISM
10 3 (1.03%) CLAS
10 3 (1.03%) IBM Certification
10 3 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.69%) AAT
11 2 (0.69%) ACCA
11 2 (0.69%) CIMA
11 2 (0.69%) CRISC
11 2 (0.69%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (6.87%) SLA
2 12 (4.12%) PMO
3 7 (2.41%) GDPR
3 7 (2.41%) PCI DSS
4 6 (2.06%) QA
4 6 (2.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (1.72%) IFRS
5 5 (1.72%) NIST
6 4 (1.37%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.37%) IFRS 9
7 3 (1.03%) Basel III
7 3 (1.03%) IFRS 17
7 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.03%) JSP 440
7 3 (1.03%) RMADS
8 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.69%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.34%) CRD IV
9 1 (0.34%) GRC
System Software
1 11 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.03%) RACF
4 2 (0.69%) Docker
5 1 (0.34%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (2.75%) Terraform
2 7 (2.41%) NSN NetAct
3 6 (2.06%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.72%) SCCM
5 3 (1.03%) AppManager
5 3 (1.03%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (1.03%) Kubernetes
5 3 (1.03%) PingFederate
6 2 (0.69%) Ansible
7 1 (0.34%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.34%) Puppet
Vendors
1 54 (18.56%) Microsoft
2 49 (16.84%) SAP
3 21 (7.22%) HP
4 20 (6.87%) Dell
5 13 (4.47%) Oracle
6 10 (3.44%) Salesforce
7 9 (3.09%) Google
8 7 (2.41%) Adobe
8 7 (2.41%) Ericsson
8 7 (2.41%) Nokia
8 7 (2.41%) Teradata
9 6 (2.06%) IFS
9 6 (2.06%) VMware
10 4 (1.37%) Cisco
11 3 (1.03%) Ariba
11 3 (1.03%) IBM
11 3 (1.03%) Ivanti
12 2 (0.69%) F5
12 2 (0.69%) MobileIron
12 2 (0.69%) MuleSoft